2005 Acura MDX Complaint Log

HAD TROUBLE WITH GEAR SHIFTING VERY STIFF.BROUGHT TO DEALER IN 06/11 ,DEALER JUST GREASED THE CABLE, BROUGHT BACK IN SEPT. 2011,TOLD SALT FROM ROADS CAUSED IT AND WOULD NEED NEW CABLE. BROUGHT CAR TO ANOTHER ACURA DEALER THEY SAID CABLE AND LEVER ARM NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW THE COMPANY HAS SINCE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.I HAD PROBLEM A FEW YEARS EARLIER BUT DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL MY WIFE USED MY CAR AND HAD GREAT DIFFICULTY AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE GEAR SHIFTING. I CALLED ACURA (CASE NUMBER [XXX]) JONATHAN A ACURA REPRESENTATIVE ONLY WAS GIVING ME APPROXIMATELY 150.00 OFF FROM 450.00. I TOLD HIM IT WAS INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT AND SAID I WOULD REPORT IT TO NHTSA. HE SAID IF I DID, HE WOULD WITHDRAW THE OFFER. HE IN ESSENCE BLACKED MAILED ME NOT TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX REAR MAIN SEAL FAILURE AROUND 70000 MILES. MOST OF THE MAINTENANCE IS CONDUCTED BY OWNER WITH GENUINE ACURA PARTS PURCHASED ON-LINE AT BERNARDI ACURA, MASSACHUSETTS. NOTICE OIL STAIN IN GARAGE AROUND 70000 MILES, NOW AT 76000 IN DRIPPING SO I TOOK IT TO DEALER IN FAYETTEVILLE, NC FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR. ASKED FOR HELP FROM MANUFACTURER TO MITIGATE COST BUT WAS DENIED BASE ON DEALER SERVICE HISTORY. HAVE READ MORE COMPLAINTS IN FORUMS. TO ME THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART. TO REPLACE A $10.00 SEAL COST OVER $1000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS LUBRICATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THE FAILURE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED LITTLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/30/11

TRANSMISSION ROUGH AND NOISY STARTING ON 35 MPH. IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THESE CAR IS BECOME DANGERS TO DRIVE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT ANY MOMENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST CALL ACURA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEM SAD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ESTIMATE ($200-300) AND THEN ($3000) FOR WORK WHICH SHOULD BE DONE, BECAUSE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. IS THIS SOME KIND OF CATCH FOR THE CUSTOMERS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD? IT IS TOO MANY COMPLAINS ON 55,000 TO 80,000 MILES FOR THAT CAR. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT HONDA INVENTED TO COLLECT MORE MONEY FROM THE CUSTOMERS? I PERSONALLY CANNOT TRUST HONDA ANYMORE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, A SPECIALLY IF YOU COMPARE THE PRICE ON THIS CAR, WHICH IS ALREADY OVERPRICED BASED ON THE FAKE RELIABILITY. THAT ISSUE MUST BE RECALLED BY HONDA IMMEDIATELY, IF THEY WANT TO KEEP GOOD NAME AND NOT FOLLOW THE TOYOTA, WITH THEIR PROBLEM. I WAS THINKING I AM BUYING GOD CAR, BUT I PURCHASE NOTHING BUT THE TROUBLE. *TR

THIS COMPLAINS PERTAINS TO MY 2005 MDX ACURA. WHILE DRIVING UP A SLOPE CLOSE TO MY HOME AT 50MPH, THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP. I TOOK IT TO DCH ACURA DEALER IN TUSTIN, CA, AND THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *LN

WE TOOK OUR 2005 MDX (89K MILES) FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. AFTER THEY "FIXED IT" WE NOTICED IT WAS STILL SHUTTERING. SO, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED A FEW OTHER THINGS AND THE SHUTTER WENT AWAY. THAT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE D5 LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. IN REVIEWING OTHER INTERNET POSTS, IT CAN MEAN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT OR A SWITCH IS OVERHEATING/FAILING. I'M NOT EXPERIENCING ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SO HE SAID THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE SWITCH AND THAT SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS WHEN A TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED AND PUT BACK IN. SO, I TOOK IT INTO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO IT. ON THE PHONE, I SAID "IT WOULDN'T COST ANYTHING TO GET THE SWITCH REPLACED...RIGHT?" HE WENT ON TO SAY WELL IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEN YES. I'M GOING TO FIGHT THIS ONE FOR SURE...THEY HAD TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL....I'M SURE THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING IT....IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE THAT 3 WEEKS AFTER THEY WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION THAT NOW IT THE D5 LIGHT IS BLINKING? I DON'T THINK SO. *TR

2005 MDX. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE, A HIGH PITCHED RINGING WAS IDENTIFIED TO THE ACURA DEALER. SOUND WAS DISMISSED AS NORMAL. FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THE SOUND RECURRED ON ACCELERATION AND UPHILL DRIVING. AT 64,000 MILES THE RINGING SOUND WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TO BE A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER (WARRANTY). ONE YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN TWENTY AND THIRTY FIVE MILES/HOUR. ALSO, THE RINGING NOISE RE-EMERGED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OUR MDX REGARDING THE RUMBLING PROBLEM--TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM REQUIRING A ONE HOUR FIX. (THOUGH AT THIS TIME I CAN FIND NO INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUPPOSED RECALL). THE MDX WAS GIVEN TO DEALER FOR FIX. AFTER THE FIRST DAY, DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE FIX HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND THEY WOULD TRY AGAIN (AT THE DIRECTION OF ACURA TECHNICAL SUPPORT) THE NEXT DAY. AGAIN, THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. DEALER'S MECHANIC HAS TOLD US IT IS THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS FAULTY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY ACURA TECHNICAL SUPPORT IS REFUSING THAT DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR IS NOW GOING ON ITS FOURTH DAY IN THE DEALERSHIP AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISER THAT ACURA IS UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BEYOND THE ELECTRONIC ADJUSTMENT. WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THEM TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE, THEN BRING IT BACK. THE PROBLEM, PRIOR TO DROPPING THE CAR OFF AT THE DEALER THIS LAST TIME, OCCURRED ALMOST CONSTANTLY WHILE ACCELERATING SLOWLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH, AT TIMES FEELING AS IF THE CAR MAY STALL. IT HAS YET TO POSE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT HAS COMPLETELY ERODED OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE'S ABILITY TO TAKE EXTENDED TRIPS. FEAR OF BREAKDOWN KEEPS OUR TRIPS LIMITED TO TWENTY MILES OR LESS. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO A LAWYER AND WILL FILE LAWSUIT IF ACURA DOES NOT ADDRESS THIS OBVIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE FLAW. *TR

THERE'S A SHUTTER WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-45MPH. I HAVE READ A FEW FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THERE IS AN UPDATE FROM ACURA BUT, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING ON THIS MATTER. ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE ISSUE. OTHER OWNERS HAVE TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTERS AND EVEN TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO A MANUFACTURE DEFECT WHICH IS NOT FAIR AT ALL TO US THE CONSUMER. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS VIBRATING BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. RECEIVED LETTER CONFIRMING A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NECESSARY TO CORRECT FAILURE. DEALERSHIP UPDATED TRANSMISSION. STILL HAVE MINOR ISSUES WITH MODIFICATION. THE VIBRATION WAS NOT APPARENT IN 4TH GEAR DRIVING, ONLY WHEN DRIVEN IN OVERDRIVE. HONDA SHOULD REDESIGN AND RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT STATED SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LETTER WAS SENT TO CAUTION OWNERS ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FAILURES AND THAT THE COMPUTER WOULD BE UPDATED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE CONTACT HAD ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 80,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON ACURA MDX. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPED - FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION - ACURA MDX 2005 *TR

JUST PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2005 ACURA MDX ON NOV 3, 2010 WITH 67,500 MILES. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED - ENGINE / TRANSMISSION MAKES SHUDDERING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. THE SAME NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTS OR CRUISE AT THE SAME SPEED. THE ODOMETER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES WHEN THE NOISE STARTED TO SURFACE. IT'S BEEN ONLY ABOUT 6 DAYS SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AND THE NOISE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY ACURA MDX OWNERS, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DID NOT FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION. SEEMS THAT ACURA / HONDA MANUFACTURER CHOOSES TO NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE AND REMAINS SILENT IN OFFERING A REAL SOLUTION OR RECALLING THE FAULTY COMPONENTS - VERY DISAPPOINTING FROM A LONG TIME CUSTOMER OF HONDA PRODUCTS. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED . I DRIVE AN AVERAGE OF 80 MILES TO AND FROM WORK. MOST OF IT WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING. I WOULD NOTICE SOME HESITATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN ABOUT 50,000 MILES BUT WOULD GO AWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES THE PROBLEMS STARTED GETTING MORE NOTICEABLE.THE TIME LEADING TO THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION WAS A SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THEN HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION AND THEN EVENTUAL SLIPPAGE OF THE GEARS WHICH ALMOST COST ME AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT RIGHT AWAY AND AVERT ANY DIFFICULTIES GETTING HELP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30-50MPH WHEN THE ENGINE IS UNDER A SLIGHT LOAD AND THE RPMS ARE ATTEMPTING TO HOLD BETWEEN 1100-1400, THERE IS A LOUD VIBRATION AND SHUDDER. THE RPMS JITTER BACK AND FORTH JUMPING BY ABOUT 100 RPMS OR SO AS IT TRIES TO HOLD A STEADY SPEED. I HAD IT CHECKED AT A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY RECOMMEND THAT I REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WILL JUST CONTINUE TO GET WORSE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS. THE PROBLEM I'M FACING WITH MY 2005 SOUNDS EXACTLY LIKE THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN FOR 03-04 MODELS: HTTP://WW2.JUSTANSWER.COM/UPLOADS/THEBESTHONDA/2010-02-04_181956_B06-003.PDF.

HELLO, I AM A VERY UNHAPPY FRUSTRATED 2005 ACURA MDX OWNER. MY CAR 2005ACURA MDX AT 82K MILES, I NOTICED CAR SHIFTING GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. HAVING DIFFICULTY WHILE SHIFTING GEAR & WHICH WENT WORSE & VERY STIFF. ALSO, A GRINDING NOISE COMING, WHILE ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS ( 25-40MPH). IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE THE CAR OR HOLDING THIS SPEED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE LEVEL. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT & WAS TOLD THIS NOISE IS A TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. IT'S COMMON TO ACURA MDXS. & ALSO, ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO ACURA DEALER. ON OCT-2009 CAR WAS PLACED FOR SERVICE @ AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER. WHERE DEALER STATE THAT IT'S OUT OF COMPANY WARRANTY. THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH 3-YEAR WARRANTY ACURA DEALER AT MY (OWNER) EXPENSE 5K. AGAIN, IN JUNE-2012 @ 89K MILEAGES, SAME PROBLEM STARTED. MY CAR SHIFT GEAR WAS NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY. MY CAR NEEDED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. AGAIN, CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS REPLACED. DEALER STATE THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. WHICH I BELIEVE THE FAILURE WAS A ACURA DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SECOND TIME AT MY EXPENSE($400.00) FOR THE SAME PROBLEM OR CAUSE. RECENTLY, AGAIN (SEPT-2012) SAME STRANGE VIBRATION/GRINDING NOISE STARTED. IT SOUNDS IDENTICAL TO THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING PREVIOUSLY. HOWEVER, THIS TYPES OF FAILURE RECURRING EVERY FEW MONTHS LATER. UNFORTUNATELY, I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND FEEL VERY NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. I EVEN GET SCARED TO DRIVE THIS ACURA SUV IN CASE IT WILL STOP ON THE MIDDLE OF THE WAY, WHILE DRIVING. I'M REQUESTING YOU( NHTSA) TO TAKE THIS SERIOUS AND POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING MATTER WITH ACURA AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX. A SHUDDERING NOISE IS HEARD BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES BY A FEW HUNDRED RPM. MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE HOLDING THIS SPEED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR LEVEL. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT 78,209 MILES ON 11/18/2009. THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS AGAIN REPLACED AT 89,370 MILES. THIS FAILURE RATE IS EXCESSIVE. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA MDX IS MAKING A SHUDDER OR GRINDING SOUND BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND IS RELATED TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. NHTSA HAS ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR ALL ACURA'S FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004. THIS BULLETIN HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR 2005. ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED AT ACURA EXPENSE. NHTSA ITEM# CH.CFM 10022468 "TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH" . *TR

