Two problems related to clutch have been reported for the 2001 Honda Prelude. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Honda Prelude based on all problems reported for the 2001 Prelude.
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.
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.