GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: HONDA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: Prelude
Model Year: 1998
Plant City: Sayama
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Saitama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: EX
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: Type SH
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES A DELAYED ABRUPT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD, 4TH TO 3RD, AND 3RD TO 2ND, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ABRUPTLY (SOMETIMES DELAYED) UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP. THIS MADE TURNING ONTO BUSY ROADS DIFFICULT AS I WAS NEVER SURE HOW LONG THE SHIFTS WOULD TAKE. HONDA NEVER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM. THEIR ONLY SOLUTION WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. HONDA AMERICA PROVIDED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION (GOODWILL ASSISTANCE), BUT I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY LABOR (~$380). THE PROBLEM NOW APPEARS TO BE FIXED. NLM
1998
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING THE WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CROSS THREE LANES AND HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER OF THE FREEWAY, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED A SPRAINED RIGHT FOOT, A FRACTURED LEFT FOOT AND SOME NECK AND BACK PAIN. NLM