2007 Acura MDX: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Mar 19, 2017 · Suspension · 170,000 miles · CO

I have a multiple clunking sounds that occur on every bump or when driving on irough surfaces!!!! I have taken the mdx in several times and the bushings are good on the tie rods etc..I am now replacing the tires again due to excessive wear in a short period of time!! I just read about a strut recall to day on the internet.. I never recieved any notice... This problem has been ongoing for a year!! I thought it was just the front undercarriage guard that has a crack in it flexing, making the noise&#128556.

Filed Nov 17, 2016 · Suspension · 100,000 miles · MD

I have a 2007 mdx with about 125,000 miles on it. I received a notification dared november 2016 from acura that the front and rear active dampers might be bad. The vehicle makes clunking and banging sounds when I drive on rough roads or go over speed bumps and I believe that the dampers are bad. I requested a review, case 05228502 and was immediately rejected by an acura employee in torrance ca. This is the first model year to be recalled and I believe that most are over the 100,000 mile limit.

Filed Feb 19, 2016 · Electrical, Suspension · 115,700 miles · VA

I purchased a 07 acura mdx 1 month ago with 115,500 miles and got the extended power train warranty. Hall nissan pulled the vehicle off hall acura's lot. They printed out a receipt from all the work acura did before I bought the car, and ensured me nothing was wrong with it that it went through a 150 point inspection. I took it to acura 2.5 weeks after I bought it because the check engine light came on and a tranny code popped up. They diagnosed the car and found $7,000 worth of malfunctioning equipment. Transmission range sensor, both front struts, AC coil and magnetic clutch, front cv axle boot leaking, rear shocks, rear sway bar bushings, transmission cooler hose leaking. I have spoken with numerous managers about this, they wont replace the cv axel assembly (suggested fix), the transmission cooler line (suggested fix), or front struts or back shocks which failed upon inspection. They are telling my warranty wont cover it because I haven't owned the vehicle for 60 days. They need to fix this. They should not have sold me a car telling me everything is ok and when I take it back to the same acura service shop that did the original inspection 2 weeks later there is now $7,000 worth of damage. There is a few things wrong with it that was said was fixed on the original work order that they never did. When I go over bumps the suspension makes a clunk from the front. After researching online many people have the same issue.

Filed Nov 14, 2012 · Electrical, Transmission · 93,000 miles · FL

Random nav reset followed by non-acceleration until rpms reach over 3000. This has happened multiple times since purchasing this vehicle in july 2012. Navigation/radio system resets. Soon followed by problem of non-acceleration. Ex: following reset, stop at traffic light, stop sign, etc. Light turns green. Car feels as though it is stuck in 1st gear. Will not accelerate over 1000 rpms. Extremely slow movement thru intersection then car slams into gear and rpms top 3000. After rough shift car performance is mostly normal, sometimes hard shifting. Next red light repeat performance. If put into park and then back to drive transmission seems to "reset" and may or may not repeat above action. If car is turned off and left to sit for a short time it usually does not repeat but for how long is anyone's guess. Lately nav reset happens so often I lose count, I just wait for the car to shift into what feels like first gear. Dealership has not been able to recreate this issue. No computer codes show up in system. Multiple complaints to dealer but they claim to have no record and to have never heard of this problem.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Steering · 35,000 miles · NC

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) 2007 acura mdx 34,000 predominantly highway miles friday evening, as I was pulling out of a car wash, I heard a clunk, the instrument panel lit up with a "check charging system alarm" and I had no power steering. I immediately stopped and found a belt pulley (later identified by acura as a "crank pulley) laying in the road just behind the car. I opened the hood and the serpentine belt was not turning, explaining the loss of power steering. Upon investigation, the dealership explained that the outer rim of the pulley is compression fit onto the hub and that the pulley came apart at this compression fit. The hub remained connected to the crank, but without the hub there is no tension provided to the serpentine belt and, hence no power steering (or alternator or A/C for that matter). The local acura dealership provided a simple repair replacing the pulley, but could not explain why it failed. I contacted acura's regional case manager [xxx] and asked for a case number [xxx] )to receive feedback from an analysis of the failed part. Why did it fail (root cause) and what should be done to prevent future occurrences? [xxx] replied "that is not going to happen", "I'm closing out this case". I am very concerned about the root cause of this failure. Had my wife or daughter or other weaker person been driving in a more critical situation, losing the power steering while moving could have been a tragic event. The car carrier driver told me that he picked up an mdx with a missing belt pulley just last week. I understand that he is not the authoritative source, but its is enough to increase my level of concern.