2002 Acura MDX Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING). ACURA RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER”

“2002 MDX TRANSMISSION SHUDDER, VIBRATE, NOISY BETWEEN 20 TO 40MPH. DEALER INSTALL A/T OIL JET KIT TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM”

“I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPONENTS ON IT REPLACED, HOWEVER THE ONE ITEM WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED IS A SHUDDER WHICH I GET IN THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 30 - 40 MPH”

“DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO RED LINE. CAR HAD NO POWER AND LOST SPEED. CLOSE CALL WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING SEMI TRUCKS”

“THE SUV WAS DRIVEN AROUND 5 MILES, AND THEN SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RPM WAS SHOWING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL (WITH HIGH ENGINE NOISE), BUT THE SUV WASN'T MOVING INTO HIGHER GEAR”

“TWO MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS BROKEN (1) OR CRACKED (1). THESE ARE THE RIGHT AND FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS ON AN ACURA MDX 2002”

“MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES ON 2002 ACURA MDX. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 79,000 MILES”

“MOTOR MOUNTS ON 2002 ACURA MDX WITH 77,000 MILES FAILING”

“ON 4/2/2009 THE FRONT END OF MY 2002 ACURA MDX SEIZED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH LOCKING UP THE FRONT END CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID 5-7 FEET TO A HALT. IT TURNS OUT THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE FIXED PER THE RECALL UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 WAS THE ISSUE”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING”

“TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 69,000 MILES AFTER BEING RECALLED AT 25,000 MILES. CAR TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ALMOST LEADING TO A CRASH”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR”

“The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V027000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available”

“SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROXIMATELY 130000 MILES. MECHANIC STATES CODE 15-3 "FAULTY OPDS SENSOR"”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED”

“The contact owns a 2002 Acura MDX. The contact stated that the air bag warning light would illuminate while leaning on the passenger’s side front door”

“I HAVE ACURA MDX 2002. ON MARCH 4TH, 2011 WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF (UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION) HITTING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT AND THAT IN TURN HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND THE STOPPED IN AN OPEN FIELD”

“MY ACURA MDX 2002 HAD A FROZEN/STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO THROTTLE HIGH SPEED UPTO 50 MPH WITHIN 30 SECS”

“WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION, IT BEGAN TO ROLL INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED”

“THE KEYS CAN BE REMOVED WHILE CAR IS NOT IN PARK SO IT ROLLED AND BUMPED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL”

“THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY AND THEN CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES”