Acura RSX problems and owner complaints

TRANSMISSION NOTCHINESS AND GRINDING WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 785721 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION IS HORRIBLE IN THE CAR THIS IS THE 2ND ONE THAT WENT ON ME. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT IT POPPED OUT OF 2ND GEAR AND GRINDED INTO 3RD. THE SECOND TIME IT STARTED THE SAME WAY AS THE FIRST ONE WENT, BUT IT ONLY GOT WORSE BECAUSE IT GOT STUCK IN 3RD GEAR AND THAT WAS THE ONLY GEAR THAT WOULD WORK, NOT EVEN REVERSE!

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000375 at NHTSA ↗

A FAILED PARKING BRAKE CAUSED VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE/LOSE CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10007262 at NHTSA ↗

THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON MY 2002 ACURA RSX (BASE MODEL) INTERMITTENTLY "SEIZE" AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE AND STEERING COLUMN TO VIBRATE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND APPARENTLY CAUSING ROTOR DAMAGE. SINCE BRAKE PROBLEMS ARE A SAFETY ISSUE, THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED BOTH THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE UNDER THE WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. SINCE THE EQUIPMENT WAS REPLACED, THE SAME PROBLEM …

Owner-reported narrative. 12,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10007739 at NHTSA ↗

MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN HER 2002 ACURA RSX. HER SEAT BELT LATCH DID NOT HOLD AND SHE WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. HER INJURIES DO NOT, AT THIS TIME, APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS BUT SHE IS STILL SORE. I ASKED IF SHE WAS CERTAIN THE BELT WAS FASTENED PROPERLY AND SHE SAID IT WAS. THE CAR WAS TOTALED IN THE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS HIT BY AN OLDER MODEL FULL SIZED VAN. I WOULD GUESS THE SPEED OF IMPACT TO BE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH. ROAD SPEED LIMIT WAS 45 MPH.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10091266 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE RESTRAINT ASSEMBLY WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V166002 (SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY AT THE COST OF $500. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS …

Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10236609 at NHTSA ↗

Duralast 12volt battery post are smaller than they should be. It cause the battery terminal to came loose after a hard bump on the road. It resulted in my car losing power steering.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11751583 at NHTSA ↗

IN THE 12 MONTHS I HAVE HAD MY CAR, IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7+ TIMES FOR THE AIR CONDITIONING, THE AIR CYCLES COLD-HOT-COLD-HOT-ETC, THEN OVER TIME BLOWS OUT HOT AIR. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED ALL THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD AND IT IS STILL NOT FIXED, THE CAR ALSO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2+ TIMES FOR STALLING AND ENGINE LOOSING POWER PROBLEMS, THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND THEN TOOK THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE APART AND CHANGED THE VALVE CLEARANCE, THEY SAID THE VALVES WERE "TOO TIGHT" AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOOSE POWER AND…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10036796 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON 6/27/06 WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED.THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER ALSO HAD A SERVICE BULLITEN REGARDING THIS PART. THE DEALER OFFERED TO ORDER THE PART, BUT REFUSED TO INSTALL THE COMPONENT, DUE TO AN AFTERMARKET TURBO CHARGER BEING ON THE VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10161117 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING I STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLASTIC ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP HAD CRACKED FILLING UP THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK COVER WITH RAW FUEL. SOME OF THE FUEL HAD MADE ITS WAY INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHILE THE REST LEAKED UNDER THE CAR ON TO THE GROUND. MY FEAR IS IF THIS GOES UNDETECTED, THE LEAKING FUEL COULD MAKE CONTACT WITH EXHAUST COMPONENTS AND CAUSE A FIRE. WHILE THE FUEL WAS LEAKING, THERE WERE NO DRIVABILITY ISSUES OTHER THAN THE SMELL OF FUEL.

Owner-reported narrative. 306,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11230224 at NHTSA ↗

MY CAR HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE WHENEVER I DROVE IT. I LOOKED AND FOUND THAT THE GAS PUMP PLASTIC HOUSING WAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS HAD LEAKED INTO THE COMPARTMENT UNDER THE SEAT AND DOWN BELOW MY VEHICLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 140,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11231529 at NHTSA ↗