Table 1 shows eight common power train related problems of the 2001 Honda Prelude. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the clutch (two problems).
Just like many other 97-01 Honda Preludes my car has begin to have problems shifting. If I do not allow my car to warm up it will rev really high and jerk into gear. The first time it happened I pulled out of my driveway and it revved really high. Read details...
Car did not go into any of the gears freely. The culprit was a poorly designed clutch disc. The springs on the disc popped out of the disc resulting in clutch failure. Read details...
My 5-speed tranmission, is always grinding, and this leads to transmission failure. I have lost the reverse gear 2 times now, and the transmission always grinds on upshift into 5th gear. There is a service bulletin on this problem, however Honda will not remedy the problem. Read details...