One problem related to vehicle shudder has been reported for the 1997 Honda Accord. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I have a 1997 Honda Accord, model lx-v6, VIN 1hgce6647va026402 with automatic transmission. I was driving home from philadelphia and nearing home when after starting from a stop light in d4 (auto) the car vibrated vigorously and stalled. (the vibration and stalling was like what happens when operating a manual transmission car and releasing the clutch suddenly. ) I pulled over and started the engine from park to d4 and again I had the same problem. I repeated with d2 and the car did not stall although the engine was making some noise. I drove the car to a nearby Honda dealer, planet Honda in union, NJ and explained the troblem. The car was left at the dealer for 2 days but they were unable to give a reason for this. The noise in the engine still appears and the dealer is suggesting replacing the whole transmission. This is a safety hazard and if the problem occurred on the highway instead of a local road it could have been hazardous.