Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / MDX / 2001

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096259 Incident Date: Feb, 21 2007
Consumer's City: MOUNT LAUREL Consumer's State: NJ
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 22 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 18 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Noticed transmission slippage in 4/06 on my '01 acura mdx. dealer not able to duplicate problem. yesterday, 2/22/07 with 71000 miles, the transmission, will without warning, appear to suddenly down shift and engine will spike in rpm's as if thrown into neutral. this occurs while driving at 40-40 mpg and causing sudden lost of control due to the forward thrust of the down shift and loss of throttle control. engine light comes on along with a flashing and d5 indicator light. very dangerous transmission problem that needs to be addressed. *jb