2003 Acura MDX transmission problems
56 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2003 Acura MDX, which is 22% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 56 22% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 51 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 4% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was parked in residential driveway. Driver removed key, exited vehicle and remotely applied the door locks. Vehicle immediately began coasting down and ultimately off the driveway, down a steep grade into the yard until it struck a tree approximately 50 feet away. Resulting significant damage to front of vehicle was appraised at $5900. Car could not be removed from its resting place against tree except by tow truck.
I just bought a 2003 acura mdx with 110,000 miles. I drove the car less than 15 miles and noticed a scraping noise coming from the rear. A little further down the road the vehicle bucked and then the d5 light started flashing. There was hesitation in between the gears. The vehicle is now in the shop getting a new transmission - I had it less than 20 minutes before it started having problems.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Acura MDX
- Drivetrain & axles 50 complaints
- Air bags 42 complaints
- Engine 26 complaints
- Electrical system 18 complaints