Acura RSX Complaints

178 consumer complaints on file.

#10074211October 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMERS SON WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. HER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A METAL DIVIDER HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE THEN FLIPPED OVER AND ROLLED THREE TIMES, LANDING ON IT'S ROOF. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS, OR THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB *NM *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10091266September 19, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10091158September 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE AND POWER STEERING FLUID GOES DOWN, I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE FRONT, THE REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONE, WITHIN A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY ACURA RSX I BEGAN TO HEAR THE BRAKE NOISES, HAD THEM FIXED WITH ACURA, BUT THE NOISED CAME BACK SO I HAD THEM DONE WITH SEARS TWICE AND ONCE AGAIN AT ACURA AND AS OF TODAY THEY ARE MAKING GRINDING NOISE, I THINK THE ROTORS NEED CHANGING. ALSO I HAVE ABOUT 31,000 MILES AND MY POWER STEERING KEEPS GOING WAY BELOW THE LOWER LEVEL AND THE POWER STEERING BEINGS TO MAKE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS WELL, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET THE POWER STEERING CHECKED, AND THEY SAY ITS FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090792September 10, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MADE A GRINDING NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN WHEN IT WAS BEING ROLLED UP OR DOWN. IT WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. ON THE 4TH TIME TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY FINALLY HEARD THE NOISE AND REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. APPROX. 2 WEEKS LATER I ROLLED DOWN BOTH OF MY WINDOWS UNTILL THE AC COOLED DOWN. I THEN ROLLED THEM BACK UP AND WHEN I FINALLY PARKED MY CAR AT MY DESTINATION I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS DOWN PARTIALLY. I ATTEMPTED TO ROLL IT UP AND IT JUST MADE A GRINDING NOISE. I OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR TO SEE IF MAYBE SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN IN THE WAY OF THE WINDOW AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE DOOR MIGHT JAR IT LOOSE. INSTEAD THE WINDOW SLID INSIDE MY DOOR. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT THE CAR OVER NIGHT UNTIL THEY COULD GET ANOTHER NEW WINDOW REGULATOR IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086542August 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THIRD GEAR WOULD CONSTANTLY ENGAGE 1/2 WAY, THEN POP OUT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUST GRIND INTO PLACE. ON A QUICK TRIP TO A STORE, WHEN I SHIFTED FROM 1 TO 2, 1ST GEAR SHATTERED INTO A MILLION PEICES. DEALER BLAMED IT ON AN AFTERMARKET EXHAUST MANIFOLD, NOT ON THE OBVIOUS: A FAULTY TRANSMISSION/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078850June 26, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FOG LIGHT CRACKED THEY BLAMED IT ON ME REPLACED IT AND IT CRACKED AGAIN 1 WEEK LATER AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN BLAMING IT ON ROAD VIBRATION. IT TOOK ACURA 3 TIMES TO FIX MY STICKING MAP LIGHTS. MY CAR WAS AT ACURA FOR 1 1/2 WEEKS FOR A BUZZING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE THEY FOUND A BUZZING WIRE AFTER ALL THAT TIME. TRANSMISSION WAS ALSO GRINDING AND THEY NEVER FIXED IT. MY CAR'S OIL HAS BEEN DISAPPEARING SINCE I BOUGHT IT. MY LOW OIL LIGHT COMES ON AFTER 800 MILES AFTER TOPPING OFF. AT 13949 THEY STARTED AN OIL TEST "THEY WERE TIRING TO TELL ME IT WAS NORMAL TO LOOSE 1QT EVERY 500 MILES. THEY ALSO BLAMED IT ON MY OIL MOBILE 1. SO I PAID $75.00 FOR ACURA TO CHANGE IT. THEY INSISTED THAT TO DO ANY WORK ON MY CAR THEY NEED ME TO COME BACK TO ACURA EVERY 500 MILES FOR "ACURA" OIL WHICH I DID FOR 3 TIMES UNTIL I NOTICED OIL COMING FROM THE BACK OF MY ENGINE 23396 MILES THEY REPLACED HEAD GASKET. BROUGHT CAR HOME AND IT WAS LEAKING EVEN MORE. BROUGHT BACK AND THEY SAID NOW THAT THE TIMING COVER WAS DISTORTED AT THE RATE OF THE LEAK THERE WAS NO WAY TO DRIVE THE CAR SO IT WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER FOR A WEEK TILL THE PARTS CAME IN. THEY REPLACED TIMING COVER. CAR IS STILL LOOSING OIL AND MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW GRINDING WORSE THAN IT EVER HAS. WHICH IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG RSX MODEL CARS NOW THEY SAY THE OIL IS BURNING? STILL NOT FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079534June 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID, POWER TRAIN
