2016 Acura MDX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the contact's wife owns a 2016 acura mdx. the contact stated while driving 60 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond and lost motive power. a message indicating a transmission failure was displayed. the contact was able to veer to the side of the roadway. the contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the vehicle failed to shift into gear. the vehicle was towed to a aaa center. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was covered under an extended transmission warranty. the vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not eligible to be repaired under the transmission extended warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 117,000."

"the contact owns a 2016 acura mdx. the contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop, the vehicle hesitated and then accelerated. there were no warning lights illuminated. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000."

"i have had the vehicle since beginning of march and i noticed the transmission slipping. i had the transmission flushed which made the problem not as bad but it was still there. a couple weeks later the transmission started slipping hard again and i had the transmission replaced by the dealer. i take it home and its shifting all over the place and not accelerating. acura did a reprogram and i picked it up and the minute i left the dealer, it started to do a hard shift/slip between 4th and 5th gear that is not going away after a new transmission was put in. i'm not getting any warnings or lights, just the hard shifting that has caused me to return to the dealer on 3 separate occasions and now will be a 4th time. this can be dangerous because i do not know what the car will do at any given moment while i am driving."

"the contact's wife owns a 2016 acura mdx. the contact stated that while his wife was reversing out of the driveway with his grandchildren in the rear seats, she stopped the vehicle to check for incoming traffic but the vehicle switched gears to drive on its own and accelerated forward. the contact's wife depressed the brake pedal but it failed to respond and the vehicle crashed into his unoccupied vehicle that was parked ahead in the driveway. the driver's airbags deployed. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact's wife parked the vehicle. there were no injuries sustained. a police report was not filed. the contact stated that his wife switched gears to reverse and attempted to reverse the vehicle. the vehicle only reversed for 2 feet and switched gears back to park. the contact stated that the vehicle continuously switched gears to park whenever they attempted to reverse. the dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 37,592."

"every since i've owned my 2016 acura mdx i've had infrequent, and intermittent transmission issues. several have been safety concerns: - transmission is slow to engage when first pushing accelerator, leading to unexpected lag pulling into traffic - transmission did not shift into park as expected, causing car to keep moving as i was opening door and starting to step out - transmission slips and does not respond when accelerating to merge into fast lane on highway to pass slower traffic. car speed stalls and you have to let off the gas and wait for a few seconds before the transmission reengages. - overall horrible/hard shifting all the time... to which we're told... the car learns your driving style. we've reset it multiple times to try to get it to start learning again. no luck. - after coasting on highway, very hard shift with loud noise when you go to hit the accelerator all of these situations have happened numerous times over the past 2 years of owning this car. all of them infrequent, but also unexpected... leaving you to really worry if this is the time the transmission is going to let you down and cause you to wreck. dealer now says a new transmission is needed, but i waited until 78,000 miles to first report it, so it's out of warranty now. hoping acura will step up and address this serious safety issue with the 9 speed transmission."

"for at least the past four years, my mdx has been "catching" while accelerating and lurching at other times. if i have to step on it to get through traffic or want to pass and i accelerate, the car will jerk. this is most noticeable at 40 mph because that's the speed i'm driving at most often. it also happens at higher speeds when on the interstate. i have taken it in to the dealer numerous times, but they just keep telling me there is nothing they can do about it and they blow me off."

"uncontrollable acceleration, surging and bucking during braking or decreasing speed the vehicle hesitates to stop in all gears - uncontrollably dangerous acceleration also stresses additional vehicle functions - tires and brakes - suspension (inertia that causes imbalance) - steering - vehicle steering is now somewhat unbinding and veers right or left when attempts to control anomalous accelerations while braking or slowing the vehicle poor acceleration at lower city speeds and remains in erratic gears for unspecified times this is most dangerous when driving in rougher traffic and especially when there are additional demands to drive at elevating speeds transmission disengages briefly at higher speeds recently, as the vehicle increases velocity and consistency, the drive gear disengages to neutral for a few milliseconds and changes back to the drive gear and regains momentum transmission is noisy 1. thuds and clicks while shift at various times 2. 'cricket sounds' gurgling, creaks, grinds and mild knocking is present when idling and engaging after vehicle startup e. manual transmission functions 1. vehicle continues to move once parking gear is engaged and foot brake is released 2. once vehicle starts, reverse and drive gear is "sticky' and makes noise (thud) when engaged"

"zf9 transmission went out at about 10,000 miles with metal particles found in atf fluid. replaced by acura with a new transmission apparatus. apparently this is a rampant and dangerous problem with this model year transmission. now at 38,000 miles (28,000 miles on the new transmission) this one is failing, slipping on shifts and making a squeaking/chirping noise between gears. can result in failure to engage/accelerate in an emergency situation. acura people won't take it seriously so nhtsa should get involved. a quick survey will demonstrate this is a common problem in this car. acura has a tsb but this should be a recall item. they're trying to get beyond everyone's 6 year powertrain warranty without having to take action."

"- vehicle lost power the other day had to pull over luckily was still in residential corridor at 35mph with no other vehicles around. transmission problems include: erratic shifting, sensation of acceleration when coasting down hills, surging when braking, transmission feels like it stays in various gears too long. during slight acceleration from a stop, experience both hesitation and surges and transmission feels rough at low speeds. also experience poor acceleration and bogging at low speeds. erratic shifting and speed changes occurring daily."

"tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura mdx. the contact stated that while driving at 75 mph, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral. the failure recurred several times and the contact was unable to shift the vehicle back into drive. the contact pulled over and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as intended. the contact stated that the power train control module software was previously updated at rosenthal acura (623 frederick avenue, gaithersburg, md 20879, (877)300-4226) however, failed to prevent the failure. the vehicle was taken back to the same dealer to be inspected. the contact referenced manufacturer communication numbers: 15-034 nad 19-003 as possible fixes for the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 39,000. *ln *tr"