Honda Prelude Complaints (1997)

66 consumer complaints on file.

#707658June 18, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND NEITHER WILL TELL US WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THEY DONT KNOW WHY. WE JUST GOT CAR BACK AND ITS STILL SHIFTING STRANGE. CAR HAS NO POWER FOR PASSING IN LOW GEAR. THIS IS GETTING DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT IT HAS NO POWER AT ALL. NEVERMIND GETTING STUCK ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL US IF ANY FURTHER INFO IS NEEDED. THANKS JEAN DELUCIA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#701987January 7, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE LEFT FRONT SUSPENSION HAS A LOUD AND DISTINCT CRACK UPON TAKE OFF AND STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS MAINLY IN COLD WEATHER. AS WELL AS THE SOUND, THE DRIVER CAN FEEL THE NOISE IN THE FLOORBOARD OF THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THAT THIS IS A CHARACTARISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE MANUFACTURER CAN PROVIDE NO FACTS TO BASE THIS DECISION ON NOR DID THE MANUFACTURER'S REPRESENTATIVE EVEN LOOK AT THE MECHANICS OF THE PROBLEM VEHICLE. THE REP BASED HIS "CHARACTARISITC" CLAIM ON MY VEHICLE AND ANOTHER SIMILAR VEHICLE ,MAKING THE NOISE. THERE IS NO OTHER COMPLAINTS TO HONDA TECH LINE FROM MECHANICS IN REFERENCE TO THIS PROBLEM. THE HONDA REP STATES THAT IT IS THE BUSHINGS IN THE SUSPENSION WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE, AND THE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT LOCATE ANY FAULTY BUSHINGS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828376September 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. ALSO, WHILE CHANGING INTO 1 AND 2 GEARS IT WILL ABRUPTLY STOP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED 5 TRANSMISSIONS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547665August 3, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL BUT UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.(99V-069) NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#529213January 17, 1998
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO INFORMATION PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#819497November 25, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH THE OWNER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON A WET ROAD. WHEN SHE TRIED TO STOP SHE COULDN'T, LOSING CONTROL AND HAVING AN ACCIDENT, HITTING FRONT WHERE THE AIR BAGS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. THEY WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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