Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 903 | 09/16/2003 | 10005022 | Warranty extension transmission diagnosis. tech line summary. *tt | 01/26/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 02062 | 10/01/2004 | 02062 | 10012643 | Warranty extension: accord, odyssey, and prelude automatic transmission. update. *tt | 03/09/2005 |
| 1003 | 10/01/2003 | 10004972 | Service bulletin 02-062 covers only automatic transmission and torque converter. honda servicenews. *tt | 01/22/2004 | |
| 02062 | 09/02/2003 | 02062 | 10004647 | Warranty extension automatic transmission. *tt | 12/29/2003 |
| 02062 | 08/19/2003 | 02062 | 10003055 | Warranty extension automatic transmission. *tt | 10/07/2003 |
| 1202 | 12/16/2002 | 10002575 | Straining the automatic transmission fluid (atf) to diagnose automatic transmissions. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| 010103 | 01/01/2003 | 10001790 | Check (atf) automatic transmission fluid condition to diagnose (a/t) automatic transmissions. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| 02062 | 02/25/2003 | 02062 | 10001226 | Warranty extension on automatic transmissions. *jb | 04/24/2003 |
| 010402 | 04/01/2002 | 636755 | Subject regarding automatic transmission shift problems - slippage, flare, hard upshift. *tt | 11/13/2002 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 060103 | 06/01/2003 | 10002699 | Grade logic control information. *tt | 09/11/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 624054 | Information regarding: transmission/driveline. *et | 10/31/2001 | |
| 010201 | 02/01/2001 | 619937 | Information on diagnosing clutch pressure switches when experiencing harsh or late upshifts and downshifts. *tt | 07/06/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 01070 | 08/07/2001 | A970028 | 623341 | Subject regarding parts to correct 5th gear grinding. *et | 10/26/2001 |
| 01070 | 08/07/2001 | 623292 | Subject regarding fifth gear grinds during upshift. *et | 10/26/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 01/24/2010 | 110000 | ||
| Just like many other 97-01 honda preludes my car has begin to have problems shifting. if i do not allow my car to warm up it will rev really high and jerk into gear. the first time it happened i pulled out of my driveway and it reved really high. had the driver behind me not swirved over they would have rear ended me. | |||
| 08/15/2002 | 18000 | 2 | 06/16/2001 |
| 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. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||
| 09/07/2003 | |||
| My honda prelude 2001 vibrates severely after driving 2 hours at a steady speed. have brought it back for service 4 times; no problems found. this is an extremely dangerous fault; i am planning to sell it but don't want to endanger someone else.can't understand why no other prelude owners have reported similar malfunctions. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/29/2003 | 35035 | 1 | 10/04/2001 |
| Car did not go into any of the gears freely. the culprit was a poorly designed clutch disc. the springs on the disc popped out of the disc resulting in clutch failure. *la | |||
| 05/21/2003 | 44527 | 1 | 08/25/2001 |
| 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. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/07/2009 | 139000 | 1 | |
| 2001 honda prelude sh, had a previous manual transmission overhaul after driving it for 3 days the manual transmission gave out on the vehicle 3 days later, making loud annoying noises. *tr | |||
| 12/02/2004 | 49000 | 1 | |
| My 5-speed tranmission, is always grinding, and this leads to transmission failure. i have lost the reverse gear 2 times now, and the transmission always grinds on upshift into 5th gear. there is a service bulletin on this problem, however honda will not remedy the problem. many honda technicians have told me that these transmissions need to be recalled as this is such a big problem. the problems with this transmission has cost me substantial downtime, and money.*ak | |||
| 05/17/2004 | 2 | ||
| Transmission broke. something flew out of transmission, and shot out below cause: clutch and flywheel came apart. this was all stock, if it had shot up i might have been injured. *ak | |||
| 3 | 02/01/2002 | ||
| Brake system is malfunctioning and engaging involuntarily. front end vibrates. also, left wheel gets hot and locks up. vehicle has a manual transmission and should roll back when the foot is taken off of brake pedal on an incline. instead, the vehicle does not move. dealer was notified and could not duplicate problem. *ak the vehicle would vibrate to the point where the consumer would have to pull off of the road, for a third time the vehicle would not duplicate the problem. the left front brake caliper and hose have been replaced. consumer does not know if the problem has been corrected. *scc | |||