2008 Acura Mdx

1.HOOD: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I NOTICED THE HOOD FLUTTERING AS IF IT WAS NOT CLOSED SECURELY. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED THE LATCH. I TRIED TO PULL IT OPEN BUT FOUND IT WAS SECURELY LATCHED. I OPENED THEN LATCH AND SHUT IT DOWN HARD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TIGHTLY SECURED. WHEN I GOT BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT IT IS STILL UNNERVING EACH TIME AS I FEAR THE HOOD WILL FLY UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. 2. TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS: I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE SENSORS. THEY START BEEPING AND A MESSAGE APPEARS SAYING THE PRESSURE IS LOW IN THE TIRE. WHEN I HAVE HAD THE TIRE CHECKED (ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS), THE AIR PRESSURE IS IN THE NORMAL RANGE OF 32. EACH TIME THE TIRE ATTENDANT ADDED EXTRA AIR TO TRY TO SILENCE THE ALARM BUT CAUTIONED THAT DOING SO COULD BE DANGEROUS. OTHERWISE, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE BEEPING (WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING ON A LONG ROAD TRIP) IS TO HAVE THE FAULTY SENSOR REPLACED. *TR

2008 ACURA MDX -ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE REAR TAILGATE DOOR HAS TWO MODES OF CLOSING. AUTO AND MANUAL. AFTER LOADING CARGO SPACE I WANTED TO CLOSE TAILGATE MANUALLY VERY SLOWLY TO ENSURE THAT CARGO WOULD NOT DAMAGE DOOR, OR DOOR DAMAGE CARGO. I GRASPED THE TAILGATE DOOR ON LOWER EDGE AND BEGAN SLOWLY CLOSING TAILGATE DOOR TO MAKE SURE DOOR WOULD CLEAR ANY POSSIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS BEFORE ACTUALLY CLOSING DOOR SECURELY. WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS DESIGN IS AS YOU GET CLOSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE DOOR IS ALMOST ALL THE WAY DOWN, AN AUTOMATIC SENSOR IS TRIPPED AND BEGINS TO AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE THE DOOR TO IT FULLY CLOSED POSITION. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS AND AS A RESULT THE DOOR CRUSHED BY FINGERS. THERE ARE NO PERMANENT DAMAGES. JUST A VERY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE. *TR