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2008 Acura MDX
I just bought a new MDX after owning an RDX for 4 months and not liking it too much. The first day of driving it off the lot, my MDX no longer recognized the keys and would not let me change the personal settings within my steering wheel and the address book and home buttons within the nav (as well as many others buttons) were now blacked out. It worked fine for 1 whole day then all of a sudden both keys are not recognized for personal settings. Since the Nav is the same in the RDX I never had this issue at all so this is a new one for me to have to deal with. :-(
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In my MDX 08, it seems to not work..I have to manually push the button to make it dark at night.
Anyone know why it's not automatic in the MDX? :confuse:
Good luck.
I recently took it to the dealership and the tech said that they are aware of this, that it’s also been noticed in the ’07 MDX, but they don’t yet know what it is.
Is anyone else experiencing this? If so, has your dealership been able to fix?
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Would be nice to see them make the back up camera standard, add a keyless starting feature with the tech package, update the navigation system (with features such as real time re-routing around traffic problems) and maybe give the stereo a once-over.
Wife and I are looking to buy or lease in May so we won't be worrying too much about changes, we still feel MDX offers best overall bang for the buck in this segment.
Some changes might be done like a USB port.
As for traffic re routing then yes that will be in the MMC. May get a hard drive but might not. Honda still likes the DVD Navi system but it might eventually go to hard drive. Keyless start is possible. Enhanced bluetooth is a likely feature.
09 should be a carryover from 08.
Otherwise, the car is insanely great.
Is this common?
Did they say they couldn't fix it? It shouldn't be too hard to adjust the injector and lifters.
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The price will depend on what areas you want protected, normally they just put a section on the hood, front fender lips and the backs of the mirrors. You can typically get this done for closer to $200-$300 through an independant shop.
I've never heard of StoneX but I would be very skeptical of it actually being a 3M product. I had a product called "Richochet" applied to one of my cars several years ago and it was also supposedly 3M but it was not. It yellowed and peeled after just a couple of years on the car.
The 3M brand clear bra that I have on my 4 year old Audi on the other hand looks perfect still. Not a blemish in site and it has kept the front of the car looking very very good.
You CAN see the clear bra but you really have to look for it. Definitely worth while for keeping the paint from getting chipped, etc, on these newer model cars.
All you have to do to see this is wander around any parking lot with newer cars. You will notice that some have this faint line at the front of the hood. That's the clear bra. If you run your finger over it you will realize that there is film applied to the hood and that's why you see the little line there.
This product is more popular in some areas of the country than others, but pretty much found anywhere that expensive newer model cars are found.
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Acura web site lists two more trim levels for MDX viz tech pkg with power hatch & Sports Pkg with power hatch - avail mid to late April
Looks like no power hatch with base.
The dealer confirmed what was stated several posts above, that ALL MODELS of the 2009 MDX would come with the power lift gate as a stand alone option.
If anybody from Acura reads these posts:
THANK YOU!! It's about time!!
Now....about the stand alone rear camera, like the one offered in the new Toyota Highlander....
But RX drives like a boat..So there is a hope for me
One can order rear sensors for the MDX as an option, but it costs nearly $1000 for the parts and installation. In my opinion, front and rear sensors should be standard. They come on my 545i sedan and I don't even need them. The MDX is another story.
One must really adjust those side mirrors. I thought my side mirror was okay, but on my test drive (on a street) a sub-compact whizzed past me on my left, startling me and then cut me off and passed in front of me. I never saw him until he just about passed me. Perhaps, it was due to the salesman engaging too much of my attention. But, that sub-compact sure looked small down there as he passed me.
As for the base lift gate-I found it required about the same effort to close as the trunk of the 545i. Not really a big deal.
Overall, I came away highly impressed with the MDX, and I don't impress easily. It handles like a sedan, has a wonderful engine, is incredibly comfortable up front and has plenty of room in back for stuff. I found it fun to drive, something I never thought I could say about a vehicle of its size. Acura really hit the sweet spot with the current version of the MDX.
When you lease a vehicle, you are severely restricted against making any changes to the vehicle. Perhaps the driver's seat travel can be adjusted by the service dept. to go further back a couple of inches.
If you posted this problem yesterday, I would have asked my dealer today and had an answer for you at this time.
I finally found some time to test drive this afternoon. Really nice.
I too am looking at late July to early Aug...but If I can get Power Hatch in base 2009 it would be sweet
Let's face it, except for the power lift gate option, the 2008 and 2009 base MDX's will be virtually identical.
A 2008 base MDX will be available for invoice in a few months almost everywhere at $37,228, in anticipation of the 2009's. The 2009 base MDX will debut at around roughly, $42,000-which includes full MSRP plus $1000 for the lift gate (I'm guessing on the lift gate price).
I'll be quite content to save almost $5000 on an outgoing 2008 base MDX and forget about the power lift gate added to the base 2009 MDX.
Just keep in mind, when you drive away in that spanking new 2009 MDX with the sparkling new power lift gate that first day, you have just lost over $5000 already in depreciation.
Lets see what happens and by how much 2008's are discounted when 09's arrive.
Does anyone know when the 2009 MDX will come out and the colors available?
As to the color, I got the "middle" grey. It is not "Zaino'ed" yet, and even without the "show car shine" it is pretty outrageous looking, day or night. Had a black MDX that we more spectacular when it was clean, but I like the colors other than black on the 2007's and up.
Somewhat better mileage with the MDX but I am only getting 18 mpg on mixed highway / city. Probably more luggage room interior with the Yukon, but there are roof racks. Better off the line with the 8 cylinder Yukon, but once that MDX 300 hp 6 hits 3500 rpm, it rocks and rolls in a hurry. And the handling -- no contest -- I take a base MDX around corners faster that I ought to and it just turns right or left angles with no fuss.
Hold value -- again, no contest -- the Yukon drops more in value ten minutes off the lot than an MDX loses in the first two years. But if you are talking about the Yukon Hybrid, I'll bet that is a different story.
If gas costs really have you concerned than you could always look at a Hybrid Highlander which gets about 26mpg which will be a real cost savings over a 10 year, 150,000 lifespan assuming that gas prices continue to go up.
In the handling and comfort department the MDX is in a class of its own (maybe the X5 BMW can run with it for $10,000 more) but the MDX is not going to save you much in fuel economy.
I would expect to see a new motor from Honda for the MDX in the next year or so that has better gas mileage like the new Honda Pilot engine where it shuts off cylinders during cruise to cut gas use.
tidester, host
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I can get a deal and wondered whether i should grab it for the Tech (not through a dealer).
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.f171455/8!make=Acura&model=MDX&ed_makeind- ex=.f171455
Sport version of the same model does bring down the residual, and Sport costs an extra $2,000, so in my opinion not worth it unless you plan on keeping the vehicle long term (10+ years).