Honda Prelude Complaints

368 consumer complaints on file.

#719292February 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES ENGAGE AND APPEAR TO HOLD; BUT BUCKLES RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BELTS. *AK
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
#550902February 11, 2000
SUSPENSION:REAR
POSSIBLE REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEM WHICH IS CAUSING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717673January 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HONDA HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THE 1998 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS A MANUFACTURER'S DURABILITY DEFECT. THEY HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM, COSTING CONSUMERS $2700.00 EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. MORE OVER, THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP IT QUIET. I HAVE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTATION OF THE ISSUE, AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND IT TO YOU! *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/50/16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784435January 17, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE SAME HOSE ON 1988, WHICH ARE IDENTICAL TO THE 1989 MODEL. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#717442January 17, 2000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
SAME PROBLEM AS 1988 MODEL YEAR RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) FOUND IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854741January 5, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT WITH A TREE IN WHICH THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED 3 SECONDS LATE, CAUSING OCCUPANT TO HIT THE STEERING WITH SEATBELT ON, AND SUSTAINING INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#853279November 23, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE HAS DEVELOPED A FLUID LEAK, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#853125November 18, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
DUE TO DEFECTIVE HOSE ,POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. RECALL 88V05900 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714928November 17, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE ON MY HONDA PRELUDE DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE CONNECTOR CLAMP SEAL, AND DRIPPED FLUID ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING SMOKE. HONDA HAD RECALLED THE POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE WHICH THEY INSTALLED IN MY CAR, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED FOUR MONTHS AFTER THE "ENDING DATE OF MANUFACTURE". MY HONDA PRELUDE IS A 1989 MODEL, BUT IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN AUGUST OF 1988. PLEASE PETITION HONDA TO EXTEND THEIR RECALL SO THAT I, AND OTHER HONDA PRELUDE OWNERS, CAN BE PROTECTED FROM THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714659November 11, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR STOPS BY ITSELF WHEN BEING DRIVEN. IT SPUTTERS AND THEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR STOPS AND WILL NOT START. I HAVE TOWED IT TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES, AND THEY CANNOT FIGURE THE PROBLEM OUT, AND THEY ARE ABLE TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT BUT WE ARE STILL FACING THE SAME PROBLEM OF CAR STOPPING BY ITSELF AND NOT STARTING AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713927October 27, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN PAMPERED YET CONTINUES TO BREAK AND BE QUITE COSTLY TO MAINTAIN. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THEY WERE DEPENDABLE AND CHEAP TO MAINTAIN. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I HAVE EVER OWNED AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ANY HONDA PRODUCT TO ANYONE. IT HAS PUT ME IN MAJOR DEBT. I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP/MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712983October 8, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THIS IS A COMPRESSOR THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/11/91. I AM NOW ON THE 3RD COMPRESSOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712984October 8, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THIS HOSE FAILURE IS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE 1988 RECALL, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712964October 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
NO SUMMARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547945August 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
RECALL REPAIR REFUSED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-069). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547824August 5, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
VEHICLE LEAKING FUEL FROM TANK AFTER RECALL REPAIRS MADE FOR THAT SYSTEM CAUSING LOWER MILAGE PER TANK. NLM
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
#547637July 3, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE FUEL SYSTEM EXPERIENCED FAILURE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE AND AFTER RECALL REPAIR (92V028001). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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