Honda Passport Complaints (1999)

228 consumer complaints on file.

#10092180September 14, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088402August 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080919July 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE COUGHED AND CHOKED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. I AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WASN'T WARMED UP ENOUGH BEFORE I STARTED DRIVING IT, SO I WARMED IT UP IN THE MORNING FOR ABOUT 5 MIN. THE PROBLEM DIDN'T OCCUR FOR A SHORT WHILE, THEN CAME BACK. I BROUGHT IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. THEY TESTED IT AND ADVISED ME THAT THE HEAD CYLINDER GASKET WAS BLOWN, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. ALSO ONE CYLINDER HEAD IS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OTHER CYLINDER HEAD HAD TO BE MACHINED. IT TOOK ABOUT A MONTH TO GET IT FIXED. I FOUND IT VERY UNUSUAL THAT A MAJOR ENGINE WORK HAD TO BE DONE WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080974July 13, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. READS EMPTY AT LEAST 11 GALLONS BEFORE TRULY IS EMPTY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. RUNNING OUT OF GAS IS NOT SAFE AS WELL AS THE HARM IT DOES TO THE VEHICLE. MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080795July 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE NOT SURE WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT THEY BELIEVED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080401July 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE JERKS & SHIFTS HARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING GEAR CHANGES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 1 YR BEFORE THE JERKS BECAME VIOLENT DUE TO DECREASE IN SMOOTHNESS OF GEAR CHANGES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL IN THE PASSPORT/ISUZU & THAT IT WOULDN'T GET ANY WORSE. IT HAS! *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080053June 28, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS FULL FUEL IN GAS TANK WILL DROP TO HALF RAPIDLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078608June 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1999 HONDA PASSPORT - FUEL GAUGE CONTINUALLY READS EMPTY WHEN GAUGE REACHES ABOUT 1/2 TANK. HAVE DRIVEN FOR OVER 200 MILES ON EMPTY WITH GAS LIGHT ON AS I CALCULATE MILEAGE INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE GAUGE. SEEMS TO BE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS ISSUE - WOULD LIKE TO SEE INVESTIGATION AND/OR RECALL. VERY FRUSTRATING AS I LIKE THE CAR. THIS IS BECOMING THE NORM VERSUS THE EXCEPTION. AT FIRST THE FUEL LIGHT WOULD NEVER COME ON WHEN THE TANK WAS NEARING EMPTY. NOW IT STAYS ON PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE TIME. WHEN I STOP FOR GAS, I HAVE YET TO PUT MORE THAN 10 GALLONS IN; THUS, I'VE ONLY USED ONE-HALF TANK! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068440May 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE IS CONSISTENTLY READING EMPTY - EVEN WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL. APPEARS TO BE FUEL SENDING UNIT MENTIONED ON ISUZU RODEO SITE AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067254April 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 15 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER PULLED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN DETERMINED ENGINE NEEDED TO B EREPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066758April 7, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS FULL THE TANKS FUEL WILL DROP TO HALF RAPIDLY. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062292March 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TWO PROBLEMS. ONE IS THAT THE ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING. STARTED OUT LIGHT AND AT ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE REACHED OVER 2000 RPM. CALLED TAYLOR HONDA SERVICE AS SOON AS THE NOISE STARTED AND THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST THEY COULD LOOK AT IT WAS ONE WEEK LATER. EVENTUALLY, THE KNOCK BECAME AN OBVIOUS BREAK OF SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE. I STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED FOR NUMEROUS OWNERS JUDGING FROM INTERNET REPORTS. THE DEALER HAS NOT DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM YET. I AM EXPECTING A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS ALSO BEEN REGISTERING EMPTY FOR OVER TWO MONTHS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061918March 11, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE HAS STARTED FLUCTUATING WILDLY. THE MOST COMMON THING THOUGH, IS THAT IT READS OUT OF GAS SHORTLY AFTER A FILL UP. THIS IS THE SAME MODEL AS AN ISUZU RODEO AND THE PROBLEMS ARE DUPLICATED THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE A RECALL HAPPENS AND THAT IT COVERS THE HONDAS AS WELL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054351January 17, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GRAND HONDA IN ELMHURST ILLINOIS ON NOVEMBER 10, 2003. THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE BUT THEY THOUGHT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE AND THEY SAID THEY WERE UNSURE, BUT THOUGHT THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. I AGREED AND THEY LATER TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND A REASONABLY PRICED ENGINE AND THAT IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR ME TO TAKE MY SUV SOMEWHERE ELSE. