1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A NEW ALTERNATOR PUT IN AND WHEN HE HAD IT UP ON THE LIFT NOTICED SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RECOMMENDED GETTING RID OF IT. I TOLD HIM I COULD NOT BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND STILL OWED MONEY ON IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A COUPLE WELDING SHOPS AND ONE OF THEM TOLD ME IT WAS TOO RISKY TO TRY AND REPAIR IT AND THE OTHER TOLD ME THEY COULD TRY AND DO SOME REPAIRS, BUT OF COURSE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD LAST ANY LONGER. MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN OHIO WHICH WAS ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT REMAINED IN THAT STATE UNTIL 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000(SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND A NEW FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED BEFORE THE REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES AND REST OF VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FRAME RUST ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES ARE INVOLVED. *TR

MY LOCAL LAS VEGAS HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL RELATED TO: THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED NO PARTS, AND SIMPLY TREATED THE AREA WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THREE WEEKS LATER, MY AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING DUE TO THE FRAME HAVING ROTTED AWAY ENTIRELY IN PLACES. HE WAS ABLE TO POKE HOLES IN THE REMAINING FRAME WITH HIS FINGER BECAUSE THE STEEL WAS RUSTED THROUGH SO BADLY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE JUNKYARD IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE, DRIVE TRAIN, INTERIOR, AND BODY ARE ALL IN GOOD OR EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND/OR INFERIOR THE FRAME MATERIALS USED BY HONDA. MY DEALERSHIP SENT ME ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A CLEARLY UNSAFE VEHICLE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT 4WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WENT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. . THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 06/13/12...

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CORROSION OF THE LOWER TRAILING LINK FRAME BRACKETS. THE RECALL WAS DONE ON 9/13/2011. WE TOOK THE SUV TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND HE INFORMED US THAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SPRING WAS GONE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS GOING DUE TO CORROSION. THE HONDA DEALER THAT DID THE RECALL NEVER INFORMED US OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH OUR MECHANIC SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE SPOTTED IT. THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING IN THE BACK IS RESTING ON THE BODY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT IF IT MOVED. I HAVE TALKED TO THE HONDA CO. AWAITING RESULTS. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ROD FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PASSENGER SIDE CAPPED ROD JUST DROPPED OFF NIPPLE. UPDATED 11/10/2011 *LN *TR

MY FRAME ROTTED OUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TRAILING ARM LINKAGE, BREAKING FREE WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GOT INTO A PARKING LOT. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY FAMILY'S GARAGE AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FRAME WERE MISSING. PUT IN SOME PATCHES IN ABOUT A TWO TO THREE FOOT AREA ON THE FRAME. FAST FORWARD 2 YEARS, RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE TRAILING ARM RUST PROBLEM FROM HONDA. CALLED HONDA BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A TRAILING ARM ISSUE, IT IS A FRAME ISSUE. I GOT A SPECIAL CASE NUMBER, BRING IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL AND SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL SET AND LOOKS GOOD. I GET THE VEHICLE BACK AND CHECK IT OUT. THEY SPRAYED SOME BLACK STUFF THAT DOESN'T DRY ONTO THE TRAILING ARM LINKAGE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN COVER THE AREA OF FRAME THAT WAS WELDED IN, JUST THE LINKAGE. WOULDN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED OUT AND WAS WELDED. THIS IS A FRAME ROT ISSUE NOT A TRAILING ARM WELD BREAKING. THE FRAME WAS IMPROPERLY COATED, AND ROTS ON THE ENTIRE BACK HALF OF THE CAR. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE 1988-2002 HONDA PASSPORTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY, SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL IT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE RACK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STRUTS HAD DETACHED FROM THE FROM FRAME WHICH HAD RUSTED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED BY THEIR BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY UNREPAIRABLE AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT THAN THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2010 REGARDING THE RUST PROBLEM AFTER HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT TO A JUNKYARD. *JB