Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Acura Rsx.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The transmission it’s going bad |
| 2020-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A VEHICLE LAST YEAR AND NEVER RAN THE CARFAX BUT NOW I HAVE IT AND IT APPEARS THE MILEAGE HAS BEEN TAMPERED WI… |
| 2018-12-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 0 | ON SAT DEC 10 2018 I WAS BULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE AT WALMART AFTER 7AM. I WAS GOING SLOWLY AND STARTED A LEFT TUR… |
| 2016-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CAR FAILED TO STOP FOR AN INTERSECTION. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC, SO WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MECHA… |
| 2015-12-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS ON COMING ON FOR MANY YEARS. THE ACURA DEALER DOES NOT KNOW THE ISSUE AND WILL N… |
| 2014-12-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT APPEARS TO BE LOOSE AT A RIVITED JOINT. |
| 2014-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON - I HAD A MECHANIC RESET IT BUT IT CAME BACK ON FEW DAYS LATER. I READ ON THE INT… |
| 2012-12-14 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | ON 11/20/12, I DROVE MY 2005 ACURA RSX TO ACURA OF MANHATTAN (AOM) IN NY, NY. THE SERVICE INCLUDED 4 NEW TIRES -- MICHE… |
| 2010-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE 2005 RSX TYPE S, AND WITHIN PAST 2.5 YEARS I HAD CIRCUITRY RELATED TO THE AIRBAGS PASSENGER AND DRIVER FAILED. A… |
| 2009-12-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE ISSUE I AM HAVING IS NOT A ONE TIME PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE ONGOING IN THE WINTER MONTHS. WHEN IT GETS COLD OUTSID… |
| 2009-04-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | ALL THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON MY 2005 ACURA RSX-S ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF EARLY CORROSION DUE TO BUBBLING & EROSION OF THE PA… |
| 2008-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 05 ACURA RSX TYPE S WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM WHERE DURING SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (WIT… |
| 2008-01-02 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR, POPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR, OR IS HARD TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR. THESE SYMPTO… |
| 2006-10-07 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON HIGHWAY RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND A CRASH. THE C… |
| 2006-02-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT AN 05' RSX AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE A RATTLING CAB, HAS A TERRIBLE SUSPENSION AN… |
| 2005-12-26 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. POSSIBLY STRUTS. SOUNDS HAPPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS, I.E. PARKING L… |
| 2005-11-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE NEW BRIGHT BLUE HEADLIGHTS ARE AN OUTSTANDING INOVATION WHEN THEY ARE PROPERLY AIMED, HOWEVER THE AIM OF THE HEADLI… |
| 2005-10-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY RSX TYPE-S IN JULY 2005, AFTER APPROX. 1000 MILES IT BEGAN MAKING A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE … |
| 2005-08-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING LEFT AT SLOW SPEEDS (15-25 MPH) I HEAR A CLICKING/CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR. I… |
| 2005-08-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PLEASE MOVE ODI 10132694 AND 10132696 TO THE HONDA RSX AREA AS I WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE HONDA RSX AREA WHEN FIRST SUBMI… |
| 2005-08-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE GOING OVER SOME BUMPS WITH A BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I TOOK IT TO T… |
| 2005-08-05 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HVAC (AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM / DEFROSTER) STARTED SMELLING BAD WITH A TOXIC MILDEW ODOR THE VERY FIRST D… |
| 2005-08-05 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE WHEN USING THE BRAKES ON THE FREEWAY. WHEN I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT, HE FO… |
| 2005-08-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | THIS IS A SAFETY DESIGN FAILURE WHEREBY THE FRONT PASSENGER CAN EASILY GET THEIR FEET TRAPPED AND/OR BROKEN IN AN ACCID… |
| 2005-08-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL STARTED MAKING A BANGING NOISE GOING OVER SOME BUMPS WITH A BRAND NEW AUTOMOBILE. I TOOK IT TO TH… |
| 2005-08-05 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HVAC (AIR CONDITIONING / HEATING SYSTEM / DEFROSTER) STARTED SMELLING BAD WITH A TOXIC MILDEW ODOR THE VERY FIRST D… |
| 2005-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A 2005 ACURA RSX TYPE-S ABOUT A YEAR AND HALF AGO AROUND 4/20/05. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND I START… |
| 2005-07-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | ACURA RSX TYPE-S MODEL, 1,500 MILES OLD. TURNING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEED HEARING POPPING/CLUNKING/CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT, … |
| 2005-07-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | ACURA RSX TYPE-S MODEL, 1,500 MILES OLD. TURNING WHEEL AT SLOW SPEED HEARING POPPING/CLUNKING/CLICKING NOISE IN FRONT, … |
| 2005-07-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | BOUGHT RZX ACURA HAD IT FOR TWO WEEK LOUD NOICE FRONT RIGHT THE ORDER A NEW STRUT ASSEMBLY REPAIRED CAR. 4 DAYS LATER S… |
| 2005-06-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION SAFETY DEFECTS. NEW 2005 ACURA RSX REQUIRED FRONT STRUT ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENTS DUE TO CLUNKING NOISE … |
| 2005-04-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | SQUEAKY FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION WHEN BOUGHT NEW AND ALIGNMENT WAS OFF TO THE RIGHT. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND REA… |