2006 Acura MDX: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Nov 24, 2020 · 139,000 miles · FL

The transmission in this car has issues with acceleration and deceleration. I notice that there is transmission judder between 20-45 MPH

Filed May 22, 2017 · Transmission · MA

The SUV was just brought in for a judder from the front end to the local acura/ honda in town where we reside and they claim its the torque converter is failing well after some research we noticed there was recalls and a class action suit for this problem. I am just making this complaint because the dealer states we have to pay 5000 dollars to have it replaced. I feel we should be either given a discount or they should cover the cost due to it being an ongoing thing with probably thousands of these acura mdx . I have seen lots of forums where they pay 75% of cost for some and 100% for others but not after the dealers try to get out of paying for it. Most of them like this one have already had the problem and had it fixed if not once several times. This is a safety issue because I know that a torque converter can lock up and in a awd vehicle that would most certainly cause an accident. I have young children and all the dealer says is to keep having the transmission fluid changed or pay 5000 to replace the transmission. I also have a honda accord that had recalls for exploding airbags and it took months for them to finally get it in for the recalls. The acura mdx also says by the VIN on acura.com it has 4 recalls but they say at the dealer it doesnt. I have seen and spoke with many people who are victims of these billion dollar companies, acura that have all the same issues . Every time we go to have an issue looked at or addressed they try to have us have other irrelevant issues fixed instead of the life threatening ones or safety recalls taking care of. Please someone help.

Filed Oct 1, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 95,000 miles · MO

Like others with the 06 mdx I had to have the motor mounts replaced. It is very possible the "judder" as honda calls them from the torque converter caused this even though I had the computer software fix. This became an issue as the vibrations from the bad motor mounts damaged the front right half shaft/axial and I was told I was very lucky it did not break while I was driving on the highway.

Filed Jul 17, 2013 · Transmission · 46,610 miles · FL

When driving between 20 and 45 MPH transmission judder and loses power. The judder noise cause damage to the transmission gear and torque converter.

Filed Jul 17, 2013 · Transmission · 56,300 miles · FL

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.

Filed Oct 10, 2011 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Mar 15, 2011 · Transmission · 63,969 miles · WI

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.

Filed Feb 17, 2011 · Transmission · 58,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Jan 27, 2011 · Acceleration, Transmission · 71,000 miles · IL

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....

Filed Dec 14, 2010 · Transmission · 34,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Sep 12, 2010 · Transmission · 46,610 miles · FL

Torque converter shudder and vibrate between 35-40 MPH.

Filed Jul 27, 2010 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · 00

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.