2005 ACURA MDX Complaints

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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