amp21x

Ok, so about a year and a half ago I bought a 2000 Prelude auto with 110k miles on it. I wish I would've done my research on it, because if I knew that the auto transmissions were notorious for failing I would've never bought it. All in all, I ended up sticking with it and I'm now at 125k miles with no problems. How much longer can I expect the auto transmission to last?

Lugzilla

No real expectations really... It'll go when it wants to go. Just don't beat on it, and just take good care of it. Should last for a while, or it may go kaput tomorrow morning.
Btw, I googled this in five seconds. Should give you some useful info.
http://www.hondaprelude.to/forums/sh...ght=sportshift

minilogoguy18

Not all of them fail, you just hear about it like crazy because internet and misinfo.

ALL Honda's had the same problems of those years but they don't always go out, just take care of it, it's not a race car.

westernprelude

I agree with this guy. At 110K, it shouldn't be even close to going out(Unless someone raced it). Have fun with it, but don't hang out in VTEC lol.

97teggyb18b

I think those had the tip-tronic transmission. I new a guy with one but he never changed gears manually because he read somewhere that the weak point of the those transmissions is the 3 & 4 gear clutch and using the tip tronic just puts that much more stress on em. Just drive it like an auto is suppose to be driven. Slow and only to church on Sunday mornings.

thats fresh

i have the SS auto trany in my UA5(TL) and its slipping in 3rd, but the only way to make sure its running smooth is to get a trans cooler, and change the filter/fluid. thats what i did and its not slippin anymore. just baby the trans. hope this helps