2016 Acura MDX Power Train

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR AT LEAST A HALF HOUR AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE SPEED WILL DROP TO IDLE AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL MOVEMENT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THERE ARE NO: WARNINGS, LIGHTS, OR MESSAGES AND NO FAULT CODES ARE STORED IN ANY OF THE CONTROL MODULES. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 9 DIFFERENT TRIPS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT HAS NEARLY RESULTED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE IMPACTING OURS FROM BEHIND, DUE TO THE RAPID DECELERATION.

SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS CAR WE HAVE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE WHERE IT IS HESITATING TO ACCELERATE WHEN GOING FROM 0 MPH TO 30 MPH. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE FOR THE POWERTRAIN BUT STILL THE VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATION ISSUES WHEN GOING FROM 0 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON INTERNET AND IT SEEMS LIKE LOTS OF PEOPLE OWNING ACURA ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS ATTRIBUTED TO NEW 7 SPEED TRANSMISSION THAT ACURA BUILT. IT LOOKS LIKE A SAFTEY ISSUE SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOPPING TO TAKE RIGHT AND RE ACCELERATING.

TRANSMISSION HAS JERKS AND SLIPS. THESE PROBLEMS WERE ADDRESSED TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AFTER PURCHASE. FIRST TWO VISITS THEY CHANGED TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. EACH TIME TRANSMISSION WORKED WORSE THEN BEFORE UPDATE. ON 3 AND 4TH VISIT ANSWER WAS - "THIS IS ACURA'S DESIGN". ON JAN 21 CURRENT YEAR WHILE TRYING TO START FROM INTERSECTION TURNING TO THE RIGHT TRANSMISSION LOST ANY TRACTION/TORGUE FOR 1-2 SECONDS AFTER START MOVING. ENGINE RPM WENT UP TO 6-7 RPM WITHOUT ANY TRACTION TO THE WHEELS. THIS ALMOST LED TO THE ACCIDENT BUT TRUCK DRIVER MOVING STRAIGHT WAS ABLE TO BREAK IN AND CHANGE HIS TRAJECTORY. ON JAN 23D IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON STOP SIGN WHEN CAR REFUSED TO START FOR FEW SECONDS WHILE ENGINE RPM WAS IN ALMOST RED ZONE. BOTH HAPPENED ON COUNTRY ROAD. THESE WERE THE COLDEST WINTER DAYS (LESS THAN -20 F) AND TRANSMISSION ACTED WORSE. ALL OTHER TIME IT "JERKS" AND "SLIPS" INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING WITHOUT CRUCIAL CONSEQUENCES SO FAR. ATTACHED IS SERVICE REPORT FROM 2D VISIT TO THE SERVICE WITHIN FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP.

AT 80,000 MILES CAR STARTED MAKING A NOISE SOUNDING LIKE METAL SPINNING ON METAL. TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON. RPMS WENT REALLY HIGH WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS THE RPMS WENT REALLY LOW. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. PULLED OVER, SHUT CAR OFF, RESTARTED CAR, WARNING LIGHT WENT AWAY RPMS WERE FINE BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACED AND THE NOISE WENT AWAY HOWEVER OCCASIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. SO I SHUT OFF THE CAR RESTART AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOING UP HILL BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE RPMS GO SLIGHTLY ABOVE TWO. IT DOES NOT SEEM TO HAPPEN ON LEVEL GROUND. I DO MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND PUT ANOTHER 50,000 MILES ON SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED. TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHILE THE LIGHT WAS ON, DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. APPARENTLY 2016 MODELS YOU CANNOT REBUILD BECAUSE THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. STILL DRIVING CAR TODAY WITH NO PROBLEM DOING CITY DRIVING BUT I ALWAYS PANIC WHEN I HAVE TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY. APPARENTLY I'VE GONE 60,000 MILES MORE WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT CANNOT GO ON A HIGHWAY UPHILL. JUST RECENTLY MY CAR IS BEEN GOING INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF AND IT STALLS OCCASIONALLY. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I'M DRIVING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE BUT I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. I WISH THE TORQUE CONVERTER COULD BE REPLACED BUT THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE ACURA IS NOT ADMITTING TO A PROBLEM

PURCHASED THE CAR 7/6/2019 USED WITH 26,943 MILES. AT 27,961 MILES I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AFTER A STOP AND THE CAR JERKED AND I HEARD A LOUD "CLUNK". WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED FOR "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM" AND "BLIND SPOT WARNING MALFUNCTION". THE CAR SEEMED TO STAY IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR AS I SLOWLY EXITED THE FREEWAY AT HIGH RPM. HAD IT TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER. TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT.

