2000 Honda Passport

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

• 12/21/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HONDA PASSPORT 2000: CONTINUOUS FAILURE OF THE GAS SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK. EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE TO FIX AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN ADVISED BY DEALER THAT THE REPAIR IS COSTLY AND NOT EFFECTIVE. BECAUSE IT CAUSES THE OBC TO "CHECK ENGINE" CAR ALWAYS FAILS STATE EMISSIONS TEST. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED AND THE USED CAR DEALER COULD NOT EVEN EXPLAIN THE ERROR AT FIRST. THE CAR IS MADE BY IZUZU AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ALSO WITH THE RODEO'S A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE AS I AM SURE MANY CARS ARE FAILING THE EMISSIONS TEST AS WELL AS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, WHILE DRIVING, BECAUSE THE SENSOR FAILS. *JB

• 12/18/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TL*- THE CONTACT SAID THAT HER ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. SHE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. AFTER A MONTH THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON BUT ENGINE WOULDN'T CRANK. A MECHANIC STATED THAT SHE NEEDED A CRANK SHAFT.*AK

• 12/15/2012· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER AND STALLS OUT IT WILL DO THIS ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADS AT ALL SPEEDS. *TR

• 12/14/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONS CASUING LOW/INCORRECT READING ON FUEL GAUGE AND ENGINE LIGHT WARNING.*AK

• 12/10/2013· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND SOMEONE PULLED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME REQUIRING ME TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES. I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP OR BREAK IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. IT WAS VERY HARD TO STEER, THE CAR SEEMED TO WIGGLE AND SWAY. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD, WITHIN A HALF BLOCK. I LOOKED FOR A FLAT TIRE, NOTHING SEEMED WRONG SO I TRIED TO DRIVE HOME. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE RUBBER SCRAPING SOUND FROM THE LEFT REAR. I GOT OUT AGAIN AND SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS WEDGED AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. I CALLED A WRECKER AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. AS SOON AS HE SAW IT THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID, "YOUR CAR IS TOTALED, THE FRAME IS ROTTED OUT." SO I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOME. MY NEIGHBOR ALSO OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT AND HE TOLD ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THE FRAME, SUSPENSION FOR MY MODEL AND YEAR. I FOUND THE RECALL #10V436000 AT HTTP://WWW.HONDAPROBLEMS.COM/RECALLS/PASSPORT/2000/ I CALLED HONDA ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9 TO REPORT THAT I HAD NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND ASKED IF THEY COULD HELP ME. I HAD READ ABOUT A BUYOUT PROGRAM. THE REP SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS ONLY GOOD FOR TWO YEARS AND HAD EXPIRED, THERE WAS NOTHING SHE COULD DO TO HELP ME. THIS IS A SERIOUS PART OF THE CAR, HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE I COULD HAVE HAD A HORRIFIC ACCIDENT. HONDA KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM, HOW CAN THEY LIMIT THE REPAIR TO TWO YEARS? THERE WERE 149,992 VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL, IS THERE ANYONE THAT CAN HELP ME? *TR

• 12/10/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKS WHEN A PERSON OCCUPIES THE FRONT SEAT. THE SEAT BELT IS RESTRICTIVE, AND THE BELT WILL NOT UN-LATCH FROM THE BUCKLE. ADDITIONALLY THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT ACTIVATE IN SITUATIONS THAT WARRANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND THE LOCKS ON THE SEAT BELT WERE REPLACED. HE HAS SPENT OVER $2800.00 REPLACING VARIOUS BRAKE COMPONENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ZERO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

