| 04mdxer |
I have an 04' MDX and I have been checking my mpg for the last few fill ups, and I have been averaging 10MPG. Is something terribly gone wrong or does this thing have a V12?
HEEEELLLLPPPPPP!!!!! |
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| SAGEMDX |
| First, you want to make sure you have reset the trip computer. If you have a non-navi model, go to the mpg screen and push and hold the reset button on the side of the screen until you see the 10mpg reset. If you have a navi model you will have to reset the mpg through the screen menu (you might also want to go to the setup screen and set it to reset automatically every time you fill up with gas). |
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| trixie |
| Are you pulling a trailer up a very long hill? Something is not right. Although your mileage will improve as you go through break-in, 10 MPG is way too low. I would see your dealer. |
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| TheWorm |
| What gear do you drive in? |
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| 04mdxer |
No I have not pulled anything so far, and I drive in D5. The only thing that I have done is fill up with different grades of gas, the last MPG calculation was done on shell 87. As far as calculating the MPG I do it manually from the trip mileage "I reset it everytime I fill up, I do not depend on the computer in the navi system" divided into gallons filled at the pump.
I have seen a little more with different grades of gas but from previous threads I thought that it would not make a difference which grade of gas I used.
I have about 5500 miles on the X, most of it in town.
Thanks. |
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| msu79gt82 |
I did a Search on "mileage" in Thread Titles only and found 61 Threads.
I did a Search on "gas mileage" in Thread Titles only and found 25 Threads. |
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| lawboy02 |
quote:
Originally posted by 04mdxer
I have an 04' MDX and I have been checking my mpg for the last few fill ups, and I have been averaging 10MPG. Is something terribly gone wrong or does this thing have a V12?
HEEEELLLLPPPPPP!!!!!
Something definitely seems wrong. I have an '04 X and am consistently getting at least 19mpg (grade of gas appears to make a negligable difference on the mpg).
PS. I only have 3,500 miles on my X! |
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| srpbep |
04mdxer,
What city do you live in?
Mostly city, mostly highway, or mixed city/highway mileage?
How far is your normal trip? EG.. Distance to work, etc. |
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| The X-men |
| And How heavy is your foot? |
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| dham |
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Originally posted by lawboy02
Something definitely seems wrong. I have an '04 X and am consistently getting at least 19mpg (grade of gas appears to make a negligable difference on the mpg).
PS. I only have 3,500 miles on my X!
My experience is very similar to that of lawboy. I only use 87 octane and I'm averaging 18-19 mpg, and have just 2200 miles on my X.
04MDXer...lawboy's right...definitely something wrong. Other similar threads indicate that most owners get at least 15 mpg. Re-check your math, and if you still come out with 10 mpg, go back to your dealer so they can check out your X. |
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| mgtr |
| My experience is similar to the other posters - straight out of the dealership, I was getting 20+ MPG. I now have 2100 miles, and have yet to be below 20 MPG (primarily highway and suburban driving). |
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| catzx6 |
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Originally posted by The X-men
And How heavy is your foot?
This could be a major culprit to your MPG. My wife drives the daily back & forth (at least 4 times a day) to 2 schools in heavy in-town traffic, and she averages 12-14 MPG. I've told her how taking it easy makes a huge difference, and it does, but she responds with her not wanting to get run over so she drives with the other traffic. I can't blame her, school and town traffic is stop & go!
Our MPG on the highway is totally different, averages 20+! |
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| luvdodo |
Freakin'MPG! #$%#@$%#
The first time i drove my vehicle around upto the first 50 miles it showed me an average of 11.4 MPG. I thought it might be less because of the traffic and the dealer inspections (PDI) while keeping the engine running that might have sucked in the gas.
I reset the meter at 50 M and today I have done 98 M, you know what the MPG displayed is 5.4 ?
I'm just keeping calm. After the break-in period (600 m), I'll go strangle my dealer to death and post those pictures here as well!
But I am wondering what I might be doing wrong. In themorning when I start the vehicle I keepit on for about 2 minutes to warm the engine before driving. I drive at a max of 60-65 mph. Mostly on the streets with a few traffic lights in between.
What do you guys think , should I wait to strangle him or just do IT ? |
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| 04mdxer |
How are you guys calulating MPG? Manually or with the trip computer because I do not how to use the TC to calculate MPG.
Also my driving is stop and go, about 5 miles a day.
