1998 HONDA PASSPORT Complaints

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR CUP HOLDER KEEPS OPENING UP, CAUSING THE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT TO TRIP OVER THE CUP HOLDER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE PURCHASE. THE CUP HOLDER OPENED UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TRIPPED OVER IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES. TSB# 98-027. HONDA REFUSED SERVICE. *SCC THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, IT WAS NOT READING WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL AND FINALLY IT DID NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY AT ALL. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT AIR CONDITIONER HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH ONLY 50000 MILES ON VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING ABS PROBLEMS . EVERY TIME THEY BRAKE ABS SLIDES, AND THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP TOTALLY. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK

NO PARTS RECALLED: RECEIVED RECALL 02I002000 NOTICE CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS.*AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE RPM RAVES UP LIKE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED, BUT VEHICLE IS IN PARK GEAR. THEN WHEN GEAR IS SHIFTED, THERE IS A BANGING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKS BACKWARD THEN IT DIES OUT. PER DEALERSHIP THIS IS CAUSED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

NHTSA RECALL 02-I-002-000: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS. CONSUMER STATES THIS RECALL FAILED. *AK

DUE TO THE SUSPENSION DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE, WHILE MAKING A TURN, VEHICLE TURNED OVER. CONSUMER RECEIVED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION IN REGARD TO THIS ISSUE. VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR ABS RECALL 02 I 002 001 REPAIRS FOR MONTHS.*AK

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL 02 I 002 001, WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. *TT

WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB