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Honda, Acura Recall Nearly 300,000 Cars Due to Stalling Problem
Honda has issued a recall that applies to almost 300,000 V-6-powered cars (including two Acura models) built between the 2021 and 2025 model years. The vehicles included in the campaign can lose power or stall when accelerating due to a software problem in the fuel injection system’s electronic control unit.
The recall was assigned number 25V-031 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and it includes precisely 294,612 cars. Honda estimates that the issue affects about one percent of the cars it’s recalling, however, which represents a little under 3,000 vehicles. The full list of recalled cars is below.
- 2021 to 2025 Acura TLX Type-S built between December 9, 2020, and November 25, 2024.
- 2022 to 2025 Acura MDX Type-S built between April 23, 2021, and December 11, 2024.
- 2023 to 2025 Honda Pilot built between September 13, 2022, and January 9, 2025.
The TLX and the MDX are powered by a 3.0-liter turbocharged V-6, while the Pilot uses a 3.5-liter V-6, but all three might have been built with a fuel injection ECU that wasn’t properly programmed. Denso, the brand that supplied the part, told Honda that “the settings for the correction control logic of the air flow rate and fuel injection volume were improper,” which can cause a torque control failure to be detected.
Honda added that sudden throttle changes (like accelerating from a stop) can consequently trigger the “check engine” light and cause the engine to lose power, hesitate, and/or stall. Engine-related problems can increase the risk of a crash; imagine if it stalls when you’re making a left turn across a busy road.
Luckily, the fix is relatively simple. Drivers whose vehicle is part of the recall will need to visit a Honda or Acura dealership so that a technician can reprogram the fuel injection system’s ECU with newer software.
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Honda will reach out to owners of affected vehicles with more details about the recall starting on March 17, 2025. Motorists who have already paid to get the problem repaired will be able to claim a refund. The other Honda models that use the 3.5-liter V-6, including the Ridgeline and the Passport, were not recalled.
It’s just a symptom of our ever complicated relationship between electronics and programming. Denso is a good supplier but programming issue is a question of how this got past Quality Control.
I have a 2018 honda accord sport and I believe that these model are having the same issue from the experience that i am facing with mine.