2002 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

2002 HONDA PASSPORT. CONSUMER STATES FRAME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRAME RAIL SECTIONS ARE SO RUSTED OUT THAT THE TRACTION BARS ARE IN DANGER OF DETACHING FROM THE FRAME RAILS *TGW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME RUSTED, CAUSED THE STABILIZER BAR TO FRACTURE AND SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND ADVISED HAVING THE FRAME REPLACED. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE OFFER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,500.

WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE'S RUBBER COVER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SLIPPED OFF THE PEDAL, CAUSING THE CONSUMER'S FOOT TO SLIDE OFF THE PEDAL AND HIT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH IN TURN, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT A BENT PLATE ACROSS THE BOTTOM OF THE PEDAL LEVER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND ACCIDENT. *TC *SC

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT FAILED. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON, IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES WHILE ON A BUMPY SERVICE BRAKES FAILED. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED BY THE MECHANIC.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. SIZE#1956515 PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT#. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND IT WILL BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THE MOTOR JUST RUNS HOT. 238 THRU 250. MY '01 RC-51 RAN BETWEEN 190 AND 212. THE '02 HAS TWO COOLING FANS WHICH WILL COME ON WHEN THE TEMP REACHES 219. IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE FANS WILL COOL THE MOTOR SOME BUT WHEN RUNNING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH THE FANS WORK AGAINST THE AIR FLOW AND THE MOTOR WILL NOT COOL. THE TEMP JUST GOES UP FROM THERE. TO ACTUALLY GET THE TEMP TO START DROPPING YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE LAW AND DO AT LEAST 105MPH SO THE NATURAL AIR FLOW CAN OVER POWER THE FANS. THE DEALER MECHANIC HAD AT ONE POINT SWITCHED THE FAN MOTORS POLARITY, REVERSING THE DIRECTION AT WHICH THEY RUN. THIS DID HELP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT IN TRAFFIC THE MOTOR RAN JUST AS HOT, 238/250, BECAUSE NOW THE FANS ARE PULLING THE HEAT OFF THE MOTOR. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL THREADS AT MOTORUSH.COM (RC-51.NET GENERAL DISCUSSION) ON THIS MATTER AND HAVE POSTED SOME THREADS MYSELF. SOME OWNERS OF THE '02 RC-51 HAVE HAD NO HEATING PROBLEMS AND SOME HAVE. I FEEL THAT MAXEY'S HONDA HAS DONE ALL THEY CAN AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE HONDA COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY HAVE REPLIED BY TELLING ME TO JUST PULL THR BIKE OVER AND LET IT COOLDOWN, IF THE HIGH TEMP OR OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON. I THINK THE MOTOR NEEDS A FRONT MOUNT RADIATOR INSTALLED TO HELP THE TWO SIDE MOUNTS COOL BETTER. OR MAYBE COOLING FANS THAT WILL NOT OVER POWER THE FRONT END AIR FLOW. IN SUMMARY, THIS '02 RC-51 RUNS ABOUT 30 TO 40 DEGREES HOTTER THAN MY '01 AND WHEN I HAVE SEEN IT HIT 250, 251 OVERHEAT LIGHT COMES ON, I WOULD HAVE TO THINK THAT SOME ENGINE DAMAGE HAS TAKEN PLACE. THANKS TO THE EXTENDED WARRENTY I WILL BE COVERD FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I HOPE!*AK