I'm looking at a 2001 MDX with 130,000 miles on it. all vin numbers are in place. the car looks and runs fine. My only concern is a noticeable whine, sounds like it might be coming from the transaxle.Is this common?

 

you could try looking here

https://acurazine.com/forums/

 

 

Agreed, give the MDX forum a check for any transmission issues on the 1G MDX.