Five problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2006 Acura MDX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Acura MDX based on all problems reported for the 2006 MDX.
I currently own a 2006 Acura Mdx. The vehicle currently has 86,000 miles and has been serviced exclusively by Acura. All recommended services have been performed by Acura. The car was just returned to me after having its 3rd transmission replaced. This time the car broke down during an acceleration onto a major highway almost causing a traffic incident. The transmission has been identified as a failure by Acura and has been replaced by them each time under warranty.
I bought 2006 Mdx may 2010 with 107,000 km, now coming to 110,000 after putting 3k I am starting to get vibration/shudder/grinding between 40-65kmh while accelerating, lugging power when I turn right or left on slow 20kmh. I guess this vehicle still under power train warranty to fix this issues or do I have any other option to resolve this issues.
2006 Acura Mdx can be stopped and keys removed without shifting to park. We noticed this in an incident in a shopping mall parking lot when car was parked and mistakenly left in drive. Keys were removed and cars started rolling as if it were in neutral. Since the incident we have verified that keys can be removed when it is not in park. The car will roll freely when it is in drive or reverse. From another report on your site on 3/24/2009 we are not the only ones with this issue. While there was no loss for us this appears that it is an issue that needs to be addressed.
2006 Acura Mdx with 34000 miles, start to have intermittent transmission "shudder" around 40mph, bring to thomas Acura dealer to check for two times and was told to change the converter because of "normal"stress of the transmission. In addition, dealer suggest to change transmission oil but I just did it 6 months ago.
I recently purchased a 2006 certified used Acura Mdx base model. I was exiting the vehicle and accidentally left the gear in park (automatic transmission). I removed the key without noticing it was in drive and when I got out of the vehicle it started rolling backwards. I noticed and jumped in and hit the brake, but was surprised to realize it was in gear and allowed me to remove the key. So I tried again and same thing happened whether I was in drive or reverse, I am able to remove the key and the car will roll like it is in neutral. I cannot reinsert the key without moving the shifter back to park. I believe this is an issue with the vehicles interlock after doing some research on similar incidents with Jeep and pontiac. This is very dangerous and I would really like to see a recall be done to fix this problem.