It's unfortunate that honda motor co has not taken any corrective action to address the numerous problems with its acura mdx transmission problem and I am calling for a full federal investigation along with a potential class action suit against honda. A vehicle of this calibre on a luxury line, costing thousands of dollars is supposed to live up to its reputation. To be further proactive, I ask all the mdxers for us to start a chain blog for acura and the other car manufacturers to see how extensive these problems are. Acura has been less than cooperative during my interactions with them. So first let me talk about the problems and issues on my mdx. It started with grinding and whining noises coming from my 2005 mdx while still under warranty. I brought it in to open road acura of wayne, nj several times to fix the problem but issue still remain today. Finally, I was told that the transmission would need to be replaced at my expense to correct this problem. When driving 50-60 MPH, whining noise from engine area develops. It can be unbearable sometimes, sort of what you experience with earaches on a plane. The engine idles rough, in a grunting way. Initially, constant noise came from the tensioner pulley. I paid and got that fixed even though this was a recall issue. Two weeks into buying the car brand new, something in the drop down dvd screen was rattling and I got that fixed. Then, the dvd/nav froze on me causing yet another repair and time lost. So, now back to this transmission problem. I contacted acura hq and they asked me to contact the dealer. I asked for them to initiate call to dealer but said they weren't allowed to do so and all repairs is at discretion of dealer. Now what happens if car seizes while I'm driving causing serious injury or death? Acura has refused to even call me back as a courtesy and has never done so with its customer. This issue should be covered under warranty but dealer claims its at their cost. Dealer service is good, policy is bad.
2005 Acura MDX engine complaints
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2005 acura mdx rear main seal failure around 70000 miles. Most of the maintenance is conducted by owner with genuine acura parts purchased on-line at bernardi acura, massachusetts. Notice oil stain in garage around 70000 miles, now at 76000 in dripping so I took it to dealer in fayetteville, nc for inspection and repair. Asked for help from manufacturer to mitigate cost but was denied base on dealer service history. Have read more complaints in forums. To me this is a defective part. To replace a $10.00 seal cost over $1000.00.
Grinding noise on acura mdx 2005 model. Had the car for two years when problem started. The dealer could never identify the problem. Only when the car was out of warranty did they finally say that the transmission had to be replaced. I am the original owner and my car has 75k plus, but this problem started way before. This repair will cost me at least $5000. I'm sure honda knew about this problem and decided to ignore it. I feel cheated! Honda must take responsibility for selling faulty cars and not owning up to it. I'm a million percent sure the dealers also knew it and didn't say anything about it. They are negligent as well. I am sure I am not the only one with this complaint.
I have a 2005 acura mdx and felt the car noisy while driving after a while the vsa light came on and stayed on. Thank god I purchased an extended warranty because this happened 1 month after the manufacturers warranty expire. They had to replace the transmission at a cost of $3900.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 20mph the airbag light illuminated without warning and the engine stalled. The engine would not restart and the battery was discharged. Afterwards, the airbag and tire mounting light illuminated. The vehicle was seen by the dealer and the battery was replaced. The dealer determined the navigation unit was draining the battery. The engine stalling persisted and the vehicle lost all power. The engine was restarted but continued to stall. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined there was a short within the airbag SRS module wiring. Although the airbag problem was corrected, the stalling continued. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for further inspection, but the dealer was unable to duplicate the stalling problem.
While driving at a speed of approximately 65-70 MPH the car speedometer fell to 0 instantly and the car decelerated while the engine was still operating. Car was towed to dealership. With first incident (occured 1/18/05) the dealer could not idenitify or replicate problem. Car is currently at a different dealership being checked out for this reoccurance.
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