1997 Honda Prelude technical service bulletins
86 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 1997 Honda Prelude.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint
- Concerns with engine hesitation or stumble CAN be felt under light acceleration between 1,500 and 2,000 RPM
- DTC (diagnostic trouble code) P1279, pgm tester software error
- A condition exist where the upper windshield molding is warped or deformed
- Type 1 immobi brake codes available on the interactive network (HONDA)
- SRS indicator on after body shop repair
- Honda diagnostic system locked, needs immobilizer release password
- Heater blower motor gets hot or blows a fuse
- Brake system indicator comes on and goes off
- Heater blower motor overheats or blows fuse
- Grade logic control information
- Vehicle's emission type
- Troubleshooting intermittent anti-lock brake (ABS) or traction control system (TCS) diagnostic trouble codes
- SRS indicator on with no SRS diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) set
- Check (ATF) automatic transmission fluid condition to diagnose (a/t) automatic transmissions
- Straining the automatic transmission fluid (ATF) to diagnose automatic transmissions
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS) grunts when doing a self-check
- Air conditioning (a/c) compressor out? check blower motor operation. honda servicenews. tt
- Keyless entry, ceiling light, ignition key beeper logic
- Grunt noise when accelerating after sitting
- Clearing anti-lock brake system (ABS) diagnostic trouble codes (DTCS)
- Air conditioning (a/c) compressor control logic
- Keyless, ceiling light, ignition key beeper logic
- Reconnecting accessories after ignition switch recall
- Service information regarding immobilizer system (type 1)
- Subject regarding customer complaints that the engine hesitates briefly when accelerating
- Subject regarding automatic transmission shift problems - slippage, flare, hard upshift
- Customers may complain of a brief hesitation when accelerating at high engine speeds
- Customers may complain of a twang noise from the front suspension that sounds like a spring contact
- Concerns with front suspension squeaking in cold weather
- Experiencing a squeal noise at front suspension at low temperatures
- Information on power door locks that may lock by themselves or may cycle twice to unlock and then lock...
- Subject regarding power door locks cycle
- Subject regarding power door locks cycle
- Subject regarding power door locks cycle
- Subject regarding fifth gear grinds during upshift
- Subject regarding parts to correct 5TH gear grinding
- Subject regarding bulb check logic
- Product update regarding front balancer shaft oil seal
- Information on diagnosing clutch pressure switches when experiencing harsh or late upshifts and downshifts
- Subject on regarding: engine mechanical
- Subject on regarding: black smoke on hard acceleration
- Information regarding: transmission/driveline
- Subject on regarding: bulb check logic
- Subject regarding rear suspension clunks
- Subject regarding campaign parts available for open ordering for front balancer shaft oil seal retainer kit
- A condition may exist where the transmission grinds when shifted into 5TH gear
- Subject regarding the front balance shaft retainer product update
- A condition may exist where the front balancer shaft oil seal may back out of the oil pump housing over time
- Brief information regarding complaints of steering wheel tilt
- Parts information bulletin regarding product update for the front balancer oil seal retainer kit
- Letter to service manager regarding product update campaign - balancer shaft oil seal
- Information pertaining to honda cellular telephone owners manual
- Subject regarding a leaking torque converter
- Information regarding complaints that the steering wheel column will not hold at set position
- Information on honing fiber reinforced metal (FRM) cylinders
- Information on programming immobilizer keys
- Information on security system tripped sensor feature
- Brief information on what to look for when the doors lock erratically
- Subject regarding service manual revisions and illustrations of the exhuast and intake shaft rocker orifices
- Timing belt auto-tensioner oil
- Some customers may comment that the door is difficult to open from the inside on vehicles thru VIN JHMBB6 ..
- Concerns with moonroof rattling when open
- Vehicle may experience clunking noise from the truck area
- Subject on a/c not cooling properly
- On vehicles thru VIN JHMBB6...WC003961 with manual transmission, the a/c suction line may rub against the...
- Subject regarding atts sets DTC 79 or dtcs 79 and 41
- E-mail information regarding non-safety related problems
- Tips on immobilizer
- Information on active torque transfer system (ATTS) indicator on with no diagnostic trouble codes
- Information concerning warped/ deformed upper windshield molding
- Clunking sound from the power window motor
- Information on ABS diagnosis with pgm tester
- Vehicle experiencing a sqeaking sound coming from the area of the seat belt latch
- Symptoms with the alloy wheel center cap missing
- Information regarding the transmission grinds when shifting into fifth grinds
- Difficulties opening door from the inside
- Fifth gear shift fork was not manufactured properly
- Whistle from windshield
- Atts heat shield rattle or buzzing
- Rattle from the rear headliner
- Atts light on/DTC 78: vehicle inventory update
- Radio anti-theft card missing from vehicle when deliverd to dealer
- Visor mounting clips causing damage to moonroof seal
- Some 1997 preludes no longer have a spring loaded flapper door
- 1997 prelude no start/hard start in cold weather
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