2002 Acura Rsx problems, complaints & recalls

2026-08-05 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 213,288 mi

“odometer fraud. the contact owned a 2002 acura srx. the contact stated that the vehicle was sold to a friend in a private sale. the new owner then attempted to sell the vehicle to another person, and upon obtaining the carfax report, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. at the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was approximate…”

2026-07-20 · Steering

“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. …”

2025-01-08 · Seats · 261,000 mi

“the contact owns a 2022 acura rsx. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware that there were holes underneath the front driver’s and passenger’s side seats. a dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 261…”

2023-07-09 · Power Train

“the car stopped at an traffic intersection when making a left turn. fortunately, the traffic was light. later, a broken driver side cv axel was identified, which had sever corrosion inside the damper. the narrowest diameter is only 16mm vs 25mm of the axel. …”

2021-05-10 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control · 227,000 mi

“the light for my air bag is on and the passenger air bag light flickers on too. the cruse control does not work.…”

2019-07-13 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 140,000 mi

“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.…”

2019-07-08 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 306,000 mi

“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 fe…”

2016-10-19 · Unknown Or Other · 124,000 mi

“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 so i got the car checked out. i come to find out it has a gas leak. this is something very dangerous because it puts my life at risk and if anything happens the car could blow up. i purchased this car in june 2016 and im just a yo…”

2016-05-05 · Exterior Lighting

“headlamps are very dull making visibility at night very difficult. there is currently an aftermarket recall for exterior lighting from (4) mfg's. i believe i have originals from the manufacturer.…”

2015-06-23 · Steering · 141,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 acura rsx. while driving approximately 15 mph and attempting to make a right turn, the power steering suddenly malfunctioned and the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn. after turning the engine off and restarting the vehicle, it resumed normal operation. the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. the manu…”