Consumer Complaint Detail

HONDA / PRELUDE / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001073564 Incident Date: May, 31 2001
Consumer's City: HUMBLE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: PRELUDE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:torque converter
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Transmission went out with only 60,000. dealership cannot give reason other than "sometimes they just fall apart". dealership also stated that the transmission in the preludes are designed to go over 200,000 miles. had a diagnostic test done and result was converter collasped and destroyed transmission. "sometimes they just fall apart" is a very expensive answer for a car with only 60,000 miles.*ak