1997 Honda Passport

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  A FAULTY HARNESS BELT IS CAUSING ALL THE WIRING TO BE BURNT OUT, THERE ARE NO TAIL LIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS, HEAT, OR AIR CONDITIONER. *SLC

• 12/25/2000· TIRES

  ON DEC. 23 MY WIFE, MY SON, AND I WERE DRIVING ALONG GA HIGHWAY 365 AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH AND REAR LEFT TIRE BLEW OUT. I SAW NO DEBRIS IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME, MY BROTHER IN LAW, SAW THE TIRE BLOW AND DIDN'T SEE ANY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD BUT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE TIRE AS IT BLEW. THE TIRE BLEW STRAIGHT ACROSS FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF THE WHEEL TO THE BACK AND STAYED ON THE WHEEL. THIS TIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER 3, WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE, WHICH DIDNT BLOW, HAS A BULGE ON THE SIDEWALL NEAR THE TOP OF THE TIRE (CLOSEST TO THE TREAD). THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM GAINESVILLE TIRE SERVICE (770-534-5280) AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN TAKEN BACK DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS. WE CAN LIKELY FIND OUT THE EXACT DATE OF PURCHASE FROM CHARGE CARD RECORDS IF NECESSARY. THE PASSPORT HAS 4 WHEEL DRIVE CAPABILITY ALTHOUGH IT WASNT ACTIVATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. YOUR FORM DIDNT ALLOW ME TO ENTER ALL THE NECESSARY DOT DIGITS AND THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:MK9LCRWR529. WE WILL ATTEMPT TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOTH THE BLOWN TIRE AND THE REMAINING REAR TIRE THAT HAS A BULGE. I AM GOING TO TAKE THEM BACK TO GAINESVILLE TIRE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR CONTACTING ME EXPEDIENTLY IN CASE THE TIRES NEED TO BE SAVED FOR YOUR INSPECTION. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MK9LCRWR52 TIRESIZE: P24570R16)

• 12/21/2011· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN CHANGING THE BRAKES I NOTICED A LOT OF SURFACE RUST WHEN I INSPECTED FURTHER I FOUND TWO HOLES IN FRAME ONE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE SECOND IN THE REAR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE INFRONT OF THE BACKSIDE OF THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE THE HOLE IN THE BACK IS AS TALL OF THE FRAME RAIL AND ABOUT 10 INCHES LONG ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE FRAME THE HOLE IN THE FRONT IS ONLY A FEW INCHES TALL AND 6 INCHES LONG ON THE OUTSIDE OF FRAME AND STARTING ON THE BOTTOM OF FRAME RAIL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BUT MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I INSPECT IT DAILY TO CHECK FOR ANY DISFORMING OF THE FRAME. *TR

• 12/04/2000· SUSPENSION

  GOODYEAR WRANGLER AP TIRE BLEWOUT WHILE TRAVELING 55-60 MPH, TIRE SIZE P245/70R16, DOT MK9LBCER476. *SLC

• 12/02/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

• 11/09/1998· WHEELS

  LUG NUTS/STUDS/WHEEL HUBS ARE MADE OF SOFT STEEL OR LOW HARDNESS STEEL RESULTING IN PREMATURE RUSTING AND DAMAGE.

• 10/14/2014· STRUCTURE

  1997 HONDA PASSPORT WITH 122,000 MILES. THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LOOKS LIKE NEW. BUT THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED THROUGH I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. FROM ALL OF THE STORIES I HAVE SEEN WHY WAS THEIR NOT A RECALL ON THE HONDA PASSPORT AND ISUZU RODEO? ARE THEY WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE? *TR

• 10/10/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE VALVES RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THEY RATTLE I CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND IT'S FINE. I FOUND OUT... BY NO OTHER CHOICE....THAT IF I GET ON THE INTERSTATE (CAUSING THE RPM'S TO GO UP) FOR A FEW MILES, AND THEN EXIT THE INTERSTATE THE VALVES STOP RATTLING. EVERYONE I TALK TO SAYS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE LOOKED FOR HONDA SUPPORT EVERYWHERE! DEALERS CAN'T EVEN HELP! NOW I THINK I AM JUST GOING TO JOIN A GROUP THAT'S PLANNING A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! MAYBE MR. HONDA CAN FIX THE PROBLEM THEN! IF NOT I WILL USE THE MONEY FROM THE LAWSUIT TO BUY A CHEVY...OR DODGE!ANYTHING BUT ANOTHER HONDA!. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***768317

