Mine is a 97 SS, and at 52k miles it decided to go on me. So, what i did is i took it to the dealership with them running the code it threw out, they cleared the code. After that, i picked it up in the afternoon, thinking it was ok. So, i did. Well, that afternoon on my way to school, it decided to blow up and i got stranded in the middle of traffic.
So, i called the dealership immediately, and told them about this and that they falsely told me that it was running fine and i had the manager take care of the call. Then, i told him the reasons to why i brought it in. He said, i understand your worries and such, and he checked the VIN with HONDA USA and guess what, my check engine light was on again, which meant an emissions warranty on the car and whatever made that light come on, should be replaced. And to make things better, it was the tranny, so they replaced it for free, besides me paying the $90 for a checking on the car, earlier during the day.
Thus, i should say, to have these guys run your VIN and see what it covers, mine wasn't covered under any warranty, but the emissions warranty granted me a remanufactured tranny.
Yea, my tranny is starting to go to hell very slowly as well. everyday I feel it creeping up, the day when the SS just decides 'no, no more' hehe. Luckily it isn't too bad yet, and I'm hoping it will last me until the end of summer when I have enough money for the swap. I have about $1,500 saved up right now, but I need about another 2 grand or more so that I'll have enough for the parts and service. Hope it lasts that long, my 98 doesn't have a warrantly hehe.
just talked to Honda...they have never heard of problems for the 97~99 Prelude...that's the reason they are not covered...
also...97~99...since the cars are about 4~6 years old anyways...
it is normal for the tranny to go out...i told him that my car is 97 with 82k miles...and it's been slipping since 50k...and he said...
well...it gave you 82k miles of service...it's time for a new car...
Good day, I finally got my SS tranny replaced in my 97. I elected to go with a reman unit from ATK that has a 36k warranty. They were aware of the issues with the original equipment and assured me that the components that they used in the reman process were not from Honda. This should avoid part of the issues with the failures. I stopped at my local Honda dealership for an oil change and mentioned that I had to replace the tranny and they seemed quite surprised at my failure. The shop manager also has a 98 SS and he was somewhat concerned that he might also have a failure. He is contacting Honda from a dealership stand point and will be reporting back to me, at least a bit of feedback. I told him about the number of failures that the members here have been reporting and he might be able to offer us another avenue to attack Honda. Will post details in the future.
Once again happy with my 'lude, but pocket book is allot lighter.
Originally posted by joedaddy just talked to Honda...they have never heard of problems for the 97~99 Prelude...that's the reason they are not covered...
also...97~99...since the cars are about 4~6 years old anyways...
it is normal for the tranny to go out...i told him that my car is 97 with 82k miles...and it's been slipping since 50k...and he said...
well...it gave you 82k miles of service...it's time for a new car...
The reason honda dealerships don't know of the problem is a simple matter of statistics:
If a honda dealer sold about 4 Prelude's a year, that would be the adverage amount.
Out of the 4 Preludes, say one is an SH, the other a manual base model, and two are an SS.
Only 1 in 4 SS autos are going to fail. That means for every two dealers you might see one SS tranny replaced under warranty!
The Prelude is not an Accord and you don't see enough numbers to show the scope of the problem in an obvious manner.
The 97, 98, and 99 Preludes all have the problems as well, BUT by the time that Honda got nailed on the auto tranny issues they were all out of the BASE warranty (3 years / 36,000 miles). So Honda decided to not cover them as it would cause all sorts of problems with people that had already paid for replacements!!
How many miles on the unit? What have you done to have it repalced?? Was it fixed under warranty???
o damn i forgot about this thread, lol. Well i had my tranny rebuilt when it died at this tranny shop. Not under warrenty cause i bought my car used from a infiniti dealer and it only came with a ****ty 1 month / 1000 miles warrenty. So the rebuild was like $2700, im still payin my parents for it now
I have a 2001 SS Prelude and my tranny is showing the same symptoms that many here have been describing such the jerking late high revs when going from 1 -> 2 gear and so on.
The dealer told me that the transmission sealer/gasket was leaking transmission fluid like a motha, which in turn somehow got into my front axle which affected my front right bearing which now has to be replaced and will cost me about $400. This is all b/c of a Crap A$$ SS transmission Honda Poorly produced. Why did this happen after I invested so much into my car (Rims & Tires, Body Kit, Jdm Fogs, guage bezels, Head unit, Amp, SUbs, Leather Interior, Carbon fiber interior...) Man I feel like such a succker now that i know how it feels like to be F*cked by Honda. Although I still have the extended warranty, I don't wanna have to bring it back again b/c of the same goddam problem. Is it possible for me to get a monetary reimbursement instead of having them replace my tranny. I'd rather do a tranny swap if they can reimburse me the money. Damn, I really wish i didnt get the SS, I got the SS just b/c that was the only new preludes they had and b/c I had wanted the prelude for so long and so bad i didnt want to wait anymore.
If you guys know of a place in the Los Angeles area that does SS-> 5 spd tranny swaps for preludes please let me know. Thanks.
You're ride is still under warranty. If the axle and hub bearings are destoryed by a failed transmission, Honda should be willing to replace them at no charge.
o damn i forgot about this thread, lol. Well i had my tranny rebuilt when it died at this tranny shop. Not under warrenty cause i bought my car used from a infiniti dealer and it only came with a ****ty 1 month / 1000 miles warrenty. So the rebuild was like $2700, im still payin my parents for it now
Honda care (Torrance Office) was kind enough to replace my transmission gasket/sealer and front right bearing for free. Luckily, they approved the replacement right away within a couple hours of my request without any hassles. . I am really glad i called honda care b/c if i didnt i would have ended up paying around 700 for the repairs. Honda just won some brownie points in my book. Hopefully the bum gasket/sealer was the only problem with my tranny. I dont wanna have to get a new tranny at only 29500 miles on the engine and tranny.
Just got another call from the dealership today, and they have to replace my SS tranny.....so ghey. At least I don't have to pay for it. Will tell you guys how the new tranny feels when i get it.
They won't even give me a rental so it looks like i am going to have to hitch rides from people this weekend .....blahh
Honda is taking forever to replace my SS transmission. They won't even provide me with a rental car since the transmission was not in backorder......they've had my car for almost a week now....this is sooo lame i need a car and i don't have one right now, i dont wanna pay for rental car either b/c of the outrageous rates......so frickin lame......just venting about my SS tranny woes.....sigh...
ya its been working perfect for about 10k miles now "knocks on wood"....im just gonna keep my fingers crossed cuase i really wanna keep this car as long as i can
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. I am really glad i called honda care b/c if i didnt i would have ended up paying around 700 for the repairs. Honda just won some brownie points in my book. Hopefully the bum gasket/sealer was the only problem with my tranny. I dont wanna have to get a new tranny at only 29500 miles on the engine and tranny.
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