Model year record
2002 Acura RSX
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 94 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: manual transmission | 12 | 45,000 mi |
| Air bags | 9 | 78,000 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 5 | 24,500 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 4 | 5,705 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 4 | 150 mi |
| Power train | 4 | 119,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 4 | 14,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 3 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 3 | 39,535 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 3 | 5,705 mi |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 140,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 27,000 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 2 | 3,200 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 2 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 2 | 40,000 mi |
| Seats | 2 | 261,000 mi |
| Steering | 2 | 141,000 mi |
| Structure: body: bumpers | 2 | — |
| Unknown or other | 2 | 124,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal: sensor/control module | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer | 1 | 213,288 mi |
| Engine | 1 | 75,985 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | 29,290 mi |
| Exterior lighting | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: fog lights | 1 | — |
| Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control | 1 | 227,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 64,000 mi |
| Fuel system, other | 1 | 150 mi |
| Latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch | 1 | — |
| Parking brake | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | 91,136 mi |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | 30,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | 78,000 mi |
| Service brakes, air: disc: caliper | 1 | 12,800 mi |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 1 | 51,000 mi |
| Structure | 1 | 17,100 mi |
| Structure: body | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | 3,500 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 1 | 5,705 mi |
The 2001 model has 31 times as many complaints as this one. The 2003 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Acura RSX model years
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