NHTSA Complaint #10347112 — 2005 ACURA MDX

I OWN A 2005 ACURA MDX TOURING, JUST PURCHASED 3 WEEKS AGO. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE A HEARD A GRUMBLING/SCRAPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA, AND OVER THE PAST 3 WEEKS THE NOISE HAS GRADUALLY STARTED OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. AFTER GETTING AN AAMCO TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM HE STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $2,700. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE MDX TRANSMISSION ACROSS MANY YEAR MODELS, ALONG WITH THE ACURA TL'S TRANSMISSION, ALL SEEM TO BE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTERS. MANY ONLINE BLOGGERS HAVE STATED TO ME THAT EVEN AFTER GETTING THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED IT ENDED UP FAILING AGAIN, ANYWHERE FROM A MONTH TO A YEAR LATER. ACURA DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE A REAL FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST REPLACE ONE FAULTY PART WITH ANOTHER. THIS PART, AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION WAY TOO OFTEN, AND I BELIEVE WOULD BE GROUNDS FOR A COMPANY RECALL. MY MDX IS CURRENTLY SITTING IN THE GARAGE UNTIL I COME UP WITH THE MONEY FOR THE FIX, BUT AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. THE FAULT IN THIS PART SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN ISSUE AND NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR GIVEN THE TIME BETWEEN RECURRENCES OTHER MDX OWNERS HAVE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I KNOW THAT TOGETHER WE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, BRING IT TO ACURA'S ATTENTION AND THEN HOPEFULLY THEY WILL MAKE THIS RIGHT. *TR