• 10/07/1998· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING . DEALER CONTACTED THREE TIMES AND REMEDIED THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO A RATTLE NOISE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, REPLACED EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM. *AK

• 10/06/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ALWAYS OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND MAINTENANCE. SINCE I HAD IT, THERE WAS ALWAYS A VALVE KNOCKING. SPARK PLUG MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT THEN EXPLODED INTO CYLINDER THE PULVERIZE. SO I REBUILT THE ENTIRE MOTOR INCLUDING NEW OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, CAM INTAKES, ECT. AND HAD VALVES PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR YEARS AND CAN NOT FIGURE WHY THEY STILL KNOCK AFTER $2,300.00 IN ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SUCH. I TOOK IT TOO A SHOP AND THEY ARE BAFFLED ALSO. *JB

• 10/01/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT THE CAR AT 74,671 MILES, IT WAS BURNING 1/2 QUART EVERY 500 MILES. AT 80,044 MI THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT WITH NEW RINGS, VALVE SEALS AND THE WHOLE WORKS. THE ENGINE IS STILL BURNING THE SAME AMOUNT OF OIL, AND HAVE TROUBLES WITH OTHER THINGS. SUCH AS BELTS,CRANK PULLEY,INSTRUMENTS,4X4 VALVES AND FRAME CORROSION.*AK

• 09/30/1997· SEATSCrash

  DURING REAR IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS, RESULTING IN MULTIPLE INJURIES. *AK

• 09/21/1999· VISIBILITY

  PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN WHICH CREATED A 1 1/2 INCH SEPARATION BETWEEN RUBBER FRAME AND WINDOW, ALLOWING A 18- MONTH CHILD TO PLACE A FINGER ON BOTTOM OF SEPARATION. THEREFORE, CUTTING OFF LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN POWER WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP BY DRIVER.CONSUMER IS INVOLVED IN LAWSUIT AND IS AWARE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. *AK

• 09/15/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE CONSUMES EXCESSIVE OIL THAT CAN CAUSE A POTENTIAL ENGINE FAILURE, PER MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK

• 09/11/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEFT HOUSE AND PROCEEDED DOWNHILL ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO MAIN ROAD WHICH IS A HILL RISING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OVER .5 MILES. AT TOP OF HILL LET OFF ACCELERATOR BUT THE SPEED WAS STILL INCREASING. TAPPED ACCELERATOR, PULLED FLOOR MAT AWAY FROM GAS/BREAK PEDDLE AREA, TAPPED ACCELERATOR, WHOLE TIME DEPRESSING BREAK WITH BOTH FEET. FINALLY CUT OFF IGNITION AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. I COASTED THE CAR BACKWARDS WITH ENGINE OFF AND TURNED IT AROUND. WHEN I RESTARTED CAR THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR. WHEN I CHECKED CAR AT HOME I OBSERVED THAT THE RUBBER THIMBLE COVERING THROTTLE CABLE AT THROTTLE WAS DETERIORATED. I PULLED THE RUBBER THIMBLE OFF AND OBSERVED THAT THE RUBBER HAD ENTERED THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING AND WAS THE CAUSE, JAMMING THE CABLE AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED. I CLEARED THE CABLE AND HOUSING OF THE EMBEDDED RUBBER AND CAR ACCELERATED/DECELERATED NORMALLY. A PRECURSOR TO THIS WAS THAT MY GAS MILEAGE HAD DECREASED DRAMATICALLY ON THE LAST FILL UP, SATURDAY, FROM 19MPG TO LESS THAN 12MPG. I WAS LOOKING FOR A LEAK AND HAD INTENTIONS OF BRINGING IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP ON MONDAY (TOMORROW). *TR

• 09/08/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.

