2006 Acura MDX problems
Owners have filed 121 complaints about the 2006 Acura MDX with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 33.1% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of air bags at 12.4%.
Complaints121
Crashes16
Fires0
Injuries11
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 33.1% · 40
Air bags 12.4% · 15
Engine 7.4% · 9
Service brakes 6.6% · 8
Electrical system 6.6% · 8
Unknown or other 5.8% · 7
Electronic stability control (ESC) 5.8% · 7
Vehicle speed control 4.1% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 16 describe a crash and 11 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 16 model years of the Acura MDX in this data, 2006 draws comparatively few complaints; 2016 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 31 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 84,982 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2006 Acura MDX. When the contact drove the vehicle between 35-40 mph, the contact heard a rumbling sound coming from the drive train and the vehicle began to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact had the torque converter and the ecu replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 67000. Power train · reported at 67,000 miles
I bought 2006 MDX may 2010 with 107,000 km, now coming to 110,000 after putting 3k I am starting to get vibration/shudder/grinding between 40-65kmh while accelerating, lugging power when I turn right or left on slow 20kmh. I guess this vehicle still under power train warranty to fix this issues or do I have any other option to resolve this issues. Power train · reported at 109,000 miles
2006 Acura MDX with 34000 miles, start to have intermittent transmission "shudder" around 40mph, bring to thomas Acura dealer to check for two times and was told to change the converter because of "normal"stress of the transmission. In addition, dealer suggest to change transmission oil but I just did it 6 months ago. Power train · reported at 34,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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