| creacker |
All four of the exterior door handles on my X feel VERY cheap when trying to open the door. They just dont have a solid or sturdy feel and make you think that they are going to brake off or something when you pull on them. Sometimes you pull and the door doesnt open, and although I know its because I didnt pull it hard enough, it feels horribly cheap and not right.
I wont explain any further, cause if yours are like mine you know exactly what I mean. Has anyone else thought this or noticed something about these handles?
Not sure if I need to have the dealer look at them or if they are all like this? I will be looking into but thought I would see if anyone else noticed this on theirs. |
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| bronxblaza117 |
| i think you are the first to bring this up. i disagree, they feel fine to me |
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| dj-mdx2 |
| For me, it's the interior door latches that feel flimsy on the 07. The older gen had metallic chrome finish door pulls. |
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| Mike_TX |
I dunno, maybe it's just me, but if this is your biggest complaint about the car, I think you're in good shape. :rolleyes:
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| MDXtimes2 |
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Originally posted by dj-mdx2
For me, it's the interior door latches that feel flimsy on the 07. The older gen had metallic chrome finish door pulls.
I agree. Something doesn't feel right when I open the interior door latch -- it's almost like it doesn't "catch" properly. Seems like it's on it's way to breaking in the near future. :confused: |
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| LionSpeed |
| boys you guys are picky picky. Just remember, your MDX is nothing but an upscale Honda. |
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| creacker |
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Originally posted by Mike_TX
I dunno, maybe it's just me, but if this is your biggest complaint about the car, I think you're in good shape. :rolleyes:
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I know its not a big complaint, but it is really bothersome and annoying. Evertime I get in the vehicle it happens and gives a feeling of poor quality upon entry. Other people have noticed this when getting into my X and have asked if the handle was broken, or they thought they broke it.
As MDXtimes2 mentioned about the interior door latches, my exterior ones feel like they are going to be breaking soon. It just doesnt feel like it is catching properly and they are not sturdy or solid at all. They are solid when not being pulled and do not rattle or anything when driving, but when you pull to open the door, they then feel loose and flimsy, and dont always catch or something.
By the sounds of it, I will need to get the dealer to look at them, cause if yours were like mine, you would notice for sure and also be concerned.
Thanks for the input all! |
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| bronxblaza117 |
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Originally posted by LionSpeed
boys you guys are picky picky. Just remember, your MDX is nothing but an upscale Honda.
mmhh i wouldnt say that. they might share the same engine(first gen's), and underpinnings but i think thats where they stop. different technology, suspensions, AWD systems, and im sure the next gen Pilot will not have the same engine as the current MDX, |
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| gmc74 |
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Originally posted by bronxblaza117
mmhh i wouldnt say that. they might share the same engine(first gen's), and underpinnings but i think thats where they stop. different technology, suspensions, AWD systems, and im sure the next gen Pilot will not have the same engine as the current MDX,
I think the point of his post was that the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree...
the same is typical for Lexus and Infiniti. They are a step up from Toyota and Nissan, but they aren't Mercedes and BMW. |
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| creacker |
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Originally posted by LionSpeed
boys you guys are picky picky. Just remember, your MDX is nothing but an upscale Honda.
If the door handles on your brand new vehicle (any make/model) fealt flimsy or you thought there was something wrong with them, you would just let it go for the sake of not being picky??? I doubt it. If that is the case, then you probobly arent driving what most people in this forum are.
As nobody else seems to know what I am talking about, then it seems that there is something wrong with mine, and I will be getting it checked out and fixed. It would really suck to drive around a Lux SUV that cost be $70k (CND) without working door handles, but then again, maybe thats just me being picky..... |
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| Steameng8 |
After owning my 07 MDX for aobut 4 months, the drivers door handle seems to stick before it unlatches. It does it from inside the car and outside. About twice a week I go to open the door and it will not open until I try pulling on the latch a second time. It seems worse if I pull on the outside handle at a slight angle like I must do to get in when both cars are parked in my garage. I have tried spraying WD-40, but not sure if I was able to get any in th eright place.
I stopped by the deal once and he tried it and said it seemed OK to him. I just have not had time to take in in for the last 4 months. I will ask them to take it apart and then put it back together hoping they will find something or fix something.
Every day it grip me just a litttle. |
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| Fabvsix |
I too completely agree that the door handles feel flimsly/cheap compared to my previous MDX's.....when comparing my 07 handles to my 04 RL's NIGHT AND DAY fellows ! Fit and finish is sub-par ! I too experienced issue opening the drivers door when it was left out in the hot tempuratures (80-90 degrees). I had to pull two or three times to get it to open. I didn't say anything so I would not be considered "picky" but they did cut corners and its obvious ! :( :( :(
Infact I can "wiggle" the handles "up and down" whereas NOT on my RL as they have NO movement in any directions........I even think my RDX's are more solid......Come on Acura give us an engine that can move this heavy vehicle and stop cutting corners to minimize YOUR WEIGHT ISSUES ! That's what this all about ! :3: :3: |
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| LionSpeed |
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Originally posted by gmc74
I think the point of his post was that the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree...
the same is typical for Lexus and Infiniti. They are a step up from Toyota and Nissan, but they aren't Mercedes and BMW.
