2019 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WARNING GOES OFF RANDOMLY WHEN THERE IS NO DANGER OR EVEN ANOTHER CAR PRESENT. THE WARNING OCCURS AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WERE ACTUALLY APPLIED WHEN NO DANGER WAS PRESENT. I NOW DISABLE THE SYSTEM BY SHUTTING IT OFF UPON STARTING. IT IS A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE WHEN THE BRAKES GO OFF UN-COMMANDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES DURING THE ONE YEAR AND 3500 MILES I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. I DID IDENTIFY ONE PARTICULAR LOCATION THIS WOULD OCCUR QUITE OFTEN. THE DEALER, UPON MY COMPLAINT, CLAIMED THE SYSTEM WAS OK. NORMAL. I WENT ON-LINE AND READ OF MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR HONDA PASSPORT AND ONE REPORT STATED IT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND THEY WERE HIT FROM BEHIND. I SUGGEST THIS SYSTEM BE REVIEWED OR PERMANENTLY BE DISABLED. I REPORTED BELOW THE LAST DATE I HAD THIS HAPPENED AND ROUGHLY THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE I FIRST NOTICED IT.

I WENT TO THE STORE AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I NOTICED A CRACKLING SOUND WHILE TALKING ON BLUETOOTH. PARKED THE VEHICLE TO GO SHOPPING. ONCE I RETURNED THE INFOTAINMENT/INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPLETELY WENT DARK. INFOTAINMENT SCREEN NEVER POWERED ON. WAS UNABLE TO TURN SCREEN ON. TURNED VEHICLE ON AND OFF WITH NO SUCCESS. DROVE HOME WITH EVERYTHING COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM STARTED WORKING THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT THE PASSPORT IN MAY OF 2020 IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES. OCCASIONALLY, WHILE IN MOTION AND DRIVING 45-60 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD, PARTICULARLY ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT (HAS OCCURRED ON STRAIGHT STRETCHES TOO) THE ANTI-COLLISION BRAKE SYSTEM WILL APPLY THE BRAKES AS A WARNING. THE SPEEDOMETER LIGHTS UP ORANGE WITH LARGE LETTERS TWICE IN A ROW (BRAKE! BRAKE!). AT THIS TIME I CAN FEEL THE BRAKES APPLIED LIGHTLY AND THE DEALERS SERVICE WRITER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO ACTIVATE. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY IN MY VEHICLE (AND ACCORDING TO MANY ON THE PASSPORT OWNERS FORUMS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM). WITH ME IT WILL HAPPEN AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 75-100 MILES OR MORE FREQUENTLY. ON A TRIP IN JULY OF ABOUT 5000 MILES, THIS OCCURRED OVER A HUNDRED TIMES. I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS SYSTEM OPERATE CORRECTLY TWICE, WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME.....THE OTHER TIMES THE CAR IS IN THE ONCOMING LANE. ONCE, A CAR PASSED ME ON AN INTERSTATE (ME IN RIGHT LANE, HE IN LEFT, SAME DIRECTION) AND WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 20 FEET AHEAD OF ME THE WARNING ACTIVATED. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TWICE MENTIONING THIS PROBLEM AND THE TECHNICIAN HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM ON THEIR SHORT TEST DRIVE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA USA SUGGESTED THEY CHECK THE AIMING OF THE WINDSHIELD CAMERA AND THE FRONT EMBLEM RADAR. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THESE THE SECOND TIME I HAD IT IN THEY SAID THESE BOTH WERE AIMED PROPERLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. THEY TELL ME I CAN DISABLE THIS AT THE START OF EVERY TRIP BUT IF I FORGET TO DO THAT AND HAPPEN TO HAVE THIS OCCUR ON AN ICY ROAD IN WINTER, IT'S NOT SAFE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR THREE RECALLS ALREADY AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE OR FIX THIS PROBLEM. AND IT ACTIVATED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME AFTER MY LAST RECALL APPOINTMENT SO IT IS STILL A PROBLEM.

WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION I'VE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM BRAKING THE VEHICLE WHEN A VEHICLE IS COMING TOWARD ME IN THE OPPOSITE LANE (ONCOMING TRAFFIC). THIS OCCURS WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I'VE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT REPLICATED. IT DOES OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. I'VE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM TOO. THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FREEZES AND BECOMES INOPERABLE. IT DOES NOT CORRECT UNTIL VEHICLE IS PARKED, TURNED OFF, DRIVER DOOR OPENED, THEN VEHICLE RESTARTED. LASTLY, THE AUTO IDLE FEATURES CONSISTENTLY DOES NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE THE SYSTEM RANDOMLY ENGAGE WHEN I'M PARKING MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. AGAIN, ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER PROVIDING SERVICE AND REMAIN UNRESOLVED SINCE THEY CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED AT SERVICE APPOINTMENT.

SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WITHOUT CAUSE. NOTHING HIT MY CAR AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEARBY, NOR WAS VEHICLE HIT WITH ANY FLYING DEBRIS WHILE DRIVING UP A HIGHWAY ENTRANCE RAMP, WITH MY SPEED INCREASING FROM 45-55MPH. I HEARD WIND NOISE AND THOUGHT PASSENGER WINDOW MIGHT BE DOWN SLIGHTLY SO I OPENED WINDOW ABOUT 2 INCHES AND CLOSED, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HEARD A LOUD CRASHING CRACK NOISE AND APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECOND LATER A VERY LOUD EXPLOSION NOISE AND GLASS DEBRIS FLEW OFF THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. I EXITED HIGHWAY AND PULLED OVER AND NOTED HUGE DIMPLE AND APPROX 1 FOOT HOLE IN GLASS AND COMPLETE CRACKING AND GLASS FRAGMENTS ON SLIDING INTERIOR COVER. THE CAR HAS ONLY 4500 MILES AND IS STORED IN A SECURE GARAGE. IT HAD BEEN OUT IN THE SUN FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AND THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS 68 AND SUNNY. I CALLED TO REPORT TO MY INSURANCE BUT THEN A FRIEND CHECKED INTERNET AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CALL MY DEALER. I DID AND THEY HAD ME BRING VEHICLE THERE AND TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE. I FIND THIS SURPRISING SINCE THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF ISSUES REPORTED ONLINE.

THE COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM FREQUENTLY LIGHTS UP THE FLASHING "BRAKE" NOTICE UNDER CONDITIONS THAT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A BRAKING NOTIFICATION. IT IS TOO SENSITIVE AND I'M VERY CONCERNED IT WILL ACTIVATE THE BRAKES WHEN NOT NECESSARY AND CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY AND HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEAR WE'VE HAD VEHICLE. THE MOST NOTICEABLE IS WHEN WHEN GOING AROUND A CURVE AND A CAR IS IN THE OTHER LANE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU. SO FAR IT HAS NOT ACTIVATED THE BRAKES, BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME AI BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING AROUND A CURVE BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE WHEELS ARE TURNED AND NOT BE AS SENSITIVE GOING AROUND A CURVE.

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILS, SCREEN GOES BLANK, BACKUP CAMERA AND SPEEDOMETER GOES BLANK. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES, DEALER SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED TWO WEEKS AGO BUT PROBLEMS PERSIST.

WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION THE SPEAKERS MAKE A LOUD CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISE. THE CAR AUDIO FAILS WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT SAYS "RADIO UNAVAILABLE" OR "NETWORK COMMUNICATIONS LOST". THIS CAUSES ALL AUDIO TO QUIT WORKING, ALONG WITH THE BACK UP CAMERA, NAVIGATION AND BLUETOOTH. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS AND GOES COMPLETELY BLANK WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIMES THE SYSTEM REBOOTS ITSELF AFTER STAYING DEAD FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TWICE. THEY TELL ME THEY SUBMIT VIDEOS TO THE TECH LINE OF THE PROBLEM OCCURING, BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR A FIX. PROBLEM STARTED WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. NOW VEHICLE HAS 32,000 MILES AND THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THESE ISSUES OCCUR EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, WHICH IS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY.

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACTIVATE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM WITH NO TRAFFIC NOR OBJECTS NEARBY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A NEAR STOP, OR FULL STOP. SPEED, WEATHER, AND DRIVING CONDITIONS VARY DURING FALSE ACTIVATION, BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, NEARLY CAUSING A HIGH-SPEED REAR-END ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS TWICE BEEN TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALER AND SINCE THEY CLAIM THAT IT CANNOT BE EASILY RECREATED DUE TO INTERMITTENT CONDITION, THEN THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE & REPAIR.

THE AUTOMATIC COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATES ON THE HIGHWAY ON ITS OWN WITH NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND NO REASON TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IT FLASHES THE BRAKE WARNING AND THEN ABRUPTLY APPLIES THE BRAKES. THIS CAUSE VEHICLES BEHIND TO ABRUPTLY APPLY THEIR BRAKES. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE COLLISION AND LOSS OF LIFE. MY WIFE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER WHO CLEANED THE SENSOR AND THE VEHICLE DID THE SAME THING ON THE DRIVE HOME. *TR