I HAVE EXPERIENCED STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS AND HIGHER SPEEDS. WHEN SLOWING DOWN BY TAKING THE FOOT OFF THE GAS (COASTING SOMETIME) AND WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED, THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION STALL. YOU CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER A MOMENTARY STALL, THE TRANSMISSION CATCHES BACK UP AND REGAINS POWER. VERY DANGEREOUS FOR INTERSECTIONS AND INTERSTATE DRIVING. 7-18-19 WAS THE LAST DATE TO EXPERIENCE THIS OCCURANCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR FOR SERVICE AT ACURA AND THEY ASSURUED ME THE COMPUTER UPDATE WAS DONE AND NO OTHER ISSUES SHOULD OCCUR. MANY HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THAT UPDATE.

EXPERIENCE THREE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS WHERE THE TRANSMISSION EITHER APPEARS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR GEARS GRINDING. 1) SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLS AND ENGINE REVS UP WITHOUT ANY MOTION. RESOLVED BY SHIFTING VEHICLE BACK TO PARK, AND THEN TO DRIVE. 2) WHEN VEHICLE IS IN-MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BETWEEN 40-70 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATION POWER AND SPEED DECREASES FOR 3-4 SECONDS FORCING OTHER VEHICLES FROM BEHIND TO EITHER BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN. OFTEN OCCURS WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY OR LANE CHANGES WHERE ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED. 3) WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL STREETS AT 30-40 MPH, GEARS GRIND FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECONDS WITHOUT LOSING ACCELERATION.

2016 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED TWICE AND FAILED A THIRD TIME. *JS

PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ACURA MDX DEC. 30, 2018. SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 EPISODES OF VEHICLE LOSING FORWARD THROTTLE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2 EPISODES OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT IS AS IF THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL. THERE ARE NO ERROR MESSAGES OR ENGINE SHUT OFF. WITHIN 10-15 SECONDS THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. AFTER EACH INCIDENT WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO OUR LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP. P2638 CODE IS GENERATED WITH EACH INCIDENT. THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE UPDATED THE SOFTWARE AND COMPLETED ALL THE LATEST RECALLS. CORPORATE HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND WE HAVE A CASE NUMBER. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO US TELLING US IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. CORPORATE REFUSES TO HELP AND ASSURES US IT IS SAFE. THE MOST RECENT EPISODE MAY 19,2019 HAPPENED AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HAD OUR VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS.

WE PURCHASED OUR 2016 ACURA MDX NEW, BACK IN 2016. STARTING IN 2018, WE BEGAN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE WAY THE VEHICLE CHANGED GEARS. WHEN WE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, IT WOULD NOT. THE TACHOMETER WOULD REV UP, AND THEN THE GEAR WOULD VIOLENTLY ENGAGE. WE TOOK IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE ADVISED THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 1/8/19, WHILE MY WIFE WAS OUT OF TOWN, WE EXPERIENCED A "CATASTROPHIC FAILURE" OF THE TRANSMISSION, LITERALLY POUR OUT TRANSMISSION FLUID AND OTHER MECHANICAL PARTS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING MY WIFE STRANDED OUT OF TOWN. WE WERE TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. WE GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ABOUT A WEEK LATER ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT EVENTUALLY THAT LED TO THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE ARE STILL ON GOING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND MET WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION, AND PRECISELY WHY ACURA REPLACED THIS TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW 10 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN THE LATER MODELS. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADDED THAT SINCE THERE WAS NO FIX, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME AND REFERRED ME TO THE "CUSTOMER SERVICE" CORPORATE LINE. FOR WEEKS I WORKED WITH A CASE MANAGER TO REACH A REASONABLE RESOLUTION. MY ASK WAS TO EITHER 1) FIX THE KNOWN DEFECT IN MY TRANSMISSION, 2) EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO COVER THE EVENTUAL FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AGAIN, OR 3) BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THEY CLOSED MY CASE YESTERDAY AND ADVISED ME THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME DESPITE THIS AGAIN, BEING A KNOWN ISSUE. MEANWHILE, I'M STUCK WITH A LEMON. I DON'T HAVE FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE AND CERTAINLY DON'T FEEL SAFE WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN TRAVELING IN IT. ITS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT BREAKS DOWN AGAIN, LEAVING US STRANDED. *JS

THERE WERE A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS PRIOR TO 16 FEBRUARY 2018 WHERE THE CARE JERKED WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND HESITATED ON ACCELERATION POSSIBLY RELATED TO TRANSMISSION MISSHIFTING. WE TOOK OUR CAR INTO AN ACURA DEALER ON 16 FEBRUARY 2018 BUT THE ISSUE WAS NOT RESOLVED.

