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Honda Acura is voluntarily recalling approximately 152,800 vehicles in the U.S. due to an issue that can cause exterior position lights and rear tailgate lid lights to fail. The recall affects model-year 2014-2020 MDX vehicles. “Due to an uneven sealing surface, moisture can enter the tailgate lid light assemblies and reach certain electrical components. Contact with water can cause rear tailgate lid light failure and, in some cases, a short circuit that trips the position light fuse, deactivating exterior position lights and some interior lighting,” Honda said in a news release. “Without functional exterior position lighting, a vehicle may not...

The issue affects 2022–2025 Honda Civic cars plus 2023 and newer Honda CR-V, HR-V, and Acura Integra models. * Honda issued a widespread recall covering 1,693,199 million vehicles with a potential issue in the steering rack. * Due to a production issue with the gearbox worm wheel, a gear within the rack can swell, increasing the steering load in the wheel. * The recall covers 2022 and newer Honda Civics plus 2023 to 2025 Acura Integra, Integra Type S, and Honda CR-V and HR-V models. ========================================================================================== Honda issued a widespread recall that covers 1,693,199 million vehicles that may have an...

The company estimates that only one percent of the vehicles named in the recall will actually need repairs. Honda on Friday issued a recall for nearly a quarter-million vehicles built between 2015 and 2020 over a defect that can cause serious engine damage. The recall affects certain Hondas powered by the company's V6 engine. Namely, the Pilot for model years 2016, 2018, and 2019, as well as Ridgelines for model years 2017 and 2019. Odysseys from 2018 and 2019 are also affected. There are a couple of Acuras named as well, specifically the 2015-2020 TLX and the 2016-2020 MDX. Honda...

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An Acura forum member posted an idiotic screed about his wife's jealousy of his car, an Acura TL. His wife found it, hacked his account and used it to divorce him. Men complaining about their wives on car forums is about as common as old men complaining about kids trampling their yards. That's why this particular example, an Acura TL owner on the car forum Acurazine, is particularly egregious and stupid. In fact, it was so bad, other car-loving members of the forum were forced to remind their brother-in-automotive-arms that his beloved car is just a car, and that his...

Is it time to upgrade your current set of wheels to something a little more professional and comfortable? Are you trying to figure out how to drive something that looks like it should be on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but with a nickel-and-dime budget? So where can you find a car that will impress without breaking the bank? Check out this list of cars that are all high on luxury and under $30,000 on the lot.

The first Acura TL performance luxury sedans arrive earlier this week in port of Shanghai for sale in China. Designed, developed and assembled in the United States, the sporty TL is the number one selling Acura model in the U.S., and will be sold in China alongside the RL luxury sedan. (Torrance, Calif.) 07/27/2006 -- Acura took a major step forward in its global plans with the export of the first U.S.-made Acura vehicle to China, the company announced today. Scheduled to go on-sale beginning in September at newly constructed Acura dealerships in key metropolitan areas of China, the...

DETROIT -- For the first time in nine years, all of the top picks in Consumer Reports' annual vehicle guide are made by Japanese automakers. The Honda Civic is the magazine's top small sedan, while the Toyota Highlander Hybrid is the top mid-sized sport utility vehicle, according to results released Wednesday. Vehicles from Nissan Motor Co. and Subaru, a division of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., round out the top picks in 10 categories. Asian brands also fared best in the magazine's survey of vehicle reliability. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus brand was first, while Honda was second and the Toyota brand...