• 09/02/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS AT EVERY STOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *ET

• 08/30/2011· STRUCTURE

  EXCESSIVE RUSTING ON STEEL CHASSIS OF 1997 HONDA PASSPORT TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE VEHICLE. HONDA HAS RECALL ON '98 AND ABOVE FOR FRAME RUST ISSUES BUT NOT ON 95-97 MODELS. IF THIS VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT IS HIT BROADSIDE FROM PASSENGER SIDE, THE FRAME IS SO RUSTED (CAN PUT WHOLE FIST INTO IT) THAT IT WILL MOST LIKELY SPLIT THE CAR IN HALF. HONDA WANTS TO CHARGE ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE (NHTSA'S INTERNAL REFERENCE NUMBER : 10262212 ). WHERE THIS GENTLEMAN SEEMED TO BE ORIGINAL OWNER REFERENCING NO OFFROADING HISTORY, I CANNOT VOUGE SINCE I JUST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE TO COLLEGE. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PROHIBITED HER FROM DRIVING IT. *TR

• 08/27/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COMES ON AND REMAINS ON. TOOK TO AT LEAST 3 DEALERS. THEY JUST KEPT TURNING IT OFF. NOW THE CANISTER VALUE AND VENT VALUE ARE FILLING WITH RAW FUEL AND ARE CLOGGED. 

• 08/26/2000· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET AN OPERATORS MANUAL FOR MY HONDA PASSPORT. IT WAS 33 DAYS LATER, AFTER I BROUGHT THIS USED SUV WHEN THE BACK BRAKES WENT OUT.

• 08/17/2005· STRUCTURE

  WHILE HAVING EXHAUST WORK DONE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRAME ON MY 1997 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DESCRIBED IT AS 100% RUSTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (ABOUT 1 FOOT LONG BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE) AND 50% ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AMERICA AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LOCAL DEALER STATING THAT HONDA WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING, BUT NEEDED TO HAVE ALL THE REPAIR COSTS DOCUMENTED. THEY SAID IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT ANYTHING ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, LIKE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES COULD BE REUSED. I THEN RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING PHONE MESSAGE FROM HONDA AMERICA: ''THIS IS MICKI CALLING FROM AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE.... THE BODY SHOP DID PERFORM A VERY THROUGH INSPECTION AND, BASED ON THEIR FINDINGS AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ASSISTANCE ON THIS REPAIR. OUR MAIN CONCERN WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE RUST THAT HAS RUSTED THE FRAME WAS CAUSED BY AN ABNORMALITY IN THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED OR THE MATERIALS THAT WERE USED. AND WHEN THEY LOOKED UNDERNEATH THEY REALIZED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR HAS BEEN CORRODED BY ROAD SALT '' AH, BRAKE LINES, TRAN.. COOLER LINES, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THESE VERY CORROSIVE '' HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED. THEY CERTAINLY DO NOT RECOMMEND THAT YOU DRIVE THE CAR THEY DON'T FEEL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE THAT AMERICAN HONDA WOULD ASSIST YOU IN THE REPAIR GIVEN THAT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HAS OCCURRED IN THE ENVIRONMENT. I DIDN'T FIND ANY OTHER INSTANCES OF RUSTING FRAMES FOR THE THIS PASSPORT AND HONDA WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THOSE IF THAT HAD BEEN THE ISSUE THAT IT WAS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT AND I DO KNOW THAT YOU LIVE IN AN AREA THAT IS THE RUST BELT OF THE UNITED STATES... IN EFFECT, HONDA SAYS THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AFTER 7 YEARS ON MICHIGAN ROADS, EVEN THOUGH THE BODY HAS NO RUST AND IT RUNS WELL. *JB

• 08/15/2002· VISIBILITY

  POWER WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL UP WHEN TURNING ON SWITCH. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING, BUT GLASS WILL NOT OPERATE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 08/06/2010· STRUCTURE

