2005 ACURA MDX Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS LUBRICATED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THE FAILURE WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED LITTLE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 11/01/11*LJ UPDATED 11/30/11

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA MDX 140K MILES. I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS AND THERE WOULD BE HESITATION. SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF IT'S OWN. RPM'S WOULD GO UP BUT THE CAR WOULD KEEP SPEED. HAD TO GET IT TOWED FROM ORANGE COUNTY TO SAN DIEGO. *KB

HELLO, I AM A VERY FRUSTRATED ACURA MDX OWNER. I HD PURCHASED 2005 ACURA MDX BRAND NEW. I USD THE SUV FOR 3 YEARS WHEN I STARTED HEARING A "VIBRATION" OR "JUDDER"NOISE WHILE CRUISING BETWEEN 20-45 MILES PER HOUR. IN DECEMBER 2010, I RECEIVED A RECALL AND WAS VERY HAPPY THAT THE ISSUE WILL BE RESOLVED. I TOOK THE RECALL NOTICE SENT BY HONDA MOTORS AND WENT TO THE ALHAMBRA, CA ACURA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE PCM A/T SOFTWARE . THE CAUSE IN THE WORK ORDER WAS MENTIONED AS PRODUCT UPDATE - PM UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP CLUTCH FUNCTION. SOFTWARE UPDATE S/B# 09-037. I GOT IT UPDATE WITHIN 3 HOURS AND FINALLY FELT HAPPY THAT MY SUV WILL BE RUNNING FINE. TO MY UTTER DISMAY, I FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND FEEL VERY NERVOUS WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. I EVEN GET SCARED TO...

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED . I DRIVE AN AVERAGE OF 80 MILES TO AND FROM WORK. MOST OF IT WAS HIGHWAY DRIVING. I WOULD NOTICE SOME HESITATION AT LOW SPEEDS IN ABOUT 50,000 MILES BUT WOULD GO AWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 100,000 MILES THE PROBLEMS STARTED GETTING MORE NOTICEABLE.THE TIME LEADING TO THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION WAS A SHUDDER DURING LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THEN HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION AND THEN EVENTUAL SLIPPAGE OF THE GEARS WHICH ALMOST COST ME AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO EXIT RIGHT AWAY AND AVERT ANY DIFFICULTIES GETTING HELP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I BROUGHT IT TO A DEALERSHIP WHICH RECOMMENDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION ROUGH AND NOISY STARTING ON 35 MPH. IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THESE CAR IS BECOME DANGERS TO DRIVE, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT ANY MOMENT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I JUST CALL ACURA CUSTOMER SUPPORT AND THEM SAD THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ESTIMATE ($200-300) AND THEN ($3000) FOR WORK WHICH SHOULD BE DONE, BECAUSE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. IS THIS SOME KIND OF CATCH FOR THE CUSTOMERS RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD? IT IS TOO MANY COMPLAINS ON 55,000 TO 80,000 MILES FOR THAT CAR. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT HONDA INVENTED TO COLLECT MORE MONEY FROM THE CUSTOMERS? I PERSONALLY CANNOT TRUST HONDA ANYMORE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, A SPECIALLY IF YOU COMPARE THE PRICE ON THIS CAR, WHICH IS ALREADY OVERPRICED BASED ON THE FAKE RELIABILITY. THAT ISSUE MUST BE RECALLED...

WE TOOK OUR 2005 MDX (89K MILES) FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL ABOUT A MONTH AGO. AFTER THEY "FIXED IT" WE NOTICED IT WAS STILL SHUTTERING. SO, WE TOOK IT BACK TO THEM AND THEY REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED A FEW OTHER THINGS AND THE SHUTTER WENT AWAY. THAT WAS 3 WEEKS AGO. TODAY, I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE D5 LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. IN REVIEWING OTHER INTERNET POSTS, IT CAN MEAN THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT OR A SWITCH IS OVERHEATING/FAILING. I'M NOT EXPERIENCING ANY OTHER PROBLEMS SO HE SAID THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE SWITCH AND THAT SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS WHEN A TRANSMISSION IS REMOVED AND PUT BACK IN. SO, I TOOK IT INTO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO IT. ON THE PHONE, I SAID "IT WOULDN'T COST ANYTHING TO GET THE SWITCH REPLACED...RIGHT?" HE WENT ON TO SAY WELL IF YOU DON'T...

