The car has a known tsb that the car may stall and shut down if it is at very low speeds. This has happened to me twice and the last time it happened 3 days ago. I was in traffic waiting in traffic the car just stalled and rolled back and hit the guy in the back lucky for me it was sitting traffic. One other time the car was making a slow speed turn and the car shut off and lost power. The car has a known tsb that this happens due to a malfunctioned PCM. Also this car has a tsb stating that a drive plate is mismanufactured and happens to all cars in my year and model a grinding noise when start up intermittently. This it the weblink for tsb for stalling of car problem http://www.acurhttp://www.acuraworld.com/tsb/2002/b02-031.pdfaworld.com/tsb/2001/b01-044.pdf and this is for the grinding noise problem.
2002 Acura RL: grinding or squealing brakes
5 of the 43 complaints about the 2002 Acura RL describe grinding or squealing brakes.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- recalls
- 0
Grinding or squealing brakes by model year
- 20051
- 20025
- 20001
- 19981
- 19972
- 19961
What owners say
Get a very bad 'grind' going into 2nd gear, when the transmission is cold. It takes about 25 minutes of driving until it starts to shift smoothly. The colder the weather is outside the worst the problem is. This is not normal behavior, you can feel the gears grinding in the transmission. Yes, the clutch pedal is being pushed all the way to the floor and the shifter is being pulled straight back. I have spoke with many acura rsx type-s owners and they are all having this problem. I have a petition with over 60 signatures from other rsx owners with name VIN's and descript of the same problem. Please report this problem to acura it can be very dangerous if you are trying to get into 2nd gear and the transmissions is grinding so bad it locks you out.
Transmission grinds when upshifting from first gear into second gear.
When it is cold out there is a notch going from 1st to 2nd gear. With the clutch fully depressed as you shift from the 1st gear gate to the 2nd gear gate there is a slight grind and difficulty getting into gear. The problem goes away once the car is warmed up.
Getting into second gear is very 'notchy' and gets very bad in cold weather and when the tranmission is not warmed up. At times it can be very hard to get into 2nd gear and it grinds, this has been reported by many other rsx type-s owners I have spoken with. This can be very dangerous if you are trying to get into second gear and you are not able to.
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Questions about the 2002 Acura RL grinding brakes
Is grinding or squealing brakes a common problem on the 2002 Acura RL?
5 of 43 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura RL (12%) mention grinding or squealing brakes. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
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There are 0 recalls and 6 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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