Second complaint-I own a 2006 acura mdx I am the first owner bought SUV new-on november 2010 I receive a recall notice from american honda motor co., inc. To bring SUV in to acura dealer for technician to update software for transmission. The update will help transmission operate properly, assure longer life-before taking SUV in I had no complaint SUV was operating great. After recall fix I started to hear and feel shuddering ,judder, vibration at 20-45 MPH-my mileage then was 45,610- I immediately took SUV back to dealer and after diagnostic they confirm noise, replaced torque converter-the noise returned after 2 months between 20-45 MPH-mileage then was 56,300- I returned to dealer for a second time-I informed dealer it was the same problem from the previous issue they repaired-they disagreed, told me it was the driveshaft and replaced it-the noise returned, same day I called service manager and made complaint, he said I should drive SUV until noise become louder so technician will hear the noise clearly- by 62,536 mileage noise became louder, I brought the SUV in a 3rd time, same problem-they kept SUV 2 days ran test and confirmed everything I said-the transmission was bad and they replaced it and also replaced the torque converter a second time-SUV performed great until 120,000 miles which is only 57,464 miles for the new transmission when the same noises and vibrations returned, however my warranty was up-there is clearly something wrong with transmission-I take great care of my SUV-its paid off in full and currently I cant afford a car payment-I hoped this car took me over 200,000 miles like my1991 honda I previously owned-I buy acura because of quality- the name honda use to stand for-I contacted the dealer again and was told bring SUV in, they will pay half the cost to fix it-time is hard they need to cover total bill or trade me up to a newer SUV.
2006 Acura MDX transmission complaints
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When driving between 20 and 45 MPH transmission judder and loses power. The judder noise cause damage to the transmission gear and torque converter.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 acura mdx. The contact stated the transmission of the vehicle shuttered while driving 40 MPH. The contact stated the shuttered stopped when he removed his foot off of the accelerator pedal, but it started to shutter again when the pedal was engaged. The vehicle shuttered between third and forth gear. The failure was not diagnosed by the dealer. The failure and current mileage was 66,000.
The car had begun shuddering at between 30-40 miles an hour and then at a very low RPM in 1st gear, the car started jerking heavily. The dealership first said they would charge me 125$ to diagnose the problem, unless it was the torque converter as I had mentioned. Now they want 2800$ to fix the problem. - at what point in time - as I've now seen this as a recurring problem with mdx's do they give a recall? This is a young car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 acura mdx. The contact stated after getting out of his vehicle, it began to roll backwards crashing into another vehicle. The police were not notified nor was anyone injured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised him that the ignition key converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 100,200. Updated 10/4/11 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would roll in any gear position. The consumer was able to remove the key from the ignition with the hear still in drive. The dealer performed a PCM updated and reprogram. Updated 01/19/12
2006 acura mdx 77,000 miles bad torque converter. My concern is I am warranteed until 10/2012 or 100,000 miles what happens if this happens again and I do not have a warranty. There are quite a few complaints in regards to the torque converter going on acura mdx from 2001-2006 models at low miles.
2006 acura mdx shudders and vibrates when accelerating, approximately between 30 - 40 MPH. The shuddering is predictable, occurs nearly everytime the car is driven. Acura service advised us the torque converter is slipping internally and needs replacement (in writing). Now acura service states they will conduct the transmission software update which should fix the issue. The car is still under warranty, however, only 1100 miles are remaining on the warranty. From researching the issue, it is clear other acura mdx owners are experiencing similar issues. The dealer told me they had never heard of this issue when I originally reported my concern in november 2010, however, they would look into it. The issues being experienced with this car appear to be on par with other mdx transmission issues, this appears to be nothing new.
Vehicle shudders and vibrates between 35-40 MPH. Will be taking to a dealer on friday 18feb2011 for inspection. This has happened before also but I was not sure what it was. This normally occurs when accelerating at speeds between 30 and 45 MPH. Also received a letter regarding software updates for the transmission in december 2010. It said that this update has been issued in september 2009, but I was never informed of this update earlier. Acura myacura.com website also does not have any information on this.
Recently purchased 06 mdx. Didn't notice the transmission issue right away. About month after purchase, I noticed shutter/grinding/judder/whistling coming from the transmission. Took it into acura dealer. Acura replaced torque converter and updated PCM software under warranty. About week later, started noticing the same shuttering noise coming from transmission again but its not as noticeable but definitely noticeable and the problem is still there. Acura did not "fix" the problem. It seems acura had fixed the "severity" of it to the point where you can only slightly hear it. After being thoroughly frustrated with this issue, I started researching the internet and found out there are many many many many others with this same problem. It seems that there is no permanent fix. Numerous owners have same repeat problems even after replacing the entire transmission. The problem seems to be that of a "design" of transmission error by the acura so essentially, only permanent fix would be to replace the transmission with the newly redesigned transmission. If you replace the same parts over and over, you will have same problems over and over. Acura fails to acknowledge this. If you take the car to any acura dealer, they will vehemently deny there is transmission problems(I am sure they're trained by the corporate to deny, deny, deny). Unfair. Essentially, my car is a "lemon" albeit a used lemon....
2006 acura mdx with 34000 miles, start to have intermittent transmission "shudder" around 40mph, bring to thomas acura dealer to check for two times and was told to change the converter because of "normal"stress of the transmission. In addition, dealer suggest to change transmission oil but I just did it 6 months ago.
1. Normal driving my 2006 acura mdx (original owner 55000 miles) 2. Acura told me the torque converter is bad 3. They will pay for this 2600.00 repair, but the problem is known to come back.
Acura mdx 2006 at 70,000 miles began making a grinding noise, sporadically at first, when car was running between 30-35 miles per hour. Rpm's also jumped when grinding occurred. Took it to an independent transmission shop and was diagnosed as needing a new transmission. Took it to an acura dealer for a second opinion. They diagnosed it as needing a new torque converter. Now in negotiations with acura for the repair.
I currently own a 2006 acura mdx. The vehicle currently has 86,000 miles and has been serviced exclusively by acura. All recommended services have been performed by acura. The car was just returned to me after having its 3rd transmission replaced. This time the car broke down during an acceleration onto a major highway almost causing a traffic incident. The transmission has been identified as a failure by acura and has been replaced by them each time under warranty.
Torque convertor failed at 81,000. Replaced at dealership, very expensive to replace and no guarantee it won't cause problems to transmission or transmission will need to be replaced.
Torque converter shudder and vibrate between 35-40 MPH.
I bought 2006 mdx may 2010 with 107,000 km, now coming to 110,000 after putting 3k I am starting to get vibration/shudder/grinding between 40-65kmh while accelerating, lugging power when I turn right or left on slow 20kmh. I guess this vehicle still under power train warranty to fix this issues or do I have any other option to resolve this issues.
Vehicle shudders at 30 -40mph.
I have a 06 mdx torque converter was replaced in dec 09, june 2010 back in for the same thing. Honda doesn't have a for sure fix, so it is possible I will have to drive it until they come up with something else that will fix the problem. Who knows how long that will take? This problem is unfair to those of us who own these cars, honda needs to make this right and not be allowed to get away with this. I've owned this car for 8months, the dealerships are all aware of the problem with these cars, but failed to disclose this information. I've enjoyed this car maybe one month before the problems arose. Need help!
2006 acura mdx can be stopped and keys removed without shifting to park. We noticed this in an incident in a shopping mall parking lot when car was parked and mistakenly left in drive. Keys were removed and cars started rolling as if it were in neutral. Since the incident we have verified that keys can be removed when it is not in park. The car will roll freely when it is in drive or reverse. From another report on your site on 3/24/2009 we are not the only ones with this issue. While there was no loss for us this appears that it is an issue that needs to be addressed.
I have a 2006 mdx and when it had about 55,000 miles on it I started to notice a shaking/lurching feeling when going about 30-40mph while accelerating. I took the car into and acura dealership and they replaced the torque converter, under warranty. When I picked the car up they said that it should never happen again and if it did then there should be some kind of recall done. Well, 10,000 miles later and it is happening again. I took the car back to the dealership and of course they can't recreate the problem which means they don't have to fix the real problem. The car is no longer under warranty!!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 acura mdx. When the contact drove the vehicle between 35-40 MPH, the contact heard a rumbling sound coming from the drive train and the vehicle began to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact had the torque converter and the ecu replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 67000.
I own a 2006 acura mdx with funny sounds coming from drivetrain area. If u decelerate to 30-40 MPH, then slightly accelerate, there is a vibrating/shuttering sound followed by a clunking sound as attempts to shift gears. I had a service manager ride with me and he said he has never heard about this. I did some research and found out on edmunds.com that there are numerous consumers having the same issue and they had to have the torque converter and in most cases a new transmission at their expense, because the car is out of warranty when this occurs. I am about to be in the same position, since I am having noise issues, I imagine it is only a matter of time before I have to have it replaced at my expense. I was told there isn't a recall as of yet on the 2006 acura mdx, but read many people having this same issue. Can you please help me because I can not afford to outlay 5000 to 6000 dollars due to manufacturer's issue.
Acura mdx transmission failure / catalytic converter.
2006 acura mdx with 68,500 miles has a shudder feeling at speeds between 35 and 45 MPH. The vehicle has been into the dealer twice and the service technician has stated that it is a torque converter problem, however refuse to fix the problem.
Acura mdx 2006 lost steering power while driving and had to emergent stop and the vehicle cannot be driven anymore. Tow truck driver found the crank pulley lying on the ground. Obviously it's separated from the vehicle.
I recently purchased a 2006 certified used acura mdx base model. I was exiting the vehicle and accidentally left the gear in park (automatic transmission). I removed the key without noticing it was in drive and when I got out of the vehicle it started rolling backwards. I noticed and jumped in and hit the brake, but was surprised to realize it was in gear and allowed me to remove the key. So I tried again and same thing happened whether I was in drive or reverse, I am able to remove the key and the car will roll like it is in neutral. I cannot reinsert the key without moving the shifter back to park. I believe this is an issue with the vehicles interlock after doing some research on similar incidents with jeep and pontiac. This is very dangerous and I would really like to see a recall be done to fix this problem.
Yesterday afternoon when I took it out, the vsa and the vtm4-lock lights were on and wouldn't go off. And the drive extremely sluggish. No acceleration and it wouldn't go any higher that 25 MPH. Even getting it to 25 MPH took over 1-2 minutes, felt like eternity. Made it to pohanka finally. Couldn't accelerate to merge, couldn't go uphill on even slight inclines, this is a safety issue. What if this happens .
I bought a new 2006 acura mdx and from the first time I drove it home, I couldn't drive over 55 MPH without the steering wheel shaking so bad I could barely hold it. Since then, within the last month and half it has been in lindsey acuras repair shop 3 times and they still cannot repair the problem. Is there a lemon law for this problem were we could replace the vehicle. It is not safe to drive on the freeway. Maybe you could help me please. Thank you.
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