2005 MDX. WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE, A HIGH PITCHED RINGING WAS IDENTIFIED TO THE ACURA DEALER. SOUND WAS DISMISSED AS NORMAL. FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS THE SOUND RECURRED ON ACCELERATION AND UPHILL DRIVING. AT 64,000 MILES THE RINGING SOUND WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER TO BE A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER (WARRANTY). ONE YEAR LATER, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN TWENTY AND THIRTY FIVE MILES/HOUR. ALSO, THE RINGING NOISE RE-EMERGED. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER INFORMED US THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OUR MDX REGARDING THE RUMBLING PROBLEM--TOLD IT IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM REQUIRING A ONE HOUR FIX. (THOUGH AT THIS TIME I CAN FIND NO INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SUPPOSED RECALL). THE MDX WAS GIVEN TO DEALER FOR FIX. AFTER THE FIRST DAY, DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE FIX HAD NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM, AND...

MY 2005 ACURA MDX HAS ENCOUNTERED PROBLEMS WHERE THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND FAILS TO ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY (THE CAR LURCHES DURING ACCELERATION). THIS USUALLY OCCURS AT SLOWER SPEEDS (<30MPH). THIS HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. ACURA SERVICE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM DESPITE OUR PLEAS TO FIND THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM IS AMELIORATED WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, SIMILAR TO A COMPUTER REBOOT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT, TODAY, DID NOT RECTIFY ITSELF WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AS THE CAR IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO REAR-END AND OTHER COLLISION WHEN THE CAR "LOCKS UP" DURING ACCELERATION OR BRAKING. *TR

TRANSMISSION WAS VIBRATING BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH. RECEIVED LETTER CONFIRMING A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NECESSARY TO CORRECT FAILURE. DEALERSHIP UPDATED TRANSMISSION. STILL HAVE MINOR ISSUES WITH MODIFICATION. THE VIBRATION WAS NOT APPARENT IN 4TH GEAR DRIVING, ONLY WHEN DRIVEN IN OVERDRIVE. HONDA SHOULD REDESIGN AND RECALL. *TR

CAR IS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 M/H. I HAD THE TIMING BELT CHANGED AND WAS TOLD THIS NOISE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON TO ACURA MDXS BETWEEN 02S TO 06S. I HAVE JUSTIFIED THE COST OF ACURAS BECAUSE OF THEIR LONGEVITY AND AM VERY UPSET OVER THE REPAIR COST OF $4000. WHY HASN'T ACURA BEEN FORCED TO STAND BEHIND THIS DEFECT WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE SO COMMON WHEN I INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SLIPPED - FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION - ACURA MDX 2005 *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON ACURA MDX. *TR

JUST PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2005 ACURA MDX ON NOV 3, 2010 WITH 67,500 MILES. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MANY OWNERS HAVE REPORTED - ENGINE / TRANSMISSION MAKES SHUDDERING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. THE SAME NOISE OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTS OR CRUISE AT THE SAME SPEED. THE ODOMETER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 68,000 MILES WHEN THE NOISE STARTED TO SURFACE. IT'S BEEN ONLY ABOUT 6 DAYS SINCE THE PROBLEM STARTED AND THE NOISE IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY ACURA MDX OWNERS, BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I DID NOT FIND A PERMANENT SOLUTION. SEEMS THAT ACURA / HONDA MANUFACTURER CHOOSES TO NOT BE ACCOUNTABLE AND REMAINS SILENT IN OFFERING A REAL SOLUTION OR RECALLING THE FAULTY COMPONENTS - VERY DISAPPOINTING FROM A LONG TIME CUSTOMER OF HONDA PRODUCTS....

AT 30 -45 MILES PER HOUR, GET A RUMBLING NOISE.. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE TORQUE CONVERTER CHANGED. *TR

I PURCHASED THE CAR PRE-OWNED FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I HAVE ALL THEIR SERVICE RECORDS AND ALL SERVICE WAS DONE AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE CAR AT AROUND 70K I NOTICED A GRINDING OR GROWLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-40MPH. WITHIN A MONTH IT STARTED TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THAT AROUND 73K MILES I NOTICED THAT I HAVE A VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS. I HAVEN?T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS OF YET BECAUSE MY OLD HONDA DEALERSHIP I NO LONGER TRUST, AND THE ACURA DEALERSHIP NEAR ME HAS EXTREMELY TERRIBLE REVIEWS. I HAVE HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK AT IT WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED TO HAPPEN AND HE BELIEVED IT COULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I OWNED A 2000 HONDA ACCORD BEFORE THIS AND HONDA EVENTUALLY EXTENDED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO COVER BAD...

HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON MY 2005 ACURA MDX. SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM JUST BY SEARCHING THE INTERNET. NOW I HEAR A GROANING NOISE IN THE REAR AS I ACCELERATE AND TURN THE WHEEL AT LOW SPEED. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA MDX IS MAKING A SHUDDER OR GRINDING SOUND BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND IS RELATED TO A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. NHTSA HAS ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM FOR ALL ACURA'S FOR MODEL YEARS 2003-2004. THIS BULLETIN HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR 2005. ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED AT ACURA EXPENSE. NHTSA ITEM# CH.CFM 10022468 "TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH" . *TR

2005 ACURA MDX. A SHUDDERING NOISE IS HEARD BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MILES PER HOUR AND THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASES BY A FEW HUNDRED RPM. MOST OFTEN OCCURS WHILE HOLDING THIS SPEED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE OR LEVEL. TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AT 78,209 MILES ON 11/18/2009. THIS TEMPORARILY RESOLVED THE ISSUE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS AGAIN REPLACED AT 89,370 MILES. THIS FAILURE RATE IS EXCESSIVE. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER JUTTER AT SPEEDS OF 25-40 MPH. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 75-80 MPH, CAR STARTS VIBRATING, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTS SHAKING. TOOK IT TO THE DEAL TO CHECK SINCE I HAVE A WARRANTY (ONLY 51K MILES) AND THEY CLAIM THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *TR

NOT SURE WHAT EQUIPMENT IT IS, BUT I HAVE TROUBLE ACCELERATING IN MY MDX. I THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL I DROVE MY SISTER'S RL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE DIFFERENCE. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE TO FLOOR THE CAR TO GET IT TO MOVE IT SEEMS. ITS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC WHEN I AM GETTING ON A HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. I HAVE TO ACTUALLY PUT MY SEAT FURTHER SO MY ENTIRE FOOT CAN NOW BE ON THE GAS TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE OR MAKE IT SEEM LIKE IT IS. TOOK IT IN TO A DEALERSHIP (THANK GOD FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY) AND DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DID, BUT IT HELPED ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS BACK IN LESS THAN WEEKS AND ITS SO HARD TO GET TO A DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT IN MY TOWN AND I HAVE TO GET...

SINCE MY PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW 2005 ACURA MDX FROM THE DEALER, I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND OVER THE LAST YEAR THE CAR HAS STARTED TO SHUDDER OR VIBRATE WHEN IT REACHES @40MPH. THE CAR HAS @57K MILES. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH. *TR

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,...

2005 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER FAILING AT 75,000 MILES. REDUCES MY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND HAS PUT MY IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA MDX IN SEPTEMBER 2008 - APPROXIMATELY 48,000 MILES - STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER NOTICED A NOISE/VIBRATION AT ABOUT 20 - 30 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN CAR WAS COLD. AROUND 60,000 MILES THIS NOISE/VIBRATION BECAME MORE FREQUENT AND LOUDER AT 30-40 MPH. THIS ALSO BEGAN HAPPENING WHILE ACCELERATING. WOULD DOWNSHIFT TO HAVE POWER TO MAKE IT OVER A HILL OR OVERPASS WITHOUT NOISE/VIBRATION. TOOK TO LOCAL ACURA DEALER IN MARCH 2010 TO CHECK OUT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. ACURA DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AT 67,533 MILES WITH NEW ACURA TORQUE CONVERTER (SO I WAS TOLD) - ACURA PAID FOR SOME OF REPLACEMENT. CAR NOW HAS 73,400 MILES ON ODOMETER AND SAME NOISE/VIBRATION IS BEGINNING. NOISE/VIBRATION OCCURS EVERYTIME YOU DRIVE THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN IS GETTING MUCH LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. *TR

A VIBRATION OCCURS IN THE TRANSMISSION FROM 20-40MPH ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THE ISSUE DOES NOT CREATE DIAGNOSTIC CODES FOR DEALER COMPUTERS. DEALER INDICATES IT IS A TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX HAS HAD ISSUES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES OR SHUDDERS AT ABOUT 1200-1400 RPM AND UNDER A LIGHT TO MODERATE ENGINE LOAD. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE ISSUE IS STARTING AGAIN. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS ABOUT 80K. *TR

