Honda is recalling 17,000 sport-utility vehicles and sedans in Canada, along with almost 300,000 in the U.S., over a defect that can cause their engines to stall. Specifically, the safety campaign the company’s 2021 through 2025 Acura TLX Type-S sedan; 2022 through 2025 Acura MDX Type-S SUV; and its 2023 through 2025 Honda Pilot SUV.
On affected vehicles, a problem tied to the software that controls the fuel injection electric control unit can cause “sudden changes in the throttle opening,” and as a result, the engine could sporadically lose power, hesitate, cut out, or even stall altogether.
The automaker began investigating the defect in 2023, and has so far collected 674 warranty claims over the issue Stateside. Honda will notify owners of affected vehicles by mail, and says the fix can be made by their local dealer via the reprogramming of the fuel-injection ECU.
Honda is also recalling new (2025-model-year) Acura MDX sport-utilities over a problem with their infotainment screens that can cause them to go blank, and keep the rearview-mirror backup camera from displaying. Some 9,221 examples of those new MDXes are affected in the U.S.
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