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. HONDA DID NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLE. THE HONDA DEALER TOLD ME TO HAVE MY VEHICLE PICKED UP. I ARRANGED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE AND DELIVER IT TO MY HOME. WHEN THE VEHICLE ARRIVED AT MY HOME HONDA HAD NOT EVEN PUT THE VEHICLE BACK TOGETHER. I PAID THEM $290 TO TELL ME THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED BOTH THE DEALER AND THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE $290 WAS ONLY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE APART NOT PUT IT BACK TOGETHER. I BELIEVE THAT MY ENGINE IS DEFECTIVE. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069803January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE PASSPORT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2002, THE FUEL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY BLINKED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY HONDA CARS OF CONCORD (NC) AS A "FUEL SENDING UNIT." ESTIMATED COST, INCLUDING LABOR WAS $500. I DECIDED TO KEEP TRACK OF FUEL BY CALCULATING THE MILEAGE BECAUSE THIS "WASN'T A WARRANTY PROBLEM" BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT "PRE-OWNED." THAT PROBLEM WAS MINOR COMPARED TO WHAT CAME NEXT. I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION ACTING FUNNY BY SKIPPING AND REVVING HARD. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, (BECAUSE YOU CAN'T DO THIS YOURSELF), THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 47,000 MILES ! AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I SEE WHERE SCORES OF OTHERS HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME AMOUNT OF MILES. NO RECALL ??? SINCE THE CAR IS NOW VALUED AT LESS THAN THE PAYOFF BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM (NEGATIVE EQUITY) I AM FORCED TO PAY FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS A SHORT LIFE LEFT AND VERY LITTLE MILEAGE. PLEASE HELP ME ! THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070233January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 99 HONDA PASSPORT FROM MAZDA OF KNOXVILLE LOCATED IN KNOXVILLE TN. THE VEHICLE HAD 49000 MI. 3 DAYS LATER IT STARTED MAKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE, AND ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE AIR CONDITIONER. I CALLED THEM BACK, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK TO THEM. THEY KEPT IT A WEEK AND A HALF. I PICKED IT UP AND BROUGHT IT HOME. THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE DONE 3700 DOLLARS WORTH OF WORK TO IT TO FIX IT. I RETURNED HOME AND 2 DAYS LATER AND HAD THE OIL CHANGED, THE PEOPLE CHANGING MY OIL ASKED ME IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN UNDER WATER BEFORE, I SAID I DIDN? KNOW. WHEN I HAD THE OIL CHANGED IT STARTED MAKING NOISES AGAIN. I CALLED THEM BACK AND THEY SAID THE NOISE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, IT IS NORMAL SO THIS TIME THEY OFFERED NO HELP. SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND NOW NOT ONLY IS IT MAKING NOISE BUT IT ISN?T RUNNING RIGHT. IT WILL NOT IDLE SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT WILL IDLE AT 4000 RPM TO THE POINT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS GOING TO EXPLODE. IT HAS DIED ON ME A NUMBER OF TIMES IN BUSY INTERSECTIONS AND IS ONLY GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048176January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, HE NOTICED ALL THE FLUIDS WERE POURING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION FLUID, OIL, RADIATOR ETC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054164January 14, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
PROBLEMS WITH ABS BRAKE MODULE ON 1999 HONDA PASSPORT.*MR THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN REFERENCE TO THE ABS MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR BUT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED SEVERELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS NEEDE TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE ABS MODULE FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050577December 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN . IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WENT DOWN A HILL AND IMPACTED A STONE WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD SEVERAL BRAKE FAILURES. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ONCE. THESE BRAKE FAILURES OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE ABS 02I002001 WAS PERFORMED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10050548December 15, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR RIGHT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND STOP ON A MEDIAN STRIP. REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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