Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
21
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1989 Honda Prelude.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (@55MPH) ON THE US 20 BYPASS, A LO… |
| 2000-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | SOON AFTER PARKING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS DUE TO FAULTY WIRES. CONSUMER CONTACTED AMERI… |
| 1999-12-21 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAME PROBLEM AS 1988 MODEL YEAR RECALL. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) FOUND IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 1999-12-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HOSE FAILED. THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE SAME HOSE ON 1988, WHICH ARE IDENTICAL TO THE 1989 MODEL. *ET |
| 1999-11-02 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING SUPPLY HOSE ON MY HONDA PRELUDE DEVELOPED A LEAK AT THE CONNECTOR CLAMP SEAL, AND DRIPPED FLUID ONTO THE… |
| 1999-10-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS HOSE FAILURE IS THE SAME TYPE OF FAILURE THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN THE 1988 RECALL, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER IT. |
| 1998-10-22 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING AT CONNECTOR CLAMP SEAL. NOTICED THE 1988 VEHICLES ARE UNDER RECALL CONCERNING SAME PROBLE… |
| 1998-03-05 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THIS IS A COMPRESSOR THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ON 2/11/91. I AM NOW ON THE 3RD COMPRESSOR. |
| 1997-12-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE LEAKS. |
| 1996-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAL. ALSO, POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK/ RADIATOR HOSE MELTS DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MANIFOLD/ TRANSMISSION FAI… |
| 1995-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR REPLACED. *SD |
| 1995-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE, BENDING THE VALVES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. *DH |
| 1995-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE. TT |
| 1994-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT; THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE LATCH. TT |
| 1989-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WITH SEAT BELT HAS DIFFICULT TIME TO UNLATCH BUCKLE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE RELEASE BUTTONS ON THE BELTS ARE CRAKED AND BROKEN. *AK |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | POWER STEERING LINE IS BROKEN AND DRIPS FLUID ON MANIFOLD. TT |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES ENGAGE AND APPEAR TO HOLD; BUT BUCKLES RELEASE UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO BELTS. … |
| — | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING IS LEAKING CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALL ON THE 1988 # 88V05900 . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE CAR STOPS BY ITSELF WHEN BEING DRIVEN. IT SPUTTERS AND THEN ALL THE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE CAR STOPS AND… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT BELT BUCKLE REPLACED ACCORDANCE WITH A RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V103001, THE REPLACED BUCKLE REFUSED TO LATCH AFTERWARD … |