NHTSA Complaint #10414888 — 2002 ACURA MDX

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10414888
Vehicle	2002 ACURA MDX
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	June 23, 2011
Date Filed	July 24, 2011
Mileage	128,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

WELL I BOUT THIS CAR ABOUT A YEAR AGO AT ABOUT 112K MILES ..AND WAS A PROUD OWNER OF A 2002 ACURA MDX...WAS GREAT FOR A WHILE UNTIL I STARTED NOTICING SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE PRESSING ON THE GAS...THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT FIRST....TOOK IT FOR A SERVICE TO ACURA DEALERSHIP ...TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT ABOUT MY ISSUE AND THEY ARE THE ONCE WHO RECOMMENDED THE 120K MI SERVICE MADE ME FORGET ABOUT THE REASON I BROUGHT IT IN THE FIRST PLACE ...NOW 3 MO LATER MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AT 128K MI AND THEY TELL ME MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING BAD ....THEY KNEW THIS WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME..BUT OF COURSE INSTEAD OF TELLING ME THEN THEY LET ME SPEND $2K ON SERVICE AND NOW TELLING ME ITS GOING TO COST ME $5K FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ...THANKS! I AM PRETTY TICKED COMING TO KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND THEY ARE NOT DOING A THING ABOUT IT ! *TR

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