| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006067233 | Incident Date: May, 17 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MOUNT AIRY | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: MDX | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2HNYD18461H | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 05 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2001 mdx transmission failed and was replaced with rebuilt transmission by dealer. this was after 4 visits over 9 months complaining about a shudder between 40 - 45 mph. another repair shop (non-dealer) had diagnosed a faulty transmission on the first visit. transmission fluid was burnt. dealer refused to accept that diagnosis and replaced egr valve (had already been replaced once), 4th gear pressure switch, and one time claimed not to be able to reproduce the problem. dealer denied knowledge of any history of transmission failures in this model, despite many documented cases which i discovered after the transmission failed. in retrospect, the car was obviously dangerous to drive the entire period from the first occurrence till the replacement. acura cs has refused any sort of good will reimbursement, partial or otherwise, due to the fact that all service was not exclusively done at a dealer. honda/acura is stone walling the public about these transmission problems, and a dangerous and defective product remains on the market for each consumer to discover for him/herself. it is only good luck that none of my family was killed or injured, and it is just a matter of time before some unsuspecting person is. please investigate and force honda/acura to do the right thing and recall these transmissions and replace them at their cost. *jb |