• 12/10/2001· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  HONDA CORPORATION CONTACTED/HONDA UNWILLING TO ACCEPT FAULT. SPOKE WITH ELLEN AT 1-800-999-1009. ISSUED CLAIM #N012001-11-2601219 ON 11-16-2001. ROSS AT HONDA TECH LINE STATED THAT THIS CONDITION COULD NOT HAPPEN DUE TO RUNDUNDANT SENSORS IN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. ON BOTH OCCATIONS THE VEHICLE ACCLERATED ON OWN. ON THE FIRST OCCURANCE THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE PRESSED AND THE VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF GEAR TO AVOID REAR END COLLSION WHILE IN SCHOOL ZONE WITH MY CHILDREN ONBOARD. ON SECOND OCCURRENCE THE DRIVER HAD FOOT COMPLETELY OFF OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH. ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE "STOMPED" TO STOP UNCONTROLLED ACCELLERATION. LYNWOOD HONDA WOULD NOT REPLACE ACCELERATION SENSORS (5) FOR FEAR OF ADMITTING THAT THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM . SPOKE WITH THE OWNER ERIC NEILSO, ADVISOR MIKE POPKEY, SERVICE ADVISOR PETER CALLAHAN AT LYNWOOD HONDA. HONDA AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION STATED, "HOW DO WE KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS APPEARS TO ONLY BE HAPPENING TO YOUR VEHICLE, NOT TO OTHERS". HONDA STATES THAT SINCE IT IS ONLY HAPPENING TO MY VEHICLE THEN THERE REALLY ISN'T A SERIOUS ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE ATTOURNEY GENERAL FOR WASHINGTON STATE AND WILL BE SUBMITTING ADDITIONAL LETTERS TO HONDA AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT LYNWOOD HONDA ON NUMEROUS OCCATIONS FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT.*AK

• 12/08/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT I BOUGHT IT 9 MONTHS AGO AND MAYBE USED IT FOR A MONTH. IT WOULD CUT OFF IF FOOT NOT ON GAS. BROUGHT TO MECHANICS PLUG UP THE SCANNER IT SAID ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP BOUGHT NEW ONE NOW THE SCANNER SAYS TPS CODES THE MECHANIC TOLD ME EITHER A BAD WIRE FROM THE THROTTLE BODY OR A BAD COMPUTER I DONE NUMEROUS THINGS TO IT LIKE EGR VALVE HAD THE EGR TUBE CLEANED NEW COIL PACKS NEW SPARK PLUGS NEW BOOTS NEW BATTERY NEW THROTTLE BODY AND STILL STUCK CANT FIGURE IT OUT NEED HELP! *TR

• 12/06/2002· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN USING THE SEAT BELTS TO RESTRAIN CHILD SEATS, THE BELTS WOULD START TO UNRAVEL AS IF FRAYED. THE PROBLEM IS ONLY OCCURING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HAD TO REPLACE THE SEAT BELTS 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF UNRAVELING. THE CHILD SEAT IS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. COSCO ALPHA OMEGA. TS

• 12/05/2019· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, IT REQUIRED THE CONTACT TO USE EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND STEERING ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

• 12/04/2000· SEATS

  IS THERE A LAW/REGULATION ON THE ACCEPTABLE SEAT HEIGHT OF A MOTORCYCLE? MY BIKE SEAT IS APPROX 38" OFF OF THE GROUND. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE HEIGHT WAS ADJUSTABLE AND IN FACT IT IS NOT. I REALLY FEEL AS THOUGH THE EXTREME SEAT HEIGHT IS A HAZARD WHEN RIDING THE BIKE ON THE STREET. I CAN ONLY TOUCH THE GROUND WITH MY TIP TOES. HOW IS IT THAT THEY CAN SELL ME A BIKE THAT IS WAY TO TALL FOR ME TO RIDE SAFELY? *AK

• 12/01/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I HAVE HAD MY PASSPORT FOR 2 YEARS NOW AND EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3 MONTHS AND WHEN I CHECK THE OIL LEVEL ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NEED TO ADD A QUART OF OIL. THE TRUCK IS NOT LEAKING OIL,IT NEVER SMOKES, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE THE OIL IS GOING. I HAVE HEARD OF SIMILAR CASES AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.*AK

• 11/24/2019· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND HAVE BEEN FLASHING, WHILE I WAS ON THE STREET, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT TURN SMOOTHLY AND THE CAR PRODUCES NOISE WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OR REVERSING. AND WHILE RUNNING, IT PRODUCES SMOKE

• 11/20/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS DONE APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR AGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR DONE TO ONE SIDE OF THE SUSPENSION DID NOT MAKE THE VEHICLE ANY SAFER AND BELIEVED THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON BOTH SIDES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ENSURED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DONE ACCORDING TO THE SAFETY STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 147,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/15/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS ROTTED THROUGH NEAR THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,200. UPDATED EVOQ 12/01/10

