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decent car...Terrible transmission
JohnA.Feer, 04/15/2006
2002 Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
This car is a good car short term. After my second year owning this car a bunch of lights came up on the dashboard. After getting it checked, weeks later the transmission starting to fail. acura has honda products including the transmission, and honda is known for the worst transmission. The car starting bucking and did not get into gear, and would have trouble reversing. Very comfy, nice options, but just bad transmission, and sunroof.
Three transmissions!
Ken, 02/15/2010
2002 Acura MDX Touring 4WD 4dr SUV w/Navigation (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My wife really liked the Acura's size and features. When we first got it, it certainly was smooth and quiet; much more refined than the 1996 Grand Cherokee we had before. It was a good size and she loved the touchscreen navigation. It was a little disappointing that the MDX didn't have some luxury features that the six-year old Jeep did, like automatic headlights and day/night outside mirrors. Overall she and I liked the car. The trouble started at 37000 miles when the first transmission went out. It was replaced. It broke again and was replaced at 87000 miles and we discovered this is a well-known and chronic problem with Acura's transmissions. I cannot recommend early decade MDX's.
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Transmission blew at 170K.
David Kirchhoff, 09/21/2015
2002 Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV w/Navigation (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 9 people found this review helpful
At the purchase price (could have bought a houseboat for the price), it should go 300K miles, IMHO! Apparently Honda had trouble with the 'hydraulics' on automatic transmissions at the time they did this one. If they had not, this review would not be clouded by a transmission failure.
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Best mid-size suv on the market period!!
Mickey, 06/15/2008
2002 Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I love my MDX and would highly recommend this vehicle to anyone. The styling, features, performance capabilities on this vehicle was everything I could have hoped for. Driving the MDX you feel like your in control of the road. It hugs the turns like a race car. The MDX is sporty, safe, and very roomy inside. I love my MDX!!
I have better cars.
Barry, 04/21/2010
2002 Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
We currently have 133,000 miles. We have replaced far too many things to say this is a used car best buy. The tranny went at 99k, motor mounts at 110k, wheel bearings at 99k, shocks and struts at 115k, rear heater stopped working at 80k, it's starting to rust in the wheel wells and the list goes on. The motor mounts and tranny are a known issue on these cars. RECALL IT! Dealer said to me "Hey, you got your use out of them". I didn't realize parts expired..