Two problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2004 Acura MDX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Acura MDX based on all problems reported for the 2004 MDX.
Tl - the contact owns a 2004 Acura Mdx. The contact stated that after shifting into park, the gear failed to engage allowing the vehicle to roll. The contact mentioned that the failure had occurred several times before and he managed to have the gear engage by rocking the lever back and forth. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician made the contact aware that NHTSA campaign number: 12v573000 (electrical system) was directly related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and explained that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,000. The VIN was not available. Pam.
After backing out of my driveway and shifting the car into d5 the transmission would not engage and was completely slipping. After shifting to a lower gear I was able to get the car to drive and then shifted back into d5. Upon slowing and then trying to accelerate again the transmission again completely failed to engage and hat to be shifted into the lowest gear to re-engage the transmission. Also, on several occasions while trying to pass other vehicles the transmission would again completely slip. Also at points where I would enter traffic from a side street or parking lot as I have tried to enter traffic at an opening the transmission would fail to engage which has created very dangerous situations where we have almost been in a very bad accident.