• 11/10/2009· STRUCTURE

  2000 HONDA PASSPORT FRAME IS RUSTED. *NJ

• 11/09/2004· SEAT BELTS

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MOVE WHILE SEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *JB THE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING, AND SOMETIMES SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INFROMED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SEAT BELT. *SC

• 11/08/2012· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF THE RUSTED FRAME. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS BEYOND REPAIR AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

• 11/08/2010· SUSPENSION

  THERE IS A RECALL OUT FOR A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT CAMPAIGN# 10V436000. THE MECHANICS WE TOOK IT TO ORIGINALLY SAID THAT WHAT WAS DESCRIBED UNDER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS RECALL IS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH OUR VEHICLE SO THEY COULDN'T WORK ON IT. THAT WE HAD TO TAKE IT TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP. WHEN WE DID THIS THEY SAID OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL EVEN THOUGH THAT IS THE EXACT PROBLEM WE ARE EXPERIENCING. THAT IS EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. MY SON TOLD US ABOUT THE CAR BEING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE ORIGINAL MECHANICS THAT LOOKED AT THE CAR SAID THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. THEREFORE I BELIEVE OUR 2000 HONDA PASSPORT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. AT THE MOMENT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT OVER TO THE BODY SHOP TO GET AN ESTIMATE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED, MY SON WAS JUST DRIVING THE CAR FOR HIS JOB AS A DELIVERY DRIVER OF A SUB SHOP. *TR

• 10/28/2003· EQUIPMENT

  WE ARE HAVING A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE HONDA CORPORATION. I HAVE TAKEN MY 2000 HONDA PASSPORT IN FOR MANY VISITS AT LEAST 6. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING.*AK THIS WEEK ALONE I WAS ALMOST HIT THREE TIMES. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK TODAY AND WAS TURNING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS ALMOST SLAMMED INTO. I HAVE BEEN CALLING TELLING THEM THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN IN MANY TIMES THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW THINGS DONE OR THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND. EVERY SINGLE TIME WE GET THE CAR BACK EITHER IMMEDIATELY OR SOON THEREAFTER THE VEHICLE STARTS TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. WE SPOKE WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE THEY TOOK DOWN THE INFORMATION HAD US BRING THE CAR IN AND THEN KEPT IT FOR A SIX DAYS. WHEN WE GOT THE CAR BACK WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUT OFF AGAIN. WE ARE IN A LEASE AGREEMENT AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR 2004 WE CAN TRY TRADE IT IN. I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT A CAR THAT IS GOING TO CAUSE MY DEATH IS HORRIBLE. I CALLED IN TO SHOWCASE HONDA AND SPOKE TO JAIME WHO ONLY WANTED US TO BRING THE CAR BACK. THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THAT IS IT WILL BE SENT BACK AGAIN WITH THE SAME LIFE THREATENING ISSUES. I AM AT MY WITS END. I DON'T KNOW WHERE I CAN GET HELP ON THIS MATTER. DAWNN L. HUMPHREY

• 10/27/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  COMPUTER LINKAGE BETWEEN ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE FAILED CAUSING A RAPID DECELERATION OF THE AUTO IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO ABOUT 10MPH. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NO ABLITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLES SPEED.THE RESULT WAS SEVERAL NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS WHILE TRY TO GET THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AT SLOW SPEEDS.*AK

• 10/26/2011· SUSPENSION

  AS DRIVING MY PASSPORT I NOTICE SWAYING FEELING ALL OVER THE ROAD AND IT IS VERY LOUD WHEN EVER YOU HIT THE SLIGHTEST BUMP. DRIVING AT A VERY LOW SPEED IS THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE. THE FRAME IS RUSTED BAD. IT IS FULL OF HOLES AND MISSING PEICES. CURRENTLY AT HONDA DEALER WAITING FOR THE CASE MANAGER TO CONTACT ME AS IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ACCORDING TO HONDA AMERICA. SO FAR OFFERED NO RENTAL OR NOTHING JUST NO CAR. *TT

• 10/25/2004· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2000 HONDA PASSPORT STALLED ON ME ONE THURSDAY MORNING AND CALLED AMERICAN HONDA TO FIND OUT IF THE PROBLEM IS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I WAS INSTRUCTED BY AMERICAN HONDA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A NEAREST DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED FOR ANY MECHANICAL FAILURE AND GIVEN A CASE# FOR THIS INCIDENT. I RECEIVED A CALL THE FOLLOWING DAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH REGARDS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S A BROKEN TRANSMISSION SEAL THAT CAUSED MY CAR TO STALL AND I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATED WORK ORDER OF $385. I FOLLOWED UP WITH AMERICAN HONDA AND INFORMED THEM OF THE SITUATION DOWN TO ME RENTING A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WHILE IT'S BEING REPAIRED. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ARE GOING TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM AND WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR IF IT FALLS WITHIN THEIR "SAID" GUIDELINES. SO I WENT AHEAD AND PAID FOR THE ORDER 2 DAYS LATER FOR $333.44 AND $13.34 OF WHICH IS THE COST OF THE PART AND THE REST IS THE DEALERSHIP'S LABOR COST (RIDICULOUS) NOT TO MENTION $27.72/DAY FOR MY CAR RENTAL FOR 2 DAYS. MONDAY CAME AND I RECEIVED A CALL FROM AMERICAN HONDA STATING THAT THEY DID A FOLLOW UP ON THE REPAIR AND THEY DECIDED THAT THE REPAIR COST WERE NOT CONSIDERED "PRE-MATURE DEFECT" THAT I DO NOT QUALIFY FOR A REIMBURSEMENT FROM AMERICAN HONDA.*AK

• 10/20/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT AVOIDED A CRASH AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,192.

• 10/19/2005· POWER TRAIN

  BOUGHT NEW 2000 HONDA PASSPORT (ISUZU RODEO) OCTOBER 2001. JULY 2002, APPROXIMATELY 11K MILES STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE, DESCRIBED TO MECHANICS AS CLUNKING,BANGING, NOISE & IN REVERSE,VEHICLE HESITATED. (I HAVE CONCERNS DOCUMENTED)REPORTED PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TOLD COULD NOT DUPLICATE."THEN,NOV 2004,PREVIOUSLY CONDITIONS WORSENED & TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 45K MI. TOWED TO MIKE'S TRANSMISSION WHO INSTALLED REPLACEMENT TRANS. WEEK LATER GOT VEHICLE & WITH IN A MONTH,TRANS LIGHT CAME ON & CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD TO TAKE CAR IN ALMOST EVERY MONTH TO GET TRANSMISSION FIXED,AT LEAST 10X IN LESS THAN 1 YR. I WAS TAKEN OUTSIDE BY ONE MECHANIC & TOLD I SHOULD TRADE CAR IN B/C PASSPORTS "ALL HAVE THIS PROBLEM" & THEY KEEP "REPLACING DEFECTIVE PARTS" IN MY VEHICLE WITH NEW DEFECTIVE PARTS". COUPLE DAYS LATER, THE TRANS LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO MILLER HONDA & PAID FOR A 2ND OPINION & WAS TOLD TRANS WAS SHOT & FLUID IN TRANS WAS "BURNT".CALLED MIKE'S & THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANS AGAIN. A FEW DAYS LATER,GOT VEHICLE BACK. LAST THURSDAY,LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER RECEIVING NEW TRANSMISSION WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN FAR LEFT LANE AT 70 MPH & LOST ALL POWER FROM GAS PEDAL TO ENGINE. CARS SPEEDING PAST ME AS I UNCONTROLLABLY LOST SPEED. MANEUVERED ACROSS 5 LANES & EXITED. FRIDAY, FOUND OUT FLEX PLATE/FLY WHEEL SEVERED,CONNECTS ENGINE TO,GUESS WHAT,TRANSMISSION!3 MECHANICS TALKED TO NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE,EXTREMELY UNUSUAL.SO UNUSUAL THAT WARRANTY CO WON'T COVER B/C THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT,NOR IS IT LISTED ANYWHERE IN THEIR BOOKS. SO,TO HAVE A VEHICLE,COST IS $1,766. I'M SO UNBELIEVABLY UPSET I'VE BEEN SITTING AT HOME,WITH NO TRANSPORTATION,CRYING. IS IT UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 3 YEARS?(BOUGHT VEHICLE 10/01, TRANS FAILED 11/04)MECHANICS CAN'T BELIEVE TRANS FAILED AT 45K MI (HAD BEEN COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS AS EARLY AS 11K MI)NUMEROUS PEOPLE WHO OWN RODEO/PASSPORT HAVE SAME PROBLEM.WHAT'S NECESSARY FOR HONDA/ISUZU RECALL THIS VEHICLE?*JB

• 10/18/2004· UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  8/12/2004 2000 HONDA SOLD AT APPLE HONDA AS A CLEAN CAR NO HITS 2 DAYS LATTER I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS HIT THERE IS OVER $4000 IN REPAIRS NEED TO MAKE THE CAR DESIRABLE AND OR CLOSE TO WHAT I PAID FOR IT I AM TOLD THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT BY AMERICAN HONDA THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD FOR OVER $140000 . *AK

• 10/17/2000· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE DUELER 684 TIRE P245/70R16 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE, FAULTY TIRE ALSO CAUSED LOUD NOISE, FIRESTONE REPLACED TIRE FOR $20. *SLC

• 10/15/2002· POWER TRAIN

  MCDAVID HONDA IN HOUSTON, TX REPAIRED THE CAR/ NO FACTUAL EVIDENCE OF THE PROBLEM OCURRING AT 40,000 MILES/ BASED ON MCDAVID HONDA, HONDA WOULDN'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY/ MCDAVID HONDA CAN NOT PROVE WITH FACTS THAT THE CLUTH IS NOT A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT./ MCDAVID HONDA IS LYING/ I REQUESTED OLD PARTS BACK AND NEW PARTS ORDERED REPORT AND MCDAVID HONDA ASK ME TO TOW MY CAR AWAY, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I WAS TOO MUCH TROUBLE./ MCDAVID HONDA WAS REJECTING A $1800 BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PROVIDE ME WITH PROVE OF THE WORK/ WE STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE WE HAVE OWN MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING SIMILAR. VERY DANGEROUS, NO SIGNS OF DEFECT, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MY 10 MONTHS DAUGHTER TOO. WE ARE VERY LUCKY! PLEASE HELP! MR

• 10/15/2001· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL MOTICE ON REAR AXLE DAMPER LOWER MOUNTING NUTS IN MAY 2001, AND HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE. VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A THUMP IN BACK OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, AND DEALER STATED WILL CHECK TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. *AK

• 10/14/2010· STRUCTURECrash

  WE OWN A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT, THE FRAME RAIL ROUGHED OUT AND SNAPPED OFF CAUSING MY WIFE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. ONCE RUSTED AND SNAPPED THE REAR END BECOMES UNCONTROLLABLE. PLEASE RECALL ALL PASSPORTS AND RODEOS. *TR

• 10/13/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 10/09/2013· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION EVERYWHERE OTHER THAN THE REAR FRAME. I HAD NO IDEA HOW BAD THE RUST WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE IN THE REAR. I BOUGHT THE SUV 1 YEAR AGO IN AUGUST FOR $2700 WITH 121,000 MILES. I TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF IT & ON 10/3/13 I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY WHICH WAS A 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT. AS I ACCELERATED MY FRONT END WOBBLED BACK & FORTH BAD AND AT 25 MPH MY SUV DARTED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD & I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES MISSING THE GUARD RAIL. BY 1 FOOT. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME DUE TO MY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE WAS PINCHEDINTO MY REAR BUMPER. MY BODY SHOP GUY SAID THE REAR TRAILING ARM RUSTED RIGHT OFF THE FRAME & ESD MOST LIKELY NOT FIXABLE UNLESS I WANT TO SPEND OVER $1500 TO HAVE THE FRAME CUT OUT & TRY TO FIND GOOD METAL TO WELD TOO IF THERE IS ANY. AN THE OTHER SIDE IS BAD TOO. I HAD NO IDEA THIS COULD HAPPEN &I HAD MY PASSPORT AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. 6 MONTHS AGO & ASKED THE GARAGE BOSS IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS THE VEHICLE MISSEF OR IF THERE IS ANYTHING I SHOULD. WATCH OUT FOR & HE SAID NO. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FASTER. HOW DOES A 13 YEAR OLD VEHICLE RUST OUT THAT FAST? HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING UNSAFE VEHICLES. *TR

