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NHTSA complaint #11318129

This page summarizes an official U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration owner complaint. Use the verification links below to confirm the record directly with NHTSA.

Vehicle

2019 ACURA MDX

Manufacturer

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)

Components

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Dates

Incident: 03/07/2020
Filed: 03/15/2020

Owner complaint summary

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY FEATURES WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO ALERT YOU IF BRAKING IS REQUIRED AND TO BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION THE VEHICLE ALSO HAS ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH IS DESIGNED TO SLOW YOUR VEHICLE WHEN A VEHICLE ENTERS YOUR LANE WITH IN A PRE SET DISTANCE. CRUISE CONTROL: WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY USING ACTIVE CRUISE CONTROL MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN FROM 70 TO 45 NO VEHICLES ENTERED MY LANE I WAS PASSED ON MY LEFT BY A VEHICLE DOING 80 PLUS. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH IN TWENTY MINUTES. I DROVE THROUGH COSTCO AT UNDER 5MPH NO VEHICLES INFRONT OF ME MY SAFETY SYSTEM STOPPED MY VEHICLE. NO CARS JUST ONE PEDESTRIAN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE BEEN STOPPED A RED LIGHT WHEN MY BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR FLASED THIS SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN I AM MOVING AND NEED TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING NOT WHEN I AM ALREADY STOPPED ALSO HAPPENS WHEN USING THE VEHICLES BRAKE HOLD FEATURE.

1 injuries reported
This is an owner complaint filed with NHTSA (ODI #11318129). It is not automatically an official recall, investigation outcome, or manufacturer admission unless the complaint text itself describes one.

Official record ID (ODI): 11318129. This page is the human-readable source link used across afterwarranty. The raw JSON link proxies NHTSA's public API for machine verification; prefer this page when reading the complaint.