2011 Acura MDX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"engine excessively consumes oil. no issue to the engine whatsoever no smoke at exhaust no burning oil. check my oil after about 1000 miles and i’m missing a quart of oil. there was once a recall for this issue but the window to get repaired has expired. that does help people that purchased this car after the window. issue need to be a permanent recall and not a temporary."

"this car burns oil at an insane rate. i have to go to jiffy lube after only 1500 miles, and they are in shock when they top me off each time. two of the employees have said that my engine is at trial of exploding because this car burns through oil so fast. your website says that there is no recall, but there actually was a recall for this car, but i was never notified about this dangerous issue. acura refuses to honor the recall because they say the window to get the car fixed has expired. this is ridiculous and unsafe."

"the suv was taken to an acura dealer ponce p.r. for inspection due to the fact that the engine was consuming too much oil and they didn't bother to check it as they told me that the warranty period had expired. the mdx had 75,000 miles and 10 years when i took it for inspection."

"excessive oil consumption. i have the oil changed when the maintenance minder gets to 10%. usually this is about 5,000 miles between oil changes. i will add oil to the engine at 50% oil life or 2,500 miles. i have contacted acura and they are unwilling to address this problem. these engines need to be recalled. this is a reoccurring event."

"car was going at 75 miles down to 40 miles then engine died."

"burning excessive amount of oil. i check it every two weeks and every time i have to top off."

"using oil, no leaks, no smoke. less than 1000 miles putting more oil in. need to recall these engines"

"i change engine oil every 3,000 miles, but i have to change every 1,000 miles in the last year. explain to the technician every time that it is because the oil circulates and does not return and burns out in the middle and disappears. so i check the amount of oil once a week and always replenish the amount. especially when driving over long distances, it's so anxious, you can't stop the anxiety that the oil burns out and stands on the street or the engine itself burns out and becomes useless."

"i've had a recurring problem with oil burning through at a much faster rate than expected. for example, in the last two months since my last oil change with an acura service/repair center, the oil indicator light has come on repeatedly. also, the 'check emissions system' has also displayed after driving on the freeway. it smelled liked something was burning in the engine. i checked the oil only to find out no oil was empty. i addressed the oil indicator light to acura several months ago during a previous oil change. they told me everything is fine. i talked to a separate mechanic and he stated he has seen problems with the mdx on other makes and models of cars where scratches on the cylinder wall were causing the increased oil usage. in order to fix it would cost around $4,000. i've been loyal to acura in servicing my car. none of them has stated that this could be an issue. also, shouldn't a problem like this warrant a recall? just looking for some answers on an issue i think is wrong in the way customers have been informed and treated along with potentially a safety issue."

"the vehicle is consuming too much oil. dealership made us go through oil consumption test and confirmed this is an issue and included us in their warranty extension to do the repairs. however, its been more than a month and there is no timeline on even when the parts will be available and it could be another month or 2 or 4 months. i called dealer several times as well as acura with no different answer."