  1997 HONDA PASSPORT - BODY IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. INTERIOR - VERY NICE. FRAME IS IN HORRIFIC CONDITION. THE COMPLETE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO REAR AND IN A VERY WEAKENED STATE. TRANSMISSION CROSS-MEMBER SUPPORT AT FRAME IS ALSO RUSTED VERY BAD. FRONT CAB SUPPORTS RUSTED VERY BAD. THE REAR SPRING ATTACHMENT, LEFT SIDE, RUSTED AND COLLAPSED. IT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE BADLY RUSTED FRAME. RIGHT SIDE, REAR, APPEARS IN VERY BAD SHAPE ALSO. THIS FRAME HAS BEEN PATCHED AND WELDED MANY TIMES. IT WILL CONTINUALLY NEED TO BE PATCHED AND REPAIRED. AFRAID IF I HIT A POTHOLE, THE SUSPENSION WILL RIP AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO THE SEVERE RUSTED CONDITION OF THE FRAME. NOTICE MANY PASSPORTS IN AUTO SALVAGE YARDS WITH RUSTED FRAMES. SAMPLE FRAME PIECES FROM PASSPORTS NEED TO BE CUT OUT AND THE METAL ANALYZED FOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS THAT WERE USED. I BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS POOR PRODUCT AND RECALL BY SENDING NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS OF PASSPORTS. FORD HAD FRAME ISSUES AND RUSTED BODY ISSUES IN THE LATE 60'S AND EARLY 70'S AND I BELIEVE IT WAS FROM IMPORTED STEEL THAT WAS BEING USED. FORD TOOK CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BY MAKING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FOR THEM. I WITNESSED THIS RUST ISSUE THAT FORD HAD AS I WAS A TECHNICIAN FOR FORD AT THE TIME. PLEASE DO NOT DISREGARD THIS COMPLAINT FROM ME AND THE MANY OTHER HONDA PASSPORT OWNERS WHO ARE AFRAID TO SELL OR TRADE IN THEIR SUVS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE QUICKLY!! *TR

• 08/05/1998· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 WHEN THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, EVEN THROUGH BRAKING. CONSUMER SWITCHED IGNITION OFF AND WAITED FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. IN MAY OF 1997, THE SECOND TIME CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, TRIED TO PASS A VEHICLE, AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK

• 08/03/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE WAS TICKING, AND DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF HONDAS. *AK

• 08/03/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE WARNING LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. AFTER PUMPING THE PEDAL, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/01/2001· POWER TRAIN

  COMPLETE AND SUDDEN POWER LOSS OCCURED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD AN ISUZU ENGINE WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THUS, THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND RELATED EXPENSES. *YH

• 07/28/2007· POWER TRAIN

  CHECK ENGINE OFF AND ON, NORM REEVES HONDA CHECK AND ADVISE PULLED CODE:P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. TECH CHECK THE COILS THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FUEL PRESSURE. EVERYTHING IS GOOD.PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST. PULLED UP SERVICE BULLETIN TO UP DATE THE PCM BROAD CAST CODES. PCM HAS TO BE REPLACE IF LIGHTS BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

• 06/29/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER 2-3 MONTHS IN 2007. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 03/07 PER RECALL ON 1997 HONDA CRV. IN 06/07, VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH ERRATIC TACHOMETER MOVEMENT AND VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STARTED. CURRENTLY AT DEALER, DIAGNOSED WITH FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL . NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK

• 06/22/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. NLM

• 06/19/2007· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE BACK LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. IT TORE THE SKIRT AROUND THE BACK WHEEL FROM THE HOLDING SCREWS ,CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER. ALSO, IT TORE THE BLACK BORDER PANELS FROM DOOR AND BUMPER. THE AMAZING PART WAS THAT THE TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. HAVE PHOTOS. *AK

• 06/19/1997· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

• 06/17/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SYSTEM HOSE LEAKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL/INJURY. *SD

• 06/16/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT, REAR ENDED VEHICLE HEAD ON. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO CONSUMER. HONDA WILL SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT. *AK

• 06/05/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 05/20/2010· STRUCTURE

  THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BASICALLY DETERIORATING. I CAN LOOK UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE AND SEE HOLES WHERE THE METAL SHOULD BE AND SEE IT FLAKING OFF. I COULD EASILY POKE A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH IT ON JUST ABOUT ANY POINT ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T THINK IT IS REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE. I SAW ON THE NEWS RECENTLY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES LITERALLY FALLING APART AND BREAKING IN TWO. THE NEWS STORY STATED THE YEARS 1998-2008 BUT MY 1997 IS EXACTLY THE SAME UNDERNEATH. *TR