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND TRANSMISSION ON 2003 ACURA RSX. *MR THE BRAKES SQUEALED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED AND THE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL BUT WAS ON BACK ORDER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067509May 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A 35 MPH COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10064141March 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ESSERMAN INTERNATIONAL DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. ON MARCH 11, 2003 AFTER I EXPLAINED THE NOISES AND WAIT A WHOLE MORNING, I WAS GIVEN MY CAR BACK AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. *AK APRIL 14 I RETURNED TO THE SAME DEALER AND EXPLAINED THAT I STILL HEARD THE CRACKING NOISE AND THAT IT WAS HARD TO BRAKE. ONCE AGAIN MY CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. FEBRUARY 20, 2004 I TOOK MY CAR TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHERE I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE, EXPLAINED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AND IN ADDITION THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THIS TIME FOR MY SURPRISE THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD TO RESURFACE FRONT BRAKES ROTORS AND THAT THERE WAS NO NOISE INSIDE THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY AFTER THEY SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THE CAR, THE D-4 LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND THE NOISE ON THE BRAKE WAS WORSE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SINCE I WAS SHIPPING MY CAR TO CA. THE VERY NEXT DAY. WHEN I RECEIVED MY CAR IN CA I TOOK THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALER IN ELK GROVE FOR AN INSPECTION & ALSO EXPLAINED AGAIN THE WHOLE SITUATION. THIS TIME THOUGH I ALSO EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE I HAD WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR FROM OAKLAND TO SACRAMENTO (1 HOUR ): THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE ITSELF AND I HAD TO TAP ON THE GAS-PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO CHANGE GEARS. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM MADE ME STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY THREE TIMES. ONCE AGAIN I RECEIVED MY CAR BACK AND TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR EXCEPT THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES PADS AN MY OWN COST. CUSTOMER RELATIONS WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES (MR. IAHWAN) BUT THIS MANAGER WILL NOT ANSWER MY LETTER, FAX OR VOICE MESSAGE. I INFORMED THE DEALER THAT D4-LIGHT WAS FLASHING, WHICH IN THE MANUAL STATES THAT IT CAN BE A PROBLEM W/TRANSMISSION, UNFORTUNATELY THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THE D4 LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. PLEASE HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063478March 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062336March 16, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH+. AFTER COLLISION, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT SRS SYSTEM IS "DEFECTIVE" AND NEEDS A NEW PART IN ORDER FOR AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY PROPERLY IN THE FUTURE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10062036March 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 ACURA RSX-S WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE YOU MAY PULL OUT AND NEED TO ACCELERATE AND YOU CAN NOT. ROSENTHAL ACURA LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAID IT NEEDED SOME PARTS FOR 3RD GEAR. THEY TOOK THE CAR APART AND FOUND A BROKEN SHIFT FORK LEVER. ACURA CORP SAID THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY 50,000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS STILL IN EFFECT. THEY DID NOT GIVE ANY REASON FOR DENYING MY CLAIM. AS OF NOW ACURA IS REFUSING TO COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY AND IS QUOTING ME OVER 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX A CAR THAT IS NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD! THERE ARE OVER 900 PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT HAVE ALL SIGNED A PETITION TO GET ACURA TO RECALL ALL THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2002 AND 2003 ACURAS. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060299March 3, 2004
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
