2024 Acura Mdx Type S problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (2)
Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:software 2025-01-23 · campaign 25V031000 · 294,612 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
Risk: An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
Service bulletins (5)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Suspension 2026-01-14 · BTI&01142026903 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2022-2025 mdx type s’s with a client complaint of a stuck stroke sensor failure dtc c164x-2a (stroke sensor failure) stored. clients may notice the malfunction indicator light (mil) on with error messages “air suspension
Electrical System 2024-12-17 · B24-058 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - under certain circumstances when reversing near a chain-link fence or highly reflective surfaces, a parking and back-up sensor system abnormal message may be displayed in the multi-information display (mid).
Suspension 2024-09-21 · BTI&09202024901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2022-2025 mdx type s's & 2021-2025 tlx adv's or type s's with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this c
Suspension 2024-09-10 · BTI&09102024901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2022-2025 mdx type s's & 2021-2025 tlx adv's or type s's with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this c
Suspension 2024-09-06 · BTI&09062024901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2022-2025 mdx type s's & 2021-2025 tlx adv's or type s's with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this c
What owners report
2026-06-27 · Power Train“monday, june 30th, 2025, while driving on highway trip out of state, the vehicle made severe explosion noise, and sounded like i was dragging something metal under the vehicle for approx 30 seconds. after slowing the vehicle, i confirmed there was nothing under the car and the car seemed to be driving fine. there was zero warning light displaying a…”
2026-06-17 · Power Train“the transfer case on my 2024 acura mdx type s failed with under 30,000 miles. i believe there's a public investigation from the nhtsa, i wanted to ensure my case was reported.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.