My 98 SS has 58k on it and it works fine except for two little things that may/may not be real problems.
the first is that putting it into reverse often shakes alittle bit... not a hard clunk but it definately takes a second and then i can feel it. (it is cold out in minnesota so i don't know if that matters)
second, when i first drive it after it being off coming out of first gives a very slight vibration for about 1 second. it isn't audible and most people who ride in my car can't feel it but i can... it happens every time. It does not happen at any other time i'm at a stop like a stop sign, only when i first put the car into gear after a few hours being off.
do you guys know what this is? is my tranny starting to go or is this normal... no other problems and it shifts great.
My first post on this board, i'll put my five cents in. I had a 98 SS lude with 122k miles on it. Transmission is working fine. I vtec it about 3 to 4 times a day. The thing is, i got it used from the auction, so i don't know if someone replaced it before, but as far as i know its original.
It seems some of you have delt with honda care and know how they work pretty well. Currently I drive an S2000 and just recently my sparkplug came out of its seat (basically running on 3 cylinders) and made the sparkplug bounce up and down in the cylinder head therefore shreading all the threads that holds the sparkplug in. I took it in and they did warranty work on the head and inserted a "time cert" in place. a time cert is basically a insert that creates "threads" for the sparkplug to go into. Thing is im not satisfied and I really want the whole head replaced because this shouldnt happen and isnt standard wear and tear. I want an "OEM original non-damaged head." I argued with both the American Honda and service advisers about htis with no luck. Could I seek this out with a lawyer and succeed or am I asking too much?
When I first got my ss I noticed that the transmission its under extended warranty, my reverse gear went out and they replaced the whole transmission with out charge and I even got a rental car. Check your extended warranty and take it to a dealer if it goes out.
I have 62K on my tranny and have replaced the ATF every 15 k miles. At 60 I did the drain and fill three times. Is this sufficient to no expect any tranny problems?
Can anybody walk me through this process of claiming this warranty? I bought my 01 SS Prelude from the dealer with 52k miles last year 08/04.. Right now I'm feeling the symptoms of the tranny shifting roughly from 1st to 2nd, and shifting late (staying in one gear for awhile before it shifts up).. This car was driven on the highway a lot so plenty of high rpm shifts.. and right now i have like 76k miles.. yeah i know i put in a lot of miles in one year..
My question is, am I covered on that 100,000 mile warranty? I purchased an extended warranty from the honda dealership when I bought the car.. Silver Coverage to be exact.. Is the 100,000 extended warranty on the SS transmission apply to me even though i only have the Silver Coverage? Are they both different? The Silver Coverage Warranty I purchased isn't from honda care.. will that matter? Would I have to pay for anything? I need help really bad guys.. This is the one and only car I have and If this car's tranny goes, EVERYTHING that can go wrong will go wrong.. If someone could kindly help me go through this process it will be much much appreciated!
Last edited by bigtimlikewhoa; 11-19-2005 at 09:29 PM.
I JUST bought a 98 lude about a week and a half ago, and the guy told me the SS tranny was replaced in august of last year. It's only got 2k miles on it, but i can feel it barely slip when it shifts and it shakes for a sec when it goes into reverse, 88k miles and its been VERY well taken care of and driven VERY gently by the previous owner..... honda owes us new tranny's because if this thing goes out I'm gonna be pissed... I just dropped $11k on this car and theres no way in hell im gonna drop 5 more in a new tranny.
Here is a post from the Sprotshift Complaints forum at MSN...
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Just wanted to let you guys know how I made out with my Prelude sportshift. I had been on this group before, but left once my Prelude was totaled in an accident. After fighting for years with Honda about my failing SS transmission, I had it replaced before the accident. It ended up costing my about $1900 total. Well, I decided I would file a small claims against Honda for my replacement transmission. After they received the court date, a customer service rep contacted me and tried to get me to understand that it wasn't their issue. She mentioned that the legal and mediation departments had ignored the hearing request and they had referred the issue to her in customer service. Well, she didn't persuade me (like she was going to be able to) and when the court date came, I showed up, but no one from Honda did. They had a default ruling in my favor for not showing up. I live in Massachusetts, and if they don't even show up, they lose the opportunity to appeal the case. Therefore I won the ruling for $1900+. Oddly enough, I called about 2 weeks after the ruling to see who I should talk to about receiving my money. I assumed I would be in for the run around to get the money, if they even were going to. However, the customer service rep looked up my info and said the check had been sent out 2 days prior. The next day I received a check for the full amount. I guess you could say I finally beat Honda. Just wanted to give you guys the info, in case anybody else wants to try it. It only cost a $40 court fee in MA for up to $2000, so it was a small price to try it. Feel free to contact me if you want any info on what I did. I would love to see other people get reimbursed for faulty Honda work. Thanks.
Ludashap, my car does the vibration thing on takeoff too. This gave me a few questions so I thought I would ask.
1. Is there a specific part that primarily fails that could be replaced less expensively when symptoms start rather than replacing the whole tranny?
2. Is it the torque converters failing and taking the trannies out, and if so are there good aftermarket options?
3. Are there more reliable Honda auto trannies that would replace the SS for those who don't care about sport shifting?
Ludashap, my car does the vibration thing on takeoff too. This gave me a few questions so I thought I would ask.
1. Is there a specific part that primarily fails that could be replaced less expensively when symptoms start rather than replacing the whole tranny?
2. Is it the torque converters failing and taking the trannies out, and if so are there good aftermarket options?
3. Are there more reliable Honda auto trannies that would replace the SS for those who don't care about sport shifting?
1) There are some substandard clutch packs and needle bearings that fail... and then destroy other parts of the tranny.
2) The T/C's are not the issue, BUT the 97/98 SS Autos have higher stall speeds that along with the substandard parts caused failures. All remaned / newer T/Cs do not have as high a stall speed and the performance suffers for it.
3) The SS auto used in the Prelude is a knock off of the 4 speed SS Auto in the earlier Acura TLs. They had massive issues as well...
Tranny went out on the way to work. Backed out of my driveway and when I went to put it into drive it slammed hard. Now wont go back into reverse or park unless the engine is shut off and the key is in acc. When I do put it into reverse of drive it slams hard. Made an appointment for monday morning at Hondaland in Tampa.
I am nearing 90k on my 2000 SS and have slippage from 1st >> 2nd and slamming from N, P >> R.
It seems as though I should replace the tranny while the 100k warranty is still active, however if the remaned units don't perform as well or just fail again in a few thousand miles, logic would dictate a 5spd swap would be in order.
My question is this -- for those of you with experience dealing with Honda Care and other such channels, what is the feasibility of Honda giving me a 5 speed transmission (just giving me the unit, no install/labor) instead of another SS or the monetary value of a remaned SS + labor?
It seems to me that this would be better economically for Honda, as 5 speed units generally cost less.
I am nearing 90k on my 2000 SS and have slippage from 1st >> 2nd and slamming from N, P >> R.
It seems as though I should replace the tranny while the 100k warranty is still active, however if the remaned units don't perform as well or just fail again in a few thousand miles, logic would dictate a 5spd swap would be in order.
My question is this -- for those of you with experience dealing with Honda Care and other such channels, what is the feasibility of Honda giving me a 5 speed transmission (just giving me the unit, no install/labor) instead of another SS or the monetary value of a remaned SS + labor?
It seems to me that this would be better economically for Honda, as 5 speed units generally cost less.
Non-Existant
Period.
They won't even laugh...
Let them repalce your transmission under warranty. Then you can always perform your own 5 speed swap and sell the transmission to someone else...
....but I won't bother. The reman'ed version of the 1997 & 1998 are really the only ones that suffer from a reduced stall speed... Your tranny will be no different than it is now...except it'll work.
I just don't see the point of replacing my tranny if the new one is going to fail in 30000 miles anyway..
At this point the issue is that the dealers don't have a clue as to how to properly troubleshoot the units.
Honda has, on the flip side, done a good job rebuilding them and it's unlikely that you'll have a problem with the reman'ed tranny.
I had 60k on my reman'ed unit and the only reason I did a swap is because Honda couldn't figure out that it was shifting poorly because the ICM in the distributor was messed up.
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