Heloo i have an acura mdx 07 i have been having issues wh...


Heloo i have an acura mdx 07 i have been having issues where my vehicle turns off while im driving and then when the vehicle shuts off there is no electricity running through the vehicle at all Mechanic's Assistant: What y...

Heloo i have an acura mdx 07 i have been having issues where my vehicle turns off while im driving and then when the vehicle shuts off there is no electricity running through the vehicle at all Mechanic's Assistant: What year is your MDX? No hazard lights , i cant exit the vehicle unless i manual unlock the vehicle with my hands and i have to reset the navigation code and the radio code. my mdx is 2007 Mechanic's Assistant: Has the battery been recently disconnected? Have you checked the manual or the glove box for the radio code? Yes i do reset the codes everytime and no the battery has not been disconnected lately Mechanic's Assistant: Are you fixing your MDX yourself? What have you tried so far? I did have the battery changed and the alternator changed in the prior year Mechanic's Assistant: Anything else you want the Mechanic to know before I connect you? Yes the engine shuts off in the middle of me driving it on the road regardless of the spped

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Hello, my name is\*\*\*\*\* to hear that you are having issues with your Acura MDX. From the things I can gather from what you said, it seems like there connection problem at a main power source. I have seen that happen a few times on some MDX's and one of the possible issues could be due to a poor connection at the battery terminals. I would recommend taking off both positive and negative cables and doing a thorough cleaning and making sure there is no corrosion, no film on the cable end or on the battery posts. Please also make sure the battery cable end is fully seated on the battery post and almost touching the battery surface for proper fitment. Another thing to check is that the main battery negative cable ground is tight and also clean. You can follow the negative cable to where it is bolted to the body. You can take that bolt off and sand down the are slightly, to make sure it's getting a proper grounding.

I have checked all of those but now I'm think it might be the alternator. I've changed it before but I'm not sure if it's even possible that it could already be the alternator when I changed it a year ago
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May I ask how you were able restart the vehicle after the car died?

It turned on again but after like a minute after trying to turn on the vehicleBut I find it weird how I can sit there for minutes trying to turn on the car and nothing will happen but once I open my driver side door manually it then lets me turn on the car on again
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If it was a failed alternator, it would have drained the battery voltage down, and not allowed the vehicle to restart. So, I think the possibility of it being the alternator is very slim. The vibration from opening and closing the door may have caused it to allow battery power to function again. So, something like the main relay may be the culprit or a grounding/connection issue would be more what I would look into.

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