HAVE BOOMING SOUND COMING FROM THE SUB-WOOFER IN THE REAR. SOUNDS DEAFENING, QUITE LOUD AND BOOMING. TOOK IT IN BECAUSE I HAD A WARRANTY AND THEY DID NOTHING- DIDN'T NOTICE THEY DIDN'T FIX IT TILL I GOT HOME AS I DIDN'T PICK UP THE CAR. TOOK IT BACK AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE SUB-WOOFER. ON SATURDAY DRIVING HOME AND HAD THE CAR RUNNING, WENT TO BACK TO REMOVE SOMETHING AND HEARD THIS CRAZY NOISE. I THOUGH IT WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE, THAT'S HOW LOUD IT WAS UNTIL I OPENED THE BACK AND REALIZE IT WAS THE SUB-WOOFER AGAIN! I HAVE SEEN THAT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND NOT SURE WHY THERE ISN'T A PERMANENT FIX FROM ACURA REGARDING THIS. THE DEALERSHIP, WILL IMPLY ITS YOUR CD'S ETC, BUT ITS NOT, IT SOUNDS CRAZY WHETHER ITS THE RADIO OR EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE BASS LOWERED TO HELP WITH THE NOISE. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH, CAR STARTS VIBRATING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEAL TO CHECK SINCE I HAVE A WARRANTY (ONLY 51K MILES) AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. *TR

SINCE MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW 2005 ACURA MDX FROM THE DEALER, I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND OVER THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER OR VIBRATE WHEN IT REACHES @40MPH. THE CAR HAS @57K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRUMBLING SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72000.