THREE TIMES WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE INTERSTATE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE, AND GOT STUCK THERE. IT SUDDENLY DROPPED MY SPEED FROM 70 MPH TO 30. I WAS PRESENTED WITH SEVERAL ALERTS ON MY DASH (EMISSIONS FAILURE, SH-AWD FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILURE). I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT 30 MPH UNTIL I COULD GET TO A SAFE AREA. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME THE WARNINGS WOULD CLEAR. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHILE THE WARNINGS WERE PRESENT. I WAS TOLD AFTER DIAGNOSIS THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. AFTER THE UPDATE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT PRESENTED ITSELF AGAIN. I WAS TOLD SOFTWARE UPDATES ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THEY ARE A RECALL ISSUE.

THE CAR RPMS DO NOT KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED. WHEN DECELERATING IN TRAFFIC RPMS REMAIN HIGH AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. GOING DOWN HILLS WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR SURGES FORWARD. WHEN SITTING AT A STOP SIGN AND STARTING AGAIN THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD. THE ENGINE IS VERY ERRATIC AND THE SOFTWARE UPDATES DO NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. VERY SCARY DRIVING THE CAR. COLD WEATHER MAKES THE SYMPTOMS WORSE. NEED TO WARM UP THE CAR A MINIMUM OF FIVE MINUTES. IT IS VERY SLUGGISH IN THE COLD AND THE SURGING IS MORE PROMINENT. NOT GOOD IF YOU LIVE IN COLD CLIMATES. I NEED TO DRIVE THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF A CITY WITH CHILDREN CROSSING THE STREET. I AM AFRAID IF THE CAR SURGES WHEN I BREAK THERE MAY BE AN ACCIDENT WITH A PEDESTRIAN OR I MAY REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. LOOKING TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE WITH A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NEVER BE RESOLD!

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT VERY HARD AND WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR STAR TO BRAKE AND ACCELERATE BY HIM SELF AND IT'S DANGER AND ANNOYING

WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED THE "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE "D" LIGHT ALSO BEGAN FLASHING ON CONSOLE AND THEN CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. IN ADDITION ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD THAT SAID "BLIND SPOT WARNING MALFUNCTION" FOLLOWED BY 3RD MESSAGE THAT SAID "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM" AND D LIGHT DISAPPEARS FROM DASHBOARD . WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR CONTINUES AT SAME RATE SPEED THANKFULLY. WHEN PARKED, CANNOT PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND HAVE TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CAR CANNOT BE LOCKED SINCE IT RECOGNIZES CAR IN DRIVE. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW. I DON'T LIKE DRIVING THE CAR SINCE I'M CONCERNED IT WILL GO INTO NEUTRAL AS I'M DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BECOME A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. ANY TIME A CAR DOES THIS WITHOUT EXPLANATION ON THE HIGHWAY WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION.

THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. HARD SHIFTING, LUNGING FORWARD, THE CAR ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR HESITATES AND FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED. IT WAS DONE TO MEET FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS. ACURA IS SACRIFICING SAFETY AND COMFORT IN ORDER TO MEET THE FUEL STANDARDS.

IN DIFFERENT SETTINGS I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LAG OR HESITATION WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR. THE HESITATION IS SUFFICIENT THAT IT MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO SHIFT LANES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL AS TO TURN LEFT AT A STOP SIGN ON A LOCAL STREET. I HAVE DISENGAGED THE AUTO-IDLE FEATURE TO MINIMIZE THE ISSUE AT STOP SIGNS AND I AM NOW DRIVING IN SPORTS MODE 100% OF THE TIME BECAUSE THIS MINIMIZES THE HESITATION; HOWEVER, IT IS NECESSARY TO "GUN" THE ENGINE TO ENSURE THAT THE HESITATION DOES NOT RESULT IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE ISSUE WITH THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT EACH TIME I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE OVER THE PAST 1.5 YEARS, AND THEY DENY THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE POWER TRAIN. I DO NOT ALLOW OTHER MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY TO DRIVE MY MDX AS I FEAR THEIR INEXPERIENCE WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WILL RESULT IN A MAJOR CAR ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM" ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE "D" LIGHT ALSO BEGAN FLASHING. IN ADDITION ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "BLIND SPOT WARNING MALFUNCTION". THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. IT WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN 15-20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE RPM'S SURGED TO OVER 4,000 RPM. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY. AS OF TODAY THEY STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHY THIS HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT PUT MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. ANY TIME A CAR DOES THIS WITHOUT EXPLANATION ON THE HIGHWAY WARRANTS AN INVESTIGATION.

WHILE ACCELERATING AND SWITCHING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND 70MPH THE CAR REDUCED POWER AND THEN DOWNSHIFTED AND REVVED UP TO OVER 4K RPMS. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH FOOT ALL THE WAY INTO IT AND REDUCED SPEED TO 50MPH. EMISSIONS SYSTEM ERROR, TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ERROR, SH AWD ERROR AND BLIND SPOT ASSIST ERROR WERE ALL ILLUMINATED.

