TORQUE CONVERTER ON 2007 ACURA MDX FAILED AT 42K MILES. ACURA DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
2002
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2002 ACURA MDX WITH 130K MILES. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS IN VACATION 2 HOURS FROM MY HOME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND I WAS CHARGED $4700 TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON-LINE, I FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA MDXS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A PREMIUM CAR SUCH AS AN ACURA SHOULD HAVE SUCH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ACURA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES GIVEN THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL WHILE ONE IS DRIVING LEADING TO INCREASED PROBABILITY OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR