Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Honda Prelude.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | This is the first time I had to replace the transmission at 65867 miles on it, Well I was driving down to the street on… |
| 2019-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR AT STOP LIGHT, CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. MUST HAVE A JUMP TO RESTART AND CAN ONLY DRIVE 5-10 MILES B… |
| 2018-12-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH OR TUMBLER ANY KEY MOVE… |
| 2017-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1998 V-TEC HONDA PRELUDE RECENTLY HIT 157000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF POWER, STALLING, … |
| 2017-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUM… |
| 2016-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HONDA RECALL HONDA PARTS DEFECTIVE OR POOR WORKMANSHIP. HONDA DEALERSHIP IN JASPER, ALABAMA IS NOT HONORING REPLACEME… |
| 2012-10-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | ON THE MORNING OF OCTOBER 27, 2012, THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PER THE DETECTIVE THAT SPOKE WITH MY… |
| 2011-01-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ON MY THIRD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS CAR, I HAVE BECOME SCARED TO DRIVE IT. WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS MY TRANSMISSION WILL RA… |
| 2010-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1. DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. 2. CAR STALLED AT STOP LIGHT (3 TIMES). WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR WITHOUT DISRUPTING… |
| 2010-01-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WILL NOT ALLOW CAR TO START ON SOME OCCASIONS, SOMETIMES CAR WILL SUDDENLY WANT TO STALL, ONLY TO BE ST… |
| 2009-09-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP, IT IS STUCK INSIDE THE DOOR. *TR |
| 2009-07-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | VEHICLE: 1998 HONDA PRELUDE SH (98000 MILES) -VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC -MECHANIC FOUND THAT CO… |
| 2009-03-31 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FAIL… |
| 2009-03-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MOTOR SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING TWO TO THR… |
| 2009-03-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE BECOME FOGGED AND CLOUDY AND CANNOT BE CLEANED. THE POOR ILLUMI… |
| 2008-12-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I OWN A HONDA PRELUDE AND RECENTLY THE COMBINATION SWITCH BROKE AND MY CAR SIMPLY SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS A… |
| 2008-06-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO STOP WORKING IN D(DRIVE) MODE. I HAD TO USE THE MANUAL/ AUTOSTICK TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE. … |
| 2008-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO FAIL. THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD (JOLTS) THROUGHOUT ALL TH… |
| 2008-04-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE IN HER DRIVEWAY, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGN… |
| 2008-02-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 HONDA PRELUDE W/ SEQUENTIAL SHIFT AUTOMATIC. THE VEHICLE HAS 135,000 MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED. AFTER SOME ONLI… |
| 2006-12-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING ON ME THEN IT STARTED SHIFTING DOWN TO SECOND THEN BACK TO FOURTH THEN BACK TO SECOND.… |
| 2005-11-18 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE DRIVER MADE A SHARP TURN AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED CAUSING A CRASH. BO… |
| 2005-08-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN AUGUST OF 05, AND IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS… |
| 2005-08-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IT HAS BEEN KNOWN THAT HONDA PRELUDE 1997-1999 TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY. MINE FAILED YESTERDAY DURING A NORMAL TRIP ON … |
| 2005-07-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE PROBLEMS WITH MY ENGINE STALLING SUDDENLY. THE PAST FEW TIMES, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN BUSY RU… |
| 2005-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR IS 1998, WITH ONLY 35,255 MILES. ACCORDING TO MECHANIC, TRANSMISSION IS BAD. NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. CALLE… |
| 2004-09-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER WAS IN VEHICLE WITH VEHICLE RUNNING. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. CONSUMER LATER FOUND OUT THAT … |
| 2004-04-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 HONDA PRELUDE WITH A AUTOMATIC WITH THE SPORT SHIFT TRANSMISSION. THE ONE THAT COMES WITH THE BASE MODEL … |
| 2004-03-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THREE HONDAS. A 1988 ACCORD, 93 ACCORD, AND NOW CURRENTLY THE 98 PRELUDE. OF ALL THREE THE PRELUDE HAS GI… |
| 2004-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER (LUCAS HONDA) FOR 90000 MILES SERVICE, NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. AFTER MANUAL TRANSMISSION FLUID CHA… |
| 2003-12-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | No | 0 | TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS SUMMARY MAKE: HONDA MODEL: PRELUDE YEAR: 1998 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 010400 NHTS… |
| 2003-11-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1998 HONDA PRELUDE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I JUST RECENTLY BOUGHT A 98 HONDA PRELUDE. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. I KNOW THE PRE… |
| 2003-08-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 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. … |
| 2003-02-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*JB |
| 2003-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IN REGULAR DRIVE IT SUDDENLY DIDN'T PULL NO MORE AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. I LET MY FOOT OFF TH… |
| 2003-01-04 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 1 | LOUD SQUEAK COMING FROM BACK OF CAR POSSIBLY UNDER TRUNK OR RIGHT WHEEL WELL INCREASES WITH COLD WEATHER. *NLM |
| 2003-01-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SINCE 70,000 MILES. DESPITE PASSING E-CHECK I SEE THAT THIS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WIT… |
| 2002-12-29 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN JANUARY OF 2000 AFTER 3 TRIPS TO THE HONDA TELLING THEM THAT I HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (AND BEING TOLD THEIR WAS … |
| 2002-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN I TURN THE KEY, MY CAR WON'T START. NOT EVERY TIME, BUT ENOUGH TIMES THAT IT MAKES ME VERY NERVOUS THAT EVENTUALLY… |
| 2002-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THEY MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHCILE SERVICED FOR RECALL. MR |
| 2002-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS BEING CHARGED TO HAVE ALARM REMOVED FROM VEHICLE TO INSTALL IGNITION SWITCH. ALARM WAS PUT IN BY DEALER.… |
| 2002-08-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | HONDA STATED THAT THIS REALLY WASN'T A SAFETY ISSUE IT WAS A BOLT FAILURE! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. |
| 2001-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 1998 HONDA PRELUDE. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKIN… |
| 2001-09-18 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FOUR-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY BRAKE THEN ACCELERATE WITH… |
| 2001-06-26 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 2 | WHILE TRAVELING 15-20 MPH ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WITH WINDOWS UP CONSUMER AND PASSENGER BEGAN TO SMELL SOMETHING LIK… |
| 2001-05-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTO TRANSMISSION NEW TECHNOLOGY, GEARS CAN BE UPSHIFTED OR DOWNSIFTED MANUALLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO 4T… |
| 2001-05-12 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 65MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO LOWER GEAR LOSS SPEED, CAUSING TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. DE… |
| 2001-03-01 | WHEELS | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THREE LANES AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER OF THE FREEWAY, … |
| 2001-02-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE ACTIVE TORQUE TRANSFER SYSTEM TURNS ON AFTER START OF ENGINE AND DRIVING… |
| 2000-01-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID.. THE DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION NEVE… |