1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

COOLING FAN BROKE AND FELL INTO RADIATOR. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

ENGINE RACES INTERMITTENTLY , CAR OFTEN SURGES WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC ONE TIME ON HIGHWAY.*AK

IT SURGES INTERMITTENLY HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT IN SEPT. THE COMPUTER WAS RESET PROBLEM HAPPENS OCCAISENLY NOW . IN JAN AT MY SATE INSPECTION APPOINTMENT THE DEALER TOLD ME OF A PLANNED RECALL FROM HONDA ONCE THEY KNOW THE FIX. WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN IN JAN . TOLD HONDA ABOUT IT ON FOLLOW UP SURVEY AFTER COMPUTER WAS RESET. HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. IN ONE CASE, BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AND RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER SAID OCCUPANT'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL AND HIT GAS PEDAL. PREVIOUSLY, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD THREE BRAKE FAILURE INCIDENTS FOR WHICH THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE. DURING THE FOURTH FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED, CAUSING DAMAGE. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CONSUMER POSSIBLY STEPPED ON BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME. *YH ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER ACCIDENT. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING, DEALER REPLACED IT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY LOW SPEED AND TURNING COULD FEEL VIBRATION ON FLOOR OF VEHICLE, JUST AS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES REGULARLY RELEASE/FAIL WHILE BRAKING AND TRAVELING OVER LARGE BUMPS. AN EXAMPLE: WHILE BRAKING DOWNHILL TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, I TRAVELED OVER A LARGE BUMP IN THE ASPHALT. THE BRAKES DISINGAGED EVEN THOUGH I WILL STILL PRESSING ON THE PEDDLE. I HAD TO REMOVE MY FOOT AND RE-ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THIS HAS HAPPEND TO ME FOR TIMES, AND IS WELL KNOWN AMONG LATE MODEL PASSPORT AND RODEO OWNERS.*AK

VEHICLE PULLS SEVERLY TO RIGHT , MAKING VEHICLE HARD TO MANAGE ON ROAD. DELAER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. THIS HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, BUT THAT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK

MY ABS BRAKES FAILED WHEN I WAS PULLING UP TO A RED LIGHT IN THE RAIN CAUSING ME TO REAR-END ANOTHER DRIVER. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS LESS THAN 20 MPH, AND MY PASSPORT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AS I WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING PRIOR TO IMPACT AFTER I HAD STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND WENT SOLID AFTER I HIT THE OTHER DRIVER. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WHO HAS BEEN SERVICING MY VEHICLES FOR OVER 4 YEARS. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT, AND WAS CAUSED BY THE MASTER CYLINDER RESETTING ITSELF. THEY FIND NO ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, AND SAY THERE ISN'T A DEFECT. HOWEVER, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE ACCIDENT AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE 2 MORE TIMES WITH A PULL TO THE RIGHT. BOTH TIMES WERE ON WET ROADS IN DRIZZLE CONDITIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GOING LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. THIS OCCURED AGAIN, SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS ON 1 NOVEMBER, AGAIN WITH THE CAR GOING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND AGAIN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THIS SITUATION CANNOT BE REPRODUCED WHEN THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE DRY, AND SOMETIMES CANNOT BE REPRODUCED IN THE RAIN EITHER. IN THE ACCIDENT OF 27 OCTOBER, THE BUMPER OF THE PASSPORT WAS DAMAGED MORE ON THE FRONT RIGHT THAN ON THE LEFT. WHICH SUPPORTS THE STICK AND SLIDE THAT I HAVE FELT EACH TIME THE BRAKES FAIL TO ENGAGE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM, AND IF SO, WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX IT? I DON'T FEEL SAFE OR TRUST MY CAR ANYMORE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

BRIDGESTONE DUELER 684 TIRES P245/70R16 DOT Y7MTCBJ138 ARE CRACKED AROUND OUTER EDGES OF ALL 4 TIRES, FIRESTONE DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES THAT IT LOOKS LIKE IMPROPER ROTATION. *SLC

ABS PUMP WENT OUT, CAUSING ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK