NHTSA Complaint #10390309 — 2006 ACURA MDX

2006 ACURA MDX SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES WHEN ACCELERATING, APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH. THE SHUDDERING IS PREDICTABLE, OCCURS NEARLY EVERYTIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN. ACURA SERVICE ADVISED US THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS SLIPPING INTERNALLY AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT (IN WRITING). NOW ACURA SERVICE STATES THEY WILL CONDUCT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, ONLY 1100 MILES ARE REMAINING ON THE WARRANTY. FROM RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT IS CLEAR OTHER ACURA MDX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE WHEN I ORIGINALLY REPORTED MY CONCERN IN NOVEMBER 2010, HOWEVER, THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. THE ISSUES BEING EXPERIENCED WITH THIS CAR APPEAR TO BE ON PAR WITH OTHER MDX TRANSMISSION ISSUES, THIS APPEARS TO BE NOTHING NEW. *TR