2019 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILS, SOMETIMES REBOOTS. CRACKING AND POPPING PRECEDE IT USUALLY - SOUNDS AS IF IT'S COMING FROM SPEAKERS. THEN COMPLETE INFOTAINMENT LCD FAILS - GOES BLACK. THIS LEAVES THE *BACKUP CAMERA* NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED UNNECESSARILY WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 75 MPH. THERE WERE NO OBJECTS OR VEHICLES IN FRONT OF MY CAR DURING THE BRAKE ACTIVATION. WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, THE "BRAKE!" MESSAGE APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULDN'T BE BRAKING AND TO AVOID BEING REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO TRY TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT IT HAS ACTIVATED UNNECESSARILY AGAIN 3 TIMES. *TR

THE HONDA SENSING SYSTEM ALMOST CONSTANTLY THINKS THERE IS A VEHICLE COMING AT YOU WHEN THERE ISN'T ONE COMING AT YOU. IT WILL SHAKE THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLASH THE ORANGE BRAKE WARNING AT YOU. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ALSO STOPS WORKING ALMOST EVERY DRIVE AS WELL AND SAYS THERE IS NO INPUT FOR AUDIO. *TR

INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS CAUSING BACKUP CAMERA AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS TO NOT FUNCTION AND SENDS LOUD CRACKLING NOISES THROUGH SPEAKERS. ALSO CAUSES INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FAIL FOR MINUTES AT A TIME. CONNECTIONS TO INFOTAINMENT AND DASHBOARD DISPLAYS FAIL WHILE IN MOTION AFTER MINOR BUMPS IN ROAD.

48 HOURS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2019 HONDA PILOT THE TRANSMISSION BLEW. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO A VACATION WITH MY CAR PACKED FOR THE WEEK AND I HEARD A BANG AS IF I HIT SOMETHING AND THEN IT SOUNDED AS IF SOMETHING WAS DRAGGING ON THE BOTTOM BUT NOTHING WAS THERE. I WAS EXTREMELY SCARED BECAUSE I WAS STUCK ALONE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION BLEW ON MY BRAND NEW CAR WITH LESS THAT 100 MILES. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY AND THEY HAD TO PLACE A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I WAS OFFERED NO COMPENSATION AND THEY REFUSED TO GIVE ME A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

COMPUTER SHUTS DOWN ON THE AUDIO SYSTEM. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR REPAIR SOMETHING IS WRONG IN THE WIRING. WHILE DRIVING THESE LOUD NOISES COME FROM THE DASH THEN AFTER AWHILE IT SAYS AUDIO OFF. THEN NETWORK SHUTDOWN. *TR

WHEN SUV IS PARKED THE HATCHBACK CLOSES ON ITS OWN W/O THE KEYFOB OR BUTTON ON HATCH BEING PRESSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT SIX TIMES. NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE.

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. THE SOUND OUTPUT WILL CRACKLE, SKIP OUT OR SHUT DOWN ALTOGETHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT AFFECTS ALL OUTPUTS INCLUDING FM, SATELLITE, CARPLAY AND THE HANDS FREE. RESTARTING THE AUDIO SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. WHEN FEASIBLE, SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESET THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE DRIVER DOOR IS OPENED. THIS MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MOST SEVERE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES BLACK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING BLACK HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT GREATER THAN 65MPH. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. OCCASIONALLY IT MAY START CRACKLING AFTER HITTING A BUMP. OTHER TIMES, THERE IS NO IDENTIFIED CAUSE FOR THE DYSFUNCTION. THE ATTACHED PICTURES SHOW SOME OF THE ERROR CODES AND MESSAGES SEEN

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY PASSPORT, I SMELLED WHAT REMINDED ME OF ELECTRICAL WIRES SIZZLING IT WAS COMING FROM THE HONDA DISPLAY AUDIO UNIT .THE APPLE PLAY STOP WORKING AND I HAD NO AUDIO SOUND FROM THE RADIO OR OTHER APP. THE UNIT WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND REMAIN ON WITH THE ENGINE CUT OFF. THE DISPLAY WHILE NOT WORKING REMAIN ON FOR THREE DAY BEFORE TURNING OFF. THE UNIT RANDOMLY CONTINUE TO GO OUT AFTER THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE. AND ERROR CODE BEGIN TO DISPLAY: 6382 APPEARED. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL OCCUR AND I HAD TO REPLACE MY I PHONE BECAUSE THE INSIDE OF THE PHONE WAS BURN. I DO WANT TO HAVE THE PASSPORT CAUSE HARM TO SOMEONE BEFORE CHECK THIS SAFE ISSUE OUT.

THE STEERING WHEEL IN MY 2019 HONDA PASSPORT MADE UNWANTED MOVEMENT OR MOTION WHEN PARKED OR STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ON A VIDEO CLIP AND PRESENTED TO THE DEALER AS AN EVIDENCE. ON THE FIRST VISIT I WAS NOTIFIED THERE WAS NOT ANY PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED TO PERFORM A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. ON THE SECOND VISIT THE TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM AND ESCALATED TO HONDA. HONDA STATED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE RELATED TO A DEFECT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BUT A SECOND PROBLEM APPEARED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT LEVER AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME TOO STIFF TO MOVE UP/DOWN. HONDA'S REPRESENTATIVE MADE A VISIT TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED TO BE A SECOND DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN ALTHOUGH DEALER HAS STATED THAT IT IS NOT.