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2007 Acura MDX Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
4%of 99 total for the year
Median mileage
39,970miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2007 Acura MDX, 4% of the 99 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 39,970 miles.

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.

“My wife went outside of our home to get into her Acura 2007 MDX to go to work. When she started the vehicle up, it started shaking and blowing out white smoke from the exhaust pipes with an unusual noise. She turned the vehicle off and called our insurance company which sent a tow truck out to take it to the dealer. After the service representative accepted the vehicle and had his mechanic inspect it to see what caused the smoking. The mechanic informed the service representative that the air compressor malfunctioned and caused an electrical shortages. …”

NHTSA complaint #10446274, filed 2012-02, 7,300 miles

“While was driving the car, it shut down completely - .no lights, no motor, ..completely dead in the middle of the freeway. I was simply driving and had not touched any buttons or dials. I was (luckily) able to drift to the breakdown lane. Approximately 45 minutes later, the inside lights turned on and I was able to continue driving. This morning, when I took the car into the dealer for service, I was told that another customer had the same problem, recurring every three weeks or so. At other times, when the car was stationary, the car would also freeze on me, and again, after waiting approx. …”

NHTSA complaint #10400534, filed 2011-05, 39,940 miles

“The contact owns a 2007 Acura MDX. The contact smelled oil burning in the vehicle. Upon inspecting the vehicle, he noticed that the vehicle was leaking oil from the pc valve onto the exhaust pipe. The dealer advised the contact that the vehicle could be repaired at his expense. The manufacturer confirmed the dealers statement and told the contact that the warranty was void since he tampered with the vehicle and removed parts from it. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10332500, filed 2010-05, 40,000 miles

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2020198%
20193016%
20181911%
2017187%
2016103%
201313%
201223%
201111%
200936%
200824%
200744%
200622%
200595%
2004138%
2003168%
2002147%
2001198%

Other parts of the 2007 Acura MDX

Electrical system
51 complaints
Suspension
12 complaints
Engine
11 complaints
Steering
10 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
8 complaints
Other or unknown
7 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Electronic stability control
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Acura MDX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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