1998 Honda Passport

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

• 12/30/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE FACTORY COOLING TOOLS WERE INSERTED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ELECTROLYSIS AND CORROSION WAS PRESENT WHICH RENDERED THE COOLING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

• 12/29/2014· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT AT THE AUCTION IN SALEM NEWHAMPSHIRE ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THE VEHICLE HAS AN ESTIMATE OF 87;000 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, HOWEVER TO MY SURPRISE AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME TO THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY ROTTED AND WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A HAZARD. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR FRAME ROT ISSUES UNTIL TODAY DECEMBER 29,2014, I TRIED TO RECEIVE CO-OPERATIONS FROM A HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND THAT THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND SIMPLY APOLOGIZED. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY WOULD THEY LEAVE A RECALLED VEHICLE ON THE MARKET, WOULDN'T THIS BE A VIOLATION OF THE LEMON LAW? I BELIEVE AS A RECENT HONDA PASSPORT OWNER, TO A VEHICLE THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED, JUDGING BY THE MILES, I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO SERVICES FROM HONDA IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL THAT WAS "CLOSED". BESIDES IT WAS HONDA'S ERROR AND IT IS THEIR OBLIGATION TO BUILD SAFE VEHICLES FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

• 12/28/2000· TIRES

  I HAVE TALKED WITH SERVICE DEPT NUMEROUS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME HONDA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HONDA MOTOR CO AND ONLY GET AN AUTOMATED MACHINE-TELLING ME TO CALL LATER. GOODYEAR HAS TOLD ME THERE IS A REPAIR THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE SO TIRES WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY AND HONDA SERVICE HAS TOLD ME THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS.*AK (TIRESIZE: 17#)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17# )

• 12/27/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE INCIDENT DATED 12/21/01 OCCURED AS THE VEHICLE EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY IN SAN PEDRO, CA. MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING AND WAS AWARE OF THE PREVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED THE OFFRAMP AT 25 MPH. WE HAD AMPLE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE US AND THE CAR IN FRONT. AS THE CAR CAME TO A SLOW DOWN, MY BROTHER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS A RUMBLING SOUND AS THE TIRES KEPT ROTATING. HE VEERED OVER TO THE LANE TO OUR LEFT SO AS NOT TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIDE ABOUT 10 MORE FEET ON ITS OWN UNTIL MY BROTHER PULLED ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING AN 18 WHEELER TRUCK WAS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND US. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO STOP, THE SCREECHING OF HIS BRAKES WAS LOUD, AND ALTHOUGH OUR BUMPERS WERE TOUCHING NO ONE OR NO VEHCILE WAS DAMAGED. THE OTHER TWO INCIDENTS OF THE BRAKES LOCKING UP ALSO OCCURED IN RAINY CONDITIONS. THE FIRST HAPPENING ON THE DAY I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. AGAIN, FORTUNATELY NO OTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR FOR SURE I WOULD HVAE DEFINITELY HAD REAR END COLLISIONS AS MY VEHICLE SLID ABOUT 2 FEET AFTER THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. ALSO, IN VERY HOT TEMPERATURES (90-100 DEGREES) THE BRAKES WHEN PRESSED MAKE THE VEHICLE RUMBLE LOUDLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR SHAKES FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. THE OTHER ONGOING PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE SCREECHING AND SQUEALING OF THE BRAKES FROM THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. *AK

• 12/21/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  THE GAS GUAGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE . MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

• 12/20/2009· STRUCTURE

  UNDERBODY OF 1998 HONDA PASSPORT IS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE HAD IT TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THE FRAME CAN NOT BE REPAIR AS IT IS TOO RUSTED OUT. EVERYTHING BEHIND THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR IS SWISS CHEESE AND MOST OF THE OTHER PARTS THAT WOULD CONNECT TO THE FRAME ARE ALSO RUSTED OUT. EVERYONE TELL ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF RUST ON SUCH A NEW CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT AND LOOKS COMPLETELY NEW BODY WISE. *TR

• 12/13/2018· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GENERAL MOTOR CODE 1870 (TRANSMISSION) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

