Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / MDX / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298212 Incident Date: Sep, 03 2004
Consumer's City: SOUTH SALEM Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: MDX Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2HNYD18693H Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 28 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The airbag light on my 2003 acura mdx came on 9/1/04. acura bedford hills looked at the car on 9/2/04 and said there was a problem with the passenger airbag sensor, it was "safe to drive", and they'd order a new part. on 9/4/04, the car became fully engulfed in flames within 5 minutes of when we started the vehicle. the fire began under the passenger seat (i was sitting on it). the car was totaled, and my insurance company has hired a fire investigator. acura has done nothing to date. *ak