2005 Acura MDX drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 43 complaints for the 2005 Acura MDX, 18% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 18% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 37 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 37 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 104,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Auto parked, foot on brake, moved gear shift to park, foot off brake,car lurched forward with great velocity, hit concrete wall, ricochede off wall, started running backward. Put foot on emer. Brake car stopped. Airbag deployed but improperly inflated. Cuts and abrasions and bruising on left hand and right.airbag did not deploy into chest or face. Called aaa to have towed/called 21st century ins. For name of collision yard they worked with. Tow truck arrived_too big to get into parking lot.
I pulled car out of driveway and as I reacher speed of 25 miles it started jerking badly. It stopped after speed increased. Did not happened again for few days and from that day it is getting worse day by day. Lot of noise sometimes when its shifting gear. Also when I get on highway I can smell some fluid burning. Sometimes it jerk very badly on curves.
Other problems reported for the 2005 Acura MDX
- Transmission 44 complaints
- Air bags 40 complaints
- Electrical system 18 complaints
- Engine 16 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints