1999 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

1999 HONDA PASSPORT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT AND ENGINE REVVING AT IDLE.*MR THE ABS LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE WAS IN FOR RECALL. THE BRAKES GOES OUT WHEN VEHICLE HIT A BUMP AT 10 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN COMING TO A STOP CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *BF *NM

THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ THE WRONG READING. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO THINK THE VEHICLE HAD GAS WHEN IT DIDN'T. THE CAUSE WAS NOT DETERMINED. *JB *NM

AFTER A YEAR OF OWNING THIS VEHICLE, STARTED STALLING OUT EVEN WHILE DRIVING (AUTOMATIC TRANS). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WANTS OVER $600 TO DO SO. I CAN'T AFFORD IT YET, SO I'M DEALING WITH THE STALLING UNTIL I CAN PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT I'M WARY OF IT BECAUSE I'VE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE DEFECT IS REPETITIVE IN THIS VEHICLE. *NM

THIS CAR BURNS OIL AT A VERY FAST RATE, WITH NO SIGN OF LEAKS, ETC. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY CAN'T FIND SOURCE. I HAVE TO CHECK OIL LEVEL AND USUALLY REPLACE EACH WEEK - I DRIVE ABOUT 150 MILES WEEKLY. SEEMS VERY EXCESSIVE TO ME, ESPECIALLY W/ NO SUGGESTION ON HOW TO FIX. *NM

APPROX 6 MO AFTER PURCHASE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. SHOWS EMPTY W/ BLINKING LIGHT AT ALL TIMES, AND I MUST RECORD MILEAGE BETWEEN FILL-UPS SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. HAVEN'T REPAIRED AS RESEARCH SHOWS THIS WILL COST OVER $600 AND USUALLY FAILS AGAIN. OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM - SHOULD BE RECALLED. *NM

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, BRAKES FAILED OR SHUDDERED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. FINALLY ABS LIGHT WENT ON AND ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL THIS MEANS THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING - HAVE HAD NO BRAKING PROBLEMS SINCE. DEALER SAYS IT'S A REAR SWITCH THAT'S OUT, AND WANTS OVER $200 TO REPLACE, BUT I HAVEN'T FIXED IT SINCE RESEARCH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE ABS SYSTEM IS FAULTY ANYWAY. HAVE A DAUGHTER I DON'T WANT INJURED IN A CRASH DUE TO FAULTY BRAKES. *NM

AFTER A MAJOR SERVICE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE PERFORMED BY MOSES HONDA, 6018 U.S. 60 RT. EAST OF BARBOURSVILLE, I NOTICED A SEVERE DEPLETION OF BRAKE PEDAL ON MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MOSES AUTO SERVICE AND EXPLAINED WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD A TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADDED BRAKE FLUID. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED MORE ATTENTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON MY NEXT SERVICE DATE. AFTER MY NEXT SERVICE DATE NO MENTION OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED. ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004 I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON RT. 60 AND PASSED THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT EXIT 15 I-64 AND WAS CONFRONTED BY A GRAY VAN SUDDENLY STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY THRUST MY FOOT ON MY BRAKES, TO NO AVAIL. I SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS A HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS, SMOKE AND NOISE. THERE WAS A CABELL COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF NEAR THE SCENE WHO DID THE REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION. LATER THAT SAME DAY I ONCE AGAIN PASSED THROUGH THE ACCIDENT SCENE AND DISCOVERED NO TIRE SKID MARKS. THIS HAS AROUSED MY SUSPICION ABOUT THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE IS STORED AT PAUL'S GARAGE. 6141 CHILDERS RD. BARBOURSVILLE, WV PH.304-736-4531. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOUR OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS VEHICLE FOR BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE REPAIRS BEGIN. THANK YOU, JAMES H. PARSONS

IN MY SECOND YEAR OF OWNING MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A JARRING JOLT WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP IMTERMITTANTLY. NOW, ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THIS HAS GROWN TO A VIOLENT BANGING JOLT WHEN ACCELERATING, AND A FULL SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS AS I PROCEED. THIS GREW WORSE VERY FAST, AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF OVER $4,000.00, ACCORDING TO BELL ROAD HONDA IN PHOENIX. I'M AT A LOSS, AND NEED HELP.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF. DEALER WAS AWARE THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

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