2005 ACURA MDX Complaints

WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH CAR HAS VIBRATION AND GRUMBLING SOUND AS IF DIFFICULTY IN CHANGING GEARS. TOOK CAR TO ACURA DEALER AND WAS TOLD TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND HOPING TO HAVE THE CAR RECALLED SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH OTHER MDX'S. WAS QUOTED $3111 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THINK THIS SHOULD FALL UNDER A RECALL DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE MAINTAINED BY ACURA SERVICE CENTER AND THIS SEEMS UNUSUAL TO HAVE A TORQUE CONVERTER FAIL AT JUST OVER 100,000 MILES. *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

2005 ACURA MDX: LEAVING MY NEIGHBORHOOD I TOOK A RIGHT TURN ONTO THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE. AFTER SOME ACCELERATION (1ST GEAR), I HEARD A LOUD SQUEAL/BLOW. IMMEDIATELY HAD NO POWER TO MANEUVER FORWARD AND OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD IN BUSY TRAFFIC. IRONICALLY, MDX WAS TAKEN FOR MAINTENANCE AT DEALERSHIP. MDX SEEMINGLY TESTED WITH FLYING COLORS 43 DAYS EARLIER. NO CAUTIONARY COMMENTS FROM MECHANICS AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING THE SUV IN A BUSY STREET 30-45MPH FELT THE VIBRATION, GRINDING, THE TRIANGLE DISTRESS SIGN CAME ON AND FELT THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL. MANAGED TO GET THE SUV TO THE PARKING LOT ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE SUV COMPLETELY STALLED THERE AND WE GOT IT TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE TECHNICIAN GAVE US THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS AS "RADIATOR HAS BLOWN COOLANT LINE , FLUIDS HAVE CROSS CONTAMINATED AND WILL TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO BLEED OUT, ALSO POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE PROCESS WOULD NEED TO RETEST DRIVE AFTER RADIATOR REPLACEMENT TO SEE IF TRANSMISSION WORKS". *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

IT WAS A COLD NIGHT IN JANUARY AND I WAS USING THE SEAT HEATER. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME. WE SMELLED SMOKE AS MY DRIVER'S SEAT GOT VERY WARM. WE NEVER SAW FLAMES, BUT THERE WAS SMOKE. WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE SEAT OFF. IT LEFT A HOLE ABOUT THE SIZE OF DIME IN MY LEATHER SEATS. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATE TO NO AVAIL. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT ANY ISSUE. BASED ON THEIR ASSESSMENT, I SHOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE CAR TO GO UP IN FLAMES, WHICH WOULD HAVE HAPPEN HAD I NOT SHUT OFF THE HEATER. *JS

AT LOW SPEED AND LOW RPM'S UP TO 35 MILES EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION JITTER. DID SOFTWARE UPDATE AT THE DEALER ( AS PER RECALL), PROBLEM RE-APPEARED SHORTLY AFTER. WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE TRANNY FOR $4500. THIS APPEARS TO BE WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2005 MDX'S. SEEKING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SINCE IT IS CLEAR DESIGN FLOW. *TR

I HAVE CODE P0740 WHICH IS TCC FUNCTION. MY TRANS IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND UNDRIVEABLE. AFTER FAITHFUL SERVICE INTERVALS THE TRANS DIED IN MY CAR. ACURA DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THEIR TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS ALMOST KILLED WHEN THE TRANS SHUDDERED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I AM FURIOUS THIS CAR IS EXPENSIVE AND NO NEED FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. PLEASE RECALL AND HELP. *TR

ENGINE MOUNTS ON THE ACURA MDX FROM 2003-2006 SEEM TO FAIL REGULARLY RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE TORQUE ON THE TRANSMISSION AND POTENTIAL STEERING INPUT SHIMMING. HONDA/ACURA IS WELL AWARE OF THE EARLY FAILURE OF THESE MOUNTS PER REFERENCING TSB 06-014. FURTHER EVIDENCED BY NUMEROUS INPUTS OF MULTIPLE MOUNT FAILURE WITHIN A YEAR. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT THAT HONDA/ACURA SHOULD ADDRESS WITH EITHER ENHANCED DESIGN OR WARRANTY. HTTP://WWW.MDXERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/29355-BROKEN-ENGINE-MOUNTS-SEND-ME-YOUR-INFORMATION.HTML *KB