2001 Honda Prelude problems
Owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Honda Prelude. Transmission is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. Next are brakes (16%) and electrical system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Transmission 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Honda Prelude with enough data (13 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Takata recall any time I put my car in d4 (automatic) it gets to about 2500 RPM to 3000 RPM in 1st then I have to message the throttle so it will shift and once it shifts to 2nd it starts shifting very quickly no matter the rpms to 3rd then 4th. Also when it's shifting it jerks pretty violently.
Was going 15 MPH. Car in front slamed on brakes, we slammed on brakes, the brakes went all the way to the floor,and the car didn't stop. Ran into the truck in front of us and smashed the right corner panel.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda prelude. While driving approximately 15 MPH a vehicle crashed into the front end passenger side of the contacts vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the body damage was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda prelude. On two separate occasions the vehicle failed to start, but the anti theft indicator illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and the ignition switch was repaired. The contact's vehicle was not included in recall # 05v02500. The current and failure mileage were 36,663. Left message 10/16/07 .