2006 ACURA MDX Complaints

TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILED AT 81,000. REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP, VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T CAUSE PROBLEMS TO TRANSMISSION OR TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2006 ACURA MDX. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT *TGW THE ATTORNEY STATED HER CLIENTS SON WAS INJURED WHEN HIS 4 YEAR OLD SON HAD WRAPPED THE OVERHEAD SEAT BELT AROUND HIS NECK AND APPEARED TO BE CHOKING. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE IN A PANIC, THE SEAT BELT BEGAN CONSTRICTING. THE CONSUMERS WIFE THEN WEDGED HER FINGERS BETWEEN HER SON'S NECK AND THE NOOSE CREATED BY THE SEAT BELT. THE CONSUMER THEN RUSHED TO THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF SCISSORS, AND CUT THE SEAT BELT WHICH HAD CONTINUED TO TIGHTEN UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMERS SON SUFFERED ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS NECK. *JB UPDATED 10/20/10.*JB

I BOUGHT 2006 MDX MAY 2010 WITH 107,000 KM, NOW COMING TO 110,000 AFTER PUTTING 3K I AM STARTING TO GET VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 40-65KMH WHILE ACCELERATING, LUGGING POWER WHEN I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT ON SLOW 20KMH. I GUESS THIS VEHICLE STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO FIX THIS ISSUES OR DO I HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 06 MDX TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED IN DEC 09, JUNE 2010 BACK IN FOR THE SAME THING. HONDA DOESN'T HAVE A FOR SURE FIX, SO IT IS POSSIBLE I WILL HAVE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. WHO KNOWS HOW LONG THAT WILL TAKE? THIS PROBLEM IS UNFAIR TO THOSE OF US WHO OWN THESE CARS, HONDA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH THIS. I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 8MONTHS, THE DEALERSHIPS ARE ALL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, BUT FAILED TO DISCLOSE THIS INFORMATION. I'VE ENJOYED THIS CAR MAYBE ONE MONTH BEFORE THE PROBLEMS AROSE. NEED HELP! *TR

TOPIC: UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION; LACK OF ACCELERATION; INCIDENTS OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF 3 WEEKS (USED 2006 ACURA MDX PURCHASED ON APRIL 12, 2010). SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, VEHICLE EXHIBITED "STUMBLE" WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED. THAT IS, THE ENGINE RPM DECREASED WITH INCREASING PEDAL PRESSURE. PRESSING DOWN AGGRESSIVELY RESULTED IN ENGINE IDLE CONDITION. THIS OCCURRED 0.5 MILES FROM HOME. PROBLEM DID NOT CONTINUE THE NEXT MORNING. ON MAY 3, 2010, WHILE COASTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT. CRUISE CONTROL LIGHT WAS OBSERVED ON (CRUISE CONTROL HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED PRIOR TO INCIDENT). LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE STOPPED ACCELERATION AND VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. ON MAY 6, 2010, VEHICLE "STUMBLE" RE-OCCURRED. PULLING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE RPM DROPPED. MORE ACCELERATOR PRESSURE RESULTED IN MORE RPM DROP. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. WITH VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, ENGINE RESPONDS NORMALLY TO ACCELERATOR. PUTTING VEHICLE IN ANY FORWARD GEAR, PROBLEM PERSISTS. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE WITH VERY GENTLE ACCELERATOR PRESSURE, BUT RATE OF ACCELERATION WAS VERY SLOW AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES BACK TO THE USED CAR DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT. AT END OF TRIP, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO CLIMB A MODEST INCLINE AND I HAD TO STOP. TURNED OFF ENGINE HOPING THAT PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR. WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRIED TO RE-START. TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE ENGINE WOULD "CATCH" AND RUN NORMALLY. WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY CLIMB THE INCLINE BACK TO THE CAR LOT. PROBLEM PERSISTED AT USED CAR LOT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED THE NEXT MORNING TO ACURA DEALERSHIP IN CHAPEL HILL, NC. PROBLEM CLEARED AND DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OBSERVE SYMPTOMS. DEALER CLAIMS THAT THERE ARE NO ANOMALOUS COMPUTER CODES. I BELIEVE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

2006 ACURA MDX CAN BE STOPPED AND KEYS REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING TO PARK. WE NOTICED THIS IN AN INCIDENT IN A SHOPPING MALL PARKING LOT WHEN CAR WAS PARKED AND MISTAKENLY LEFT IN DRIVE. KEYS WERE REMOVED AND CARS STARTED ROLLING AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. SINCE THE INCIDENT WE HAVE VERIFIED THAT KEYS CAN BE REMOVED WHEN IT IS NOT IN PARK. THE CAR WILL ROLL FREELY WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. FROM ANOTHER REPORT ON YOUR SITE ON 3/24/2009 WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH THIS ISSUE. WHILE THERE WAS NO LOSS FOR US THIS APPEARS THAT IT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 MDX AND WHEN IT HAD ABOUT 55,000 MILES ON IT I STARTED TO NOTICE A SHAKING/LURCHING FEELING WHEN GOING ABOUT 30-40MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO AND ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP THEY SAID THAT IT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN AND IF IT DID THEN THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL DONE. WELL, 10,000 MILES LATER AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND OF COURSE THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHICH MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX THE REAL PROBLEM. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING SOUND COMING FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT HAD THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE ECU REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67000.

I OWN A 2006 ACURA MDX WITH FUNNY SOUNDS COMING FROM DRIVETRAIN AREA. IF U DECELERATE TO 30-40 MPH, THEN SLIGHTLY ACCELERATE, THERE IS A VIBRATING/SHUTTERING SOUND FOLLOWED BY A CLUNKING SOUND AS ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT GEARS. I HAD A SERVICE MANAGER RIDE WITH ME AND HE SAID HE HAS NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT ON EDMUNDS.COM THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IN MOST CASES A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THEIR EXPENSE, BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THIS OCCURS. I AM ABOUT TO BE IN THE SAME POSITION, SINCE I AM HAVING NOISE ISSUES, I IMAGINE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I HAVE TO HAVE IT REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD THERE ISN'T A RECALL AS OF YET ON THE 2006 ACURA MDX, BUT READ MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD TO OUTLAY 5000 TO 6000 DOLLARS DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. *TR

THE BRAKES MAKE A LOUD CLANKING, CLICKING NOISE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PADS ARE SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE ABOUT TO TEAR RIGHT OUT OF THE CALIPERS. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WITHIN A WEEK RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN THERE 3 TIMES SINCE IN THE PAST 10 MONTHS AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME ITS NORMAL. THE NOISE IS SO LOUD PEOPLE TUNR AROUND IN PARKING LOTS JUST TO SEE WHERE THE NOISE IS COMING FROM AND WE ARE AFRAID IT IS NOT SAFE. I FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM ONLINE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. *CN