Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / RSX / 2006

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005059053 Incident Date: Nov, 08 2005
Consumer's City: YUCCA VALLEY Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: RSX Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JH4DC53006S Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 12 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 01 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased the car in october 2005. began to notice a popping sound from the right front of the car in low speed turns. took in to be checked november 9 2005 with 901 miles on the car. dealer replaced right front strut assembly, shock absorber/damper popping sound from the right front of the car in low speed turns returned it now also occurred when accelerating and stopping, and was much louder. took in to be checked march 6 2006 with 2300 miles on the car. dealer installed damper mounting base and/or bearing and/or spring seat. dealer also installed "silencer tubes" on the suspension. installation of the silencer tubes is an unacceptable "fix." this clearly indicates that the dealer knows the problem will return and wants only to cover up the symptom.*jb