• 10/09/2006· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS

• 10/04/2010· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A HONDA PASSPORT 2000 WITH A SEVERELY ROTTED FRAME. IT IS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION DUE TO ITS ROTTED FRAME. I AM PUTTING OUT OVER 2 GRAND TO REPLACE THE FRAME EVEN THOUGH I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A DEFECT FROM HONDA MANUFACTURER. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY FALLEN APART. THIS HONDA PASSPORT MODEL NEEDS TO BE ON RECALL ENTIRELY BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER HONDA PASSPORT OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SITUATION. *TR

• 10/01/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000.

• 09/30/2005· AIR BAGS

  DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA ACCORD. THE SRS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND STAYING ON. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 02V080000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER ON 9-30-05, AND THEY DIAGNOSED CODE 15.3 (ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE) WHICH WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE CODE WAS CLEARED. THE CONTACT WAS CHARGED $110.00. THE CONTACT CALLED HONDA AGAIN AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. HONDA SAID THAT THEY WOULD OPEN UP A CASE FOR HER TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THECONTACT'S V EHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THEREFORE, AND SHE WILL NOT RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *AK

• 09/30/2000· SUSPENSION

  THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT IT HAD THE TIRES ROTATED AFTER 5 DAYS AND THEY ARE AGAIN CUPPED.THEY TRIED TO FIX THE ALIGNMENT BUT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT WITHOUT A CHAMFER SHIM KIT WHCIH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME. THIS MEANS THERE IS FRONT END DAMAGE PER THE MECHANICS I SPOKE WITH. THE HOOD HAD SPOTS WHICH WERE TO BE BUFFED OUT BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT BUFF THEM OUT AND PAINTED IT INSTEAD WITHOUT MY APPROVAL. I NOW DO NOT HAVE A FACTORY PAINT JOB. THE 2 MIRRORS HAD SPOTS WHICH MEANT THAT THE MIRRORS NEADED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THE DOOR STRIPS AND THE INTERIOR DOOR PIECES HAD TO ALSO BE REPLACED. THE LAST STRAW WAS THE TRUCK LEASKS AT THE BACK WHEN IT WAS WASHED BY ME. I HAVE NO FAITH IN THE VEHICLE OR THE DEALER TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

• 09/27/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  MOTOR OF LEFT POWER SLIDING DOOR OF OUR 2000 HONDA ODYSSEY EX IS BROKEN AGAIN. MY WIFE TOOK IT TO PHIL BACHMAN HONDA IN KINGSPORT, TN TWICE. FIRST TIME WAS LAST WEEK, THEY SAID THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAD TO BE ORDERED. SECOND TIME WHICH IS TODAY, PART WAS NOT COMPLETE (THIS WAS AFTER SHE ASKED YESTERDAY IF ALL THE PARTS ARE IN). IT TAKES AT LEAST AN HOUR DRIVE FROM SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO KINGSPORT, TN.*JB

• 09/23/2011· STRUCTURE,WHEELS

  I HAD TO JUNK MY HONDA PASSPORT BECAUSE THE BRACKET THAT HELD THE WHEEL TO THE FRAME DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD NOT BE SAFE IF ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR IT. TWO YRS LATER THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT EXACT THING. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HONDA CLAIMS THE COULD FIX THIS WHEN NO ONE ELSE COULD AND WHY WILL THEY NOT COMPENSATE FOR MY LOSS. SORRY BUT AN EIGHT YR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT JUST FALL APART. *TR

• 09/23/2010· STRUCTURE

  2000 HONDA PASSPORT. I HIT A POT HOLE, HEARD A SNAP AND STARTED TO SWERVE ON THE ROAD. I WAS GOING 5MPH AT THE MOST. THE FRAME HAD SNAPPED. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTING AWAY. IT CAN'T BE FIXED OR DRIVEN. *TR

• 09/18/2008· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED OUT AT BRACKET FOR REAR AXLE STABILIZER, CAUSING REAR WHEEL TO SHIFT FORWARD INTO REAR WHEEL WELL. *TR

• 09/15/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT EX. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE. AS HE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE SMOOTHES OUT. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CASKET WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ THE COSNUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. UPDATED 03/30/11

• 09/13/2007· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES A TERRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISE WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN AND HAS PUT A HUGE SCRATCH ON THE WINDOW. DIX HONDA SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS CHECKED IT 3X, BUT CAN'T "RECREATE THE PROBLEM". *TR

• 09/12/2003· TIRES

  DEFECTIVE DUNLOP TIRES ON 2000 HONDA.*MR *TS

• 09/08/2010· SUSPENSION

  I OWN A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT THAT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LEFT REAR FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND NOW MY BEAUTIFUL CAR IS NOW A DEATH TRAP. *TR

• 09/01/2013· SUSPENSION

  I WAS TOLD ABOUT A FRAME RECALL ON MY 2000 PASSPORT, I CALLED HONDA DIRECTLY AND ASKED THEM TO END SEND ME 49.00 + TX TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT. I PAID, THEY TELL ME MY CAR DOES FALL UNDER THE RECALL BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS, AND THEY ALSO TELL ME THAT MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. COME TO FIND OUT THE PERSON THAT OWNED MY VEHICLE WAS TOLD BACK IN FEB 2012 THAT THE FRAME WAS BAD, SO THEY TURNED AROUND AND SOLD THE CAR, IT WENT TO AUCTION AND NOT DISCLOSED TO THE PERSON I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM IN MAY 2012. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT ALIGNED THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT ALIGN THE CAR BECAUSE THE FRAME IN THE FRONT WAS RUSTED AND HAS HOLES IN IT, AND NOW WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS FILLED WITH GRAPE FOAM AND COVERED OVER WITH UNDERCOATING THAT COVERED UP THE HOLES IN THE FRAME. WHAT DO I DO, HONDA WILL NOT BACK THIS VEHICLE OR HONOR THE RECALL. I DO NOT HAVE ALOT OF MONEY AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO JUST PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I WORK FOR A DEALERSHIP IN ITHACA AND WHEN TOYOTA HAD THEIR FRAME RECALLS, PEOPLE WERE PUT INTO RENTAL CARS, AND THE VEHICLES WERE FIXED OR BOUGHT BACK. HONDA DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE!!!!! WHAT DO I DO? *JS

• 08/30/2010· STRUCTURE

  ON AUGUST 23, 2010 MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 HONDA PASSPORT ENTERING INTERSTATE 75 IN OHIO WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS ON SPINNING ON ICE. SHE THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GOING TO ROLL OVER BECAUSE IT WENT UP ON 2 WHEELS, LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STOPPED BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. AT THE TIME SHE WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. HAD SHE BEEN GOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 65 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED I AM AFRAID SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO LUCKY. THERE WAS NO WARNING FOR I HAD JUST DRIVEN THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED JUST FINE. THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE FRAME WHICH IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE STABILIZER BAR BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO RUST. THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTED WITH HOLES THAT YOU CAN STICK YOUR FINGERS THROUGH. THIS CAR IS NOW JUNK. I AM VERY UPSET AT HONDA FOR NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND RECALLING THIS VEHICLE. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE DIED. WE NOW HAVE A PIECE OF JUNK SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. *TR

• 08/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING, ENGINE CHOKES, CAR LUNGES AND THEN DIES. SEEN AT DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. HONDA HAS TRIED TO SAY IT IS EVERYTHING FROM BAD GAS TO BAD SPARK PLUGS. HAVE ASKED FOR MONEY BACK OR REPLACEMENT OF VEHICLE. PURCHASED IN MAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET VEHICLE TO REPLICATE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, NO ONE AT HONDA SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO OR HOW TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE.

• 08/25/2008· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE FRAME WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB

• 08/24/2000· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE PLACED INTO GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF WITH NO KEY AND,WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK