2001 Acura Mdx

TRANSMISSION WOULD REPEATEDLY REV AS IF IN NEUTRAL GEAR WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH OR 5TH GEAR AT OR ABOVE 30-50 MPH. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENTS/INJURIES. HAD COMPLAINED TO DEALER TWICE PREVIOUSLY ABOUT A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION BUT NO PROBLEMS FOUND AND CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE AT THAT TIME. FAILURE OCCURRED AT AROUND 88,000 MILES. ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM COMMON WITH OTHER ACURA MDX 2001-2002 MODEL YEARS ONCE THE CAR IS ABOVE 75,000 MILES BUT ACURA DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *JB

ACURA MDX 2001 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO ALWAYS GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. ENGINE WILL REV VERY HIGH UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS GEAR. EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILS THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO SUDDEN STOP AND THEN SHIFTS GEARS THEN CONTINUES ON MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM CAUSES SUDDEN STOP WHEN DRIVING IN BOTH FREEWAY AND WHEN GO AT LOWS SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING LIGHTS UP, THE D5 GEARS STARTS TO BLINK. *JB

MY VEHICLE IS AN ACURA MDX 2001 1) DRIVING ON ROAD ~35 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO PARK AND THE CAR COME TO A HALT, ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY CAR BEHIND US. HELD UP TRAFFIC FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. 2) TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK WHEN GOING ~30-40 MPH 3) TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALERSHIP AND CONTACTED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE. ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE DECLINED MY CLAIM ALTHOUGH THE CAR ONLY HAS 58K MILES ON IT. ACURAMDX.ORG REFERRED ME TO THIS SITE WHERE HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND FOR MOST ACURA CORP. REPLACES THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND IT IS PUTTING THE LIFE OF HUNDREDS OF OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC IN DANGER. *NM

2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 60 MPH THE CAR ALMOST STALLED BEFORE GETTING IN PROPER GEAR (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION??). NO ACCIDENT. BUT LOOKING AT SEVERAL WED SITES ON THE TOPIC, I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE IN THE SAME SITUATION. I WOULD CONSIDER THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD AFTER ONLY 67K MILES ON THE CAR. WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR TO TAKE ACTION? A DEATH? *NM

I PURCHASED A '01 ACURA MDX AS A PRE-OWNED VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 23, 2003. THE CAR RAN GREAT EXCEPT FOR THE OCCASIONAL RECALL. THE FIRST RECALL WAS DONE AT 35,000 MILES FOR THE FRONT SPRINGS AND THEN AT 39,000 MILES FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING ISSUE. ON MARCH 17,2006 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE AND HAVE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID GETTING HIT. I WAS QUITE SCARED. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG EXTERNALLY AND THERE WASN'T, BUT I NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT INTO MY DEALER AND HAD THEN CHECK THE CAR OVER. THEY STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS TYPE OF THING WAS COMMON IN THESE CARS AND THAT THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THE ISSUE. APPARENTLY IT HASN'T. AT 77,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND ACURA WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THEIR HEADQUARTERS HAVE STATED THAT THE TWO PROBLEMS, THE RECALL AND MY TRANSMISSION ISSUE ARE UNRELATED. AFTER DOING A CONSIDER AMOUNT OF RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I'VE NOTICED THESE CARS ARE KNOWN FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND THAT A TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAN RESULT BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS NOT DONE PROPERLY OR BECAUSE THE RECALL DIDN'T CATCH THE PROBLEM IN EARLY ENOUGH. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR WAS DRIVEN 40,000 MILES BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE AND DURING THAT TIME SOME DAMAGE HAD TO HAVE BEEN DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION TO WARRANT THIS TRANSMISSION. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?? ACURA WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CAR BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT IN THERE VEHICLES. IN THE LEAST THEY COULD HAVE PROVIDED ME WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, BUT THEY DENIED EVEN THAT REQUEST. THEY SHOULD BE STOPPED!!*JB

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND CAUSED OTHER VEHICLES TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRM ED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE CONTACT TOLD THE DEALERSHIP TO INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE WHAT THE REPAIR SHOULD BE, AND AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. HOWEVER, THEY COULD SEND THE TRANSMISSION TO ACURA FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED, AND HAD 149,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT ASSUMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE COULD NOT GIVE AN EXPLANATION, BUT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN APRIL OR MAY 2004 , AND DURING A SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEREFORE, IT DID NOT NEED RECALL REPAIRS. ALSO, THERE WAS A VARIABLE TORQUE CONVERTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL IT EXPLAINED, THAT IF USING THE VARIABLE TORQUE CONVERTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IT COULD CAUSE REAR DIFFERENTIAL DAMAGE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. TRANSMISSION SEIZED ON AUGUST 16, 2005. THE CONTACT CONTACTED ACURA SERVICE HOTLINE, AND THEY AGREED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST. AK *JB

I PURCHASED AN ACURA MDX IN NOVEMBER OF 01 AND FROM FEBRUARY OF 02 UNTIL AUGUST OF 03' MY TRANSMISSION KEPT DOWN SHIFTING AND I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS APPROX 6 TIMES WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WRITTING THAT MY TRANS WAS ASSEMPLED INCORRECTLY. THEY TRIED TO FIX IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE SAME ISSUE OCCURED UNTIL I FINALLY GAVE UP AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE FINANCE COMPANY. I TRIED AAFTER THE 3RD TIME TO GET IT FILED UNDER THE LEMON LAW AND THE DEALER NOR AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST ME CAUSING ME TO FILE BANKRUPTCY.

I HAD JUST PICKED UP OUR ACURA MDX THAT MORNING AFTER GETTING A MAINTENANCE CHECK-UP COMPLETED. LATER THAT DAY AFTER PICKING UP MY SON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND FOR SOME REASON THE LIGHT THAT ILLUMINATES AROUND THE GEAR THE CAR IS DRIVING IN WAS BLINKING. IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING HAYWIRE. AFTER ALL THAT, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTS TO SURGE AND IS HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME ACCELERATING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT OVER IMMEDIATLY. EACH TIME THE CAR WAS AT A STOP THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY EVEN IF I HAD PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY. THE CAR BARELY MADE IT HALF WAY UP THE DRIVE WAY AND I ENDED UP JUST LEAVING IT RIGHT THERE. THE MDX HAS CUT-OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5-8 MPH, ABOUT 4-5 TIMES NOW. THE MDX HAS HAD A HISTORY OF STALLING AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNING ON WHILE DRIVING. BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, THE MDX HAS HAD THE EGR VALVE REPLACED DUE TO ANOTHER STALL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FOR SOMETIME ALREADY. THE MDX DID HAVE A JET KIT INSTALLED AT 76,847 MILES, BUT AFTER 16,248 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REPLACED AND I GOT BILLED FOR IT. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN ADDITION TO THE JET KIT AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY ACURA SINCE THEY PUT OUT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION.