Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / PRELUDE / 1997

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000077533 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: BLOOMSBURG Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: PRELUDE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JHMBB6149VC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The left front suspension has a loud and distinct crack upon take off and stopping of the vehicle. this problem occurs mainly in cold weather. as well as the sound, the driver can feel the noise in the floorboard of the driver side front. the manufacturer states that this is a charactaristic of the vehicle and that nothing can be done about it. the manufacturer can provide no facts to base this decision on nor did the manufacturer's representative even look at the mechanics of the problem vehicle. the rep based his "charactarisitc" claim on my vehicle and another similar vehicle ,making the noise. there is no other complaints to honda tech line from mechanics in reference to this problem. the honda rep states that it is the bushings in the suspension without even looking at the vehicle, and the mechanics at the dealership cannot locate any faulty bushings. *ak