It's been 3 weeks now since I picked up my 2014 Acura MDX tech. I just completed a fairly lengthy road trip from San Francisco down the California coast to Los Angeles, then down to San Diego, then to Vegas, and then back up to San Francisco.
All in all, the car was great. Excellent power on the passes, great handling on all of the tight curves, very comfortable overall, and no issues dealing with 110 degree heat in Vegas.
3 (possibly 4) bugs to report:
1) After returning home, I had the vehicle washed. All of the sudden, a creaking noise in the rear of the vehicle developed. It's a fairly loud creak/squeak anytime I come to anything other than a very gentle stop, and occasionally I hear it when braking fairly hard to slow down. I have to assume it's a defective suspension component that developed some rust/oxidation upon being exposed to water from the car wash. Possibly just the rotors, but it seems to be suspension related.
2) Misaligned body panel. There is a slight disconnect between the front of the passenger door and the front body panel. The front body panel is perhaps 2-3 mm further out than the door panel. On the driver side, the two panels are flush.
3) Sporadic freezing of the navigation screen. This has now happened twice. I'll have the navigation screen on audio mode to display the current radio station. When I change stations, the screen continues to display the old station. Turning the radio off and on fixes the problem.
4) Sloshing noise in the rear (where I posted in a separate thread). I think this is just noise from the fuel tank, but I can hear a sloshing noise inside the vehicle when driving around at low speed with the radio off.
I'm taking the vehicle in for service on Friday to get these issues addressed. Curious if any other 2014 owners have experienced anything similar.
All in all, the car was great. Excellent power on the passes, great handling on all of the tight curves, very comfortable overall, and no issues dealing with 110 degree heat in Vegas.
3 (possibly 4) bugs to report:
1) After returning home, I had the vehicle washed. All of the sudden, a creaking noise in the rear of the vehicle developed. It's a fairly loud creak/squeak anytime I come to anything other than a very gentle stop, and occasionally I hear it when braking fairly hard to slow down. I have to assume it's a defective suspension component that developed some rust/oxidation upon being exposed to water from the car wash. Possibly just the rotors, but it seems to be suspension related.
2) Misaligned body panel. There is a slight disconnect between the front of the passenger door and the front body panel. The front body panel is perhaps 2-3 mm further out than the door panel. On the driver side, the two panels are flush.
3) Sporadic freezing of the navigation screen. This has now happened twice. I'll have the navigation screen on audio mode to display the current radio station. When I change stations, the screen continues to display the old station. Turning the radio off and on fixes the problem.
4) Sloshing noise in the rear (where I posted in a separate thread). I think this is just noise from the fuel tank, but I can hear a sloshing noise inside the vehicle when driving around at low speed with the radio off.
I'm taking the vehicle in for service on Friday to get these issues addressed. Curious if any other 2014 owners have experienced anything similar.