When trying to shift into 2nd gear it grinds and pops out. It is so bad that now it will not allow you to put it in 2nd at all. Synchros are bad...common problem with rsx. Acura should be forced to fix this issue since it is so common in these vehicles.
2003 Acura RSX: grinding or squealing brakes
9 of the 25 complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX describe grinding or squealing brakes.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 36%
- typical mileage
- 7,940
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Grinding or squealing brakes by model year
What owners say
Brakes make grinding noise and power steering fluid goes down, I have had the brakes replaced about 4 times in the front, the rear brakes have been replaced one, within a month after purchasing my acura rsx I began to hear the brake noises, had them fixed with acura, but the noised came back so I had them done with sears twice and once again at acura and as of today they are making grinding noise, I think the rotors need changing. Also I have about 31,000 miles and my power steering keeps going way below the lower level and the power steering beings to make a loud screeching noise as well, I have taken it to get the power steering checked, and they say its fine.
I noticed that my driver's side window made a grinding noise every so often when it was being rolled up or down. It went to the dealership 3 times to have it checked and they were unable to duplicate it. On the 4th time to the dealership, they finally heard the noise and replaced the window regulator. Approx. 2 weeks later I rolled down both of my windows untill the AC cooled down. I then rolled them back up and when I finally parked my car at my destination I noticed that my passenger side window was down partially. I attempted to roll it up and it just made a grinding noise. I opened and closed the door to see if maybe something had gotten in the way of the window and the movement of the door might jar it loose. Instead the window slid inside my door. I immediately went to the dealership where they kept the car over night until they could get another new window regulator in.
Fog light cracked they blamed it on me replaced it and it cracked again 1 week later and they fixed it again blaming it on road vibration. It took acura 3 times to fix my sticking map lights. My car was at acura for 1 1/2 weeks for a buzzing sound from the engine they found a buzzing wire after all that time. Transmission was also grinding and they never fixed it. My car's oil has been disappearing since I bought it. My low oil light comes on after 800 miles after topping off. At 13949 they started an oil test "they were tiring to tell me it was normal to loose 1qt every 500 miles. They also blamed it on my oil mobile 1. So I paid $75.00 for acura to change it. They insisted that to do any work on my car they need me to come back to acura every 500 miles for "acura" oil which I did for 3 times until I noticed oil coming from the back of my engine 23396 miles they replaced head gasket. Brought car home and it was leaking even more. Brought back and they said now that the timing cover was distorted at the rate of the leak there was no way to drive the car so it was left at the dealer for a week till the parts came in. They replaced timing cover. Car is still loosing oil and my transmission is now grinding worse than it ever has. Which is a common problem among rsx model cars now they say the oil is burning? Still not fixed.
Problems with brakes and transmission on 2003 acura rsx. *mr the brakes squealed. The consumer was advised that the brakes needed to be resurfaced and the solenoid needed to be replaced as well but was on back order. *sc
1. Difficulty, notchiness or grind on getting to 2nd gear - very dangerous on intersection. 2. 3rd gear pops out or grinds.
Every once in awhile (about once a week) my transmission pops out of 3rd gear in my type-s after I push it all the way forward. I took it to my dealer to have it looked at and they confirmed that it was popping out but I was told it would go away. Unfortunately, it has not gone away and it is very inconvenient when you are in are trying to make a turn and shift and the car just crawls through the intersection because you are gassing it in neutral. A couple of times it has not popped out all of the way and when I released the clutch, my gears started to grind. I don't want to have to pay to get my gear replaced because this gear popping out destroyed my 3rd gear.
I have a 2003 rsx base model, it has a manual transmission. It grinds from 2nd gear to 3rd gear above 4000 RPM. Acura claims to know nothing of my problem despite this being a reacurring complaint in many forums and petitions http://www.petitiononline.com/rsxgrind/petition.html ).
Vehicle: 2003 acura rsx-type s with 6 speed manual transmission. With only 7,940 miles and 9 months old, the transmission is blocking or grinding 1-2 and 2-3 shifts. This is hazardous when you are pulling through an intersection trying to engage 2nd gear and you can not get the trans into 2nd. It has been to the dealer twice (12-15-03 and 1-9-04) for this problem. They replaced synchronizers in the transmission. The problem still occurs.
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Questions about the 2003 Acura RSX grinding brakes
Is grinding or squealing brakes a common problem on the 2003 Acura RSX?
9 of 25 owner complaints about the 2003 Acura RSX (36%) mention grinding or squealing brakes. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Acura RSX?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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