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| m500 |
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Originally posted by MDXtimes2
I agree. Something doesn't feel right when I open the interior door latch -- it's almost like it doesn't "catch" properly. Seems like it's on it's way to breaking in the near future. :confused:
I do agree that the interior door latch just doesn't feel of somthing thats should belong in a $40k + vehicle. But then again that' may be why its $10k cheaper then BMW and Mercedes. I guess for $10k more will get you more detail but not much more in reliability department tho. |
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| pdempsey |
| I didn't notice any problem with the exterior handles, but I don't like the feel of the interior handles. They do feel cheap. |
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| Fabvsix |
| I think their main objective was "Weight loss". For example the hood is paper lite.....some say its a safety feature, door handles inside are flimsy, floor matts are paper thin, the sun visors are weak, feel cheap too when compared to my other Acura's. I've not gone to the point of checking the thickness of the glass as I have in the past with other Acura's I've owned. I'd tend to lean of thiness here too. The paint sucks as chips are showing up on the front and I ONLY have 4900 miles of granny driving here in California. I should have known better to buy a new production model as these are typical "Japanese cut corners" acts..........Who can obtain the data as to how many layers of paint are applied to the MDX as opposed to the RL, you folks may just be surprised......... |
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| m500 |
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Originally posted by Fabvsix
I think their main objective was "Weight loss". For example the hood is paper lite.....some say its a safety feature, door handles inside are flimsy, floor matts are paper thin, the sun visors are weak, feel cheap too when compared to my other Acura's. I've not gone to the point of checking the thickness of the glass as I have in the past with other Acura's I've owned. I'd tend to lean of thiness here too. The paint sucks as chips are showing up on the front and I ONLY have 4900 miles of granny driving here in California. I should have known better to buy a new production model as these are typical "Japanese cut corners" acts..........Who can obtain the data as to how many layers of paint are applied to the MDX as opposed to the RL, you folks may just be surprised.........
Not sure if this still applied. According to data dated back to 15 years ago that:
Exotic like Ferrari has 10 ~ 12 layer of paint.
Luxary Brand as in BMW & Mercedes has 7 ~ 8 layer of paint.
Japanese and dometic has any where from 4 ~ 5 layer of paint. |
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| gmc74 |
I didn't notice the issue with the outside door handles being flimsy until I pulled up a bit on them.
They definitely are a bit cheap, but they look fine and they serve their purpose, so I am ok with it. |
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| Mike_TX |
I don't think it's a mater of the number of layers of paint as much as the formulation of the paint and clearcoat.
Back in the 60's and 70's, it was cool to have 8 or 10 coats of 'hand-rubbed lacquer' on your modded and repainted car, but that was because the lacquer was thin and brittle, and you needed to have a lot of it. LOL. And there was no protective clearcoat.
Paints nowadays are a lot stronger chemically, and they're applied electrostatically, so they don't need to apply as many coats of it.
I know a lot of you disagree, but I don't really think today's paints chip any worse than paints of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. I've ALWAYS had rock chips on the front of my cars after a few thousand miles. After all, a rock coming at you at 60 or 70 mph is gonna knock the paint off almost anything!
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| wudog |
| I noticed the same thing when I recently purchased the MDX. One door handle was particularly loose and creaked. When I brought it to the dealer's attention, they immediately arranged to have it replaced a few days later. Problem fixed! |
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| seang |
I have had the issue with the door not opening when I pull on the handle. I locked and unlocked the door multiple times and it still would not open. I had to open the pasanger side and pull the driver door pull to get it to open. I have not had that happen since, but it does seem like it is catching on something all the time.
The only time I have had the issues is at 5:00pm leaving from work, when the sun is setting in the west and beating down on the driver door. It may be heat related as one member had mentioned. In the shade, in the garage, I do not have any problems. I don't want them pulling my doors apart to fix it either. So, I will live with it until I can no longer open my door. |
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| gmc74 |
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Originally posted by seang
I have had the issue with the door not opening when I pull on the handle. I locked and unlocked the door multiple times and it still would not open. I had to open the pasanger side and pull the driver door pull to get it to open. I have not had that happen since, but it does seem like it is catching on something all the time.
Next time it happens, hold the unlock key on the fob until the window rolls down, then you can reach in and unlock it. |
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| Fabvsix |
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Originally posted by seang
I have had the issue with the door not opening when I pull on the handle. I locked and unlocked the door multiple times and it still would not open. I had to open the pasanger side and pull the driver door pull to get it to open. I have not had that happen since, but it does seem like it is catching on something all the time.
The only time I have had the issues is at 5:00pm leaving from work, when the sun is setting in the west and beating down on the driver door. It may be heat related as one member had mentioned. In the shade, in the garage, I do not have any problems. I don't want them pulling my doors apart to fix it either. So, I will live with it until I can no longer open my door.
Me too! When I've left it in the direct West settling sun is when this seems to happen......:1: |
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| mdx99 |
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Originally posted by LionSpeed
boys you guys are picky picky. Just remember, your MDX is nothing but an upscale Honda.
AND it's not a Mercedes, just a poor man's Bimmer, we get what we paid for. |
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| Fabvsix |
| We are well aware its NOT a MB! I've been buying honda's (upscale Honda's) since 1984 to present and will continue! I've never had interest in MB or BMW for that matter.....My aunt swore by BMW. When asked where is your BMW?, oh in the shop! It was ALWAYS in the shop ! No thanks......... |
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