Armrest Cup Holder Stuck Shut...suggestions ?
 

Hi guys. In the 2nd row of my MDX the armrest cup holder is stuck shut. I believe my 5 year old may have either an Iron Man figure caught in there or possibly a fruit roll up wrapper. :( Not sure. Any suggestions how to get it open ?

Mine was replaced under the basic warranty about a year ago and it is stuck again. It sometimes opens when I bang on the top 5-6 times with the arm rest down. It pops open enough for me to pull it the rest of the way.

Ah, that's something to try. I wonder if they will still replace it under warranty if something is stuck in there. I honestly don't know 100% if something is stuck in there. I am assuming because my kids like to put stuff in there when they are playing in the back seat that thats the reason it is stuck.

I think I remember seeing a DIY thread regarding the 2nd row cup holder. Someone had removed the cup holder assembly and re-greased the track with Honda Shin-Etsu grease, and it worked after.

I'm assuming the grease with temperature changes(depending on region in U.S.) inside the cabin can cause the grease to dry; as a result, the cup holder gets stuck.
When I first got my 2011 MDX in December, by early February, I noticed my cup holder would not come out, I did the hitting a few times and it came out.

But I told the dealer too look into it, and they decided to replace the whole assembly since it was under warranty still.

Mine was stuck also. I taught something was trapped inside causing it to be sutcked. I banged on it a few times and it opened. Once it was opened, I didn't find anything stuck inside. Now that I read this post, I realized it could have been a malfunction.

Hmm, I tried banging the top of the armrest. No dice. I am hesitant to take to dealer because I know I will be charged if they find an Iron Man figure in there or something...lol

I'm really tempted to glue some type of plastic grip or screw in a handle to aid in pulling the cup rest out. I usually keep my extra bottle of water in the rear cup holder when the wife and I are using the front holders for morning coffee when traveling. The front door holders are too short for our water bottle (taller camelbak water bottles from our bikes).

A combo of that and pushing the front portion in and letting is spring back helped when someone left a jelly bean in there and it melted. IMO this is something acura really dropped the ball on. The door cupholders if deeper would have been fine.