2002 Acura MDX Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 6%of 205 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 96,650miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2002 Acura MDX, 6% of the 205 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 96,650 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“This started a long time ago. My engine would rev up and I would have to push my breaks so hard to slow or stop. A mechanic finally found it was the cruise control sticking. The part was sold $800. I got it fixed but thought this was very dangerous. It also would not go back into gear after I would stop the engine when this would happen. I would go into the manual release tab to finally get going again.”
NHTSA complaint #11339267, filed 2020-07, 127,000 miles“I have Acura MDX 2002. On march 4th, 2011 while trying to park in a parking lot the car suddenly took off (unintended sudden acceleration) hitting the parked car in front and that in turn hit another parked car. Luckily noe was in both the cars. I had no control on the vehicle it kept speeding.”
NHTSA complaint #10390444, filed 2011-03, 86,000 miles“Driving at 70 MPH vehicles vtm4 light started to fkash 3 seconds later all wheels locjmked up and uder feet was so hot had to lift my feet skidded about 290 feet.”
NHTSA complaint #11289215, filed 2019-12, 206,428 miles“My Acura MDX 2002 had a frozen/stuck accelerator pedal that caused the vehicle to throttle high speed upto 50 MPH within 30 secs. The car went out of control and could not stop instantly when hit the brakes. Crash caused the property,vehicle damage and accident reported to police and dmv.”
NHTSA complaint #10320812, filed 2010-03, 93,300 miles“While driving and upon hitting the brakes vehicle continuously accelerated. Consumer's vehicle then hit the back of another vehicle. However, the vehicle could not stop. Hitting the back of a third vehicle. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy.”
NHTSA complaint #10106604, filed 2005-01, 51,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10013622Jan 29, 2008Accelerator pedal hard to press. *tt updated 4/2/08.
- 10016278May 16, 2005Input test can damage cruise control unit.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 11% |
| 2025 | 1 | 1% |
| 2024 | 4 | 10% |
| 2023 | 3 | 7% |
| 2022 | 7 | 4% |
| 2020 | 14 | 6% |
| 2019 | 10 | 5% |
| 2018 | 14 | 8% |
| 2017 | 21 | 8% |
| 2016 | 19 | 5% |
| 2015 | 2 | 3% |
| 2014 | 19 | 11% |
| 2013 | 3 | 10% |
| 2012 | 2 | 3% |
| 2011 | 4 | 6% |
| 2009 | 5 | 10% |
| 2008 | 3 | 6% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 6% |
| 2005 | 9 | 5% |
| 2004 | 4 | 2% |
| 2003 | 7 | 3% |
| 2002 | 12 | 6% |
| 2001 | 12 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2002 Acura MDX
125 complaintsAir bags
23 complaintsEngine cooling
14 complaintsElectrical system
12 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsEquipment
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Acura MDX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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