Boy am I glad some forums are still going these days...
24 hours ago, I bought an '06 MDX with only 82K on the board and very clean. My wife and I took a good test drive, dropped some cash, and she drove it the 50 miles home.
Once at home, I took it out for a pizza run and after leaving a stop sign, the vehicle felt like it drove over a speed-grade. I tip in the throttle much slower than my wife and while test driving, we were on main roads and were never in this exact conditions.
I had just joined this site (excited about getting some wheel ideas and learn more about the car) and "fortunately", I looked up this trans condition and saw it was nothing to treat as an isolated incident.
So less than a day later, I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer under the "implied warranty condition" and the Acura trans mechanic was able to recreate the feeling and suspected it was the usual torque converter issue. Right now, they are sounding like they will fix/cover even if a new trans is needed. However, I'll wait and see what the bean-counters decide on Monday. I'm expecting a bit of a fight since I did not go for the dealer warranty (but isn't that what we pay the "Honda premium" for?)
I'm already appreciating the advice and threads around here after one day, as without it, I may not have known as you know most online reviews are very positive on the model. I've owned a ton of Hondas over the years and this is certainly the most upscale of them all, so I was hoping for a pretty long trouble free relationship, which is why I didn't buy the Volvo XC90 because of its trans issues! Somewhere, my '05 Grand Caravan that the MDX is replacing is laughing with its 155K miles & no eng/trans issues. Oh well...
24 hours ago, I bought an '06 MDX with only 82K on the board and very clean. My wife and I took a good test drive, dropped some cash, and she drove it the 50 miles home.
Once at home, I took it out for a pizza run and after leaving a stop sign, the vehicle felt like it drove over a speed-grade. I tip in the throttle much slower than my wife and while test driving, we were on main roads and were never in this exact conditions.
I had just joined this site (excited about getting some wheel ideas and learn more about the car) and "fortunately", I looked up this trans condition and saw it was nothing to treat as an isolated incident.
So less than a day later, I have taken the vehicle back to the dealer under the "implied warranty condition" and the Acura trans mechanic was able to recreate the feeling and suspected it was the usual torque converter issue. Right now, they are sounding like they will fix/cover even if a new trans is needed. However, I'll wait and see what the bean-counters decide on Monday. I'm expecting a bit of a fight since I did not go for the dealer warranty (but isn't that what we pay the "Honda premium" for?)
I'm already appreciating the advice and threads around here after one day, as without it, I may not have known as you know most online reviews are very positive on the model. I've owned a ton of Hondas over the years and this is certainly the most upscale of them all, so I was hoping for a pretty long trouble free relationship, which is why I didn't buy the Volvo XC90 because of its trans issues! Somewhere, my '05 Grand Caravan that the MDX is replacing is laughing with its 155K miles & no eng/trans issues. Oh well...