• 12/12/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SLOWING TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, BRAKING OVER RIPPLES IN ROAD; ABS FAILED-BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP; PROCEEDED ABOUT 10' FURTHER THEN BRAKING WOULD HAVE PROVIDED. SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN PAST HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA AND HONDA DEALER. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE PER HONDA DIRECTIONS; FOUND NOTHING WRONG. *AK

• 12/10/2010· STRUCTURE

  FRAME RUST FROM FRONT TO BACK REAR IS REALLY BAD. *TR

• 12/10/1998· SUSPENSION,EQUIPMENT

  WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATES AND SHAKES CONSTANTLY, DEALER NOTIFIED FIVE TIMES, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT CUP HOLDER *YD

• 12/08/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WOULD EITHER BE WAITING AT STOP SIGN/LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE, FOR NO REASON, WOULD SHUT DOWN. VEHICLE CAN BE RESTARTED. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT ECM WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED ALONG WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT. *AK

• 12/08/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

• 11/30/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE SAFETY PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF WARNING SYSTEM TO NOTE FAILURE OF THE ALTERNATOR. THE FIRST INDICATION OF FAILURE IS SHUTDOWN OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FOLLOWED BY SUDDEN ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THIS LEAVE LITTLE TIME TO MOVE TO A SAFE POSITION. THIS ONE OCCURRED ON A MOUNTAIN PASS.

• 11/30/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING OVER SERIES OF BUMPS THE VEHICLE SWAYED TO RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE WHICH ALMOST CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER SAID IT IS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 11/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN AUGUST, 1998 AND FROM THE BEGINING, EXPERIENCED BRAKE NOISE PROBLEMS. ONE DEALER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM A NUMBER OF TIMES BUT GAVE UP IN THE END AND I WAS TOLD THAT "SUCH BRAKE NOISE IS ACCEPTABLE." MY POINT AT THE TIME WAS THAT BRAKE NOISE IS SYMPTOMATIC OF A PROBLEM, A POTENTIALLY SAFETY-RELATED PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY SINCE WE ARE DEALING WITH BRAKES). I COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO AGREED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE BRAKES ONLY FROM THREE YEARS/36,000 MILES TO FIVE YEARS/60,000 MILES. ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2000, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO ANOTHER DEALER WITH BRAKE SHUDDERING AND NOISE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER FOUND THAT THE ROTORS AND DRUMS WERE OUT OF SPEC AND I SPENT $144 TO HAVE THE ROTORS AND DRUMS TURNED. I TRIED TO USE MY WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE FIX WAS MAINTENANCE AND WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I AGAIN COMPLAINED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT MY COMPLAINT WAS DENIED. MY CONTENTION IS THAT A CAR OF SUCH YOUNG AGE AND LOW MILEAGE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE ITS ROTORS AND DRUMS TURNED AND THAT SUCH A PROBLEM IS INDICATIVE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. *AK

• 11/25/1998· SUSPENSION

  VEHICLE SUSPENSION DESIGN ALLOWS FOR EXTREME VIBRATION.

• 11/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1998 HONDA PASSPORT.*MR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH BUMPY PAVEMENT, AGAIN THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NM

• 11/23/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENDLY STARTED ACCELERATING. DRIVER HAD TO APPLY BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET , REAR WHEEL STARTED SPINNING AND ENGINE REVVED UP HIGH. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE IN PARK BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD GO BACK DOWN. *AK

• 11/22/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 11/22/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WAS ADVISED BY A HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM BUT THE CODE THAT CAME UP DOESN'T SHOW WHAT IS WRONG. THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DT

• 11/20/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FRAME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ALL OVER THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED HIM OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED FOR HIS VEHICLE AND HE SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

