Used 2002 Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV w/Navigation (3.5L 6cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
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BEWARE: Bad Transmissions
jj0103, 04/15/2010
Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV w/Navigation (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Nice vehicle but not withstanding of the reputation of Honda's reliability. Transmissions have known issue under NHTSA recall 04V176000 of gear failure that could result in transmission lockup. This happened to me at 113k miles after Acura said they fixed the issue. While driving 35 mph the front end of the vehicle seized and skidded 5-7 feet. Luckily there wasn't a car behind me. They tried to charge $7k to fix the transmission. It appears there are 100's of similar cases reported online and Acura is using plausible deniability to avoid litigation issues. I logged a complaint w/ NHTSA & sold vehicle due to safety concerns.
Transmission blew at 170K.
David Kirchhoff, Ashburn, VA, 09/21/2015
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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Lemon from the factory
bfoley80, Alameda, CA, 04/30/2012
Acura MDX 4WD 4dr SUV w/Navigation (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought the vehicle brand new off the lot and from day 01 the vehicle had issues, i.e. bubbles in the paint, EGR valve recalls (numerous), etc. The latest is the transmission. This is the second one in 160K miles. The first one was under warranty & the second was while still under warranty as well, however the Sunnyvale Acura dealership did not identify it and has now changed ownership & they're not taking responsibility. The repair will be between $5K~$7K. This is the 1st and last Acura which I will ever buy. They use the term "Luxury Vehicle" - don't be fooled. My prior Lexus was a true Luxury Vehicle, over 250K miles on the trannie w/ no issues.