MDX and RDX Owners Sue Acura Because Their Transmissions Keep Shifting into Neutral
A lawsuit says Acura is ignoring a significant and immediate safety threat with the 3rd generation MDX and RDX transmissions. The 9-speed ZF transmission has numerous acceleration defects and can even throw itself into neutral if the throttle malfunctions while interpreting messages from various input modules.
The lawsuit points to TSB #PU-15-34 where Acura says a driver may not be able to select any other gears until the vehicle is restarted due to an open circuit in the actuator supply. Acura said a simple software update would fix the problem.
But according to the plaintiffs it didn't work.
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3rd Generation MDX
- Years
- 2014–2020
- Reliability
- 24th out of 30
- PainRank™
- 4.98
- Complaints
- 110
3rd Generation RDX
- Years
- 2019–2020
- Reliability
- 28th out of 30
- PainRank™
- 5.92
- Complaints
- 29