*OPEN BODY SEAM AT DRIVERS A-PILLAR. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TWICE AS SUSPENSION NOISE WHICH I THOUGH WAS THE PROBLEM; DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION. A FEW MONTHS WENT BY AND I REALIZED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE SPECIALLY WHEN TURNING WHEELS ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. DEALER KEPT THE CAR FROM 2/12/04 UNTIL 2/28/04... BODY SEAM WAS REWELDED BY AN INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. NOW I GET METAL CLICKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER ALL AND I GET FRUSTRATE EVERYTIME I HEAR NOISES IN THE FRON END.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056489February 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1. DIFFICULTY, NOTCHINESS OR GRIND ON GETTING TO 2ND GEAR - VERY DANGEROUS ON INTERSECTION. 2. 3RD GEAR POPS OUT OR GRINDS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056438February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE (ABOUT ONCE A WEEK) MY TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR IN MY TYPE-S AFTER I PUSH IT ALL THE WAY FORWARD. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS POPPING OUT BUT I WAS TOLD IT WOULD GO AWAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY AND IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT WHEN YOU ARE IN ARE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN AND SHIFT AND THE CAR JUST CRAWLS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE YOU ARE GASSING IT IN NEUTRAL. A COUPLE OF TIMES IT HAS NOT POPPED OUT ALL OF THE WAY AND WHEN I RELEASED THE CLUTCH, MY GEARS STARTED TO GRIND. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO GET MY GEAR REPLACED BECAUSE THIS GEAR POPPING OUT DESTROYED MY 3RD GEAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056482February 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 RSX BASE MODEL, IT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT GRINDS FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR ABOVE 4000 RPM. ACURA CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING OF MY PROBLEM DESPITE THIS BEING A REACURRING COMPLAINT IN MANY FORUMS AND PETITIONS HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/RSXGRIND/PETITION.HTML ). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055183January 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE: 2003 ACURA RSX-TYPE S WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WITH ONLY 7,940 MILES AND 9 MONTHS OLD, THE TRANSMISSION IS BLOCKING OR GRINDING 1-2 AND 2-3 SHIFTS. THIS IS HAZARDOUS WHEN YOU ARE PULLING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TRYING TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR AND YOU CAN NOT GET THE TRANS INTO 2ND. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE (12-15-03 AND 1-9-04) FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED SYNCHRONIZERS IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069937January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY ACURA RSX, TYPE S ON 10-14-02. ON 02-14-03 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY NOT WORKING WHEN IT WAS COLD OUT. THE PROBLEM OCCURED FOUR TIMES. I WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOORS WITH MY KEY AND I WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE CAR. IT WOULD ONLY LAST UNTIL IT WARMED UP. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT ON 02-14-03, THEY SAID THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE CORRECTED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT ACTING UP AT THAT TIME. ALSO ON 02-14-03 THE CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS PULLED. IT WAS P1163, SLOW RESPONSE OF THE PRIMARY OXYGEN SENSOR. THEY STATED THAT THEY KNEW THE O2 SENSORS WERE SENSITIVE AND SUGGESTED TO RESET THE CODES AND WATCH FOR FURTHER PROBLEMS. ON 09-12-03 THE CHECK ENGINE COSE WAS PULLED AGAIN. IT WAS P1163, O2 SENSOR & P0219 ENGINE OVER SPEED FOR CONDITION. ON 09-23-03 THE O2 SENSOR WAS REPLACED. ON 10-13-03 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I COULD NOT GET IN UNTIL 10-16-03. ON 10-15-03 THE LIGHT WENT OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT WANT TO PULL THE CODES SINCE THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I INSISTED THAT THE CODES BE PULLED, BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO BE FOUND NEGLIGENT IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD. THE CODES PULLED WERE P1163 & P0219. THEY SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AT. THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST REPLACED IT. THEY FELT THERE WAS AN UNDERLYING CONDITION BESIDES THE O2 SENSOR. ON 11-03-03 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. MY APPOINTMENT IS 11-06-03. I HAVE SENT MY INFO TO AUTOMOBILE LEMON LAW ATTORNEYS IN ELMHURST IL. I ALSO CONTACTED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN TORRENCE CA. I WANT OTHERS TO BE AWARE OF THESE PROBLEMS. THE ONLY REASON I BOUGHT AN ACURA IS BECAUSE OF IT'S REPUTATION OF BEING A WELL BUILT CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053558January 6, 2004
TIRES
VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS IN SNOW DUE TO ITS TIRES. CAUSING INABILITY TO CONTROL VEHICLE EVEN WITH CONCENTRATED ATTENTION. *LA (NAR) *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052389January 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
OEM FOGLIGHT LENSES, CRACKS TOO EASILY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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