1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

ON BRAKES: REPORTED PROB. SEVERAL TIMES/ SERVICE DEPT. SAID NO RECALL / NO PROBLEM, NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH STALLS AND SLUGGISH TAKE OFF.*AK

THE FUSE FOR THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS BLOWS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS (USUALLY WITHIN 4-30 DAYS). THE FAILURE DISABLES THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS AS WELL AS THE VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM, KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM AND "ALARM PANIC BUTTON" FEATURE. VEHICLE IS DRIVEN BY A FEMALE (MY WIFE). KEYLESS/ALARM WERE MANDATORY SAFETY FEATURES THAT WE REQUIRED FOR VEHICLE PURCHASE (STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS MODEL). VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 7 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. HONDA HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR. HONDA HAS REPLACED MASTER DOOR LOCK SWITCH AND FOUND/REPAIRED A WIRING HARNESS DEFECT. PROBLEM CONTINUES UNCORRECTED (KEYLESS AND ALARM SYSTEM ARE THEREFORE NOT RELIABLE). HONDA HAS ADDED 12 OR MORE ADDITIONAL FUSES TO THE VEHICLE THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.

VEHICLE WANDERED ACROSS THE ROAD WHEN TRAVELING 60 OR MORE MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE CORRECTED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ABS KICKED-IN ON DRY ROAD RESULTING TO EXCEEDINGLY LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO HAS AXCEEDINGLY STOPPING DISTANCE ON WET ROAD. ABS SEEMED TO PREVENT THE CAR TO STOP. *AK

THERE WAS A NOISE, THERN ABOUT TEN SECONDS AFTER THE TIRE BLEW. THE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF, WITH THE SIDE WALLS ABOUT 50% INTACT. THE TREAD WAS STILL COMPLETELY INTACT AND RETAINED ITS SHAPE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P245/70R1S )

CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK TRUNK, DEALER INFORMED THAT AFTER RECALL 00V058 WAS COMPLETE, THE NOISE WOULD BE GONE, AFTER RECALL REPAIR, THE NOISE WAS STILL IN THE BACK AND THE ONLY WAY THAT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR IS WHEN THE UPPER TAIL GATE GLASS WAS OPEN. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 00V058000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SB006S0002 FOR REAR AXLE. MARCH THE PART WASN'T IN. BOLTS HOLDING THE REAR AXLE UNLOOSENED & CAUSED VEHICLE TO DROP. BACK OF THE VEHICLE ROCKED BACK & FORTH.CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT ON 21-AUG-2000. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED WITH NO WARNING AT TIMES. WARNING MAY COME ON & THEN THE ENGINE DIES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES. DEALER ASKED CONSUMER TO LEAVE IT OVERNIGHT. CONSUMER HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER & WILL ADD ADDTIONAL INFORMATION. *AK THE DEALER COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING PUT ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE WOULD SLOWDOWN. THEN, IT WOULD RELEASE AND STOP. CONSUMER WENT THROUGH INTERSECTIONS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, AND HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND PASSENGER SIDE/DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE IMPACT OF ACCIDENT CAUSED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TO BREAK.