Honda Prelude Complaints (1997)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#10066111April 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
97 HONDA PRELUDE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065585April 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047570November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY... CAR SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING GEAR SHIFT IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVERS FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE UNEXPECTEDLY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047008November 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1997 PRELUDE SS HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT DECIDED TO GO ON ME, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHILE TRAFFIC WAS BEHIND ME. SO, I DECIDED TO CONTACT HONDA AND MAKE THEM SEE THE ISSUE, INSTEAD I RECEIVED A NO ANSWER, WHICH WAS A PRETTY LAME EXCUSE TO NOT REPLACE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN ALL 97-99 HONDA PRELUDE CARS, SO, THE SERVICE MANAGER DECIDED TO RETRY THE HONDA USA NUMBER, AND THEY GOT ME THROUGH AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER A NON-TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. SO, MY POINT IS THAT HONDA MUST COMPLY WITH A TRANSMISSION WARRANTY ON ALL THESE CARS, AND NOT JUST THE NEWER MODELS, BECAUSE IT IS UNFAIR TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL, AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN. SO, WITH ALL THIS SAID, I WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMETHING WILL BE DONE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THANKS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039616September 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1997 HONDA PRELUDE THE CLUTCH SPRING RETAINER BROKE RENDERING THE CLUTCH INOPERABLE PLACING STRESS ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DAMAGING THE INTERNALS FROM THE SPRING BEING LOOSE IN THE SYSTEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037480September 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA PRELUDE IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 80000 MILES. IT WILL OCCASSION JOLT AND CAUSE ERRADIC ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHILE TRAVERSING THE FREEWAYS. I BELEIVE THIS TO BE A CONSIDERABLE HAZARD TO ME AND HAVE SINCE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034521August 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS, BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, WINDSHIELD AND SEATS.*MR IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE BURNED OIL, THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME GOING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE GOING OUT CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031193August 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HESITATION OFF-IDLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARMED, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. SLOW, WEAK, NOISY IDLE WITH A/C RUNNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030345July 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. CAR IS BEGINNING TO JERK FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOP LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025638July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARSHLY. AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY.THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. WHILE UNDER ANY KIND OF ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE WILL CLIMB RPMS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES, CAUSING IT TO SLAM INTO GEAR. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO STALL AT A STOP, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHUTTER AND DIE IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017107May 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER LESS THAN SIX YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES AIRBAG MAINTENANCE AT TEN YEARS). DEALER SAYS THE SRS UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016528April 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE IS DEFECTIVE. IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY, SLIPS, AND HAS CAUSED INSTANCES WHERE MY SAFETY HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. A COMPANY SUCH AS HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN INHERENT PROBLEM, AND OFFER CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS THEY ARE DOING WITH THE 2000 THROUGH 2003 MODELS ( 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTIES). I AM A YOUNG CONSUMER, WHO ONCE TRUSTED HONDA, AND WILL NOT REGAIN THAT TRUST UNLESS THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR "EXPENSIVE" PRODUCT. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE QUOTING COSTS OF FROM $1,000.00 TO $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE SEEING NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FAILURE WITH LATE MODEL HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I CANNOT AFFORD A HIGH CAR PAYMENT, AND CONTINUE TO PAY HIGH REPAIR BILLS FOR A LATE MODEL CAR. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, OR POSSIBLY FACE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF INHERENT FAILURES BEGIN TO CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ASKED/REQUIRED TO FIX THE OIL PROBLEMS WITH THERE 4 CYLINDER CAMRYS, SO WHY SHOULDN'T HONDA FACE UP TO AND ADMIT THEIR INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016364April 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011042March 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT-SHIFT AUTOMATIC. LIKE MOST OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE GEARS BEGIN TO SLIP AND WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER WANTED $4000 TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I HAD IT REPLACED, BUT THEN ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE FIRST GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. I AM BASICALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND ANYMORE. I DO NOT WANT TO GET IT REBUILT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT MAY AS WELL BREAK AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE 2000-01 HONDA PRELUDES WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THE SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION GETS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE 1997-99 PRELUDES DO NOT. IF HONDA KNOWS OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, WHY NOT REPLACE ALL OF THE TRANSMISSIONS INSTEAD OF THE LATER YEAR ONES? I USED TO LOVE HONDA VEHICLES, UNTIL I LEARNED OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008406March 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING ODDLY AND GOT MORE VIOLENT AS TIME PASSED. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AFTER REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR WOULD JERK AND BASICALLY HAVE A BIG CLANG. THE CAR ALSO DIED OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING. AFTER I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 80000 MILES, IT IS NOW STARTING TO SHIFT HARD AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002619January 13, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MULTIPLE LARGE CRACKS IN BRIDGESTON POTENZA RE92 205/50-16 TIRES ON MY HONDA PRELUDE. CRACKS WERE NOTICED WHILE REFUELING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001447December 24, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. TS THE TRANSMISSION STALLED, DIDN'T SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY, AND WOULD JERK, ALL WHILE IN MOTION AND/OR SPEEDING UP. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770295December 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK FOR NO APPARENT REASON FROM IDLE OR IN MOTION MPH VARIES. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023177November 22, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
PARTS FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAS NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH AND DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021124October 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR VEHICLE WILL SKIP,AND MOTOR WILL REVV UP TO HIGH RPM. WHEN IT FINALLY SHIFT VEHICLE WILL JERK FORWARD, JERK IS SO SEVERE THAT IT MAY CAUSE LOST OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.DEALER CONTACTED, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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