One problem related to transmission shudder has 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.
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. Many Honda technicians have told me that these transmissions need to be recalled as this is such a big problem. The problems with this transmission has cost me substantial downtime, and money.