Honda Prelude Complaints (1997)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#8020588October 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WILL REMOVE ALARM SYSTEM TO DO RECALL, BUT WILL CHARGE TO RECONNECT IT. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767614September 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A DELAYED ABRUPT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD, 4TH TO 3RD, AND 3RD TO 2ND, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ABRUPTLY (SOMETIMES DELAYED) UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP. THIS MADE TURNING ONTO BUSY ROADS DIFFICULT AS I WAS NEVER SURE HOW LONG THE SHIFTS WOULD TAKE. HONDA NEVER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEIR ONLY SOLUTION WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA AMERICA PROVIDED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL ASSISTANCE), BUT I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR (~$380). THE PROBLEM NOW APPEARS TO BE FIXED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756695January 11, 2002
TIRES
BULGE DISCOVERED ON RIGHT FRONT ORIGINAL TIRE. STEEL BELTS PROTRUDING THROUGH SIDEWALL OF LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES. ALL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AS THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION UNDER MERE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THESE TIRES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P20550R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897721October 15, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO STOP VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWS DOWN. THEN, WOULD JERK FORWARD 2-3 FEET. NEEDS TO KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE BEHIND ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN ABOUT TO STOP, NOT HIT OTHER VEHICLE. ABS LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN STARTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751869September 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARSHLY. ON UPSHIFT THE CAR WILL SQUEAL THE TIRES CAUSING OBVIOUS CONTROL PROBLEMS. THIS POSES A SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR ON WET PAVEMENT OR SLICK ROADS, AS CAR IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON UPSHIFT. DEALER SAYS CAR NEEDS REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THIS (TRANSMISSION FAILURES) TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH HONDA PRELUDES OF THIS GENERATION, AS WELL AS ACCURAS OF SIMILAR VINTAGE. I HAVE UNCOVERED INFORMATION THAT HONDA HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT. I CONTACTED HONDA CONSUMER SERVICE AND THEY WOULD NOT DISCUSS WITH ME. I FEEL HONDA SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS FOR THIS POTENTAILLY DANGEROUS DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748390July 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748371July 12, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. 8 OTHER REPORTS FILED TO NHTSA, MORE THAN 20 OTHERS HAVE SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AT WWW.HONDAPRELUDE.COM. SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY HONDA RECOGNISES THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747191June 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, 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. DEALER IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT REFUSING TO FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747204June 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 60,000. DEALERSHIP CANNOT GIVE REASON OTHER THAN "SOMETIMES THEY JUST FALL APART". DEALERSHIP ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PRELUDES ARE DESIGNED TO GO OVER 200,000 MILES. HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE AND RESULT WAS CONVERTER COLLASPED AND DESTROYED TRANSMISSION. "SOMETIMES THEY JUST FALL APART" IS A VERY EXPENSIVE ANSWER FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888270May 15, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, AND THEN FROM THIRD TO FOURTH, EXTREME HESITATION OCCURS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874896November 14, 2000
TIRES:SIDEWALL
2 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES P205/50R16 ARE CRACKING ALONG THE SIDEWALL. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872959October 13, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00 020; DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A FLAT. WHEN THE TIRE WAS CHANGED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD BEGAN SEPARATING INSIDE OF TIREWALL. BRIDGESTONE/ FIRESTONE, POTENZA#RE92, #DOT EM3VJJJKO87. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732327September 23, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATION. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/55? )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722889May 19, 2000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
GRINDING OCCURS SHIFTING INTO 2ND FROM 1ST GEAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH ENGINE RPMS. 3RD HAPPENS LESS OFTEN, BUT DOESN'T OCCUR EXCLUSIVELY AT HIGH RPMS. 2ND GEAR HAS ALWAYS FELT "NOTCHY" MANY OTHER PRELUDE OWNERS I CORRESPOND WITH THROUGH EMAIL ALSO REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551367March 15, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
AS THE RESULT OF BROKEN BALL JOINT, THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING DAMAGES TO WHEELS,FRAME,ALIGNMENT AND THE BODY. YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719548March 2, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
GETTING A BUMP NOISE WHEN FRONT SUSPENSION IS LOADED ESPESCIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO DEALER AND ONE ATTEMPTED REPAIR THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THIS MAY BE A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR AND WILL NOT ATTEMPT ANOTHER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857396February 23, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH VEHICLE STARTED SWAYING FROM SIDE TO SIDE, AND THEN SPUN AROUND. THIS WAS DUE TO A FAULTY BALL JOINT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 9 TIMES,AND NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841941August 2, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHILE MAKING A SHARP QUICK LEFT TURN, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE POWER STEERING BEGAN TO WORK. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842696July 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, SUCH AS MAKING A TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT) AND HAVING TO MAKE ANOTHER TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT), POWER STEERING BECAME INOPERATIVE WHICH CAUSED STEERING TO REACT MORE SLOWLY AND MORE DIFFICULT TO MANEUVERS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER TESTED THE 1998 AND 1999 PRELUDES AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER SAID WAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546549July 2, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V069000). HOWEVER AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE DEARLERSHIP DID NOT TIGHTEN THE CALIPER KNUCKLE MOUNTING BRACKET BOLT PROPERLY, CAUSING ONE TO FALL OFF AND ANOTHER LOOSE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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