Honda Prelude Complaints (1998)

69 consumer complaints on file.

#10004849January 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO LOWER GEAR LOSS SPEED, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DEALER PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION, FIVE MONTHS LATER CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769449November 8, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN I TURN THE KEY, MY CAR WON'T START. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT ENOUGH TIMES THAT IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS THAT EVENTUALLY IT WILL NEVER START. AFTER TURNING THE KEY 2 TO 4 TIMES, IT EVENTUALLY STARTS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#568132November 4, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL(002-V12) ON DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE THE CONSUMER $75 FOR DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE ALARM SYSTEM WHILE DOING THE RECALL JOB. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768764October 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHICH SEEMED BE COMING FROM WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8021405October 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A BEARING INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION, AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED, CONSUMER BEGAN EXPERIENCING MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING SMOOTHLY, AFTER BEING REFERRRED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS DEEPER INTO THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT BEEN ORIGINALLY FOUND BY THE FIRST MECHANIC AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER, BECAUSE HE LEARNED OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS OFFERING, HOWEVER IT ONLY APPLIES TO 2000-2001 MODELS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8020630October 10, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATES THEY MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHCILE SERVICED FOR RECALL. MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019182September 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE BEING DRIVEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL DROP TO A LOWER GEAR. OWNER HAS TO MANUALLY SHIFT LEVER IN ORDER TO GET TRANSMISSION BACK IN HIGHER GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018869September 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
CONSUMER IS BEING CHARGED TO HAVE ALARM REMOVED FROM VEHICLE TO INSTALL IGNITION SWITCH. ALARM WAS PUT IN BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767316September 17, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY BRAKE THEN ACCELERATE WITH NO DRIVER CONTROL. AT THE TIME, I WAS TOLD BY HONDA THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING, THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE FOR SALE, AND I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP TO HAVE IT REBUILT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP SHOWED ME THE FRICTION SURFACE ON THE CLUTCHES DISINTEGRATED, CLOGGING THE PUMP AND FILTER WHICH CAUSED THE ERATIC SELF-SHIFTING. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS FAULTY MATERIAL USED IN THE TRANSMISSION. I NOW SEE IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH HONDA AND ACURA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS THAT THE COMPANY HAS BEEN TRYING TO KEEP QUIET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765422August 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
HONDA STATED THAT THIS REALLY WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE IT WAS A BOLT FAILURE! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED.
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
#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
#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
#881122February 22, 2001
WHEELS
VEHICLE HAS ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEELS. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON SMOOTH HIGHWAY REAR WHEEL RIM CAME APART, IT HAD A SPIRAL SPLIT IN IT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE ON OUTSIDE OF TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741270February 21, 2001
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE ACTIVE TORQUE TRANSFER SYSTEM TURNS ON AFTER START OF ENGINE AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE (ABOUT A MILE - DOES NOT TURN ON INITIALLY AT ENGINE START). INDICATOR LIGHT DISCREPANCY OCCURRED THE SAME DAY AS THE INSTALLATION OF THE MANUFACTURERS SPARE TIRE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND LESS THAN 10 MILES ACCUMULATED ON THE SPARE TIRE. INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUED TO TURN ON AFTER NEW STOCK SIZE TIRE INSTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736649November 21, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID.. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NEVER DID THIS. OSHA AND THE EPA INDICATE THAT LONG TERM EXPOSURE TO TRANSMISSION FLUID FUMES ARE HAZAROUS. I REQUIRE YOUR HELP IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED, AS IT IS UNDER WARANTY AND HONDA REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. DRIVING THE CAR IS UNSAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
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
#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

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