THE 2005 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED FROM AN ACURA DEALER WAS BRAND NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT. WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MY POSSESSION, I DID NOT ABUSE THE CAR AND I PERFORMED ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE ON IT. ONCE THE CAR REACHED 100,000 MILES, THE TORQUE CONVERTER BEGAN TO BREAK AND AT 106,705 MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED BY AN ACURA DEALER. REPLACING THIS TORQUE CONVERTER COST ME $2793.85. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTING MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AROUND 40 MPH WITH ~70K MILES. AT 96K, THE CAR BROKEN DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT ESTIMATED $4K, BUT CAN'T CURRENTLY FIND A REPLACEMENT OR REBUILT ONE AVAILABLE. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX MAKES GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH. THIS STARTED OCCURRING AROUND 30,000 MILES AND CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON VARIOUS AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT ADDRESSED UNTIL I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER WITH SIGNIFICANT DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PRESENTED THE CASE TO HONDA AND THEY ARE WILLING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER HOWEVER I MUST PAY 25%. THIS DOES NOT SEE FAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SKIP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS THEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS NEW BUT UPON SPEAKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS RE-MANUFACTURED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 151,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LIGHTLY. THERE WAS ALSO A PULLING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE NOISE CONTINUED UNTIL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HARDER OR THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,500. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF UPDATED 08/03/10

AROUND 40,000 MILES MY ACURA MDX 2005 BEGAN MAKING A LOW GROANING NOISE AT 25MPH AND 35 MPH TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I ALSO SUSPECT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE MEDAL SHAVINGS IN THE FLUID. THIS IS THE 2ND ACURA MDX I HAVE OWNED. THE FIRST WAS A 2003 BUT THE DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED IN THE 2005 VERSION. IM THINKING ABOUT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA MDX PREMIUM MODEL. THE CAR IS ONLY DRIVEN 56,000 MILES. THERE ARE ALWAYS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN SPEED IS ABOUT 25 -- 40 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA MDX TOURING MODEL WHICH IS MAKING GRINDING NOISE WHICH SEEMS TO BE TRANSMISSION RELATED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT A YEAR. I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO CHECK IT AND HE COULD NOT COME TO A REMEDY. I HAVE READ OF OTHER 2005 ACURA MDX OWNERS FINDING THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH MEANS IT IS SYSTEMIC/MANUFACTURING FLAW. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I USE PREMIUM GASOLINE SO IT ISN'T ANYTHING RELATED TO LOW GRADE GAS. IT IS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND THAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS JUST STARTING TO GET GOING, AROUND 20-25 MPH AND IF I SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. I AM SURE IT WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. I ALSO HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHIELD CHECKED TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T LOOSE AND RATTLING AND IT WAS OK. *TW

BEGINNING IN 2006 I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A HESITATION AND A HISSING SOUND IN MY 2005 ACURA MDX AT HWY AND LOCAL RD SPEED FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ONLY TO GET THE SAME RESPONSE OF UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN ON 11/09 AND THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH WAS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CLAIMED THE ISSUE STARTED AT 58,000 MILE AND THEREFORE OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER WANTS $4000.00 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. STILL CONTEMPLATING OFFER. I HAVE DISCOVERED BLOGS THAT STATES AN ONGOING TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA MDX FROM 2001--2005 INCLUDING A RECALL FOR 2001-2002. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION ROUGH AND NOISY BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I OWN A 2005 ACURA MDX. THIS SUMMER I BEGAN NOTICING A STRANGE VIBRATION AND NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING IN 4TH GEAR. ALSO, THE STARTER MOTOR PRODUCED A GRINDING NOISE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. AFTER ONLY 57,000 MILES, I HAD TO RETURN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A NEW STARTER MOTOR, TORQUE CONVERTER AND MOTOR MOUNTS. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL PARTS GRATIS. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE AND I EXPECTED QUALITY ENGINEERING. AFTER READING ABOUT THE ONGOING ISSUES ACURA MDX IS EXPERIENCING REGARDING TORQUE CONVERTERS AND TRANSMISSIONS, I DECIDED TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD. *TR

2005 MDX TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT @ 55,000 MILES, OUT OF POCKET COST, $ 3000.00 GRINDING NOISES @ 35 MPH. *TR

I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 57,000 MILES ON MY 2005 ACURA MDX. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AT SPEEDS AROUND 20 - 25 AND 40 - 45. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEEDED MY TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE ON A $40,000 CAR WITH SO FEW MILES/YEARS ON IT. *TR

2005 ACURA MDX. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SEEMS OTHERS ON THE FORUMS HAVE COMPLAINED OF AN INTERMITTENT VIBRATION IN THE CAR, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER THE OTHER CARS. I AM HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCES THESE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD. ,HOWEVER SINCE I CANT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THE DEALER NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A CONCRETE POLE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET AWAY. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SURGED FORWARD, AND STRUCK ANOTHER CONCRETE POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAPPED AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD BURNS AND CUTS ON HER ARMS AND FACE AND A SWOLLEN RIGHT KNEE. SHE WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO THERAPY ON HER NECK AND KNEE. THE PASSENGER WAS BADLY BRUISED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH ACURA ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 AND THEY STATED THAT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH HER, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED AS OF YET. THIS WAS THE...