2002 ACURA MDX Complaints

THE SUV WAS DRIVEN AROUND 5 MILES, AND THEN SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RPM WAS SHOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL (WITH HIGH ENGINE NOISE), BUT THE SUV WASN'T MOVING INTO HIGHER GEAR. THIS SUDDEN SLOW MOVING CAR IN MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AMOCO CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION, AND SAID THE OIL LEVEL WAS FINE, BUT PART OF THE OIL WAS "BURNT". THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REBUILT BY AAMCO. THE SUV IS 8 YEARS OLD AND LOW MILEAGE - 63K MILES, AND WELL MAINTAINED. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS REPLACED 5 MONTHS BACK. *TR

A MONTH OR SO AGO I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT SHOULD. THAT WAS FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR BRIEFLY. THEN, RECENTLY, AS I WAS MERGING INTO FREEWAY TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF A LOWER GEAR AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I SAT THERE UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEARED AT WHICH TIME I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTED CORRECTLY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND IN LIGHT OF ALL ELSE I HAVE READ REGARDING TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH ACURA MDX'S, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

MY TWO SONS (17 AND 18) WERE DRIVING MY ACURA MDX 2002 ON A HIGHWAY 45 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE REVS STARTS GOING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THEY HAD TO BE TOWED BACK BY AAA AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED AT 121K. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND DRIVE IN THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A CLAIM FOR GOOD WILL WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SHE FILED A GOOD WILL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE 105,000 MILE SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING BELT, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE THE REPAIR DATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE AS WELL. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH HIS VEHICLE AND WANTS TO KNOW WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHENEVER THE SPEED REACHED BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, THE GEARS WOULD STICK. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR BEGAN ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE REPAIR, THE GEARS BECAME EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT THAN BEFORE THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING FROM THE REAR AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE BRACKET FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD ISSUE A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS FOR THE INTERMEDIATE BRACKET. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,900 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

2002 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 109100 MILES, EXTEND WARRANTY EXPIRED @ 108,462 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRED ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO DO AN INSPECTION, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN COUNTLESS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS $4400 WHICH IS WHAT THE DEALERSHIP IS CHARGING ME. IT SEEMS CHEAPER TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE HAVE TO HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ON YEAR MODELS 2001-2005 ACURA MDX SUVS. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2002 ACURA MDX IS GOING OUT. OUR TRANSMISSION ON OUR 2001 MDX WENT OUT LAST YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE A 2002 HONDA ACCORD AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT ON THAT ALSO. *TR

RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, WAS ISSUED FOR OWNER'S VEHICLE. RECALL WAS FOR DEFECTIVE ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION. ACURA FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNER OF TRANSMISSION RECALL, EVEN THOUGH OWNER HAS LIVED AT SAME ADDRESS FOR NEARLY TEN YEARS. ACURA'S RECORDS CONFIRM THAT ACURA FAILED TO NOTIFY OWNER OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. OWNER DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION RECALL ON NHTSA WEBSITE IN 2008. OWNER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER IN OCTOBER OF 2008 FOR REPAIR OF DEFECTIVE RECALLED TRANSMISSION. ACURA DEALER DETERMINED THAT OWNER'S TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. ACURA DEALER ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE OWNER'S TRANSMISSION AT $5,500.00. ACURA REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY FREE OF CHARGE REPLACEMENT SERVICE OR REPAIR TO RECALLED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. OWNER'S VEHICLE HAS REMAINED ON PREMISES OF THE AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER SINCE OCTOBER OF 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. ON 12/12/08, ACURA HEADQUARTERS REFUSED TO PAY OR HELP PAY FOR THE MAJOR WORK ON THE TRANSMISSION COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000+. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE ON JUNE 2, 2004; HOWEVER, THEY DIDN?T STATE WHAT WAS DONE. THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROOF IN WRITING. THE CARFAX REPORT ALSO DOES NOT LIST THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OR ANY RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. TWO ACURA DEALERS HAD THE VEHICLE IN THEIR POSSESSION (CORPORATE CAR) WHEN THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED AND CANNOT PROVIDE PROOF THAT THE WORK WAS DONE. THE VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCED TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. SINCE THE CONTACT IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEW OIL JET KIT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSTALLED; THEREFORE THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH AN INVESTIGATOR CONCERNING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.