Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Acura Rsx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The car stopped at an traffic intersection when making a left turn. Fortunately, the traffic was light. Later, a broken… |
| 2020-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE LIGHT FOR MY AIR BAG IS ON AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT FLICKERS ON TOO. THE CRUSE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. |
| 2019-07-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I STARTED TO SMELL FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL PUMP, I DISCOVERED THAT… |
| 2019-06-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE VEHICLE WHENEVER I DROVE IT. I LOOKED AND FOUND THAT THE GAS PUMP PLAS… |
| 2018-03-15 | SEATS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2022 Acura RSX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that … |
| 2016-06-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS HAD A SMELL OF GAS. I THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY AFTER A CERTAIN TIME BUT IT DIDN'T… |
| 2015-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE POWE… |
| 2013-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROX 60 MPH FREEWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND NOISILY AND SHU… |
| 2013-05-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS ARE VERY DULL MAKING VISIBILITY AT NIGHT VERY DIFFICULT. THERE IS CURRENTLY AN AFTERMARKET RECALL FOR EXTERIO… |
| 2012-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA RSX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VALVE ASSEMBLY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A … |
| 2011-06-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX TYPE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-60 MPH, THE THIRD … |
| 2011-01-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2002 FORD EXPLORER XLT 4.0 LITER JERKS WHEN ENGAGING INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE JERKS HARD ENOUGH THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT EN… |
| 2010-05-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE SRS SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE I… |
| 2009-01-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'VE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE NEW RSX IN 02... THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE… |
| 2009-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. WHEN SWITCHING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE SHIFTER WOULD POP OUT OF GEAR AND … |
| 2008-07-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INST… |
| 2007-05-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA RSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT BULBS IN THE HEADLIGHTS FAIL EVERY MONTH AND H… |
| 2006-09-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEACTIVATE. THERE WAS A SERVICE BU… |
| 2006-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH MADE THE CONTACT CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IN … |
| 2006-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED ON 6/27/06 WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTI… |
| 2006-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. *JB |
| 2006-01-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND SHIFTED FROM 2ND TO THIRD AND I LET OUT THE CLUTCH AT 30 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART WITH GEA… |
| 2006-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED 2002 ACURA RSX WITH 21,200 MILES, 5SP MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE PASSED 150- POINT INSPECTIO… |
| 2005-11-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2002 ACURA RSX TYPE-S FROM FIESTA DODGE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. THEY SAID THEY DID A FUL… |
| 2005-06-23 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HE COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT PULLED TO THE… |
| 2005-06-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | DT: PROBLEM WAS NOTICED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THE HOOD LATCH IS BOLTED TO A PIECE OF METAL, AND THERE IS A BROKEN PLACE IN … |
| 2004-10-09 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWN 2002 ACURA RSX - S ON 9/17/2004 FROM OCEAN ACURA, OCEAN NJ. I EVEN BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WAR… |
| 2004-09-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | MY DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IN HER 2002 ACURA RSX. HER SEAT BELT LATCH DID NOT HOLD AND… |
| 2004-05-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONSUMERS SON WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER MOTORIST. HER SON LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND … |
| 2004-03-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHI… |
| 2004-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2004-02-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO ESSERMAN INTERNATIONAL DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. ON MARCH 11, 2003 AFTER I EXPLAINED THE N… |
| 2004-01-26 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN HEAD-ON COLLISION AT 35 MPH+. AFTER COLLISION, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT SRS SYSTEM IS "DEFECTIV… |
| 2004-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | No | 0 | OEM FOGLIGHT LENSES, CRACKS TOO EASILY. *AK |
| 2004-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | DURING A 35 MPH COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK… |
| 2003-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2ND GEAR GRIND ON 6SPEED TRANSMISSION. SOMETIMES 3RD GEAR POPS OUT WHILE DRIVING. RICK CASE ACURA HAS REBUILT THE TRANS… |
| 2003-08-28 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 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-… |
| 2003-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | I TOOK MY RSX-S TO VALENCIA ACURA FOR THEM TO CHECK MY TRANSMISSION FOR GRINDS AND WEARING OF THE CLUTCH. I LEAVE MY CA… |
| 2003-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | MY 2002 ACURA RSX EMITS A TERRIBLE ROTTEN EGG ODOR FORM THE EMISSION SYSTEM .. FUMES ARE VERY STRONG AND SURELY UNSAFE.… |
| 2003-05-29 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE WHEN STOPPING ON DRY PAVEMENT WITH ANY KIND OF BUMPS OR POTHOLES. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST 2-3 T… |
| 2003-04-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | ACURA RSX: RADIATOR AND CONDENSER HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROTECTION (GRILL) IN THIS MODEL. THE RSX IS VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO R… |
| 2003-04-16 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION MISTAKENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND RATHER THAN UPSHIFTED TO 4TH AFTER AN UPHILL CLIMB. AT THE START OF THE DESC… |
| 2003-02-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLES ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*AK |
| 2003-02-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2003-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | POSSIBLE LEMON LAW QUALIFIER. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON FOUR TIMES THE DEALER STATED THE #02 SENSOR WA… |
| 2003-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH 2002 ACURA RSX POSSIBLE LEMON LAW QUALIFIER. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE CONSUMER WA… |
| 2003-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, VEHICLE WILL EMIT A ROTTEN EGG (SULPHUR) SMELL INTO THE PASSENGE… |
| 2002-12-28 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SECOND GEAR GRINDING LED TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. NOW I HAVE TO GET MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED, AND DEALER WANTS ME TO … |
| 2002-11-24 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 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 GE… |
| 2002-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | SINCE AUGUST 10, 2002, I'VE LEASED AN ACURA RSX. IN OCTOBER OF 2002, A ROTTEN EGG OR SULFUR SMELL HAS BEEN COMING FROM… |