2001 Acura Mdx

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE GEARS LOCKED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND BEGAN TO SHIFT AS IF SOMETHING WAS POPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THAT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

WE HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A "SPEED BUMP" SHUDDER AT AROUND 30 MPH. THE ACURA DEALER DIDN'T MENTION THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM AS I FOUND OUT AT THIS LINK --- HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.F1775EB/461 --- THERE ARE MANY, MANY PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM DISCUSSING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON. ACURA'S WAY OF FIXING THE ISSUE WAS TO GIVE US 15% OFF OF A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH IS NOT A VERY FRIENDLY WAY OF FIXING A PROBLEM WHICH HAS APPARENTLY BEEN IN THE CAR'S DNA SINCE IT WAS BUILT. WE THEN GOT A SOFTWARE UPDATE LETTER IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR FROM ACURA FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM FOR A 2005 MDX WHICH WE NO LONGER OWN. ONE OF THE KEY LINES IN THE LETTER IS "THIS (FIX) CAN HELP PREVENT YOUR TRANSMISSION FROM BEING DAMAGED." WOW --- WILL IT TAKE A FAILED TRANSMISSION AND THE DEATH OF A FAMILY AS WITH THE TOYOTA DEBACLE TO GET THEM TO ACT RESPONSIBLY AND DO A VOLUNTARY RECALL ON ALL MDXS??!!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH GOING UP A HILL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD COST $700. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-OWNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED PER ACURA'S WEBSITE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX AND I EXPERIENCED SOME SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SKIP/SLIP PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON I-680. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR TRANSMISSION COULDN'T SWITCH GEAR AND CAUSED ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ALL ACURA MDX 2001-2003 HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM EVEN THEY DID RECALL. BUT, THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONING WELL AFTER NORMAL USE. I CONTACTED ACURA ON 12/2/2010 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE TO THIS SITUATION. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE INVEST THIS PROBLEMS SERIOUSLY. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ORDER ACURA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND EVENTUALLY SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES FROM POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 ACURA MDX. THEY ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. BUT, I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED EVEN I SENT MY CAR FOR SERVICE AT ACURA DEALERSHIP. THE WAY ACURA HANDLED THIS SAFETY RECALL WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY AAMCO THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD. CAN YOU HELP ME THIS ISSUE? HOW CAN I CLAIM THE DAMAGE FROM ACURA? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX AND IN RECENT DAYS HAVE EXPERIENCED A FLUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALARMINGLY COMMON AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THOUGH THE RISKS ARE SEVERE AND THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INCIDENTS CERTAINLY QUALIFIES FOR A RECALL. NOT MUCH INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THAT ACTION SHOULD AND MUST BE TAKEN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER AND FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP YET THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BUT WITHIN TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN THRUSTING AND JERKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 -POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.