Thanks. |
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| luvdodo |
Well, in the Navigation system, the Trip Computer when chosen shows the average and also gives u the real-time current MPG as well. I amnot sure how to use it in the non-nav system...should be similar.
You can also calculate it urself between refills of gas. Just to make sure your system is good at what it's doin'.
Cheers. |
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| jmaddy |
| MY 03 MDX AVERAGES 15 IN TOWN, AND 20+ ON THE HIGHWAY WITH 91 OCTANE ONLY. WHEN YOU RUN THE LOWER OCTANE IN MINE, MILEAGE WILL SUFFER, HOWEVER I LIVE IN THE NORTHWEST WITH LOTS OF HILLS AND STOP AND GO. |
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| catzx6 |
quote:
Originally posted by 04mdxer
How are you guys calulating MPG? Manually or with the trip computer because I do not how to use the TC to calculate MPG.
Also my driving is stop and go, about 5 miles a day.
Thanks.
I refer to the trip computer, but I've checked it manually and found the trip computer is right on the money or at the very most, 1/10 off either way.
When our X was new, we only used the "recommended" octane, and the gas mileage was similar to your numbers. Now that reality has set with the current gasoline prices, we use the lowest octane, and haven't had a noticeable decrease in MPG.
In my experience, I think the TYPE of driving - city, highway, lead foot, etc. - you do is more important than the octane used. JMTC
The X can definitely not be called a gas mizer! |
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| srpbep |
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04mdxer wrote:
... Also my driving is stop and go, about 5 miles a day.
I believe that you are receiving normal mileage. My wife drives city (start/stop) short distance (albeit a little more than your 5 miles per day). She routinely averages 12-13+ mpg. She is not gentle with the gas pedal but not a speed demon by any measure.
I can get 16-17 mpg under the same conditions by being VERY CAREFUL with the gas pedal but I must admit, no way would I drive like that day in and day out.
On the open road, our MDX routinely gets 21-22 mpg at 70 mph with the air on (going faster drops the mpg to 19). We don't have flat areas proximate to where we live (always going up hill or down hill, not big hills, but not flat). On flats, the instantaneous mpg seems to be 24+ mpg at 70 mph.
Sooooo, sounds to me like your mileage is normal for your driving conditions. |
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| 04mdxer |
I agree with you "srpbep" I think not much will change and the gas mileage will continue to "SUCK" no pun intened. If I had any idea I would have never bought this vehicle, 17/23 it is not. Of course when I called the dealer about this or any problem, as always the jerk tells me "you are the first to complain about that", like clockwork.
Acura is really starting to PISS ME OFF!!!
MDX For Sale.......................... just kidding.... |
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| BlueStreak |
| Not towing and you get this mileage? If you drive hard, run the AC all the time, I could see this being reality. I routinely average 13MPG towing 1,000-3,000lbs, which I think is insane for this vehicle. But I have found cut the air, run synthetic oil, coast where you can, and lighten the foot and mileage really improves. |
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| srpbep |
BlueStreak,
Couple of items:
** These short trips on a cold engine are gas guzzlers. Remember, while fuel injection does not have a choke, the FI DOES run a rich mixture while cold (necessary for smooth operation). Note that 04mdxer is running a woppin 5 miles. The engine is just getting warm when he gets where he is going, he is always running a cold engine.
** You suggested turning off the A/C. I can not tell that to my wife and stay married. Her brother is a lawyer and the mpg hit is less than many other alternatives that might arise.
** You suggested coasting "where possible" which makes sense to me. We have discussed that. Wife explains the gas pedal is to make it go, brake pedal is to make it stop. Coasting is not in the equation. Again, peace at home is less expensive than a little bit of gas.
** Also attempted to discuss light foot with the wife. Interesting discussion. She explained that driving it gently is sort of like having a 4 cylinder. For me, end of discussion. If you have questions, see item above about her brother.
The MDX is an SUV that weighs 4K pounds. It is going to use energy to get to speed. City driving is going to use gas. It does get decent highway mileage as long as you don't go too fast.
Real solution = hybrid. Works for me, will work for her. |
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| catzx6 |
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Originally posted by srpbep
Real solution = hybrid. Works for me, will work for her.
BRING IT ON! I can't wait to get a hybrid, but I don't see it being an Acura. |
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| smg1062 |
| My last trip computer history shows an increase of 1.1 mpg from 13.3 to 14.4 (1300 miles total to date). I DO have larger tires and 20" rims which does hurt my mpg. About 80% of my driving is in town/stop&go stuff. The next long highway trip should give a better mpg reading...............................hopefully!!! |
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| luvdodo |
Well, I am happy too. I reached 200 miles on the meter today. I finally have an average of 16.3 MPG which increased from 5.6 to 11.4 to 16.3. This huge increase for because of a 50 mile non stop drive out of on a highway.
I kept the A/C off and suffered! I was a hot day out here. |
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| catzx6 |
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Originally posted by luvdodo
I kept the A/C off and suffered! I was a hot day out here.
I hate to hear you suffered just in increase your MPG. There is no way I'm going to do without the A/C during hot weather, that's one requirement our family can not do without here in the South!
Ms. Catz |
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| luvdodo |
| Oh No! This sacrifice - Just for the break-in period. |
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| nightguy |
| I found out today that the A/C can be on even in just plain auto mode, not just full auto. You actually have to make sure the screen says 'A/C OFF' (non-navi) and then there's a dramatic jump in range and economy. I'm sure this is obvious to most folks but I've never had an auto-climate car. |
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| luvdodo |
But wouldn't that mean only the fan is running ? I think so, let me have your thoughts.
Cheers. |
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| nightguy |
| No. It was hotter today than I thought - the air was being cooled. Once I turned it off it got a lot warmer in the car. And to think I've been driving with the roof open too ! I'm a dope. |
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| luvdodo |
Ahaa! So that's the secret...Air getting cooled as in hits the head from top, eh ?
Goood idea :)
Right now I have an average of 16.3 MPG with city driving and bit of highways.....And A/C ON for 50% of the time. Lets see where it takes me in a month's time...The engine shoudl get more free to move around by then.
Cheers! |
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| RonH |
| If I use the X only for to/from work, I'll average 9 MPG. Then again, my one way commute is only about 1 mile including 5 stops/turns, so crappy mileage is expected. In 'normal' city traffic I average 15 or so MPG, and easily get in the mid 20's on the highway. |
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| luvdodo |
Ron
Now that gives me a comfort feelin'.
Cheers. |
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| elli |
Mine is around 11-13 mpg (80% city). My worse tank is about 8.5 mpg. BTW, I can get 20-22 on the highway.
Luvdodo, do you feel better?
BTW, do those potholes decrease the MPG? We have so many potholes in the NYC. |
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| luvdodo |
Elli,
Do I see NYC in there ? :p
I guess it's a pretty decent mileage especially for NY. And I am happy with mine too as it's slowly increasing..I've just done 200 miles.
Potholes - If you slow down and take the speed up after each pothole, yes - you loose fuel. You just cant avoid it!
But a way to reduce the fuel loss in such cases would be to slowly increase the speed after the pothole and not just pump gas to pick speed...
You can do a real-time tracking difference on the Trip Computer to see what the difference looks like. Keep lookin' at the real-time/current MPG...Well, please look at the road too ;)
Cheers, and take good care of that "X". It takes care of you in NY! |
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| bagman2 |
| We have the same problem, and I hope you have some answers. we have an '04 MDX, base model. all city driving, and atually less than 10mpg. we have taken back to the dealer a few times, taken to another dealer, and even had a factory rep drive the car for a day, in addition to the dealer driving it 2 different times. we calcualte the mileage, manually, and always get the same results. the dealers and rep, for some ODD reason got MUCH better results, around 14-16mpg. IMPOSSIBLE !!. I would love some help and direction of where to go to get this resolved. |
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| eurohazard |
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Originally posted by bagman2
We have the same problem, and I hope you have some answers. we have an '04 MDX, base model. all city driving, and atually less than 10mpg. we have taken back to the dealer a few times, taken to another dealer, and even had a factory rep drive the car for a day, in addition to the dealer driving it 2 different times. we calcualte the mileage, manually, and always get the same results. the dealers and rep, for some ODD reason got MUCH better results, around 14-16mpg. IMPOSSIBLE !!. I would love some help and direction of where to go to get this resolved.
The 2004 MDX loves to hold on to 1st gear....and I believe that helps kill gas mileage. I learned to accelerate normally, but then back off the throttle a bit so the transmission upshifts to 2nd, then press for more throttle if needed. You have to learn to watch your tachometer......don't let it hit 3k RPMs. You can still keep up with traffic and stay under this threshold (and maybe lower).
Also you say "all city driving"........well when you are sitting at a stop light for 3 minutes, that is 3 minutes of ZERO miles per gallon. |
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