Three problems related to transmission shudder have been reported for the 2002 Acura RSX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Acura RSX based on all problems reported for the 2002 RSX.
I recently purchased 2002 Acura Rsx with 21,200 miles, 5sp manual transmission. The vehicle passed 150- point inspection that was performed at white bear lakes Acura Subaru, mn dealership. The vehicle was Acura-certified, but I decided not to purchase $1,600 certification program because of money constraints. Now, when temperatures around here dropped to 0 degrees f, the vehicle developed 1-2 shifting problem. Shifting to 2nd gear is really hard to do. My 2nd gear synchros are always grinding and especially, now at 20f I am getting constant the 1-2 notch shifts. I've noticed lots of people in internet news groups and forums are having the same identical problem. . Read more...
2nd gear grind on 6speed transmission. Sometimes 3rd gear pops out while driving. Rick case Acura has rebuilt the transmission twice in one year. The transmission still has the same problem. They are now putting in a new transmission. I am not the only with the same problem.
Second gear grinding led to transmission failure. Now I have to get my transmission replaced, and dealer wants me to believe its my fault when I rarely drive it hard.