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE & THE CAR SURGES UNCONTROLLABLY DRIVING DOWNHILL. MY WIFE & I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE THIS CAR & OUR LOCAL OAKLAND, CA ACURA DEALER HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM - WE HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR CORRECTION SEVERAL TIMES. WE HAVE 3 KIDS SO WE CAN'T DRIVE AROUND IN AN UNSAFE CAR & DONT WANT SOMEONE ELSE DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR. ACURA RECENTLY ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS ISSUE - THIS CAR IS LEASED & WE WANT TO TURN IT IN NOW. PLEASE ASSIST. [XXX] - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

AS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 60 -70 MPH AND YOU DECELERATE OR REDUCE ACCELERATION THE RPM GOES TO ZERO, CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE AND YOU DO NOT CONTROL OVER ACCELERATION IN MOVING TRAFFIC. IF THE CAR IIS COASTING AND NOT ABLE TO HAVE A STABLE SPEED WITH MOVING TRAFFIC THIS IS CAN BE DANGEROUS. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL ENGAGE WITH A SHARP ENGAGEMENT (METAL SOUND) OF THE TRANSMISSION AFTER ABOUT 6-10 SECONDS. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AS THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ME SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION AND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. LAST WEEK SIMILAR SITUATION OCCURRED EXCEPT THE DASHBOARD ERROR LIGHTS SHOWED SH-AWD, EMISSIONS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND REAR SIDE WARNING INDICATOR FAULT. I HAD TO PULL OF ONTO THE SIDE OF ROAD. ONCE IN PARK THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO INTO SPORT MODE IN FIRST GEAR. CALLED ACURA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. NEXT MORNING THEY SAID IT WAS OK. ONCE THEY TESTED VIA DIAGNOSTICS THEY SAID THERE WERE ERRORS IN THE TRANSMISSION MODULATOR. HOPE THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM. CAR HAS 36K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE DEALER WAS VERY HELPFUL AND HELPED ME GET TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION TO MY HOME CITY 4 HOURS AWAY. OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURED TO ME. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS ONCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTEE THIS BECOMES MY PROBLEM NOT THE MANUFACTURER. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE IF THIS A DESIGN OR QUALITY DEFECT FOR ME AND OTHER CONSUMERS. CURRENT REPAIRS HAVE BEING COMPLETED AND UNKNOWN IF THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AT FUTURE DATE.

I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AN AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE, IT LURCHED FORWARD BEFORE FINALLY MOVING BACKWARDS (THERE WAS NO SLOPE). THEN, AS I APPROACHED A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A CITY STREET AND APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT ACCELERATED SLIGHTLY BEFORE SLOWING DOWN.

HI, I BOUGHT A MDX 2016 FROM AUTONATION ACURA LAST YEAR. I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR THIS WEEK. WHEN I WAS DRIVING(MOVING), MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY, AS THE TRAFFIC WAS MORE, IT WAS SLOW MERGE, SUDDENLY I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AS THE TRANSMISSION MOVED TO "NEUTRAL" FROM "DRIVE" AUTOMATICALLY. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR AND I DID NOT TOUCH THE GEAR BUTTONS OR STEERING WHEEL SHIFT PADDLES. THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH CAR AND ITS DANGEROUS ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW MOVING AND I DID MANAGE TO PUSH TO DRIVE AGAIN AND ACCELERATE. WHAT IF THIS IS ON A FAST MOVING FREEWAY. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THERE IS NO WAY TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT TURNING THE ENGINE ON. TODAY I WAS AT A GAS STATION WHEN A FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND THERE WAS A FUEL SPILL THAT NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE PROCEDURE WAS TO MOVE THE CAR WITHOUT TURNING ON THE ENGINE SO THEY CAN ACCESS THE AREA TO CLEAN UP THE SPILL. AFTER SPEAKING TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND TO THE MAIN CONTACT PHONE NUMBER FOR HONDA NORTH AMERICA, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT THE ENGINE BEING ON. THIS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN GETTING MY CAR MOVED SINCE A TOW TRUCK WITH A DOLLY WAS NEEDED.

WHILE IN TRANSIT WITH JUST 15000 MILES ON THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DEALER. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CENTER CONSOLE PUSH BUTTON CONTROL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WAS RESIDUE IN THE CONTROLLER MOST LIKELY DUE TO A SPILLED DRINK. THE CONTROLLER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE WE SPILLED NO DRINKS ON THE CONTROLLER. HOWEVER, WHAT A POOR DESIGN. THE DRINK HOLDERS ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE CONTROLLER! COULD A SPILLED DRINK CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP BASED ON THIS DESIGN?