2001 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK IT ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 20MPH, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE RIGHT, VEHICLE HAS HAD 2 SEPARATE WHEEL ALIGNMENTS PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN OFF PAVEMENT/ROAD AND HAS BEEN USED ONLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING A NOTICABLE DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND WILL HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR THE THIRD TIME.*JB

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SLIP INTO FIRST GEAR SOMETIMES. THE CAR WILL JERK A LITTLE AS THE TRANSMISSION ATTEMPTS TO GO INTO FIRST GEAR, AND THE "CHECK TRANSMISSION" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON. AT THIS MOMENT, THE TRANSMISSION IS IN A FAILED STATE, AND YOU HAVE TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY, WAIT A WHILE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RECOVER (ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS) BEFORE YOU CAN TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THIS POSES A SERIOUS DANGER, ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING INTERSECTIONS. I'VE HAD A SITUATION WHERE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND MERGE ONTO A BUSY STREET, ONLY TO HAVE THE SUV JERK ME FORWARD A FEW FEET, AND HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL. I HAD TO COME TO A FULL STOP, LET THE CAR RECOVER BEFORE ACCELERATING AWAY. LUCKILY, THERE WASN'T A CAR APPROACHING, OR ELSE, I WOULD'VE BEEN LEFT HELPLESS (UNABLE TO ACCELERATE), AND WOULD'VE GOTTEN HIT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES NOW, AND LUCKILY FOR ME, IT HASN'T RESULTED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AS OF YET. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO UNLESS THEY CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHILE THEY HAVE THE SUV.*AK

ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A PANIC STOP THEY FAIL TO RESPOND, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TANK. BUT SOON AFTER THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SEAT BLET IS MALFUNCTIONING.*SLC

PRIOR TO 1ST INCIDENT, NOTICED SPONGY NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED. ON 3 OCCURRENCES, I EXPERIENCED NEAR COLLISIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 29TH, 2001. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT NOTICE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROX 8 MILES/HR. FIRST, I HEARD A SOUND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH THE SIGNAL. THEN, THE ABS WENT OFF FOR APPROX. 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND DURING THAT TIME, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. I PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AT THE RED SIGNAL WITH NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE TIME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND SERVICED MY HONDA PASSPORT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 2ND INCIDENT.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT BELT HAS A DESIGN FLAW. BELT WILL COMPLETELY LOCK UP, AND NOT RELEASE TO ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT BY PASSENGER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK