Honda Prelude Complaints

368 consumer complaints on file.

#10034521August 15, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEATS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
PROBLEMS WITH BALL JOINTS, BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONER, RADIO, WINDSHIELD AND SEATS.*MR IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE BURNED OIL, THE VEHICLE HAD A HARD TIME GOING BACKWARDS. CONSUMER HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE GOING OUT CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031193August 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE HESITATION OFF-IDLE WHEN ENGINE IS WARMED, ESPECIALLY IN HOT WEATHER. SLOW, WEAK, NOISY IDLE WITH A/C RUNNING. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030800August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL OVER REV, AND JERK INTO GEAR. IF I LET OFF OF THE GAS IT WILL SLIP INTO GEAR LESS HARSHLY. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA OF COVINGTON IN COVINGTON, LA, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF AFTERMARKET PARTS, SUCH AS A COLD-AIR INTAKE, HEADER, AND EXHAUST MUFFLER. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAIS THIS IS LUDICROUS, AND THAT A SIMPLE ADDITON OF 10-15 HP WOULD NOT CAUSE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. EACH MODIFICATION WAS A SIMPLE BOLT-ON AND AT THE TIME OF PURCAHSE WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONDA. I CALLED HONDA TECHINICAL SERVICE MANY TIMES AND ASKED IF I PUT A CERTAIN AFTERMARKET PART ON MY CAR WOULD IT VOID MY WARRANTY. EACH TIME HONDA TOLD ME THAT ASD LONG AS THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF MY CAR REMAINED INTACT, I WOULD NOT BE IN TROUBLE. THEY ALOS INFORMED ME OF BUYING AN AXLE-BACK EXHAUST INSTEAD OF A FULL CAT-BACK, TO BETTER INSURE THE SAFETY OF MY WARRANTY. NOW I AM INFORMED THAT MY TRANNY WOULD NED TO BE REPLCED OR OVERHUALED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $5000, AND NOW HONDA HAS GONE BACK ON THEIR WORD, AND DECIDED TO NULL MY WARRANTY BASED ON THE ADDITION OF AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND PLAN TO SUE HONDA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031901August 1, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEATBELT RELEASES ON ITS OWN AT ANY TIME. DEALER STATES THAT COIL CONNECTOR TERMINATOR NEEDS REPLACING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030345July 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. CAR IS BEGINNING TO JERK FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP IN TRAFFIC OR AT A STOP LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025638July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARSHLY. AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY.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.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020826June 1, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THE METAL SPRING HOLDER ON THE OEM CLUTCH SNAPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MADE SHIFTING NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND CAUSED UNNECESSARY AND EXTREMELY DAMAGING WEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020679May 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
SPRING CAGES ON STOCK CLUTCH FAILED, CAUSING CLUTCH TO FAIL TO DISENGAGE RELIABLY. THIS PREVENTED SHIFTING OUT OF, AND INTO GEAR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION OF ONCOMING FAILURE. THE OTHER 3 OF 4 SPRING PERCHES AROUND THE CLUTCH HUB SHOWED SIGNS OF EMINENENT FAILURE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017107May 6, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER LESS THAN SIX YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES AIRBAG MAINTENANCE AT TEN YEARS). DEALER SAYS THE SRS UNIT MUST BE REPLACED. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016528April 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE IS DEFECTIVE. IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY, SLIPS, AND HAS CAUSED INSTANCES WHERE MY SAFETY HAS BEEN JEOPARDIZED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS REVEALED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. A COMPANY SUCH AS HONDA SHOULD RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN INHERENT PROBLEM, AND OFFER CONSUMER ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS THEY ARE DOING WITH THE 2000 THROUGH 2003 MODELS ( 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTIES). I AM A YOUNG CONSUMER, WHO ONCE TRUSTED HONDA, AND WILL NOT REGAIN THAT TRUST UNLESS THEY STAND BEHIND THEIR "EXPENSIVE" PRODUCT. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY ARE QUOTING COSTS OF FROM $1,000.00 TO $3,000.00 TO REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS ALSO STATED THAT THEY ARE SEEING NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FAILURE WITH LATE MODEL HONDA AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I CANNOT AFFORD A HIGH CAR PAYMENT, AND CONTINUE TO PAY HIGH REPAIR BILLS FOR A LATE MODEL CAR. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, OR POSSIBLY FACE A CLASS ACTION SUIT IF INHERENT FAILURES BEGIN TO CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA HAS BEEN ASKED/REQUIRED TO FIX THE OIL PROBLEMS WITH THERE 4 CYLINDER CAMRYS, SO WHY SHOULDN'T HONDA FACE UP TO AND ADMIT THEIR INHERENT PROBLEMS WITH THEIR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016364April 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014371April 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:REAR
LOUD SQUEAK COMING FROM BACK OF CAR POSSIBLY UNDER TRUNK OR RIGHT WHEEL WELL INCREASES WITH COLD WEATHER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10014372April 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SINCE 70,000 MILES. DESPITE PASSING E-CHECK I SEE THAT THIS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER HONDA MODELS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011042March 26, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT-SHIFT AUTOMATIC. LIKE MOST OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE GEARS BEGIN TO SLIP AND WILL NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER WANTED $4000 TO GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I HAD IT REPLACED, BUT THEN ABOUT 20,000 MILES LATER, IT WENT OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME THE FIRST GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. I AM BASICALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AROUND ANYMORE. I DO NOT WANT TO GET IT REBUILT AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IT MAY AS WELL BREAK AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE 2000-01 HONDA PRELUDES WITH THIS TYPE OF TRANSMISSION GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I FIND IT VERY UNFAIR THAT THE SAME EXACT CAR WITH THE SAME EXACT TRANSMISSION GETS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THE 1997-99 PRELUDES DO NOT. IF HONDA KNOWS OF THE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS, WHY NOT REPLACE ALL OF THE TRANSMISSIONS INSTEAD OF THE LATER YEAR ONES? I USED TO LOVE HONDA VEHICLES, UNTIL I LEARNED OF MANY OTHERS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010156March 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 46,000 MILES AND AT A SPEED OF 36 MPH AS DOCUMENTED BY HONDA! I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG AND NEITHER HAS ANY OTHER PRELUDE OWNER AND HONDA WANTS $6,000 DOLLARS OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY! YES THAT'S 1/4 THE TOTAL COST OF THE CAR BRAND NEW! PLEASE HELP. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008406March 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING ODDLY AND GOT MORE VIOLENT AS TIME PASSED. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AFTER REVERSING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE CAR WOULD JERK AND BASICALLY HAVE A BIG CLANG. THE CAR ALSO DIED OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING. AFTER I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 80000 MILES, IT IS NOW STARTING TO SHIFT HARD AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009148February 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007975February 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN REGULAR DRIVE IT SUDDENLY DIDN'T PULL NO MORE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CAR CONTINUED TO DO THIS AND THEN IT STARTED TO UPSHIFT THEN SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFT TO THE LOWER GEAR CAUSING A VERY SUDDEN JERK AND CHANGE IN SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR TO HONDA OF CLEVELAND IN CLEVELAND, TN. I TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SUGGESTED TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN. I AGREED AND THE RESULTS WERE CODES P700 AND P730 INTERNAL FAILURE AND INCORRECT GEAR NEEDS TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL OR REPLACEMENT. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THIS. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. I ASKED HIM IF IT COULD BE A DEFECTIVE PART. HE ANSWERED NO. I ASKED IF IT COULD BE COMPUTER RELATED AND HE SAID NO THAT IT WAS A FAILURE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED HIM WHAT FAILED. HE COULDN'T TELL ME. HE JUST TOLD ME WHAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST CAME UP WITH. THE SERVICE QUOTE FOR A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED WAS FOR $5365.26 WHEN I HEARD THIS QUOTE I SAID "IS THIS MADE OUT OF GOLD". I TOLD HIM THE REASON I BOUGHT A HONDA WAS TO AVOID PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. I ALSO HAD ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON IF HE HAD HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND HE SAID HE HADN'T. AFTER SEEING THIS SITE AND OTHERS I REALIZED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT HELPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007887February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 4TH (4 SPEED AUTOMATIC SEQUENTIAL SPORT SHIFT) TO 2ND. CAR LURCHED SUDDENLY FORWARD WITH NO INDICATION TO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. IF THE PERSON BEHIND ME HAD BEEN ANY CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REARENDED -- IN THIS CASE IT WAS A LARGE TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007649February 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
IN JANUARY OF 2000 AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE HONDA TELLING THEM THAT I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (AND BEING TOLD THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG), MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE SYMPTOM WAS THAT IT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HARD SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR FROM 3RD WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LOOSE POWER. THE UNIT HAD THESE SYMPTOMS FOR APPROXIMATELY 24000 MILES, BUT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO HONDA WITH 9000 MILES ON. HONDA REFUSED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THEIR WAS NOTHING WRONG. AT THE TIME, I INDICATED THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WITH MERGING INTO AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, BUT MY CONCERNS FELL ON DEATH EARS. AFTER THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED (2 DAYS AFTER THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED OF THE PROBLEM), A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY INSTALLED A MONTH LATER. THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEGUN TO EXHIBIT EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. BEING CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING THE RUN AROUND, I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER (MADISON HONDA, MADISON, NJ) BUT TO PARAMUS HONDA, PARAMUS, NJ. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THE SPECIFIC SYMPTOM (THAT CAN BE RECREATED EVERY TIME), THEY DIAGNOSED THE UNIT AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. ADDITIONALLY, HE UNIT HAS BEGUN TO INTERMITTENTLY JITTER WHILE DRIVING IN 4TH GEAR, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER. HONDA SEEMS CONTENT TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TOLD BY HONDA OF AMERICA NOT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL THEY COMPLETELY FAIL. THIS POLICY IS PUTTING HONDA'S CUSTOMERS AS SEVERE RISK. DRIVING IN NORTHERN NJ REQUIRES BEING ABLE TO MERGE INTO THE TRAFFIC AND SO ON. FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION TO PRODUCE POWER HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME KILLED ONCE. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE. ONCE AGAIN I'M GETTING THE RUN AROUND EVEN THOUGH IT COULD LEAD TO MY DEATH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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