2019 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

WHEN USING THE AUDIO SYSTEM (APPLEAIRPLAY, BLUETOOTH, SIRIUS OR FM RADIO), THE SPEAKERS AT SOME POINT WILL BEGIN CRACKLING AND MAKING POPPING NOISES, SIMILAR TO STATIC NOISES, WHICH CAUSES THE MUSIC TO INTERRUPT AND CUT OUT. EVEN WHEN YOU TURN THE AUDIO OFF, THE SPEAKERS CONTINUE TO MAKE THE CRACKLE AND POP SOUNDS. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND OPEN THE DOOR TO COMPLETELY CUT OFF THE AUDIO. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND IS A COMPLETE DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE DISPLAY SCREEN ALSO CUTS IN AND OUT WHILE IN USE USING THE BACKUP CAMERA, MUSIC OR GOOGLE MAPS, ETC. AS WELL. THE CAR CAN BE IN MOTION OR PARKED, IT HAPPENS. THIS STARTED IN FEB 2020, 1 MONTH AFTER LEASING THE CAR AND APPROX 1000 MILES.

WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND DRIVING, THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FAILS. THE FIRST EVENT IN THE SEQUENCE IS THAT THE AUDIO FROM ANY SOURCE (AM, FM, SATELLITE, IPHONE) WILL START TO CRACKLE AND INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. THEN THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN IN THE CENTER OF DASHBOARD WILL GO DARK AND ALL SOUND WILL STOP. ADDITIONAL EVENTS INCLUDE THE DRIVER SCREEN (SPEEDOMETER, ETC.) BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL GOING DARK. SOMETIMES THE MESSAGES 'NO AUDIO SOURCE' OR 'NETWORK CONNECTION LOST' ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. OCCASIONALLY THE SYSTEM WILL TRY AND REBOOT AFTER 10-15 MINUTES, WITH THE SCREENS TURNING ON AGAIN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME (5-10 SECONDS) BEFORE GOING DARK AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY TO RECOVER TEMPORARILY IS TO PARK, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR (SHUTS OFF RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER) AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS SYSTEM FAILURE HAPPENS WITH AND WITHOUT AN IPHONE CONNECTED VIA GENUINE APPLE USB CABLE. NONE OF THE FOLLOWING HAVE RESOLVED THE PROBLEM: RESETTING THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM TO FACTORY SETTINGS; DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY CABLE UNDER THE HOOD; AND, TEMPORARILY REMOVING THE INFOTAINMENT POWER FUSE UNDER THE HOOD. CHECKING THE SYSTEM SETTINGS VIA THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM APPLICATION INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS UP TO DATE AND NO UPDATES ARE AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, AND SUGGESTED THAT I FILM THE ISSUE WHEN IT OCCURS!

AS PER OTHER RECALLS OF THE 2019 HONDA PASSPORT WE ARE HAVING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THE WINDSHIELD AREA ALONG BOTH A PILLARS ARE POPPING AND MAKING NOISE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WE HAVE BEEN HAVING, FINALLY LOOKING IT UP ON INTERNET WE FOUND THAT OTHER PASSPORTS OF THIS YEAR ARE BEING RECALLED FOR FAULTY WELD SPOTS. WE HAVE HAD THIS NOISE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, AND CLEAR GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS AND ALSO WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE MY SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED AND WITH THE PANEL OPEN SHARDS OF GLASS DROPPED INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND I COULDN'T TELL IF SOME OF THE GLASS FLEW BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. WITH TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR, LUCKILY NOBODY WAS INJURED.

THE VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM LOCKS UP SPORADICALLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. AS A RESULT, THE BACKUP CAMERA IS INOPERABLE UNTIL A FUSE IS REMOVED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS FIRST HAPPENED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND HAS HAPPENED OVER FIVE TIMES SINCE. THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY THE LOCAL DEALER OR HONDA CORPORATION DESPITE MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC). NO CARS AHEAD OF ME, SEVERAL BEHIND. THE CAR ICON ON MY DASH (LIGHTS UP WHILE USING ACC) BEGAN FLASHING THEN MY PASSPORT (ON IT'S OWN) SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS, FORCING MY DAUGHTER AND I INTO OUR SEATBELTS HARD, AND FORCED THE CARS BEHIND TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE BREAK WARNING THAT USUALLY FLASHES ON THE DASH WHEN THERE'S A REASON TO BREAK DIDN'T HAPPEN. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL BUT EVERYONE AVOIDED A COLLISION. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BUT I GOOGLED IT AND THE ISSUE POPS UP SEVERAL TIMES IN ONLINE FORUMS AND THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM 2017 CR-V'S FROM PROBLEMS WITH THE ACC. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT DEALERSHIP SAYS, BUT THE GUY SAID THEY'D JUST TAKE IT FOR A FEW TEST DRIVES AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE NOW!

THE AUTOMATIC POWER LIFT GATE CAN NOT BE STOPPED WHEN IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING. THE LIFT GATE ALMOST CLOSED ON MY CHILD'S ARM. MY CHILD REACHED BACK INTO THE CARGO AREA TO GET SOMETHING OUT AFTER I HAD ALREADY PRESSED THE POWER LIFT GATE BUTTON IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT. WHEN I REALIZED MY CHILD'S ARM WAS IN THE CARGO AREA, I ATTEMPTED TO USE MY HANDS TO PUSH THE LIFT GATE BACK OPEN AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. FORTUNATELY, MY CHILD GOT WAS ABLE TO GET HER ARM OUT FAST ENOUGH SO SHE WASN'T INJURED. THE LIFT GATE SHOULD NOT CONTINUE TO CLOSE ONCE IT ENCOUNTERS RESISTANCE.

I COPIED THIS FROM SOMEONE POSTING, SINCE IT IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING AND MORE. 'THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV HIGHER AND HIGHER OVER 4K REVS. I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE 25-MILE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SETTINGS ARE IN THE STANDARD DRIVE MODE DURING THESE EVENTS. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT THE AUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY.' THE REMOTE CONTROL CONNECT DOESN'T WORK. SIDE SENSORS WORK INTERMITENTLY. IT ACCELERATES WHEN RELEASING THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE SUV DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED. IT MAKES LOUD ACCELERATING NOISE AND SLOWS DOWN INSTEAD OF GOING FASTER. HEATER MAKES PITCHING NOISE. THESE HAPPENED CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT'S NOT JUST ONE TIME OCCURANCE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 3100 MILES

WHILE DRIVING OVER SLIGHTLY ROUGH ROADS, THE RADIO SPEAKERS WILL MAKE A CRACKLING AND POPPING NOISE. SOMETIMES TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE MALFUNCTION WHERE THE SOUND WILL GO OFF COMPLETELY AND SHOW A MESSAGE OF NO AUDIO INPUT. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THE AUDIO IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE, SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, AND OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR TO END THE RETAINED ACCESSORY POWER FEATURE, THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH REBOOTS THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO SAYS THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS OCCURS WHILE USING ANY AUDIO INPUT SOURCES, INCLUDING THE MAPS FEATURE IN APPLE CARPLAY. IT'S VERY DISTRACTING AND THEREFORE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

THE RADIO DISPLAYS AN ERROR MESSAGE OF 'NETWORK COMMUNICATION LOST' BEFORE THE SCREEN BLACKS OUT. THIS HAPPENS OVER AND OVER EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SCREEN FOR THE ODOMETER BLACKS OUT AND I CANNOT SEE THE TRAVELING SPEED OF MY VEHICLE. I CANNOT USE THE FEDERALLY MANDATED BACKUP CAMERA AS WELL AS THE PARKING SENSORS. I CANNOT SEE THE PARKING SENSORS. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOWS 'BRAKE' CONTINUALLY WHEN DRIVING AS ANOTHER CAR APPROACHES FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THERE IS NO NEED TO BRAKE AT THESE TIMES. THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST ITEM IS THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN I LEAVE MY HOUSE. THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV HIGHER AND HIGHER OVER 4K REVS. I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE THE 25-MILE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SETTINGS ARE IN THE STANDARD DRIVE MODE DURING THESE EVENTS. I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT THE AUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IS APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MANY TIMES IT DOES NOT TURN OFF AND I BLIND THE ONCOMING DRIVER. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED.