2001 Acura MDX complaints

WE PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA MDX, USED, FOR OUR 18 YEAR OLD SON. WITHIN 9 MONTHS, IT BEGAN SHIFTING POORLY. OF COURSE, WITH A YOUNG DRIVER, HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. JUST BY HAPPENSTANCE, WE WERE TAKING IT AROUND FOR TIRES, OIL CHANGE, ETC. THEY PULLED THE TRANNY DIPSTICK AND SAID 'YOU'RE TRANNY'S SHOT'. WE HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE CAR LOT SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THEY CONFIRMED. THEN, LUCKILY, WE WERE AT JUST UNDER 122,000 MILES, WHICH IS WHERE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD HAVE EXPIRED! IT WAS REPLACED UNDER THAT WARRANTY, WITH MY ONLY HAVING TO COME OUT OF POCKET JUST OVER $700.00, WHICH I PAID FOR BETTERMENT B/C I ELECTED TO GET A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, RATHER THAN A USED ONE WITH ALMOST AS MANY MILES ON IT AS THE ORIGINAL! I HAVE LOOKED AND ASKED AROUND AND I AM NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THERE IS, INDEED, A RECALL ON THE TRANNY ITSELF, JUST ON THE CONVERTER, WHICH WAS NOT REPLACED IN MY CIRCUMSTANCE. BUT, IF SOMEONE KNOWS DIFFERENT OR LEARNS ABOUT A RECALL LATER, PLEASE POST! *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 WIFE WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN GIVE US!! *TR

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 ROOT OF ALL OF THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND CAUSED THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO FAIL? $2600 AFTER FIGHTING FOR REDUCED PARTS AND LABOR COSTS. GREAT CAR, BAD VERY BAD TRANSMISSION. I WON'T BE BUYING ANOTHER HONDA PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE ACURA DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 215,000.

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.

THE AUTO DIM FEATURE THE REARVIEW MIRROR ON MY 2001 ACURA MDX NO LONGER WORKS. THERE IS A LIQUID LOOKING STAIN IN THE CENTER OF THE MIRROR THAT IS VERY DISTRACTING DURING THE DAY AND EVEN MORE SO AT NIGHT. AFTER MORE RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. NEW MIRROR WILL BE INSTALLED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE GARAGE AND A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. HE ALSO OBSERVED A FUEL LEAK NEAR THE FUEL TANK. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON TWO OCCASIONS STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL TANK FILLER HOSE AND THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 166,000.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IN JULY, I NOTICED SMALL DRIPS OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON GETTING IT EXAMINED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC, I DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ALONG ITS SEAM! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP(ACURA OF TEMPE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AMERIPRISE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE AND TO THEM IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SINCE THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAD QUOTED ME A COST OF REPAIR THAT WAS MORE THAN 30% HIGHER THAN MY AUTO SHOP, I CHOSE TO GO WITH THE LATTER. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD IF LEFT UNTREATED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ALONG THE SAME LINES? NOTE: I HAVE 2 PICTURES OF THE GAS TANK SHOWING THE LEAKS THAT I CAN SEND YOU IF YOU LIKE. *TR

2001 ACURA MDX, MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE AND ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE STREET. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT ONCE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, ONCE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER 100,000 MILES, AND NOW BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 102,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL, THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND RECURRING. *TR

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

I OWN A 2001 ACURA MDX AND I HAD BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS GO OUT AT 70K MILES. *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 THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF PUTTING BAND AIDS ON IT.SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH ACURA AND THEY SWEAR THAT ONE PART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.I BEG TO DIFFER AND TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW ALOT ABOUT CARS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS.THEY WANT TO PUT ANOTHER TORQUE CONVERTER AT MY EXPENSE,THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND IS A HUGE HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY THAT INCLUDES 2 SMALL CHILDREN. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES ON THERE 2001 ACURA MDX. PLEASE HELP ME, NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS

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

2001 ACURA MDX WITH ABOUT 80,000 MILES HAS CRACKED FRONT ENGINE BLOCK AND BAD SIDE ENGINE BLOCK. DEALER WANTS ABOUT $800.00 TO FIX. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT ACURA SHOULD FIX. *TR

I HAVE AN ACURA MDX 2001. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHT (SIDE AIRBAG) IS ALWAYS LIGHTING UP EVEN DRIVING THE CAR, WHEN I'M STOP, MOST OF THE TIME ITS LIGHTING UP. I'M WORRIED MAYBE ONE DAY IT WILL BLOW UP. ALSO UNDER THE CHASIS WHEN BACKING UP THEN FORWARD THERE WAS A NOISE THAT THE CRANK MIGHT BRAKE. *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 TO MAKE ITS OLDER(HIGH MILEAGE) CAR SAFE. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT TO ACURA BUT DIDN'T THINK IT HAS ANY USE. FOR ONE THING THAT ACURA FACTORY WON'T MAKE ITS CUSTOMER SAFE IS TO COLLECT ACTUAL OLDER HIGH MILEAGE FAILURE TRANSMISSION AND INVESTIGATE FOR PREVENTIVE SAFETY MEASUREMENT. ACURA SHOWED NO INTEREST DESPITE MY EFFORT IN TALKING TO THEM. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS WITH FAILURE TRANSMISSION, BUT HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE ONE THAT LOCKS UP AT HIGH SPEED IN HIGHWAY. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE SYMPTOM IS TOTALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE. SURPRISINGLY, I WAS ABLE TO FIND REPORT OF MANY MDX TRANSMISSION LOCKUP CASES ON WEB. SHOULD THERE BE LAW TO PREV

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AT 50K MILES AND NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

2001 ACURA MDX WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. AT 61,532 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE COULD POSSIBLY IMPACT AND DAMAGE THE RADIATOR. I HAD THE PARTS REPLACED. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

01 MDX MOTOR MOUNTS FAILURE, THESE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE CAR ALREADY AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 105,000 MILES AND NEEDS MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACING AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LOWER AND UPPER ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,825 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 10/16/08. *LJ THE EGR VALVE WAS FAULTY, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING FAILURE WITH THE SEAT BELT CONNECTOR RELEASING ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY A MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE MOUNTS WERE TORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT WERE NONE. THEREFORE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $582.63 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,799 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,200. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED A MISSING TONGUE STOPPER ON THE SEAT BELT. UPDATED 09/12/08. *JB

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 REJECTED THAT NOTION, THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CALLED CORPORATE ACURA AND SPOKE WITH 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THE LAST REPRESENTATIVE READ THE REPORT TAKEN BY THE PRIOR PERSON AND I HAD TO CORRECT MY ACTUAL STATEMENTS SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN ASKED WHAT ACTION I WANTED ACURA TO TAKE, I SAID THAT ACURA SHOULD ABSORB THE COST SINCE MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN THE TRANSMISSION RECALL THE "FIX" WAS MERELY A "PATCH" AS OTHER CARS HAD THE SAME ISSUE UPON REACHING THE 100K MILE + MARK. MY CAR HAS 125K. WHEN CORPORATE ACURA CALLED ME TODAY, THEY SAID ESSENTIALLY THEY WERE NOT GONG TO BEAR THE COST OF ANY OF THE REPAIRS THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL ACURA OWNER TO ONE DEALER

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

ACURA MDX D5 LIGHT WAS FLASHING THEN SUDDDENLY ALL ELEC WENT OUT. CAR WENT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE STOPPING IN THE ROAD. LUCKILY MY FAMILY WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF CAR AND MOVE TO SAFETY. THIS MODEL AS EVIDENCED BY BLOGS ON THE INTERNET, HAS MANY SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FLAWS. I AM TOLD THAT THIS NEW ISSUE WILL TAKE ANOTHER $1000 TO FIX (MODULE AND SENSOR). THIS CAR HAS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH ITS MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL.*CN

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

MOTOR MOUNTS GOING BAD AND BREAKING IN MDX ACURA 01-CURRENT. REPLACING BETWEEN 40K-80K. INTAKE SYSTEM CLOGGED (AIRPORT) GIVES BAD GAS MILEAGE AND TO UNCLOGG RUNS $200 AT DEALERSHIP. MAKES VIBRATION AND NOISE AS IF YOU ARE GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP HEADING TOWARDS A TOLL BOOTH. *TR

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.

ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. CAR HAS 71,000 MILES, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED. THIS HAS BEEN A SERIOUS PROBLEM WELL DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE INTERNET BY HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF 01 MDX OWNERS. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

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

MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACEMENT AFTER ONLY 40,000 MILES. *JB

REAR SEAT AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. *JB

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 THE MOTOR MOUNTS. A VIBRATION WAS OCCURRING AROUND 30 - 40 MPH, DEALERS/ MANUFACTURER STATE IT WAS A EGR VALVE NOT ALLOWING TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY, AND IT WAS DUE TO RUNNING BELOW GRADE GAS. PREMIUM HAS AND WAS RAN, YET THE TRANSMISSION WAS 1.5 QUARTS LOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHERE IS IT GOING? IS IT HEATING UP AND PUSHING BACK THROUGH THE EGR VALVE IN GASEOUS STATE AND THEN COOLING, CLOGGING THE INTAKE, THENCE EFFECTING THE SHIFTING? THERE IS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE IT AND STEP UP TO THE KNOW ISSUE. LASTLY, THE SWAY BAR HAS BEEN LOSE AND I'VE BEEN TOLD

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

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

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.

ACURA MDX DRIVEN FOR 5 YEARS HAD MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. SEEMED LIKE WAS NOT THE ONLY MDX THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. HAVING PART REPLACED, COULD SAVE PART IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE LED TO ENGINE VIBRATING , WHICH COULD LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION. *AK

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 THAT THIS WAS GOING TO COST HIM ANOTHER $500.00. THERE WAS RECALL O4V176000 CONCERNING THE POWERTRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDEDE IN THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.*AK

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

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WHEN TURNING A CORNER AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROZE UP IN DRIVE. THE KEY IN THE IGNITION COULD NOT BE TURNED AND THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. THE SERVICE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY STALL WHEN HIS FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 01/1/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH DOWN A HILL, ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE MANEUVERED OFF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER A SECOND REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/2/2006 - THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING FINE NOW. *NM