2001 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

FIRST THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HEADQUARTERS THAT MY 2001 PASSPORTS FRAME WAS IN SUCH POOR CONDITION AND UNSAFE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SO HEADQUARTERS REQUESTED MORE PICTURES OF THE FRAME DAMAGE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. TODAY SIMON FROM HEADQUARTERS CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECALL REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR WILL STILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE RUSTED FRAME WAS WORSE IN THE FRONT THAN IN THE REAR WHERE THEY WOULD INSTALL THE NEW BRACKETS. THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS ALREADY SEPARATING FROM THE BACK OF THE FRAME. SO THEY ARE FIXING A CAR THAT WILL NEVER BE SAFE BECAUSE THEY USED DEFECTIVE MATERIALS ON ALL THEIR FRAMES FOR VEHICLES UNDER RODEO AND PASSPORT FROM 1998-2002. THIS WAS REPORTED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS OF THIS RUST PROBLEM AND THEN THE RECALL FIX IS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2010. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOME HELP WITH THESE BIG CORPORATIONS WHEN THEY EXPECT US TO DRIVE THEIR UNSAFE CARS AND SIGN WAIVERS ON THE RUSTED FRAME PICTURES. I AM NOT DRIVING THAT PASSPORT ANYWHERE AS HUMAN LIVES ARE AT STAKE, INCLUDING MINE. HOW IS IT THAT SOME RECEIVE A PAY OFF FOR THEIR CAR AND I GET STUCK PAYING A LOAN FOR 2 1/2 MORE YEARS FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE HERE? I THINK THIS IS THE MOST HORRIFIC THING A CAR COMPANY CAN DO TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE WHO WERE LOYAL TO THAT COMPANY. HOW MANY LIVES OR ACCIDENTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE WE GET HELP. SOMEONE IN POWER NEEDS TO HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED WITH HONDA AND INCLUDE THE FRAME IN THE RECALL PROCESS AS THEY ARE BASICALLY IN THE SAME CONDITION. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SIT BACK AND TAKE THIS AND DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SEVERE INJUSTICE. IF SOMEONE EVEN READS THESE COMPLAINTS WOULD BE A MIRACLE AS IT TOOK MANY YEARS TO EVEN GET A BRACKET RECALL FROM HONDA. PLEASE HELP US WHO HAVE ONLY THIS CAR AS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I CAN'T EVEN LOOK FOR WORK AS I HAVE NO CAR BUT I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT TO MAKE AND INSURANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN IF THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE DEALER ADVISED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RECALLED FOR A LOWER TRAILING LINK FRONT BRACKETS. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS THE WORST FRAME RUST THAT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. I STILL HAVE 2 MORE YEARS ON THIS LOAN FOR THIS CAR AND HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE TO LOOK FOR WORK. I STILL HAVE TO PAY ON A CAR I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS OFFERING OTHER VERY LOW PAY OFF AMOUNTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL HELPLESS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. ON THEIR RECALL NOTICE IT STATES THAT ANY INCIDENTAL OR INCONVENIENCE YOU MAY HAVE SUFFERED DUE TO THE LOSS OR USE OF YOUR VEHICLE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT AS 35,000 PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST. HE LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE DEALER WOULD BOLT THE REAR BRACKETS ON TH REAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT NO REPAIR THE FRAME RUST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ UPDATED 04/28/11

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL: "CORROSION ON LOWER LINK FRONT BRACKETS" HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 10-079 FOR HIS 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AND THE TESTING PROCEDURE INVOLVED POUNDING A 9 INCH FLAT PUNCH THROUGH THE FRAME OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO TEST FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECTS. THE PROCEDURE OPENED A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES WIDE BY 12 INCHES LONG IN THE FRAME OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, RENDERING IT UNSAFE. THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE HIS ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ILLEGAL REPAIR, A LOOPHOLE IN THE NHTSA APPROVED RECALL WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY HONDA VIA THE SERVICE MANAGER TO USE A BRACKET TO PARTIALLY COVER THE HOLE IN THE PERFORATED RUSTED OUT FRAME AND DECLARE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND COULD ONLY PERFORM REPAIRS THAT WERE AUTHORIZED BY NHTSA. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

PUT IN A COMPLAINT OF FRAME ROT OF 2001 HONDA PASSPORT COMPLAINT #1029472 NOVEMBER 6,2009,GOT RECALL FOR SUSPENSION BRACKET RECALL#10V436000 WAS TOLD BY HONDA REPAIR DEPT. WHEN I DROPPED IT OF TO CLEAN IT OUT BECAUSE I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET IT BACK AND I DIDN'T. THIS WAS JANUARY 9,2011 HONDA OFFERED ME THE PRICE THAT IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE FRAME FOR MY VEHICLE BUT TOLD ME IT STILL WOULDN'T BE SAFE. WHOLE FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A FAIR MARKET VALUE SHOULD BE PAID FOR THESE VEHICLES! *TR

AFTER MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RECALL DUE TO ROTTED FRAME, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS STAGE 4, SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. 5 WEEKS LATER HONDA REP SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT WOULD NOT DO IT WITH OUT ME SIGNING A RELEASE THAT THE CAR WILL STILL NOT BE ROAD WORTHY AS THE FRAME OUT SIDE THE RECALL AREA WAS ALSO ROTTED. THEY OFFERED TO BUY THE TRUCK AT AN UNREALISTIC PRICE AND I HAD TO DECIDE THERE AND THEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRAIL END BRACKET WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE EXCESSIVE CORROSION FOUND ON THE FRAME WOULD NOT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE OFFER AND DECLINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.