• 05/02/2003· AIR BAGS,TIRES

  BRIDGESTONE TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM

• 04/28/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH HE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING SOUND UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACKED SUSPENSION LINK IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SUSPENSION CRACK WAS DUE TO RUST BUILD UP ON THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 04/19/2015· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  FRAME HAS RUSTED THROUGH IN LEFT REAR AREA NEAR LEAF SPRING HANGER. SHOULD THE FRAME FAIL IN THIS AREA, THE AXLE WILL NO LONGER BE SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE FOR YEARS STARTING 1998 OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 04/17/2000· VISIBILITY

  WHILE TRAVELING IN THE RAIN DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE NECESSARY PART AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

• 04/10/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  IN 2015 I BOUGHT A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT FROM SOMEBODY AND NOTICED THE FRAME HAS EXTREME ROT AND ITS SO BAD IT ROTTED A FUEL LINE CAUSING A LEAK NOW, I OWNED A 1995.5 ISUZU RODEO WITH EXCESIVE FRAME ROT AS WELL TO WHERE THE FRAME BROKE IN HALF WHILE DRIVING. THESE FRAMES USED IN ALL OF THE ISUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS AREN'T TREATED PROPERLY BEFORE THEY WERE RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC, THERE ARE HOLES IN THE FRAME AS LONG AS A FOOT, THESE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR INJURED BECAUSED OF IT, I HAVENT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE YET DUE TO THIS FACT OR THE BREIF MOMENTS I DO DRIVE IT I FEEL AS IF ITS GOING TO BREAK IN HALF. IT WONT LET ME PUT THE MILEAGE IT HAS 176009.

• 04/05/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED TO PERFORM ANY REPAIRS. THEY ALSO ADVISED THAT HE SHOULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

• 04/04/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE HAS ROUTINELY EMITTED ENGINE TICKING SOUND DEGRADING PERFORMANCE AND RESULTING IN 50% LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN #2 CYLINDER. DEALER SUGGESTING THAT ENGINE SHORT BLOCK MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. REPAIR MAY EXCEED $5K. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS CONSIDERED ABOVE BOARD WHEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DEALERS INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE HLA'S ARE STARVING THE CYLINDERS. LOSS OF AN ENGINE AT SPEED CAN RESULT IN SEVERE MANEUVERABILITY AND BRAKING LOSS. ENGINE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED WITH HIGHEST GRADE OIL (MOBILE 1). SAFETY/QUALITY ISSUE. DEALER RECOMMENDING BUYERS BEWARE AND TO PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS FOR THIS VEHICLE. (UNSATISFACTORY!). *AK

• 03/18/2009· STRUCTURE

  I TOOK MY "97 HONDA PASSPORT TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE MY WATER PUMP LOOKED AT. WHILE THE CAR WAS ON HIS LIFT, HE NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. THERE WERE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NEVER USED THIS SUV OFF ROAD AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO HAD A PASSPORT LIKE MINE THAT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

• 03/12/1998· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WITH THE KEY OR POWER LOCKS WHEN TEMPERATURE IS NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING.

• 03/09/2005· AIR BAGS

  MY SRS LIGHT IS ON MY 1997 HONDA ACCORD, AND THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX IT. ALSO, I'VE READ ABOUT A TON OF OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN ACCORDS, CIVICS, AND CRVS. *AK

• 03/05/2004· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT DIM. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL RADIO CUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH OR ABOVE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

• 03/02/1998· VISIBILITY

  WHEN IT RAINS OR DURING COLD CONDITIONS THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WILL REMAIN FOGGY . OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER SAID THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. *AK

• 02/29/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAMSHAFT BOLT SPLIT IN HALF CAUSING MY ENGINE TO SEIZE UP WHEN THE BOLT FEEL DOWN INTO THE PULLEY. *JB

• 02/23/2000· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE IN PARK AT A SERVICE STATION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK