Acura Rsx 2006
Model Rsx made in 2006 by Acura got 23 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 18 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, engine and engine cooling and exterior lighting. Technical service bulletines regarding digital instrument panel, electrical system and engine and engine cooling. There was one recall concerning equipment . The car has one 2 engine.
Model 2006
| Engine [L] | Cylinders | Transmission | Drive | Estimate MPG (city/highway/combined) | Unadjusted MPG (city/highway/combined) | Fuel | Fuel cost | Class | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | Manual, 5 gears | F | 27/34/30 | 30.4/43.3/35.1065 | Regular | 1099 | SUBCOMPACT CARS | |
| 2 | 4 | Manual, 6 gears | F | 23/31/26 | 25.2/39.7/30.1564 | Premium | 1386 | SUBCOMPACT CARS | |
| 2 | 4 | Semiautomatic, 5 gears | F | 25/34/28 | 28/43.3/33.294 | Regular | 1178 | SUBCOMPACT CARS |
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 06V270000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 06/01/2005 to 07/31/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 1190000 | 08/02/2006 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 07/26/2006 | 07/26/2006 | 573 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles and motorcycles, the owner's manuals contain incorrect contact information for the national highway traffic safety administration's (nhtsa) vehicle safety hotline. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The language in the owner's manuals is not in accordance with the current mandatory requirements. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Honda will send a postcard to dealers and owners with the correct nhtsa vehicle safety hotline information and with instructions to insert the card into the reporting safety defects section of the owner's manual. the recall began on august 2, 2006. owners may contact honda at 1-800-999-1009, acura at 1-800-382-2238 or honda motorcycles at 1-866-784-1870. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL | |||||
| SB-06-050 | 05/09/2008 | 10032775 | Acura: warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. a federal court provided final approval of the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain models were overstating mileage. vehicles affected by this sett | 05/21/2010 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 1105 | 11/16/2005 | 10018322 | Accessory power socket inoperative. *tt | 12/21/2005 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | |||||
| SB-12-001 | 01/12/2012 | 10043249 | Acura: update on some model vehicles regarding testing of alternators with the gr8 alternator/starter tester (ast) module that is installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| SB-12-001 | 01/12/2012 | 10043249 | Acura: update on some model vehicles regarding testing of alternators with the gr8 alternator/starter tester (ast) module that is installed on gr8 diagnostic battery station. *pe | 03/06/2012 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| SB-06-023 | 10/22/2011 | 10041772 | Acura: the engine coolant temperature input in misinterpreted by the ecm/pcm/ the mil comes on. *pe | 11/04/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| SB-07-019 | 07/22/2011 | 10039535 | Honda acura: 2005-2006 rsx. the malfunction light is on with a trouble code stored due to the air/fuel sensor damaged by moisture in the exhaust. *rm | 08/02/2011 | |
| SB-07-019 | 07/22/2011 | 10039535 | Ready | 08/02/2011 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||||
| 05039 | 11/02/2005 | 05039 | 10017990 | Mil comes on with dtc p1077 (intake manifold runner control (imri) / intake manifold tuning (imt) system malfunction (low rpm). *tt | 12/12/2005 |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | |||||
| 090105 | 09/16/2005 | 10018114 | Cd malfunction caused by adhesive labels. | 12/15/2005 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 08-026 | 05/31/2008 | 10025524 | Load carrying capacity reduced label for all acura vehicles. *pe | 08/15/2008 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| SB-06-050 | 05/09/2008 | 10032775 | Acura: warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. a federal court provided final approval of the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain models were overstating mileage. vehicles affected by this sett | 05/21/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| SB-06-023 | 10/22/2011 | 10041772 | Acura: the engine coolant temperature input in misinterpreted by the ecm/pcm/ the mil comes on. *pe | 11/04/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 08-018 | 07/18/2008 | 10026204 | Acura: 6 speed manual transmission grinds when shifting into 3rd gear, pops out of 3rd gear, or is hard to shift into 3rd gear. transmission has a faulty 3rd gear synchronizer or 3-4 shift sleeve. *pe | 10/07/2008 | |
| 1205 | 12/16/2005 | 10018865 | Transmission grinds at shifts, skip shifting. *tt | 01/19/2006 | |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| SB-0708 | 11/01/2010 | 10037486 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| SB-0708 | 11/01/2010 | 10037486 | Acura: there are guidelines for various situations and procedures including: tire pressure valve stem installation, trailer stability malfunction light is on, engine oil application guide, new software, new transmission fluid, notchy steeri | 05/24/2011 | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 06050 | 05/09/2008 | 06-050 I | 10021971 | Warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. *kb affects 2002 through 2006 acura models. updated 8/15/08. *pe | 06/27/2007 |
| VISIBILITY - REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | |||||
| 05048 | 11/29/2005 | 10018241 | Rear window wiper is noisy or does not work. *ts | 12/19/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | |||
| 11/30/2007 | 23000 | 1 | 06/02/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 acura rsx. the air bags failed to deploy during a crash at 65 mph. the vehicle is currently at the repair shop. the cause of the failure has yet to be determined. the current and failure mileages were 23,000. | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 12/07/2007 | 1 | 06/14/2006 | |
| Airbag failure to deploy in a substantial passenger door side impact causing total loss of the vehicle and injuries to the passenger seat occupant. driver's side airbag did deploy but there was no door impact there. front airbags did not deploy as there was no frontal impact. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/23/2006 | 73000 | ||
| Fans wont start while in a stop and go traffic with ac in the off position. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 10/01/2009 | 3000 | 4 | |
| Exterior lighting - headlights burn out regularly. acura dealer has replaced my headlight 4 times while still under warranty. i have replaced those 4 more times myself. acura denies any faulty manufacturing, but do say that this happens often as the light must vibrate and thus burn out. they also (while under warranty) attempted to blame the problem on non-oem headlights, but they were changed (while under warranty) by the acura dealership themselves 4 times? therefore this theory of non-oem is not valid. definite problems occurring are: hazardous night driving loss of low beam headlight due to poor light socket design and construction. this defect appears to be a burnout light halogen light bulb. 2. the bulb burns out due vibration, or arching caused by the light bulb locking mechanism assembly failure leaving the bulb loose, and held in place only by the protective rubber boot. the lamp socket is held in place by a high tension spring locking into a small hook protruding from approximately 2 inch diameter thin soft white metal cast disk attached with 2 small screws to the headlight reflector. this tooth shaves off by the spring pressure as evidenced by metal shavings present in base of the reflector. this is not an isolated occurrence, and a brief internet search has turned up many of similar owner reports. loss of light is often preceded by the blinking headlight. there is a danger of crash due to loss of lights on an unlit highway. 3. the soft metal clip (seemly not as strong as a paperclip hooked into a very thin plastic hook) light socket mount should be replaced by a stamped sheet metal part- - that would not crack under the spring pressure. the choice of a very soft and thin metal die cast for this part is an obvious error. the stamped part should be also much less expensive then the die cast. the only fix so far is a replacement of the entire headlight assembly. acura refuses to make the replacement die cast disk available as a replacement part. *tr | |||
| 11/15/2006 | 50000 | 1 | |
| During the past several months i have noted water accumulation in both tail lights on my 2006 acura rsx. there is currently 1-inch of standing water in one of the taillights and approximately a | |||
| 12/18/2009 | 34520 | 1 | |
| 1. hazardous night driving loss of low beam headlight due to poor light socket design and construction. this defect appears to be a burnout light halogen light bulb. 2.the bulb burns out due vibration, or arching caused by the light bulb locking mechanism assembly failure leaving the bulb loose, and held in place only by the protective rubber boot. the lamp socket is held in place by a high tension spring locking into a small hook protruding from approximately 2? diameter thin soft white metal cast disk attached with 2 small screws to the headlight reflector. this tooth shaves off by the spring pressure as evidenced by metal shavings present in base of the reflector. this is not an isolated occurrence, and a brief internet search has turned up many of similar owner reports. loss of light is often preceded by the blinking headlight. there is a danger of crash due to loss of lights on an unlit highway. 3.the soft metal light socket mount should be replaced by a stamped sheet metal part that would not crack under the spring pressure. the choice of a very soft and thin metal die cast for this part is an obvious error. the stamped part should be also much less expensive then the die cast. the only fix so far is a replacement of the entire headlight assembly with 3 lights at $619.53 because acura refuses to make the replacement die cast disk available as a replacement part. acura service stonewalls the warranty repair requests. in my case, the original dealer has claimed that the light is not able to be fixed under the warranty because car ?had an impact?. the acura case manager has arranged opinion from another dealer who has said there was ?no impact?, but the user ?must have broken the retaining hook during the light bulb replacement?, hence no warranty service. the issue is that the light bulb has been found loose in the socket, making it impossible to be replaced at night. you need to require that all light bulbs must be replaceable without use of tools. *tr | |||
| PARKING BRAKE | |||
| 08/01/2006 | 50 | 1 | 07/31/2006 |
| Purchased car on july 31, 2006 and drove car directly home. overnight, parking brake failed and car crashed into tree & boat trailer damaging rear bumper and rear left panel (driver's side). subsequent follow-up revealed that brake would not hold as it should - video and other evidence including statement from auto repair professional supports claim. auto dealer (apple acura) and acura client services refused to honor warranty. auto did not meet pennsylvania inspection standards when sold. while auto was at dealer, and without authorization from us, brakes were adjusted/corrected prior to delivering vehicle back to us. auto was taken to an independent auto body shop for repair. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 02/20/2011 | |||
| When shifting to 3rd gear from 2nd or 4th in my 2006 rsx type s, the gear will grind, extra force will be required to successfully shift, or the shifter will pop out into neutral. the approximate incident date is the latest day that the problem has occurred. the car was bought new in december 2005; the problem first occurred a few months after purchasing the car. after bringing it into the service department of the dealership where the car was purchased, no issues were found. multiple drivers of the car have experienced the same symptoms. the problem occurs when the car is cold or warm, and in various types of weather. after over 85,000 miles driven, the problem has not gotten worse or better. | |||
| 05/03/2010 | 98000 | ||
| Acura 2006 rsx s vehicle was bought new.we had drive train problems with this vehicle shifting into gears and popping out of third gear. repair work was done numerous times while under warranty, but the problem was never fixed. acura corporation, and the acura dealer kept claiming there was no problem with the vehicle. while operating the vehicle the transmission locked up causing a near rear end collision. there are currently 2 tsb listed for problems related to this. acura claims they will not do anything because the vehicle is out of warranty now. despite the fact that i have stated our position in regard to what we are requesting from acura corporation. our rsx had, before, during and after the new transmission was put in, a grinding, shifting and popping out of gear problems. this defect is well documented, by written, verbal and cell phone records, of conversations between me, and many individuals that are including, but not limited to, being directly or indirectly connected to acura. it is very sad that it appears someone needs to be killed due this vehicle defect, before any action is taken. i informed acura that we will seek legal action to recover our loss. typical dealer & manufacturer modus operandi. wear the customer down until the warranty expires, and tell you now you have to pay for the repair. | |||
| 06/15/2009 | 1 | ||
| Component: power train:manual transmission details: when shifting from 1st to 2nd the transmission grinds. the colder the temp. is the worse the grinding. *tr | |||
| 04/24/2006 | 75 | 1 | |
| When shifting from 1st to 2nd the transmission grinds. when going from 3rd to 2nd it's more of a klunk with a lesser grind. the colder the temp. is the worse the grinding. the transmission has popped out of 3rd to neutral a few times (very seldom). *tr | |||
| 03/04/2006 | 1231 | 1 | 02/18/2006 |
| After my rsx type s sits for a few hours i get in it to drive, and when i shift from 1st gear to 2nd gear the gear grinds. *jb | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 1 | ||
| I own a 2006 acura rsx. i was driving at 40 mph on the new york state thruway yesterday (12/9/09) morning at approximately 6:55am. it was raining and the road was slushy. i was driving slowly in the right lane and my car spun all the way around to the right and my front bumper hit the right corridor of the thruway. my car then kicked backwards and spun around in a complete circle again and my back bumper hit the right corridor. prior to this acura, i had a 2001 acura integra. the same exact problem occurred. i spun out and totaled my car. clearly this is not a safe car and i need this to be brought to light to save lives. if there was another car near me on both occasions, i would have died. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 09/24/2005 | 300 | 3 | 09/16/2005 |
| I bought the car brand new, 2006 acura rsx(sept.16,2005), at about between 300 to 500 miles i started to hear popping noise or some type of noise sounding like a bad axle would make when i make slow turns or fast turns sometimes. acura fixed the problem and told me it was some cushion problem with the springs. at about between 10k to 15k miles i started to hear it again(between dec. and beginning of jan) i took it back to acura they fixed it again ...now at about 30k miles i started to having the same problem, but i don't take it into acura until about 36k because i don't have time and i want the noise to be louder and worst and so it did at about 36k...im schedule for a service at acura on sept.6 . this car is starting to become a lemon in my views. i also know im not the only one with this problem with the 2006 acura rsx. *nm | |||
| 03/22/2006 | 2300 | 4 | 11/21/2005 |
| When making slow turns, sounds from strut will be heard or when the car is stationary turning the wheels will cause pop sounds from the suspension. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 11/09/2005 | 900 | 2 | 10/02/2005 |
| 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 | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - MACPHERSON STRUT | |||
| 07/20/2006 | 4 | ||
| First started hearing a popping/knocking noise on the front right side of the car when turning the wheel at slow speeds at 5,034 miles. dealer tightened strut tower nut and lubed spring bearing. the noise went away and reappeard at 5,527 miles. the dealer then replaced the right fron strut. the noice went away and reappeard at 9,278 miles. the dealer had a regional factory rep come and look at the car. they replaced both front struts. the noise went away and reappeard at 12,978 miles. the dealer test drove and did hear the noise again. we are now in the first staqes of implementing our lemon law rights by submitting by certified mail, notice to manufacturer of final opportunity to repair, found on the lemon law website. we fully intend on pursuing our consumer rights to either replace or refund . | |||
| 10/15/2005 | 2 | ||
| Suspension problem - acura rsx type s 2006 model year. at 1300 miles, started hearing a popping/clicking sound when making slow turns. turns out the sound came from the right front strut assembly. since the car was new, the entire strut assembly was replaced. now the sound is reappearing (2300 miles). another appointment with the dealer set up for later this month. *nm | |||
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | |||
| 12/09/2009 | 1 | ||
| I own a 2006 acura rsx. i was driving at 40 mph on the new york state thruway yesterday (12/9/09) morning at approximately 6:55am. it was raining and the road was slushy. i was driving slowly in the right lane and my car spun all the way around to the right and my front bumper hit the right corridor of the thruway. my car then kicked backwards and spun around in a complete circle again and my back bumper hit the right corridor. prior to this acura, i had a 2001 acura integra. the same exact problem occurred. i spun out and totaled my car. clearly this is not a safe car and i need this to be brought to light to save lives. if there was another car near me on both occasions, i would have died. *tr | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | BIRMINGHAM | KING ACURA | ||
| CA | CATHEDRAL CITY | 92234 | ACURA OF THE DESERT | 619-321-2700 |
| CA | COVINA | 91723-2929 | THOMAS ACURA | (626)915-1602 |
| CA | STOCKTON | 95210 | ACURA OF STOCKTON | 209-320-3112 |
| GA | MORROW | 30260 | BARANCO | 770-968-5252 |
| MD | ELLICOT CITY | NORRIS ACURA | 410-461-7000 | |
| PA | YORK | 17404 | APPLE ACURA | 7178541800 |