| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001086469 | Incident Date: Jul, 01 2001 |
| Consumer's City: EAST HAVEN | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: RL | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JH4DC53062C | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 09 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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.*ak |
