1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON, THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS,BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.*AK

WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO HONDA DEALERS, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT WORK ON TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *AK *JB

AFTER VEHICLE WAS SERVICE FOR RECALL 02-I-002-001 ON BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WARNED REPEATLY THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE WARNING WAS IGNORED. ON MAY 13 2003 CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AT 23 MPH ,UPON COMING TO A RED LIGHT BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AUTOMATICALLY. DEALER HAS CLEANED THE RETRACTOR AND REPLACED THE HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL NOT REPLACE SLOW RETRACTORS BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY WITH A SALVAGED TITLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 021002001 CONCERNING ABS TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THEIR RECORDS SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READ EMPTY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD BE FIXED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UNDER WET ROAD CONDITIONS, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY HARD. HONDA WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM IS GIVING A FALSE READING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

IMMEDIATELY AFTER HAVING AN OIL CHANGE THE VEHICLE REGISTERED LOW OIL LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE DISCONTINUED ENGINE WAS THE CAUSE. *NLM *CB *NLM