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2024 Acura MDX Steering Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
10%of 41 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the steering of the 2024 Acura MDX, 10% of the 41 complaints for this model year.

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.

“I have attached all my service records from Honda/Acura and the dealership Motorworld which is located in Wilkes Barre, PA I had my first issue with the car in January 2024 with sensors malfunctioning. They we replaced a few times, repeated issue I had other issues that didn't replicate themself or show as an error code when I brought the car in. Issue accelerating or inability to accelerate on the highway in a middle lane w/ a tractor trailer on each side. One trying to merge into my lane. …”

NHTSA complaint #11659740, filed 2025-05

“Driving to work, about to merge onto the highway when my car beeped at me and several warning messages appeared on my dashboard: Road departure mitigation system problem. See your dealer.; Low speed braking control problem. See your dealer.; Electric power steering system problem. Steering assist not available. Do not drive.; Collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer. Simultaneously, the steering wheel became extremely hard to turn and the car would barely move, even when applying pressure to the gas pedal. …”

NHTSA complaint #11618472, filed 2024-10

“I was driving in the far right lane on the Van Wyck Expressway when suddenly my steering wheel locked up on me along with the following error messages displayed on the odometer: 1. Collision mitigation braking system problem. See your dealer 2. Road Departure mitigation problem. See your Dealer 3. Low Speed braking control problem. See your Dealer. 4. Electric Power Steering problem. Steering assist not available. Do not drive. 5. All wheel drive system problem. Only front wheels may be powered. See your Dealer. 6. Brake system problem. Brake performance may be reduced. See your dealer. 7. …”

NHTSA complaint #11711323, filed 2026-01

“While driving, the power steering in my car failed. I was unable to turn the steering wheel beyond 0.5” or so. Luckily, I was driving only 25mph on an empty road, so I was able to take my time and pull over. But had I been on the highway, this would have been a fatal crash for my wife, 2 year old, one 5 month old, who were in the car. When the power steering failed, I had 10+ failure messages flash on the screen (full list available on request), along with multiple error lights. The car is with Rallye Acura in Roslyn, NY, who has been unable to replicate the failure. …”

NHTSA complaint #11617645, filed 2024-10

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202533%
2024410%
202349%
20221912%
202042%
201953%
201832%
201710%
2016123%
2015811%
20143822%
2013310%
201223%
201111%
2010613%
200924%
200848%
20071010%
200622%
200595%
200432%
200331%
200252%
200163%

Other parts of the 2024 Acura MDX

Electrical system
12 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
7 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaints
Engine
6 complaints
Vehicle speed control
4 complaints
Lane departure
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Suspension
2 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2024 Acura MDX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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