2001 ACURA MDX Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

2001 MDX SHUDDERS AT 1500 RPM (LIKE RUNNING OVER A SPEED STRIP) APPARENTLY A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER (TRANSMISSION). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE GEARS LOCKED BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AND BEGAN TO SHIFT AS IF SOMETHING WAS POPPING IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTY ON THAT VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,350.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHORTLY AFTER REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL SPORADICALLY WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ONCE UNDER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH GOING UP A HILL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED HER THAT HE COULD NOT DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. SHE STATED THAT A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER LOCAL MECHANIC AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WOULD COST $700. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE OCTOBER 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-OWNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 04V176000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED PER ACURA'S WEBSITE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. CAR SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME I MOVE AT A CONSTANT SPEED, TYPICALLY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 20-50 . *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX AND I EXPERIENCED SOME SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAY A FEW WEEKS AGO. THE TRANSMISSION HAD SKIP/SLIP PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING UPHILL ON I-680. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR TRANSMISSION COULDN'T SWITCH GEAR AND CAUSED ME ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT ALL ACURA MDX 2001-2003 HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM EVEN THEY DID RECALL. BUT, THEY DIDN'T MAKE THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONING WELL AFTER NORMAL USE. I CONTACTED ACURA ON 12/2/2010 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT LIABLE TO THIS SITUATION. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. PLEASE INVEST THIS PROBLEMS SERIOUSLY. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN ORDER ACURA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT AND EVENTUALLY SAVE PEOPLE'S LIVES FROM POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH MY 2001 ACURA MDX. THEY ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. BUT, I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED EVEN I SENT MY CAR FOR SERVICE AT ACURA DEALERSHIP. THE WAY ACURA HANDLED THIS SAFETY RECALL WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY AAMCO THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD. CAN YOU HELP ME THIS ISSUE? HOW CAN I CLAIM THE DAMAGE FROM ACURA? *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX AND IN RECENT DAYS HAVE EXPERIENCED A FLUTTERING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAVE DONE MUCH RESEARCH AND HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS ALARMINGLY COMMON AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THOUGH THE RISKS ARE SEVERE AND THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF INCIDENTS CERTAINLY QUALIFIES FOR A RECALL. NOT MUCH INVESTIGATION IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THAT ACTION SHOULD AND MUST BE TAKEN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CONSUMER AND FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT HIGH SPEED. IF THIS HAD BEEN ON ANYTHING OTHER THAN A DRY ROAD WE COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP YET THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION BUT WITHIN TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE BEGAN THRUSTING AND JERKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 -POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST IF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

HAVE BEEN HEARING A NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN FOR QUITE SOMETIME. ALSO HEAR A THUMPING NOISE WHEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ENGAGED AND TURN SHARPLY. READING DIFFERENT BLOGS THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA MDX, BUT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA MDX NEW. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. AROUND 115,000 MILES I BEGAN TO HEAR THIS GRINDING/GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOOK IT TO THE ACURA DEALER AND DURING THE FIRST VISIT THEY IGNORED THE PROBLEM AND INSTEAD SUGGESTED REPLACING ENGINE MOUNTS. AFTER THAT EXPANSIVE REPAIR I WAS STILL ABLE TO HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN 25-30 MILE SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND TODAY I FOUND OUT THAT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL COST ME OVER $2000 . . . HIGHWAY ROBBERY !!! THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION IN 2004 BUT THE ACURA SEEMS TO BE BLIND TO ALL THOSE CLAIMS ABOUT FAILING TRANSMISSIONS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL ON ALL THOSE TORQUE CONVERTERS? IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE TO LOSE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE; HOWEVER, THREE WEEKS AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING COULD POSSIBLY BE CRACKED AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY DEALER SERVICED 2001 ACURA MDX HAS FAILING ENGINE MOUNTS, AND FAILING TRANSMISSION AT 82,000 HIGHWAY MILES. THE DEALER (HINSHAW ACURA, SEATTLE) SOLD IT TO ME, AND 100 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. THIS MUST BE A DEFECT, AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. I WILL NOT PAY $6000 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 82K MILES FROM A DEALER SERVICED LUXURY CAR. *TR

BEGINNING IN THE SUMMER OF 2009, I HEARD ENGINE NOISES WHILE DRIVING AROUND 35-45 MPH THAT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS DRIVING OVER THE RUMBLE STRIPS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. OVER THE MONTHS THE SOUNDS BEGAN TO GET LOUDER AND WE TOOK IT IN TO CARX, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED THE NOISE. ON 3-29-10 WE TOOK MY 2001 MDX TO ACURA. THE MECHANIC ASKED ME TO DRIVE IT AT 28 MPH SO THAT IT WAS AROUND 1500 RPMS. IT MADE THE NOISE NUMEROUS TIMES FOR HIM AND HE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG. HE SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I'VE HAD MY 2001 MDX FOR 3 YRS AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY SO WE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO A TUNE OF $2,400. I'M NOT HAPPY ABOUT THAT ESPECIALLY AFTER SEEING SO MANY TORQUE CONVERTERS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS...

I OWN AN ACURA 2001 MDX WITH A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. AUTHORIZED REPAIR SHOP SAYS IT WILL COST $3,400.00 TO REPLACE (FIX)

01' ACURA TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, SPUTTERING AND LOCKING UP. 113,000 MILES. LOCKED UP ONCE ON INTERSTATE WITH ME AND MY SON IN THE CAR, AND LUCKILY WE WEREN'T IN THE WAY OF ANYONE OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT. FOUND SEVERAL, SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS!! *TR

WHEN THE CAR NEARS 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING. THE CAR STARTS JERKING AND ALMOST STOPS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT MAKING A LEFT TURN OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD COMPLETE LOCKUPS AT 55 MPH. I'M WONDERING IF ANY ACCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, I DID NOT BECOME A FATALITY. I WAS VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED. *TR

AM A SECOND OWNER OF 2001 ACURA MDX WITH 84,000 MILES, OWNED SINCE APPROX 35000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP, CAUSING HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE SPEED WHILE UP SHIFTING. DOWN SHIFTING WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP CAUSED SUDDEN AND SEVERE ENGINE BRAKING AND VERY ROUGH SHIFTING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. NO PRIOR ISSUES NOTICED, AND VEHICLE HAD MAJOR SCHEDULED SERVICE IN THE PAST. TOOK TO LOCAL INDEPENDENT SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS A TOTAL LOSS REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES, AND TOOK TO DEALER WHO WILL ONLY COVER 25% OF REPAIR. MY COST WOULD BE NEARLY $4000. THIS TRANSMISSION HAD A SERVICE RECALL IN 2004, BUT REPAIR DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A GOOD ONE. TRANSMISSION DESIGN APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE.*TR

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX, LAST YEAR IT BEGAN NOT SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR AND I COULDN'T GO OVER 20-25 MPH. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. AFTER INSISTING, THEY HAD ME BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS MY TORQUE CONVERTER. I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC TEST IT AND HE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND SUGGESTED IT WAS MY TRANSMISSION. ACURA WANTED TO CHARGE BE $3-4,000 TO REPAIR. DIDN'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY FOR A CAR REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A CAR I SPENT $40,000 ON. NOW AGAIN, IT IS DOING IT. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND I CANNOT BELIEVE SOMEONE IS NOT MAKING THEM CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND BANGING. TORQUE CONVERTER SURGING IN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. BAD DESIGN, TRANSMISSION FAILING TOO SOON. ONLY ABLE TO DRAIN 3 QUARTS OUT AT A TIME. FLUID GETS DIRTY AND OLD TOO SOON BETWEEN SERVICE DATES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2001 ACURA MDX AT 74K MILES. MANY, MANY (HUNDREDS) COMPLAINTS ON-LINE WITH SAME ISSUES (MDX AND SISTER VEHICLE THE HONDA PILOT). DEALERSHIP PRETENDS THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THESE CARS YET IT IS DOCUMENTED ALL OVER THE PLACE. WE NEED A RECALL, THIS IS TERRIBLE. WE ARE OUT $3000 TO FIX IT WITH A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP; ACURA "OFFERED" TO FIX IT FOR $3500. THEY ALSO TOLD US THAT SINCE WE DIDN'T GET IT SERVICED AT A DEALERSHIP "WE WERE LOOKED BADLY UPON" WHEN MAKING THEIR "OFFER". WE ALL WANT TO SUE THEM AS THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUALITY VEHICLE AND ACURA IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WE CANNOT AFFORD THIS. ALSO, SOME OWNERS ARE ON THEIR 3RD TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS B/C IT'S THE SAME FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT GOES IN. WE DON'T FEEL SAFE NOR DO WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN DRIVE IT MUCH....

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA MDX NEW. . . I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY DRIVER. . .AROUND 100,000 MILES I BEGAN TO HEAR THIS GURGLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. . . I TOOK IT TO TWO ACURA DEALERS AND ONE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. . .ALL INDICATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS SHOT AND THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $3,800 . . . HIGHWAY ROBBERY . . . I HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND BESIDES THE NOISE BETWEEN 35 - 50 MILES PER HOUR, IT CONTINUES TO RUN GOOD. . . I NOW HAVE 127K+ ON THE VEHICLE AND ITS STILL GOING. . . .I PLAN TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SOON. . . . I'M TIRED OF THE NOISE AND THE REDUCTION IN GAS MILEAGE. . . *TR

LESS THAN 100 YARDS FROM WHERE MY WIFE STARTED OUR 2001 ACURA MDX WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNK AND SLID IN THE SLUSH TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR PARK. IN NEUTRAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE EITHER. THERE HAS BEEN A TRANSMISSION RECALL BUT ACURA TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM. WE LIVE 5-6 DRIVING HOURS FROM THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT LOGICAL TO TRY AND GET IT THERE. OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE DONE TODAY. ARE HONDA AND ACURA NOT ONE AND THE SAME CORPORATION? I'M LOOKING FOR SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THIS. IT WAS A SAFETY RECALL AND QUITE AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THANK GOD MY...

THE 2001 ACURA MDX AT APPROX.110,000 BEGAN A GROWLING NOISE AT 30-35 MPH AND IN 5TH GEAR AT 1200-1500 RPM. VEHICLE TEST DRIVEN BY LINDSAY ACURA IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. REP. ADVISED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS STARTING TO GO BAD AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT COULD CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN WITHOUT PROBLEMS. REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS $2100. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA IN 2007 WITH 90K MILES, RIGHT AFTER PURCHASE WIFE BEGAN TO NOTICE A "FLUTTER" SOUND FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. IT SOUNDED LIKE YOU DROVE OVER VERY SMALL SPEED BUMPS. AFTER 2 DIFFERENT TRIPS TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS THEY REPORTED THEY NEVER HEARD ANYTHING. GRADUALLY THE SOUND BECAME MORE AND MORE PRONOUNCED TO THE EXTENT I WAS WORRIED THAT CAR WOULD LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING AS I HAVE HEARD/READ OTHER HAVE DONE RESULTING IN A CRASH. I TOOK AGAIN TO THE DEALER RECENTLY AND THEY REPORTED THE PROBLEM NOW AS A COMMON TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE TSB AND DEALER STATED I NEED TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PCM. THE PCM OR ECU IS THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE WHOLE ENGINE. IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED OR WORE OUT, WHY DOES THEIR TSB AND ACURA SERVICE RECOMMEND REPLACE THE PCM/ECU? COULD IT BE PCM/ECU IS THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. ALSO AT SPEEDS ABOVE 40 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL SHIMMY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $2300.00. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HOWEVER, FIVE YEARS PRIOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

DRIVER IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS TO CAR WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND ENGINE IS OFF. *TR

I PURCHASED THE 2001 ACURA MDX ON 3/29/05 FOR $24,000.00 W/APROX.57,000 MILES.THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS IN 11/23/07 WITH 90,000 MILES I FELT VIBRATION AND METAL GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND THE DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,IT WAS CHANGED AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY.THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST EXCEPT I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS ON 5/12/08 AND THE VEHICLE HAD 93,000 MILES AND THE DEALER STATED ONCE AGAIN THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,IT WAS REPLACED AND STILL UNDER WARRENTY.THE 3RD INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS THE OTHER TWO WITH MUCH LOUDER SQUEALING.NOW 6/25/09 WITH 106,000 MILES THE DEALER STATES AGAIN THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONLY THIS TIME I AM NOT UNDER WARRENTY.THE DEALER SALES PERSON AND TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED SINCE THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME.I FEEL THAT...

MY 2001 MDX TRANSMISSION BEGAN HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING (84.849 MILES). I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THEN HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. MODIS SCAN FOR CODES, NONE IN MEMORY. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY BLACK AND FULL OF SMALL METAL DEBRIS AND FIBER MATERIAL. FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. CALLED ACURA DEALER TO CHECK WARRANTIES, ETC. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ECU CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IT ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, WARRANTY EXPIRED. ECU ARE KNOWN TO SHORT OUT AND WILL CAUSE NEW TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP IF NOT REPLACED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE ECU LONG AGO WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *TR

I AM WRITING TO NHTSA TO REPORT A TRANSMISSION LOCKUP INCIDENCE ON THE HIGHWAY OF MY 2001 ACURA MDX SUV. ON 1/23/2009, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE CAR HAS ABRUPTLY STOPPED TO LOW 30 MPH AND ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT TO MY FAMILY. THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE ANY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 148,000 MILES AND IT'S IN A GOOD MECHANICAL STANDING (WITH REGULAR INTERVAL MAINTENANCE). SINCE THEN, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN TO PRODUCE SUCH SYMPTOM. IT'S CLEAR THAT THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAS DESIGN ISSUE AT ITS BEGINNING, AND AT HIGH MILEAGE, IT MIGHT EXACERBATE MORE SEVERELY. SHOULD NHTSA REGULATE ACURA TO CONCERN MORE FOR THE SAFETY OF ITS CUSTOMERS? ACTION THAT ACURA CAN HELP COULD BE AS ISSUES NEW ERRATA BULLETINS OR COURTEOUS ACCIDENT PREVENTIVE MEASUREMENT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFTS GEARS THEY FAILED TO SHIFT. THERE WAS A THRUST AND THEN THE GEAR SHIFTED VERY HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THIS FAILURE OCCURED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS ALSO A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

MY 2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES AS WELL AS TWO ENGINE MOUNTS. THE VEHICLE HAS A RECALL REPORT ON THE TRANSMISSION AND I THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. THE DEALER WILL NOT EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WORK WAS DONE FOR THE REPAIR. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY FOLLOWED HONDA'S PROCEDURE TO SEE IF IT WAS DAMAGED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA MDX IN AUG 2004 AND THE TRANSMISSION RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED PER RECORDS ON THE ACURA OWNERS WEBSITE. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED THE CAR SPORADICALLY BEHAVING AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS ON A ROAD. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE HOWEVER COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO REPLICATE THE EVENT. IN THE FALL OF 07 AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE SAME ACURA DEALER AND TOLD THEM TO CHECK OUT THE BIZARRE BEHAVIOR. AGAIN, TO NO AVAIL. IN FEB 08 I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 120K MILE SERVICE WHICH INCLUDED CLEANING BRAKES, CHECKING BELTS ETC. I REMINDED THEM OF THE NOISE ONCE AGAIN. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS FINE. LAST WEEK I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AFTER DETERMINING THE RUMBLE-STRIP NOISE WAS OCCURRING BETWEEN 25 & 35 MPH. INITIALLY I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A SERPENTINE BELT & WHEN I...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2001 ACURA MDX-LEADING UP TO DETERMINING THE ACTUAL PROBLEM, CAR'S PERFORMANCE DETERIORATED OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. DEALER PERFORMING SERVICES ON THE CAR MISDIAGNOSED CAR PROBLEMS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE ENGINE ACCELERATED, BUT THE VEHICLE MOVED SLOWLY AND JERKED BEFORE SHIFTING INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. *UPDATED 10/20/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED 5 MONTHS AFTER PAYING FOR A TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE CONSUMER STATED AT TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. UPDATED 10/21/08. *JB

HARD SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR IN TRANSMISSION. AT A LATER TIME THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN THESE TWO GEARS CAUSING NO ACCELERATION UP SHIFTING AND SUDDEN SEVERE (LOCK UP) DOWN SHIFTS. *TR

STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2001 ACURA MDX ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE PROBLEMS I WAS NOTICING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, WELL APPARENTLY IT WASN'T BECAUSE NOW I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND ALOT OF OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPENSATED IN ONE FASHION OR ANOTHER ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT THREADS I HAVE READ ONLINE. I CALLED ACURA TODAY AND PLEADED MY CASE BUT THEY ESSENTIALLY TOLD ME TO "SUCK IT UP" (EASY FOR THEM TO SAY, A $4,500 REPAIR) THEY DID TELL ME THAT THE CASE MANAGER WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND GET BACK TO ME BUT I SHOULDN'T EXPECT ANY COMPENSATION FROM ACURA. *TR

2001 ACURA MDX WITH RECALLS AND SERVICE BULLETINS FOR TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTERS. CONSUMERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT HAS THE DEFECT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO HELP WITH HER PROBLEM. *KB

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX I PURCHASED NEW IN 2001. SINCE MY PURCHASE I HAVE JUST REPLACED THE 5TH TRANSMISSION. MY MDX USE HAS BEEN 90% HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH NO TRAILER TOWING. PER BLOGS ON THE INTERNET MANY OTHER 2001 MDXS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS, BUT ACURA (HONDA) SEEMS TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE. ALSO MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AT ABOUT 60K MILES. ANOTHER ISSUE ACURA SEEMS TO IGNORE. OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE VEHICLE (ENGINEERING) DESIGN ISSUES. ACURA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ALL THE VEHICLES OF THE 2001-2002 VEHICLES TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICES DONE PER THE MANUAL ON THIS VEHICLE AT DAVID MCDAVID ACURA. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SUFFERED INTERNAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED HIS VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL AND FOUND RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THE VEHICLE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED AT 108,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 114,000.

THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE CAR HAS 77K MILES AND HAD ONE TRANSMISSION REPLACED APPROX. 30K MILES AGO. FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A LOOSE WIRE AND NOW SAYS THE TRANSMISSION COMPUTER IS BROKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE AT NORMAL SPEEDS WHEN THE RPMS WERE ABOVE 3000. HE IS ALSO UNABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE ACURA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE PER RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND REPAIRS WERE MADE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY INSTALLED AN OIL COOLER TO AVOID BUILD UP WHILE IN SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 105,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

2001 ACURA MDX VIBRATIONS LEAD TO DEALER/ MANUFACTURER TO FOCUS ON OTHER COMPONENTS THEN THE TRUE ISSUE. WERE DIFFERENT FINDS STATED TO DIVERT ATTENTION OF KNOW PROBLEMS, TO MINIMIZE FINANCIAL AND REPUTATION? (LEMON LAWS OR POOR DESIGN RUN AROUND?) I'M NOT THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND THEN WHEN I DROVE IT (MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER), SAME PROBLEMS WERE FELT AND IT ONLY HAD DEALER SERVICE SINCE PURCHASING IT IN 2001. I INVESTIGATED THE NOISE MYSELF ON 7/15 /2007 AND NOTICED THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKE. HOW LONG WERE THEY LIKE THIS, WHO KNOWS, BUT A NOTICEABLE ENGINE VIBRATION IS GONE AFTER I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. I ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE IT IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURE, ACURA/ HONDA, WOULD NOT REIMBURSE DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE. I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF...

SAFETY RECALL ON 2001 ACURA MDX CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM STARTED IN 07 AND FEELS LIKE ACURA SHOULD PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT FALLS UNDER THE RECALL FROM 04**CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIRST ISSUED, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT IN SERIOUS ENOUGH CONDITION TO WARRANT REPLACEMENT, BUT INSTEAD AN OIL KIT WAS INSTALLED. ON MAY 25, 2007 THE TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WOULD REV MORE OFF A START AND SWITCH HARD INTO SECOND GEAR, MAKING PULLING IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE HARD. THE DEALER INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3000. *JB

THE 2001 ACURA MDX STARTED TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SEEMED LIKE WHEN I FIRST START DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION ONLY WENT TO SECOND GEAR AND DIDN'T GO HIGHER. IF I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL THE RPMS WENT OVER 5000 AT SPEEDS OF ONLY 40 TO 50 MPH. SOMETIMES, IT FELT THAT THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND WHEN THERE WAS A SHIFT IN GEAR THE CAR JUMPED AS WHEN SKIP PING A GEAR WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE FELT LIKE WHEN I DROVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO WORK THE SHIFTS. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE CONTACT WANTED TO CONSULT WITH NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 98,225 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,125.

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2001 ACURA MDX,ON A CLEAR DRY DAY AT 50 MPH THE VEHICLE MADE A JERKING MOTION AND FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON THE ROAD, IT SHIFTED INTO GEAR , AND THE RPMS WERE HIGH. THE VEHICLE DIDN'T LOSE POWER, BUT DID LOSE ACCELERATION. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PROCEED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 30-35 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD 125,000 MILES, AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION TOTALED $4,100, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED HIM THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT SHEARED. THE CONTACT STATED...

NOTICED TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE IN 4/06 ON MY '01 ACURA MDX. DEALER NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. YESTERDAY, 2/22/07 WITH 71000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION, WILL WITHOUT WARNING, APPEAR TO SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFT AND ENGINE WILL SPIKE IN RPM'S AS IF THROWN INTO NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT 40-40 MPG AND CAUSING SUDDEN LOST OF CONTROL DUE TO THE FORWARD THRUST OF THE DOWN SHIFT AND LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ALONG WITH A FLASHING AND D5 INDICATOR LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT NOTED THAT A NOISE WAS DETECTED EMINATING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH HE , ALWAYS HEARD A LOW VIBRATION. THERE WAS RECALL FOR THIS 04V17600) WHICH HE HAD REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER , AND THEY WOULD NOT LOOK OR REPAIR THE RECALL AGAIN WITHOUT CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURE RSTATED THAT SINCE HE HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE ONCE THEY WERE NO LONGER OBGLATED TO REPAIR THE RECALL FREE OF CHARGE. *AK