Honda Prelude Complaints

368 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#752602September 26, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS DEFECT IS COVERED BY NHTSA CAMAIGN ID 92V028001 AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN AND AS SUCH DEALERS WILL NOT REPAIR AT NO CHARGE. THE WARRANTY STATES "EXCEPT AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW, THIS VEHICLE HAS NO WARRANTY IN THE 50 UNITED STATES, D.C., PUERTO RICO OR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS." MY QUESTION: IS THIS RECALL REQUIRED BY U.S. LAW AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE? IF SO HOW DO I PROCEED?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896704September 24, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 20 MPH BALL JOINTS WENT OUT, AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK THERE WAS A FAILURE OF FRONT LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT, WHICH RESULTED IN A SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT, WHILE TRAVELING ON FLAT PAVED STREET.*JB
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
#751518September 1, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAVE COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE OR A DEAD SPOT IN THE THROTTLE OF PRELUDE DURING DAYS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE PROBLEM APPEARS WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP UP THROUGH 3RD GEAR. PROBLEM EXHIBITS ITSELF AS A BRIEF INTERRUPTION IN POWER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP. AFTER 3RD GEAR PROBLEM IS NOT APPARENT. PROBLEM IS AMPLIFIED WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OPERATING. AIR CONDITIONER MUST BE TURNED OFF WHEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS BECAUSE ROUGH ACCELERATION PUTS UNDUE AND IRREGULAR STRESS ON DRIVE TRAIN. UNDER CERTAIN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS THIS POWER INTERRUPTION COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. DEALER FAILS TO RESOLVE PROBLEM EACH TIME OR REPORTS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM DESPITE THE PROBLEM BEING REPRODUCEABLE BY THE OWNER WHEN OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. DEALERSHIP IS NOW UNRESPONSIVE. OWNER OF 2000 HONDA PRELUDE HAS REQUESTED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A FACTORY ENGINEER INVESTIGATE TROUBLE. THE REQUEST HAS GONE UNANSWERED. OWNER OF THE 2000 PRELUDE HAS CONTACTED HONDA AMERICA TO COMPLAIN AND PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED AT THIS PRESENT TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749034July 24, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AUTO TRANSMISSION NEW TECHNOLOGY, GEARS CAN BE UPSHIFTED OR DOWNSIFTED MANUALLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 4TH. IT WON'T CATCH AND WOULD JUST REV. TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD (JOLTING) THROUGHOUT THE GEARS. REVERSE WON'T CATCH UNTIL AFTER THE CAR STARTS TO ROLL IN REVERSE DIRECTION. SCRAPING METAL NOISES COULD BE HEARD WHEN THE CAR STARTS MOVING IN IDLE. TRANSMISSION ALSO PRODUCE WHUFFING, AN RC NOISE WHILE IN PARK OR IN NEUTRAL- A SIGN OF TRANSMISSION BEING SHOT. FAILURE OF 4TH GEAR AND THE ONGOING SYMPTOMS MAKES THE CAR A HARZARD ON THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE UNPREDICATABLE JOLTS IN SHIFTING OR THE GEAR NOT CATCHING WHEN SPEED IS REQUIRED WHILE DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. MANY AUTO PRELUDE OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. HONDA HAS TAKEN CARE OF CUSTOMERS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IF THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY 3YEARS OR 36000MILES OR IF THEY BOUGHT HONDA CARE, EXTENDED WARRANTY 6YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. HONDA WASN'T ABLE TO ASSIST ME WITH MY PROBLEM. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME TO TRADE IN THE CAR AND GET RID OF IT BECAUSE IT COST $4000 FOR A REBUILT TRANNY. SO, I'M LOOKING AT ABOUT A ADDITIONAL $4000 PLUS LABOR TO HAVE IT FIXED. RELIABILITY, QUALITY PRODUCT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TRAIT AND REPUTATION OF HONDA, I'M AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE DEFECTIVE MANNER THE TRANSMISSION WAS BUILT. I HAVE NOT HEARD NORMALLY OF OTHER AUTOS HAVING THEIR AUTO TRANNY SHOT AT BARELY OVER 50,000MILES, NOT EVEN 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. PRELUDE COST ABOUT $25000, SO $4000+LABOR IS ALMOST 20% OF THE CAR COST. JUST PLAIN UNREASONABLE!!! I HAVE ENDURED LONG EMOTIONAL HOURS IN TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS FINANCIALLY BURDENSOME SITUATION. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW, I'M VERY HAPPY WITH THE CAR...JUST WISHING THAT I BOUGHT A MANUAL PRELUDE INSTEAD BECAUSE OF THIS POOR WORKSMANSHIP AND PRODUCTION OF THE TRANNY. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE....I CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH MANY PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WITH THE SAME SITUATION. THANK YOU *SIGH. " *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
#748417July 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4TH GEAR BLEW TWICE CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT, NOBODY KNOWS WHAT.*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
#891928July 3, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITH WINDOWS UP CONSUMER AND PASSENGER BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING LIKE GAS. A FEW MOMENTS LATER, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING FROM AIRBAG LIGHT. CONSUMER DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A PARKED CAR. DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS, AND SPRAINED WRIST AND NECK. PASSENGER SUSTAINED BURNS. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAGS WERE REPLACEMEMT EQUIPMENT FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. DEALER DID NOT REINSTALL AIRBAGS. OLIVER'S AUTO BODY OF HOLYOKE DID. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
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
#747176June 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
HONDA RECALLED THIS CAR IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK FILLER PIPE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION, HOWEVER, THE SURROUNDING MOUNTS AND THE FILL PIPE BOWL ON THE FILLER DOOR ARE ALSO EXCESSIVELY CORRODED, AND ARE FAILING TO HOLD THE FILLER PIPE IN PLACE, AND ALLOW EXCESSIVE FUMES TO BUILD UP WITHIN THE CAR. THE STAMPED METAL BOWL SURROUNDING THE FILLER PIPE AT THE GAS DOOR HAS FAILED, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FILLER PIPE THAT WAS RECALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746210May 31, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
THIS SPECIFIC LINE HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT SMOKING, HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED AS OF MAY 2001, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH LEAKING FLUID. *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
#888043May 11, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR WHILE STOPPING AT A TRAFFICE LIGHT AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, SHIFT FAILS TO RESPOND AND GEAR FAILS TO GO INTO REVERSE, CAUSING A NEAR VEHICLE CRASH. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTECD DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887067April 30, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE STALLS, TOOK TO DLR AND THEY SAID EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CARBON WAS ON VALVES. DEALER CLEANED VALVES, AND IT WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. CONSUMER STATED THAT 5TH GEAR HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884272March 27, 2001
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING FLUID ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560416March 19, 2001
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THREE LANES AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER OF THE FREEWAY, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT, A FRACTURED LEFT FOOT AND SOME NECK AND BACK PAIN. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#742018March 6, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
THERE IS A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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