CAR IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 M/H. I HAD THE TIMING BELT CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THIS NOISE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON TO ACURA MDXS BETWEEN 02S TO 06S. I HAVE JUSTIFIED THE COST OF ACURAS BECAUSE OF THEIR LONGEVITY AND AM VERY UPSET OVER THE REPAIR COST OF $4000. WHY HASN'T ACURA BEEN FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THIS DEFECT WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE SO COMMON WHEN I INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING AT 75,000 MILES. REDUCES MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND HAS PUT MY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA MDX TOURING, JUST PURCHASED 3 WEEKS AGO. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE A HEARD A GRUMBLING/SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA, AND OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE NOISE HAS GRADUALLY STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. AFTER GETTING AN AAMCO TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $2,700. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MDX TRANSMISSION ACROSS MANY YEAR MODELS, ALONG WITH THE ACURA TL'S TRANSMISSION, ALL SEEM TO BE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. MANY ONLINE BLOGGERS HAVE STATED TO ME THAT EVEN AFTER GETTING THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED IT ENDED UP FAILING AGAIN, ANYWHERE FROM A MONTH TO A YEAR LATER. ACURA DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A REAL FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST REPLACE ONE FAULTY PART WITH ANOTHER. THIS PART, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION WAY TOO OFTEN, AND I BELIEVE WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A COMPANY RECALL. MY MDX IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE GARAGE UNTIL I COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR THE FIX, BUT AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. THE FAULT IN THIS PART SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE AND NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR GIVEN THE TIME BETWEEN RECURRENCES OTHER MDX OWNERS HAVE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BRING IT TO ACURA'S ATTENTION AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AROUND 40 MPH WITH ~70K MILES. AT 96K, THE CAR BROKEN DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT ESTIMATED $4K, BUT CAN'T CURRENTLY FIND A REPLACEMENT OR REBUILT ONE AVAILABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OUR ACURA MDX CAR'S FRONT RIGHT RIM HAD AN UNEXPECTED RUPTURE AS A RESULT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ON FIRST REACTION, WE THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT LATER WE FOUND OUT THE TIRE WAS OK BUT THE TIRE RIM WAS WEAK AND HAD A HOLE LEADING TO RELEASE OF AIR PRESSURE GIVING A FEELING OF A FLAT TIRE. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO NEAREST DEALER AT 70 MILES FROM THE SCENE AND PAID TO CHANGE THE RIM. THE DEALER MENTIONED THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. IT WAS VERY SCARY FOR US TO BE IN THAT SITUATION , WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THERE WAS A MOVING VEHICLE BEHIND US. WE STRONGLY BELIEVE ACURA HAS DEFECTIVE RIM WHICH ARE BIG SAFELY ISSUE. WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMPLETE CHECK OF OUR CAR FOR ANY OTHER SAFETY ISSUES AND REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR TIME EFFORT, AND COST OF REPLACEMENT OF NEW RIM AND BOUGHT TIRE. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR PRE-OWNED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE ALL THEIR SERVICE RECORDS AND ALL SERVICE WAS DONE AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE CAR AT AROUND 70K I NOTICED A GRINDING OR GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-40MPH. WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT AROUND 73K MILES I NOTICED THAT I HAVE A VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVEN?T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS OF YET BECAUSE MY OLD HONDA DEALERSHIP I NO LONGER TRUST, AND THE ACURA DEALERSHIP NEAR ME HAS EXTREMELY TERRIBLE REVIEWS. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN AND HE BELIEVED IT COULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I OWNED A 2000 HONDA ACCORD BEFORE THIS AND HONDA EVENTUALLY EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO COVER BAD TORQUE CONVERTERS. HONDA/ACURA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THEY ARE NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE. *TR

DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER 2005 ACURA MDX. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX WITH 60K MILES. PULLED INTO STARBUCKS TO BUY COFFEE CAME BACK OUT PUT CAR INTO REVERSE CAR STARTED PULLING OUT IMMEDIATELY WHILE FOOT WAS STILL ON BRAKE CAR WOULD NOT STOP STEPPED HARDER PUSHING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY CAR CONTINUE TO REVERSE I PANICKED AND PUSHED THE SHIFT STICK TO P *FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE CAR STILL DIDN'T STOP IT HIT A ROW OF HEDGES. *NOTE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM THE DEALER APART FROM THE LOUD THUDS THAT ACURA SAY DUE TO FLOATING BRAKE CALIPERS I HAD ONE OTHER DANGEROUS ENCOUNTER. APPROX 5K MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY ABOUT 65MPH ALL LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DASH CAME ON, LOST ALL POWER AND CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN IMMEDIATELY. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TURN OFF THE CAR WAITED FOR A WHILE AND STARTED AGAIN IT DROVE NORMALLY HOME. NEVER HAD A CRAZY INCIDENT TILL THIS MORNING AT STARBUCKS. I NEARLY HAD A HEART ATTACK AND NO LONGER NEEDED THE COFFEE. *TR

THE 2005 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED FROM AN ACURA DEALER WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MY POSSESSION, I DID NOT ABUSE THE CAR AND I PERFORMED ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. ONCE THE CAR REACHED 100,000 MILES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEGAN TO BREAK AND AT 106,705 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AN ACURA DEALER. REPLACING THIS TORQUE CONVERTER COST ME $2793.85. *TR

DRIVING ON CITY STREET 1 BLOCK FROM ENTERING FREEWAY I FELT A STRANGE GRABBING AND VIBRATION TYPE SENSATION FROM MY 2005 MDX. A FEW FEET FURTHER THE CAR FELT LIKE I HAD STEPPED ON BRAKES AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME AND LITERALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR BEHIND SWERVED AND BARELY MISSED ME. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ACURA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTIPLE CAR COLLISION THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS WONDERFUL BUT I FEEL THAT SINCE I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON THIS CAR; THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AND THE LOCKING OF THE WHEELS AT ANY SPEED IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE REPAIR WAS A REPLACEMENT OF THE MODULATOR ASSEMBLY ABS/VSA AT A COST OF $$1653. I JUST KEEP WONDERING WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA MDX DRIVE TRAIN WILL MAKE A "JUDDER" SOUND AND CAN BE FELT IN THE VEHICLE ALL WHILE LOOSING ACCELERATION AT AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH. THE RESULTING LOSS OF ACCELERATION LEADS TO SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON RAMPS. THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS PROBLEM FROM ACURA. I TOOK THE MDX INTO THE DEALER AND THEY DID A PCM PROGRAM UPDATE. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS BUT NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN.

AROUND 40,000 MILES MY ACURA MDX 2005 BEGAN MAKING A LOW GROANING NOISE AT 25MPH AND 35 MPH TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I ALSO SUSPECT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE MEDAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID. THIS IS THE 2ND ACURA MDX I HAVE OWNED. THE FIRST WAS A 2003 BUT THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN THE 2005 VERSION. IM THINKING ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX HAS HAD ISSUES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES OR SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 1200-1400 RPM AND UNDER A LIGHT TO MODERATE ENGINE LOAD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ISSUE IS STARTING AGAIN. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS ABOUT 80K. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 ACURA MDX. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM JUST BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET. NOW I HEAR A GROANING NOISE IN THE REAR AS I ACCELERATE AND TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA MDX IN SEPTEMBER 2008 - APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES - STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER NOTICED A NOISE/VIBRATION AT ABOUT 20 - 30 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN CAR WAS COLD. AROUND 60,000 MILES THIS NOISE/VIBRATION BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER AT 30-40 MPH. THIS ALSO BEGAN HAPPENING WHILE ACCELERATING. WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO HAVE POWER TO MAKE IT OVER A HILL OR OVERPASS WITHOUT NOISE/VIBRATION. TOOK TO LOCAL ACURA DEALER IN MARCH 2010 TO CHECK OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ACURA DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AT 67,533 MILES WITH NEW ACURA TORQUE CONVERTER (SO I WAS TOLD) - ACURA PAID FOR SOME OF REPLACEMENT. CAR NOW HAS 73,400 MILES ON ODOMETER AND SAME NOISE/VIBRATION IS BEGINNING. NOISE/VIBRATION OCCURS EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER JUTTER AT SPEEDS OF 25-40 MPH. *TR

THE BRAKE WILL APPLY ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON BECAUSE YOU DON'T PRESS THE PEDAL WHICH WOULD TRIGGER THE BRAKE SWITCH TO TURN THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME NUMEROUS TIMES AT HIGH SPEED. NOTE I SENT TO ACURA DURING THE UNCOMMANDED BRAKE ISSUE, IT DESCRIBES THE ISSUE ETC.. THIS IS <MY NAME>, I HAD BROUGHT MY 2005 MDX WHICH I BOUGHT NEW FROM YOU BACK IN 2005 IN FOR THE UNCOMMANDED BRAKE APPLICATION ISSUE ON FEB 10TH 2010. AS YOU KNOW WHEN THIS ISSUE HAPPENS THE BRAKE APPLIES ITSELF WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND SOMETIMES THE VSA AND ! LIGHT COME ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT. ON THE 10TH I DROVE THE CAR WITH YOU MECHANIC AND WE HAD A BRIEF EXPERIENCE OF THE ISSUE BUT BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND WHEN MY FOOT WAS OFF OF THE BRAKE IT STILL APPLIED ITSELF AND THEN RELEASED AND THEN APPLIED AGAIN WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE PEDAL. THE MOST SERIOUS OF THE ISSUES IS WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS AND THE BRAKE APPLIES ITSELF. ON THAT DAY YOUR MECHANIC DID A BUNCH OF TESTS FROM THE SERVICE MANUAL FOR DTC 66 & 68 INCLUDING: -- "THE JIGGLE" TEST TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE AND WOULD TRIGGER A CODE -- BATTERY TEST FOR VOLTAGE -- GROUND CONNECTION TO BODY CLEAN AND RESET -- VSA CONNECTOR WAS TAKEN OFF AND PUT BACK ON -- CODES WERE RESET THERE IS MORE BUT THE LENGTH IS GREATER THAN ALLOWABLE MAXIMUM OF '1,901'. *TR