• 11/20/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER THE STOPING DISTANCE HESITATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 11/18/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WE RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION. HE WAS STOPPED AND WE ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND WE CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO THE CRV. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIME TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIPS. THE PROBLEM IS THE BRAKES WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING EVEN THOUGH WE ARE APPLYING MAXIMUM PRESSURE, THEY WILL "CHATTER" AS THE DEALER DESCRIBED IT. THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CHARACTERISTIC BUT SAY WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. IT SUPPOSEDLY IS A DESIGN ISSUE. THE ABS SENSES SOME WHEEL ANOMILY AND DISENGAGES THE BRAKES AND RE-ENGAGES THEM RAPIDLY BUT NOT RAPIDLY ENOUGH AND THE VEHICLE CONTIUES TO GO FORWARD. WE HAVE ROLLED THROUGH STOP SIGNS, LIGHTS, INTO INTERSECTIONS, ETC. THIS TIME INTO A VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE NOT HURT BUT IT ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A MAJOR INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS. AGAIN THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE CHARACTERISTIC BUT SAY THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO "FIX" IT BECAUSE TECHINICALLY IT IS NOT BROKEN. A TECHINICIAN SAID THE FIX IS "OFF THE RECORD" AND THEY DISCONNECT THE ABS DURING SERVICE AND DO NOT CONNECT IT AGAIN GIVING REGULAR BRAKES BACK WITHOUT THE ABS. I REQUESTED THIS TO BE DONE BUT THEY CANNOT DO IT LEAGALLY. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS FARMERS INSURANCE AND THE AGENT WARREN ALDOUS IS LOCATED IN KEMAH/SEABROOK, TX AREA. *AK

• 11/13/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 11/12/2004· EQUIPMENT

  DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. RECALL 97V206000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TC

• 11/11/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AFTER REFUELING GAS ON THURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1998: 2 MINUTES INTO TRIP HOME (10 MIN TRIP), I HEARD POP/EXPLOSION IN LEFT-REAR. ON ARRIVAL, NOTICED THAT THE GAS CAP WAS HANGING ON THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE - BUT WAS IN PLACE AFTER GAS REFUEL. ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998: NOTICED THAT GAS SHOWED AT 1/2 WITH ONLY 45 MILES DRIVEN AFTER REFUELING (I HAD RESET TRIP METER AFTER FUEL). DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED GAS LEVELS RANGING FROM 1/2 TO 3/4 - THESE LEVELS WOULD NOT REMAIN CONSTANT (EVEN WHEN PARKED). VEHICLE NOT DRIVEN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (7TH AND 8TH) ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1998: VEHICLE EXHIBITED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS STATED FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998 (SEE ABOVE). ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1998 (YESTERDAY): VEHICLE EXHIBITED SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS STATED FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1998.

• 11/11/1998· EQUIPMENT

  SETTINGS: TEMPERATURE: COOLEST, DIR: FRONT ONLY, AIR: RECYCLED, A/C BUTTON: ON, FAN: OFF (AIR SYSTEM NOT ON). EVENT OCCURRED: 11/03/98 WAS DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET (LEVEL SURFACE) AND DECIDED TO TURN ON AIR-CONDITIONING. RECYCLED AIR ONLY ACTIVATES IF THE FAN IS SET TO A SPEED LEVEL. I SWITCHED FAN SPEED TO 1, AND FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS, VISIBLE STEAM CAME THROUGH THE VENTS.

• 11/10/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. ,DEALER HAS REPLACED SENSORS, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING,DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AK

• 11/09/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR END OF THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION WAS CORRODED. HE THEN ADDED THAT CERTAIN BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE CAUSING THE FRAME TO FRACTURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64000.

• 11/09/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  AT SPEEDS AROUND 50 MPH AND ABOVE, VEHICLE HAS A PERSISTENT SHIMMY (VIBRATION) IN THE STEERING WHEEL. HONDA DEALER SAYS IT IS THE TIRES, TIRE DEALER SAYS THE TIRES ARE OK. DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE ALL DAY, AND THE PROBLEM WAS ABOUT 90 PERCENT BETTER. BUT THE SHIMMY CAME BACK WITHIN A MONTH. HAVE TALKED TO HONDA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE, THEY CLAIM NO KNOWELDGE OF IT. BUT THE INTERNET IS FULL OF REPORTS OF THE SHIMMY ON EARLY PRODUCTION VEHICLES (LIKE MINE). I SEEM TO HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OTHER AVENUES, SO I AM NOW FILING THIS REPORT( DOT NUMBER: )

• 11/06/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAPE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES, AND THE DEALER FIXED EVERYTHING. CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT AS OF 11-05-98, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND A METAL PIECE WAS HANGING DOWN. THE CONSUMER USED THE METAL PART TO DRIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PAD BROKE. *AK

• 11/04/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA PASSPORT. THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, WHICH I HAD LEARNED THE HARD WAY. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

• 11/02/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PEDAL MATERIAL MADE OF THIN PLASTIC CAUSING IT TO BREAK.

