Below you may see the AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION components and the number of complaints they received.
1st incident: we were going up a hill with car full of children when my 2002 acura mdx slowed down considerably and the rpm revved up to 4-5,000. it c...
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 acura mdx. while driving in reverse, the contact heard a clunking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle...
I was driving in a center lane about 45 mph in my 2001 acura mdx when the front wheels locked up and the car went into a skid and came to a complete s...
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 acura mdx. the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated and decelerated without being prompted. none of the warning lights illuminated when the failure occurred. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 155,034. the current mileage was 155,530.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 acura mdx. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the transmission began to make noises while going from first to second gear. the manufacture was notified. a private mechanic stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the failure mileage was 160,000 and the current mileage was 170,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 acura mdx. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, the engine made a fluttering noise. the failure continued to recur intermittently over a six month period. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the defect. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
Vehicle was parked in residential driveway. driver removed key, exited vehicle and remotely applied the door locks. vehicle immediately began coasting down and ultimately off the driveway, down a steep grade into the yard until it struck a tree approximately 50 feet away. resulting significant damage to front of vehicle was appraised at $5900. car could not be removed from its resting place against tree except by tow truck. tow driver indicated that vehicle was still in drive, not park when he extracted it from crash position. tow driver and repair facility indicated that it should not have been possible to remove key from ignition without vehicle being in park, yet that was the specific cause of the crash. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. the contact stated that while driving 40 mph and attempting to accelerate further, the vehicle would not shift into gear. there was an increase in engine rpms, but the vehicle stalled instead of accelerating. the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and was awaiting a diagnostic test. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure and current mileages were 155,000.
2002 acura mdx transmission failure, transmission failed at 71k miles and cut power from engine to wheels in the middle of the street. there are many reports of this similar thing happening to mdx owners. the transmission is defective! *kb
Torque converter failed due to faulty equipment. this caused a total transmission replacement per acura. *tt
I have a 2005 acura mdx 140k miles. i have had transmission problems for the past year or so. yesterday i was driving on the freeway in southern california when the transmission started slipping. i would press on the gas and there would be hesitation. seemed to have a mind of it's own. rpm's would go up but the car would keep speed. had to get it towed from orange county to san diego. *kb
Purchased a 2002 acura mdx based in large part on prior vehicle reliability found with acuras and hondas. transmission on this $40,000+ vehicle, though properly flushed (ahead of mfg. intervals) and maintained, failed at just over 110,000 miles and at 45 mph with the car effectively "seizing", creating a road hazard. acura dealer refused to cover the costs of repair, though '01-'02 mdx transmission failures are well-documented, and instead "generously offered" (after my goodwill complaint; their term) to knock off appx. 20% from the $4,300 replacement cost for the replacement transmission. given this unit's known design problems and acura's incredibly short-sighted handling of the goodwill procedure (during which i volunteered to pay up to $2,500 of the new transmission's cost; ie over 50%), will never purchase another honda or acura product again. *tr
My vehicle is shuddering on the 2nd to 3rd gear upshift. loss of power. this is occurring with greater and greater frequency, after just a short time of driving. i brought this to the attention of the dealer who advised that i would need a re-man transmission. when i asked about this being related to the known recall for this exact problem, they stated they would bring this up to the manufacturer. the manufacturer's reply was that they don't know me well enough, so they would not look into this any further, and would fix this defect. the dealer advised that the recall was closed for this vehicle, and that only an inspection was done; there was no jet kit installed, no transmission replacement done. they inspected, and sent it on its way, and now it is failing. i fear that the consequence of this known recalled defect not being corrected by the manufacturer, will be transmission lockup at speed, leading to a crash. *kb