NOT SURE WHAT EQUIPMENT IT IS, BUT I HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING IN MY MDX. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DROVE MY SISTER'S RL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE TO FLOOR THE CAR TO GET IT TO MOVE IT SEEMS. ITS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN I AM GETTING ON A HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY PUT MY SEAT FURTHER SO MY ENTIRE FOOT CAN NOW BE ON THE GAS TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE OR MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT IS. TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP (THANK GOD FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID, BUT IT HELPED ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS BACK IN LESS THAN WEEKS AND ITS SO HARD TO GET TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN MY TOWN AND I HAVE TO GET SOMEONE TO TAKE IT FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN READING OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND NOW SEE ITS THE TORQUE. IS THERE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS. *TR

WHENEVER IT IS RAINY OR JUST RAINED AND I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE, WINDOW A VERY STRONG MUSTY SMELL SHOWS UP. OFTEN THE WINDOW HAS WATER STREAKS ON THE GLASS AFTER I ROLL IT UP. IT APPEARS THE SEAL ON THE WINDOW IS NOT GOOD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MOLD AND THE FACT MY DOOR MAY ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW OF MY 2005 ACURA MDX SUV, SOMEHOW, THE WINDOW GLASS PUSHED THE DOOR OPEN TOO, AND DAMAGED THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. NOW, I CAN NOT OPEN THAT DOOR FROM OUTSIDE, AND I CAN NOT LOWER THE WINDOW GLASS MORE THAN 5 INCHES OTHERWISE THE DOOR WOULD BE PUSHED OPEN BY IT. THAT INCIDENT ALMOST RESULTED IN A BAD ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION / TORQUE CONVERTER JUDDER AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR. ACURA DEALER APPLIED 1255A9 SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH SEEMED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR AWHILE. THE PROBLEM BEGAN REOCCURRING APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER. *TR

AFTER YOU STOP THE CAR AND KEEP IN DRIVE GEAR AND PULL THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION, THE CAR ROLLS AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE "VSA" AND "EXCLAMATION MARK" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED A POWER SURGE IN THE BATTERY, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION WHEN AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,900. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,950.

2005 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION ROUGH AND NOISY BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

AT 30 -45 MILES PER HOUR, GET A RUMBLING NOISE.. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGED. *TR

SHUDDERING AND WASH-BOARDING, DUE TO DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER. ACURA MAILED OUT TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATES DECEMBER 2009 AND NOVEMBER 2010 TO ADDRESS THIS ON-GOING ISSUE. I HAVE KEPT MINE AND CAN SEND YOU THE DOCUMENTATION ON IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE IT. NEITHER SOFTWARE UPDATES FIXED THE ISSUE. NOW THEY ARE SAYING WE NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS A WELL-KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD (CHECK OUT THE INTERNET FORUMS ON IT) AND CAN CAUSE FATAL ACCIDENTS. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF ACURA'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND UNWILLINGNESS TO FIX IT THE PROPER WAY BY REPLACING THE PART. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED BY A MERE SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS ISSUE IS JUST AS BIG AND ON-GOING AS THE TOYOTA ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME OF THE ACURA SEDANS (TL'S) ALSO HAVE THIS SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM!!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A PULLING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE NOISE CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HARDER OR THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,500. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF UPDATED 08/03/10