Honda Passport Complaints

1,683 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10053979January 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE WILL NOT START AFTER SHUTTING DOWN. THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052691January 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXCESSIVE GASOLINE USAGE (10-13 MPG) AND CHRONIC "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO GARAGE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING; CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE THIS BEAST IN. VERY DISAPPOINTED BY HONDA FOR CLOAKING THEIR LABEL ON AN ISUZU/MITSUBISHI BUILT VEHICLE. OTHERS ON THE NET ARE JUST AS FED UP WITH THIS SCRAP OF IRON. MAY NEVER BUY FROM HONDA AND CERTAINLY NOT LOCAL DEALER AGAIN. ENGINE TICKS DUE TO VALVE/LIFTER DAMAGE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052368January 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
IDLING FOR A LONG TIME, OR DRIVING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS FOR A LONG TIME (STOP-AND-GO IN A SEVERE TRAFFIC JAM) ALSO HAVING MOST OF THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TURNED WILL CAUSE THE BATTERY TO GO DEAD BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR DOES NOT ADEQUATELY CHARGE. THIS MAY BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING SEVERE TRAFFIC MAY CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DISCHARGE AND THE ENGINE TO STALL; NOT ALLOWING THE ABILITY TO MOVE TO SAFE POSITION. *LA
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
#10050161December 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING BRAKE PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050077December 3, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *MR THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND THEN CAME TO REST IN A UPRIGHT POSITION. *SCC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10049017December 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE HAD MY PASSPORT FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL LEVEL ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NEED TO ADD A QUART OF OIL. THE TRUCK IS NOT LEAKING OIL,IT NEVER SMOKES, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OIL IS GOING. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR CASES AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048734November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1998 HONDA PASSPORT.*MR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH BUMPY PAVEMENT, AGAIN THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047429November 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT IS CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. FROM A COLD START THE SUV WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT HARD INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE POWER COSTA MESA HONDA DEALER TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE 5 TIMES. THEY HAD NO WAY OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AS THE SUV WOULD DO THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. FINALLY, AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC I FOUND A WAY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD PLACED IT INTO 1ST GEAR (LOW) THE SUV SHIFTED INTO 2ND! I AM NO MECHANIC BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. I WAS DRIVING IN 2ND WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT REALIZED OH I NEED TO BE IN 1ST! SO I TOOK THE SUV BACK TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED A FAA MOTOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. PART NUMBER: 8-96041-156-0, THE PART WAS 400 DOLLARS AND ABOUT 200 LABOR. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED FOR A MONTH NOW CONTINUES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM LOW TO SECOND. NOW THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH PART NUMBER: 8-96017-511-0 FOR $147.32 (PART ONLY). *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047969November 14, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT END FEELS UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, VEHICLE RIDES ROCKY AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048019November 14, 2003
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AN UNSTABLE VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE ABOVE 60 MPH VEHICLE SHOOK, AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, SHE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT MIGHT BE THE WAY SHE DROVE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. ONE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY REFUEL VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047905November 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CONSUMER NEEDED TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK EVERY 60 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM PUMP WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTERWARDS, GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045398November 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA PASSPORT. THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, WHICH I HAD LEARNED THE HARD WAY. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046234November 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
IN FEBRUARY 2002 VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. DRIVER TAPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A SPIN. THEN, VEHICLE HIT A CLIFF, AND ROLLED ONTO THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER RECEIVED A SAFETY CAMPAIGN LETTER, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER SUSPECTED THAT ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043714October 28, 2003
EQUIPMENT
WE ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CORPORATION. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 HONDA PASSPORT IN FOR MANY VISITS AT LEAST 6. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.*AK THIS WEEK ALONE I WAS ALMOST HIT THREE TIMES. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY AND WAS TURNING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST SLAMMED INTO. I HAVE BEEN CALLING TELLING THEM THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN MANY TIMES THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW THINGS DONE OR THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. EVERY SINGLE TIME WE GET THE CAR BACK EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR SOON THEREAFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. WE SPOKE WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE THEY TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION HAD US BRING THE CAR IN AND THEN KEPT IT FOR A SIX DAYS. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. WE ARE IN A LEASE AGREEMENT AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR 2004 WE CAN TRY TRADE IT IN. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT A CAR THAT IS GOING TO CAUSE MY DEATH IS HORRIBLE. I CALLED IN TO SHOWCASE HONDA AND SPOKE TO JAIME WHO ONLY WANTED US TO BRING THE CAR BACK. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS IT WILL BE SENT BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. I AM AT MY WITS END. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I CAN GET HELP ON THIS MATTER. DAWNN L. HUMPHREY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043184October 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR AT 30 MPH, I EXPERIENCE SUCH A VIOLENT, HARD JERK THAT IT IS ACTUALLY SEEN BY PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLES. THIS JERK CREATES A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE ALSO THAT CAN BE HEARD BY PEOPLE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED, I ONLY HAVE 29600 MILES VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HONDA COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, THEREFORE DID NOTHING. IT SCARES ME, AND MY CHILD BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A JOLTING VIOLENT MOVEMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044242October 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND MAKING A LEFT INTO AN INTERSECTION DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT WAS ON DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042545October 8, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE ON A BUMPY SERVICE BRAKES FAILED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED BY THE MECHANIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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