Justifying 2007 Acura MDX purchase
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They released a TSB for the MDX regarding the torque converter and how it shudders when changing gear. The feel is similar to the 02-06 Lexus ES when it's trying to find 4th/5th gear.
Honda transmissions are very sensitive to transmission fluid. If not changed according to schedule, they have a bad habit of doing funny things. Being just a few years old while already having 126k miles on it, that's about 31k miles a year. Service manual calls for a fluid change at 30k miles. A lot of people tend to bypass the transmission service, but religiously follow the 3000 miles oil change interval.
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They released a TSB for the MDX regarding the torque converter and how it shudders when changing gear. The feel is similar to the 02-06 Lexus ES when it's trying to find 4th/5th gear.
Honda transmissions are very sensitive to transmission fluid. If not changed according to schedule, they have a bad habit of doing funny things. Being just a few years old while already having 126k miles on it, that's about 31k miles a year. Service manual calls for a fluid change at 30k miles. A lot of people tend to bypass the transmission service, but religiously follow the 3000 miles oil change interval.![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
Honda transmissions are very sensitive to transmission fluid. If not changed according to schedule, they have a bad habit of doing funny things. Being just a few years old while already having 126k miles on it, that's about 31k miles a year. Service manual calls for a fluid change at 30k miles. A lot of people tend to bypass the transmission service, but religiously follow the 3000 miles oil change interval.
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Unfortunately, it also affects the 08+. Even some of the 2011 owners are having this shudder problem around 40mph. It's not as violent as the 02-06 ES, but it's still annoying. Honda just recently released the TSB for the Odyssey. To correct my previous statement, I am unsure whether Honda has a TSB for the MDX. Just google it and you'll find more info. There are not too many cases, if any at all regarding a blown transmission. Most complaints relates to the annoying shudder.
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Unfortunately, it also affects the 08+. Even some of the 2011 owners are having this shudder problem around 40mph. It's not as violent as the 02-06 ES, but it's still annoying. Honda just recently released the TSB for the Odyssey. To correct my previous statement, I am unsure whether Honda has a TSB for the MDX. Just google it and you'll find more info. There are not too many cases, if any at all regarding a blown transmission. Most complaints relates to the annoying shudder.
Some went as far as saying to get it under warranty and even extended warranty, but this implies that a failure is a high probability and thus a possible eventuality. It is very hard to buy an MDX with that mentality, and furthermore, I am not buying new.
I may have to eliminate the MDX from the list altogether.
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