1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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