Question: Random misfire code but engine feels fine

Ask what changed right before it started. Two 2024 Acura MDXs can feel identical and have different causes, so measure before you copy someone else's repair. That's the branch I'd chase this week. Parts cannon is a personality type I try to avoid. I'm keeping receipts and dates in one folder.

Start with the test that can prove you wrong. Move a coil or plug on the 2024 Acura MDX if it's cylinder-specific and see whether the code follows. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. If they can't show the line item, I assume it's hiding. Next check is the cheap one I can do in a driveway.

Intermittent stuff lies if you only catch it once. Swap the cheap/easy piece first on the 2024 Acura MDX and see if the fault moves. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. On “random misfire code but engine feels fine,” that was the fork that mattered for me. If you share a photo of the worksheet, easier to sanity-check. Climate here is different, so treat that as a local data point. I'm in no rush to be a hero on it.

If it were in my driveway, get a real battery/charging test on the 2024 Acura MDX, not just resting voltage, before blaming a module. If the cheap test changes it, stop and reassess. This is from a 2024 Acura MDX in Atlanta with 14,500 miles. I'd want that in writing, not as a promise. This is me being the wet blanket on purpose.

I wouldn't throw parts yet. Move a coil or plug on the 2024 Acura MDX if it's cylinder-specific and see whether the code follows. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. Verbal 'we'll take care of it' is not a plan. I've seen both outcomes, which is why I'd test instead of assume. No warning lights, which is why I'm documenting it.

I'd want a measurement, not a hunch. Get a real battery/charging test on the 2024 Acura MDX, not just resting voltage, before blaming a module. Save the big job until that test fails. The universe charges extra for guessing. I'm keeping receipts and dates in one folder.

This is usually cheaper to test than to guess. Swap the cheap/easy piece first on the 2024 Acura MDX and see if the fault moves. If the cheap test changes it, stop and reassess. Monthly payment math is how wallets disappear. That's coming from doing this as an owner, not a shop. I'm keeping receipts and dates in one folder.

I'd want a measurement, not a hunch. Move a coil or plug on the 2024 Acura MDX if it's cylinder-specific and see whether the code follows. If the cheap test changes it, stop and reassess. This is from a 2024 Acura MDX in Atlanta with 14,500 miles. If they can't show the line item, I assume it's hiding. Not trying to scare you — just skip the expensive first guess. Cold start is when I can actually reproduce it.

This is usually cheaper to test than to guess. Capture voltage while the 2024 Acura MDX is actually failing — after it restarts you've lost the clue. Don't erase codes until someone who can help has seen them. Not gospel, but it saved me a headache. Heat soak after errands is the other window.

Log the conditions before you spend. Swap the cheap/easy piece first on the 2024 Acura MDX and see if the fault moves. That's the branch I'd chase this week. On “random misfire code but engine feels fine,” that was the fork that mattered for me. The universe charges extra for guessing. Happens in gear, not in park, for what that's worth.