1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ABNORMALLY HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT FRAME STRUT WAS CORRODED AND CAUSING FRAME TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11

FRAME HAS NOW RUSTED THROUGH ON FAKE HONDA PASSPORT, ACTUALLY WE FIND OUT IT IS ISUZU RODEO THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS! IE: EXCESS OIL USAGE, TRANSMISSION TROUBLES, FUEL SENSOR ERRATIC, BRAKES GO OUT FAST, AND MANY OTHER THINGS. HOWEVER, ISUZU AND HONDA HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 AND HAVE BEEN LETTING OVER 200,000 OF DRIVE AROUND IN A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE! MY DEALER JUST LOOKED AT IT LAST YEAR AND NOW IT IS STAGE 4 CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY ARE REPAIRING SOME THAT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAVE RECENTLY IN VESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE DECLARED UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AND THE OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH TREBLE DAMAGES BY HONDA AND ISUZU ASAP!!!!!

THE PROBLEM WITH 1999 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLE IS DUE ENTIRELY TO FAULTY MATERIALS SELECTION AND/OR WORKMANSHIP ON HONDA'S PART. HONDA MADE AN UNREASONABLE, UNFAIR OFFER TO BUY THE CAR BACK, AND OUTRAGEOUS TO EXPECT ME AND MY FAMILY TO SUFFER A FINANCIAL BURDEN DUE TO A MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM CAUSED BY HONDA WHICH IS NON OF MY FAULT AT ALL. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO FIX AND DOES NOT COMPENSATE FAIRLY FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR EVEN DOWN PAYMENT ON A SIMILAR PERFORMING VEHICLE. *LN

THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE TO THE REAR. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE FRAME NOT THE BRACKETS. THE DRIVERS SIDE TRAILING ARM THAT HOLDS THE REAR AXLE IN PLACE FELL OFF THE FRAME DUE TO FRAME RUSTING AWAY. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS GOOD. THE FRAME HAS A PROBLEM. AT 180000 MILES THE FRAME RUSTED OUT LETTING THE COIL SPRING MOUNT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEPARATE AND REST AGAINST THE BODY FLOOR. THE FRAME HAS A PROBLEM.

APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AGO WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS PUT ON THE LIFT TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND THEY POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THEY SAW RUST ON THE FRAME AND THEY FELT IT WAS PROBABLY UNSAFE AND TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. WE THEN WENT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC SHOP TO CONFIRM THIS SINCE THE CAR HAD UP TO THAT POINT PASSED REGULAR STATE SAFETY INSPECTIONS AND HAD BEEN MAINTAINED. WE HAVE RECORDS TO PROVE THIS. THE SECOND MECHANIC MADE A REPAIR TO FIX THE ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM AND SAID HE ALSO SAW THE RUST BUT FELT IT COULD BE USED FOR LOCAL DRIVING. WE CONTACTED HONDA ABOUT THE RUST PROBLEM AND THEY DENIED ANY FAULT WITH THE PRODUCT. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WERE MADE. THE RUST BECAME SO GREAT SO THAT THE SHOCK TOWER COMPLETELY TORE LOOSE FROM THE BODY, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. WE WERE THEN FORCED TO JUNK THE CAR AS OF OCTOBER 2010. HONDA WAITED TO COMMUNICATE WITH US ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL DECEMBER 2010 EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS MANY MONTHS BEFORE. THEY SAY THAT BECAUSE WE NO LONGER OWN THE CAR WE ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY COMPENSATION. WE TOLD THEM HAD WE BEEN INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL WHEN THEY WERE WORKING ON THIS WE NEVER WOULD HAVE JUNKED THE CAR. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE CAR WAS IN GOOD SHAPE. THE OUTSIDE BODY LOOKED LIKE NEW AND HAD THIS RUST NOT OCCURRED TO THE DEGREE IT DID WE WOULD STILL HAVE USE OF THE CAR .

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE BRACKET STATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE WAS FINE AND REFUSED TO DO ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD A RUSTED CROSS FRAME MEMBER WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ANYMORE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NOTICED THAT FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE IT WENT EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A TANK FULL OF GAS. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS RELATED TO A DEFECTIVE 'FUEL SENDING UNIT'. IT AFFECTS HONDA PASSPORTS AND ISUZU RODEO VEHICLES . MY SUV HONDA PASSPORT FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING DUE TO BAD FLOAT CHAMBER ON THE PUMP COMPONENT HAS MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. MY FUEL GAUGE HAS STARTED FLUCTUATING WILDLY. THE MOST COMMON THING THOUGH, IS THAT IT READS OUT OF GAS SHORTLY AFTER A FILL UP. THIS IS THE SAME MODEL AS AN ISUZU RODEO AND THE PROBLEMS ARE DUPLICATED THERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE A RECALL HAPPENS AND THAT IT COVERS THE HONDAS AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD BECOME CORRODED AND RUSTED WHICH CAUSED A LOT OF PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AS SHE WAS LIVING IN FLORIDA. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 131,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02I002001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED WHEN SHE APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FOUR DAYS AGAIN, RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED FOR THE SECOND CRASH BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOW WAS IT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 01/28/11 *BF UPDATED 02/11/11

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER HONDA PASSPORT/RODEO OWNERS WITH MY REAR SUSPENSION LINKAGE. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND EXTREMELY UPSET FOR I PUT ALL MY MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE TO HAVE A RELIABLE TRUCK AT SCHOOL. NOW I AM UP A CREEK, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LOSING 2 JOBS DUE TO THE FACT I HAVE NO TRUCK. MY LINKAGE RUSTED OFF AT THE BRACKET WITH THE REST OF THE ROTTING FRAME ON THE FRONT SIDE (CLOSEST TO THE ENGINE) OF THE AXLE CHASSIS CONNECTING BAR. I DIDN'T GET INTO AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE FAT I DIAGNOSED THERE WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENED. BUT NO IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. *TR