1998 Honda Prelude: engine stalls while driving

5 of the 69 complaints about the 1998 Honda Prelude describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 7%
typical mileage: 150,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2001
1
2000
1
1999
2
1998
5
1997
8
1994
1
1991
1

What owners say

Filed Jun 2, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 150,000 miles · AR

While driving or at stop light, car stalls without warning. Must have a jump to restart and can only drive 5-10 miles before car stalls saying battery not charging. Battery and alternator both test as good. Car may start and run normally for several days then problem reappears.

Filed Jul 14, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 157,000 miles · WA

My 1998 v-tec honda prelude recently hit 157000 miles and shortly after has been experiencing loss of power, stalling, and loss of steering. Within 5 weeks I have experienced it stall and instantly restart while going through an intersection, lose all power and steering while turning through an intersection, and lose power and steering while going 55 MPH down the highway. Upon doing some research on this website, across the internet and speaking with some mechanics I believe these issues to be in line with two major recalls that were done on my year make and model of vehicle however I have come to find out that my vehicle among many others were excluded from these recalls (recall #'s 99v069000, 02v12000). Most of these issues would not even present themselves until the car reached a certain amount of wear and tear and the fact that some vehicles were excluded when they present the same issues is deplorable and has put many lives at risk as these are both considered life threatening issues.

Filed Sep 20, 2010 · Electrical · 89,000 miles · CA

1. Driving under normal conditions. 2. Car stalled at stop light (3 times). Was able to restart car without disrupting traffic. Car stalled at freeway speed (1 time). Was able to safely maneuver to shoulder of road. Car restarted. 3. Replaced part after inspection and determined abnormal wear on switch contacts. Also plastic body of switch melted in one area. Old part is available. Part number 35130-s30-305 note: this was a part previously replaced under the "prelude ignition switch" recall issued in summer 2002.

Filed Mar 13, 2010 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · CA

Ignition switch will not allow car to start on some occasions, sometimes car will suddenly want to stall, only to be stopped by engaging the clutch to prevent it. The stall has occurred twice now. Honda had issues with the ignition switch in the 1997-99 preludes, but only 3/10ths actually experienced problems.

Filed Jul 15, 2005 · Engine · 80,000 miles · IL

I have been having more problems with my engine stalling suddenly. The past few times, I was on the highway in busy rush hour traffic. The heater, radio, and other electrical components would continue to work but the tachometer would just drop to zero. Twice, I had to put the car in neutral, turn the car back on, and put it back in drive, all while on the highway.