• 10/31/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE MISSED THE EXPIRATION DATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 175,000.

• 10/31/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  MY ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND IT HAS BEEN INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD A TO USE MY BRAKES IN A QUICK MANNER AND HAVE FOUND THAT THEY LOCK UP. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE SAFETY ALERTS THAT SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 98 HONDA PASSPORT. I TOOK THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER (021002001) CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS RECALL. I TRIED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING EITHER. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEIR BULLETINS REGARDING ABS. MY CONCERN IS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS, I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION YET NO ONE CAN FIND THIS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 021002001 LINKED TO MY HONDA PASSPORT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE PLEASE CONTACT ME. DT

• 10/29/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ROUTINELY SERVICED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,835 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,523.

• 10/29/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHEN DRIVING HEARD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND STEERING AT 60-65MPH. DEALER CONTACTED AND TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE WEEKS. CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/28/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. PRINDLE SWITCH WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSON THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

• 10/28/1998· SUSPENSION

  I COULDN'T LIST FAILED COMPONENT, I DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. I HAVE A SHIMMY/WOBBLY RIDE ABOVE 60MPH. DEALER HAS BALANCED TIRES THREE TIMES, REPLACED AN INDIVIDUAL TIRE AND REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE AT TIMES, EXPECIALLY ABOVE 60MPH AND ROAD SURFACE SEEMS TO AFFECT THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. I THINK THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURE KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT I'M NOT SURE THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE.

• 10/25/1999· SEATSCrash

  NO SUMMARY

• 10/24/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND MAKE A TURN BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE. SAME DEFECT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED W/O AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE DEFECT. CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPORT COMPLAINT DUE TO CONCURRENT PROBLEMS. *AK

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BRAKES WOULD RELEASE AND THEN GRAB, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *YC

• 10/18/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  WHILE ENTERING THE MAIN HIGHWAY IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CAR DIED. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL.

• 10/15/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  I OWN A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHICH LEADS TO A HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHLE BRAKING. THOUGH I WAS NOT SPEEDING MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTING AND FELT HARD AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE MORE FIRMLY. I ENDED UP PARTIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY AND AN ONCOMING CAR SLAMMED INTO ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE TOTALLING MY SUV. THE STREET WAS WET FROM RAIN. AS I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STILL REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. MR

• 10/08/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE UNDER FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,709.

• 10/05/1998· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60-65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VIBRATE. ALSO, GOES FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING ALOT OF MOVEMENT. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/04/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD BANG AND THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE SUSPENSION DID NOT FEEL NORMAL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND THE SHOCKS WERE BEING HELD UP BY THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS DUE TO THE RUST ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET REGARDING EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/19/11 *BF UPDATED 01/31/11. *JB

• 10/02/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT ANOTHER (AS THE DEALOR PUTS IT) "COMMON DEFECT" WITH MY PASSPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR, THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT AT OVER 10,000 DOLLARS PER DEALORSHIP. NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE VEHICLE'S REAR. MR

• 10/02/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT ANOTHER (AS THE DEALER PUTS IT) "COMMON DEFECT" WITH MY PASSPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR, THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT AT OVER 10,000 DOLLARS PER DEALERSHIP. NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE VEHICLE'S REAR. *MR *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768007

• 10/02/2002· POWER TRAIN

  VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR. REQUIRES AN UPPER END REBUILD AT MY EXPENSE. MAKING A LOUD CLICK DURING ACCELERATION. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BUT, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WARRANTY AN OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768006