2006 Acura MDX power train problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. MOMENTS LATER, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A BARRIER POLE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, A SCHOOL COACH JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE TREE ACURA DEALER IN ASHEVILLE NC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, IT ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE REAR TAILGATE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (MYERS), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE BODY DAMAGE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE…”

“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…”

“WHEN CRUISING 20-30 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHUTTER OR MAKE LOUD GRINDING NOISES AND VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE NOISE AND NOTHING WAS DONE UNTIL 2014. TRANSMISSION OIL WAS CHANGED AND IF PROBLEMS COMES BACK, THEY WOULD CHANGE IT. PROBLEM CAME BACK AND NOW MAKES TREMBLING NOISE AND FEEL IT WHEN REACHING SPEED OF 49 EXACTLY AND 1500RPM, DURING SHIFTING GEARS AND COULD GET STUCK. DEALER STATED IS NORMAL SOUND. NOW I HAVE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH CODE P0706, WHICH IS OPEN IN TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH CIRCUIT PROBABLE CAUSE. SEARCHED AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS YEAR MODEL, ACURA MDX 2006, HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSIONS AND NO RECALLS. CAR MAKES NOISE WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK GETS STUCK DOING THIS UNTIL I ACCELERATE OR BRING DOWN THE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINS WITH THIS ISSUE, AN ACURA HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY OR THE VEHICLE GETS STUCK TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS. *TR”

“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. *TR”

“TRANSMISSION HAS PROBLEM SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTS WITHOUT NOTICE EVEN WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON GAS - CAUSING CAR TO SLOW. DANGEROUS FOR CARS FOLLOWING BEHIND - ALMOST REAR ENDED. *TR”