Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Honda Prelude.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND HAVE HAD GOOD LUCK WITH HONDA'S IN THE PAST BUT ABOUT 300 MILES OF ME OWNING THIS VEHICLE I… |
| 2014-04-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ITS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IT ONLY HAS 136000 MILES ON IT AND I NEED A NEW ONE THAT'S REALLY LOW MILES FOR A 97 NEV… |
| 2013-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA PRELUDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STAL… |
| 2010-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WELL BASICALLY I BOUGHT MY 97AUTOMATIC PRELUDE, AND NOT MORE THAN A MONTH LATER OF HAVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION STAR… |
| 2010-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA PRELUDE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED. SH… |
| 2010-04-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIED OUT. WHEN I LOOKED ON THE FORUMS, HONDA IS VERY WELL AWARE OF THE FA… |
| 2010-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I'VE DRIVING MY PRELUDE FOR 4 YEARS. VERY SOON AFTER I GOT IT I NOTICD THE SHIFTING WAS JERKY. SOON AFTER IT BECAME JUM… |
| 2009-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APRIL 2007 I HAD THE SHIFT INTERLOCK UPDATE AS WELL AS THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL DONE AT MY LOCAL DEALER. THE SHIFT I… |
| 2008-08-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION ON MY 97 HONDA PRELUDE WENT OUT ON ME IT STARTED TO SLIP EVERY DAY. *TR |
| 2008-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE AUTOMATIC SS CRAPPED OUT ON ME AFTER KICKING AND SLIPPING FOR A FEW MONTHS SO… |
| 2008-02-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORTS SHIFT AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IT NEEDS TO BE TOWED. *TR |
| 2008-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY BOUGHT MY HONDA PRELUDE BACK IN NOVEMBER 18, 2007 FROM A USED DEALERSHIP. THE CAR CAME WITH 167K MILES AND N… |
| 2006-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON HIGHWAY DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH. THE IGNITION SWITCHED WAS REPLACED IN OCT 2003 AS P… |
| 2005-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN 1997 HONDA PRELUDES ARE WEAK AND FAIL EASY. THE REASON IS CHEAP PARTS AND METALS IN THE… |
| 2005-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 PRELUDE THAT HAS HAD 1 TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN NOV. OF 2005 & IT WAS REBUILT. IT CURRENT IS FAILING THE S… |
| 2005-09-25 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER HAD RECALL 05V018000 REPAIR WORK COMPLETED ON FRIDAY. THE RECALL INVOLVED THE IGNITION SWITCH.. ON SUN… |
| 2004-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS HAD RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH OIL LEAKING EACH TIME THEY HAVE REPAIRED DIFFERENT PARTS ON THE VEHICLE AND IT… |
| 2004-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A HONDA RECALL 11108, RECALL REPAIRS FAILED, IT WAS LEAKING OIL. DEALERSHIP INDI… |
| 2004-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 HONDA PRELUDE WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. STARTED TO MAKE A MINOR BUZZING NOISE WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. TOOK IT TO … |
| 2004-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 97 HONDA PRELUDE |
| 2004-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, THE CAR WILL REV UP LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL TH… |
| 2003-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY... CAR SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING GEAR SHIFT IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS… |
| 2003-10-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 1997 PRELUDE SS HAD A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AND IT DECIDED TO GO ON ME, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHILE TRAFFIC WAS BE… |
| 2003-09-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 HONDA PRELUDE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HONDA REFUSES TO ASSIST CONSUMERS WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS INHERENT I… |
| 2003-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON MY HONDA PRELUDE IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AFTER ONLY 80000 MILES. IT WILL OCCASSION JOLT AND C… |
| 2003-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 1997 HONDA PRELUDE THE CLUTCH SPRING RETAINER BROKE RENDERING THE CLUTCH INOPERABLE PLACING STRESS ON THE TRANSMISSION … |
| 2003-07-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARSHLY. AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY.THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLI… |
| 2003-06-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR HAS ONLY 60,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. CAR IS … |
| 2003-04-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | SRS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER LESS THAN SIX YEARS OF OWNERSHIP (OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES … |
| 2003-04-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 1997 HONDA PRELUDE IS DEFECTIVE. IT SHIFTS ABRUPTLY, SLIPS, AND HAS CAUSED … |
| 2003-03-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SPORT-SHIFT AUTOMATIC. LIKE MOST OWNERS OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT… |
| 2002-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN 1997 HONDA PRELUDE SS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *JB |
| 2002-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. TS THE TRANSMISSION STALLED, DIDN'T SH… |
| 2002-10-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PARTS FOR IGNITION SWITCH RECALL HAS NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR A MONTH AND DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAIL… |
| 2002-10-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALERSHIP WILL REMOVE ALARM SYSTEM TO DO RECALL, BUT WILL CHARGE TO RECONNECT IT. MR |
| 2002-07-12 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | POWER DOOR LOCKS WILL UNLOCK FOR NO APPARENT REASON FROM IDLE OR IN MOTION MPH VARIES. DT |
| 2002-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A DELAYED ABRUPT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO … |
| 2002-05-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR VEHICLE WILL SKIP,AND MOTOR WILL REVV UP TO HIGH RPM. WHEN IT … |
| 2002-04-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING ODDLY AND GOT MORE VIOLENT AS TIME PASSED. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE AFTER REVERSING… |
| 2001-09-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | BULGE DISCOVERED ON RIGHT FRONT ORIGINAL TIRE. STEEL BELTS PROTRUDING THROUGH SIDEWALL OF LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TI… |
| 2001-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARSHLY. ON UPSHIFT THE CAR WILL SQUEAL THE TIRES CAUSING OBVIOUS CONT… |
| 2001-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. 8 OTHER REPORTS FILED TO NHTSA, MORE THAN 20 OTHERS HAVE SIMILIAR COMPLAINTS OF … |
| 2001-06-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE SHIFTING FROM GEAR TO GEAR. WHILE UNDER ANY KIND O… |
| 2001-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 60,000. DEALERSHIP CANNOT GIVE REASON OTHER THAN "SOMETIMES THEY JUST FALL APART". DE… |
| 2000-10-12 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PE00 020; DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE HAD A FLAT. WHEN THE TIRE WAS CHANGED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT TREAD HAD BEGAN SEPARATIN… |
| 2000-08-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GRINDING OCCURS SHIFTING INTO 2ND FROM 1ST GEAR, ESPECIALLY AT HIGH ENGINE RPMS. 3RD HAPPENS LESS OFTEN, BUT DOESN'T O… |
| 1999-07-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, SUCH AS MAKING A TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT) AND HAVING TO MAKE ANOTHER TURN (RIGHT OR LEFT), … |
| 1999-06-17 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V069000). HOWEVER AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE DEARLERSHIP… |
| 1999-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND NEITHER WILL TELL US WHATS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE… |