Acura MDX Complaints (2004)

171 consumer complaints on file.

#10375190January 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE INCIDENT IS THAT OUR VEHICLE JUST STARTED TO LOSE POWER AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN, IT JUST FROZE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN, IT SEEMED TO BE ALRIGHT BUT IT WOULD FREEZE UP AGAIN. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60-65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TO ACURA GARAGE A DAY LATER. WE WERE GIVEN NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. WE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA MDX. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH ACURA. WE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN. APPARENTLY, HONDA/ACURA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE BOUGHT OUR 2004 MDX NEW. WE HAD ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. ACURA WANTED OUR DOCUMENTATION WHICH WE PROVIDED. THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS. OUR EXPENSE WAS $2000. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER. AGAIN, HONDA/ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NOT JUST THE ACURA BUT THE PILOT AND THE ODYSSEY, AS WELL. OUR CAR HAD 79,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370443December 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP GAS, THE FUEL WILL SPILL OUT WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V541000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370269December 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY MECHANIC DETERMINED MY FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING, AND MENTIONED IT BEING COMMON IN MY VEHICLE. I'VE SINCE FOUND OTHERS WITH ACURA MDXS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEVER NEEDED MOUNTS REPLACED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLES OWNED. I BELIEVE IT TO BE AN INHERENT DEFECT ACURA MUST ADDRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366673November 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2004 ACURA MDX WITH APPROX. 58,000 MI. THE PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING IS WHEN EVER I TRY TO FUEL THE VEHICLE IT EITHER STOPS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER ABOUT 0.2 GAL OR IT OVERFLOWS ONTO THE BODY AND TIRES ALSO AFTER ABOUT0.2 GAL. I NOTICED IT ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS AGO, SO I STARTED GOING TO A DIFFERENT GAS STATION WHERE IT WOULD FILL WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT JUST IN THE LAST WEEK, IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT ANY FUEL SPILL IS HAZARDOUS, LET ALONE IF IT SPILLS ONTO THE REAR TIRE WHEN THE BREAKS ARE HOT ON A HOT SUMMER DAY AND I JUST GOT OUT OF A TRAFFIC JAM WHERE I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BREAK. ALL THOUGH I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MDX OWNERS ON VARIOUS ON-LINE FORUMS, ACURA HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363574November 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ORVR WALL WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORVR WALL FAILED. THE ORVR WALL WAS AGAIN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363031October 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, GAS WOULD BE PUMPED AS USUAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GAS WOULD GUSH BACK OUT. OR, ONLY A COUPLE DOLLARS OF GAS COULD BE PUMPED BEFORE THE AUTO-SHUT OFF STOPPED THE GAS FLOW. YOU TRY AGAIN, AND IT WOULD AUTO-SHUT OFF AGAIN. MAJOR FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE GAS TANK TO FIX PROBLEM, BUT CHARGED CUSTOMER FOR LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362865October 29, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION FAILURE . 81000 MILES WITH JERKY ACTION, SMOKE IN THE HOOD. SMELL OF BURNT OIL. METAL PART UNDER THE PART BURNT AS LIQUID. NO COVERAGE AND 7000 DOLLAR COSTLY REPLACEMENT. NO WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362466October 26, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 ACURA MDX HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE (AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS) WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A CURVE. THE POHANKA ACURA DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS LISTED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE FOR THE 2004 MDX. ACURA HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL APPARENTLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVE USED A FAULTY PART IN BUILDING THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS PRACTICE. WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY RAVE ABOUT? THEY ARE ASKING FOR OVER $3K TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. I AM GOING TO RESEARCH SOME OTHER AVENUES BEFORE I MAKE MY FINAL DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361284October 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN IN D5 DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH AT 1500 RPMS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A VIBRATION/DULL-GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO FORCE ITSELF INTO 5TH GEAR AT LOW-SPEEDS, AND THEN LUGS THE ENGINE AND RETURNS TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ITS AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE, AND IS WEARING OUT THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION QUICKLY. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IF ITS AS PREVALENT AS IT SEEMS? I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE-HAND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358753October 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2004 ACURA MDX, RECENTLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED (MILEAGE 65000) AND THIS WILL LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND NUMEROUS MDX OWNERS COMPLAIN THIS PROBLEMS. SO ACURA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358265September 29, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE CAPITAL BELTWAY WHEN MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WITHIN MINUTES, MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REMOVED MY TIRE, IT HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE SHOP NOTICED THE SAME SPLIT HAPPENING ON THE OTHER REAR TIRE SO BOTH WERE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I SAVED THE TIRES AND HAD TO TAKE THEM TO A GOODYEAR DEALER WHERE I WAS OFFERED A PRORATED REFUND. I WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357390September 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AT 70K MILES AND REPLACED. AT 80 K THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH INDICATING TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AGAIN..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10354948September 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT AN USED ACURA FROM A DEALER ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO BUT 3 MONTH AGO THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AS PER DIAGNOSE OF ACURA, THEY STATED TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY. HOWEVER BECAUSE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER PROBLEM NO MATTER OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SEVERAL PEOPLE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353781September 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2004 ACURA MDX - HAS SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND SHUDDERING - GRINDING AND VIBRATING WITHIN THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING BEYOND 35 MPH. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FROM OTHER VARIOUS OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN MODEL YEARS 2003 - 2004. THIS SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AN ABSOLUTE DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STATED REPAIR COST RANGE BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000. THE DEALER IS NOT OPEN TO COVERING ANY O F THE COST OF THE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351908August 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FILLER NECK YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ON-BOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR) WALL. WITHIN THREE MONTHS, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORVR WALL HAD FAILED. THE ORVR WALL WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349911August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2004 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. I CAN FEEL/HEAR THE VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE MAINTAINING THE STEADY SPEED WITH LIGHT LOAD. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED ONCE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT AROUND 45000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE CAME BACK AT AROUND 75000 MILES UNTIL NOW AT 93000 MILES. IT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE AT AROUND 30 MPH, BUT NOW CAN BE NOTICED BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349533August 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 ACURA MDX FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER, GRINDING AT LOW SPEED 10MPH-20MPH. REPAIRS ONGOING CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM ACURA AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BUT WARRANTY COMPANY DRAGGING THEIR FEET. CURRENT MILEAGE 90K NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO REAR MAIN SEAL ON ENGINE BEING REPLACED WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO CONVERTER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $3,500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348578August 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUES CONVERTER PROBLEM 2004 ACURA MDX SERVICE BULLETIN 06-003. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10347728August 6, 2010
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
2004 ACURA MDX PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT. CONSUMER STATES THE LATCH PLATE SLIDES FREELY WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AN INFANT SEAT WITHOUT A LOCKING CLIP.. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346801August 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING AT 15-40 MPH, THE GRINDING WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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