1998 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

RECALL 98 V 170 002/ENGINE WIRE HARNESS: VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSTION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 55 TO 75 MPH, ENGINES CUTS OFF BUT CONTINUES RUNNING AFTER LETTING GO OF GAS PEDAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TURNS OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 81, THE RIGHT, REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE HAD EXTENSIVE PEELING AROUND THE ENTIRE SIDE, EXPOSING THREADS, ETC. THERE WAS ENOUGH LOOSE TIRE DEBRIS TO OVERFILL A CUP INSIDE THE TIRE. THE TIRE AND PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION. (TIRESIZE: P245/70R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/70R16 )

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER SAID THAT WAS LOW BRAKES FLUID. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY FOUND OUT THERE WAS BRAKES FLUID LEAKAGE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR ABS AND WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON ONE YEAR LATER AND WAS ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL NOW IT STAYS ON. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE DEALER FAILED TO FIX IT PROPERLY DURING EARLIER SERVICING. *YH

THE PROBLEM THAT I STARTED HAVING WITH THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 10000 MILES IS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN I RELEASE THE ACELLERATOR AND PRESS THE BRAKE. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME DESPITE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN AUGUST OF 99 I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ALBANY, GA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THAT THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN NEWBURG, NY WHERE THEY HAVE JUST INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM WITH IT. FOUR DAYS AGO I NEARLLY RAN OVER THREE WOMEN WHO LIVE IN MY HOUSING AREA BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO. THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WAS TO QUICKLY PLACE THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS.*AK

I HAVE TALKED WITH SERVICE DEPT NUMEROUS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HONDA MOTOR CO AND ONLY GET AN AUTOMATED MACHINE-TELLING ME TO CALL LATER. GOODYEAR HAS TOLD ME THERE IS A REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO TIRES WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HONDA SERVICE HAS TOLD ME THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 17#)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17# )

WOULD EITHER BE WAITING AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE, FOR NO REASON, WOULD SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ECM WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED ALONG WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST, 1998 AND FROM THE BEGINING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE NOISE PROBLEMS. ONE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT GAVE UP IN THE END AND I WAS TOLD THAT "SUCH BRAKE NOISE IS ACCEPTABLE." MY POINT AT THE TIME WAS THAT BRAKE NOISE IS SYMPTOMATIC OF A PROBLEM, A POTENTIALLY SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE DEALING WITH BRAKES). I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES ONLY FROM THREE YEARS/36,000 MILES TO FIVE YEARS/60,000 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2000, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO ANOTHER DEALER WITH BRAKE SHUDDERING AND NOISE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE OUT OF SPEC AND I SPENT $144 TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND DRUMS TURNED. I TRIED TO USE MY WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE FIX WAS MAINTENANCE AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I AGAIN COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT MY COMPLAINT WAS DENIED. MY CONTENTION IS THAT A CAR OF SUCH YOUNG AGE AND LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE ITS ROTORS AND DRUMS TURNED AND THAT SUCH A PROBLEM IS INDICATIVE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND MAKE A TURN BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE. SAME DEFECT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED W/O AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE DEFECT. CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPORT COMPLAINT DUE TO CONCURRENT PROBLEMS. *AK

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND A VERY BAD KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING BOX SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER AND A HONDA DEALER 3-4 TIMES AND THEY SUGGESTED TO BALANCE THE TIRES , I HAVE BEEN TO NUMEROUS DEALERS TO FIX WITH NO RESOLVE AT THIS TIME. ALSO STATING THAT THE KNOCKING FROM THE STEERING BOX WAS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE FEB.