2001 Honda Passport

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

• 12/29/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE CONTACT MOVED TO FLORIDA AND NOW THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

• 12/28/2011· SUSPENSION

  REAR TRAILING ARM FELL OFF OF THE FRAME DUE TO MAJOR CORROSION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL #10V-436. SERVICE DEPT STATED THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH THEREFORE THEY HAD NOTHING TO ATTACH THE RECALL BRACKET TO. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE FRAME NOT JUST THE BRACKET. IT BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY WE WEREN'T DOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

• 12/28/2001· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO FUEL LEAKAGE.CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED TANK. BUT SOON AFTER THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT SEAT BLET IS MALFUNCTIONING.*SLC

• 12/24/2008· STRUCTURE

  MY HONDA PASSPORT BEGAN TO SWERVE UNCONTROLLABLY AT 25 MPH. I STOPPED AT SERVICE STATION AND HAD A MECHANIC INSPECT THE CAR. HE FOUND THE FRAME HAD RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING THE REAR STABILIZER TO BREAK FREE. IN THAT CONDITION THE LEFT SIDE OF THE REAR AXLE IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE FRAME AND VEHICLE CONTROL IS COMPROMISED. *TR

• 12/16/2004· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT BLINKS INCESSANTLY 40% OF THE TIME. SOME ATTRIBUTE THIS TO ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE DUE TO CELL PHONE USAGE. IT IS ACTUALLY A DEFECT OF THE SRS SENSOR, BUT HONDA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HOW IRRESPONSIBLE.

• 12/14/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AXLE AND FRAME WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SO CORRODED, THAT IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRAME AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO ONLY TO REPAIR WHAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER LINK FRONT BRACKET ON THE REAR SUSPENSION BUT NOT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME COULD POSSIBLY CRACK AND COLLAPSE IF THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,900. UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE TO AN AUCTION. UPDATED 01/10/12 UPDATED 01/12/12

• 12/11/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  IT SEEMS THAT MY HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM AND ONLY BRIGHT WHEN I USE MY HIGH BEAMS. MY HONDA SEEMS TO CUT OFF BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BATTERY TESTED AND IT SEEMS NOT TO REPLICATE ITS ACTIONS FOR THEM. IT SEEMS THAT MY CAR WILL ACT AS IF IT IS STALLING SOMETIMES AND THEN WILL NOT TURN OVER. I HAVE HAD MY STARTER CHECKED AND THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE SO THE MECHANIC STATED. IT SEEMS THAT MY DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AT THE NORMAL TIME THAT IT SHOULD TAKE TO DEFROST. IT TAKES AT LEAST 30 MINUTES TO CLEAR. I HAVE PROBLEMS IN THE REAR SEAT WITH PASSENGERS GETTING OUT OF THE LEFT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. IT SEEMS TO GET STUCK. AND THERE ARE NO OTHER ARTICLES IN THE SNAP TO CAUSE THAT. MY SRS AND ABS LIGHT SEEMS TO STAY ON FOR A COUPLE MINUTES AFTER THE CAR IS STARTED. THEN WHILE DRIVING MY CAR AND APPLYING BREAKS IT SEEMS THAT THE CAR STILL CONTINUES TO SLIDE, IT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON 9-13-04. I HAVE TAKEN THE BRAKES TO GET CHECKED. AND THE MECHANIC HAS CLEARED THEM. I AM GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS CAR. AND JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS THAT HAVE COME ON MY CAR AND WHEN WILL I BE NOTIFIED OF THESE RECALLS. ALSO WHAT DO I DO IN SUCH A CASE THAT I HAVE RECALLS ON A NUMBER OF PARTS AND NOT JUST 1 THING? *JB

• 12/08/2016· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  GOT INTO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT UP. PUT INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND SHOT BACKWARDS VERY FAST. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE IT HAD NO EFFECT UNTIL SLAMMING INTO THE HOUSE THAT WAS ACROSS THE STREET.

• 12/03/2019· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON DISCOVERED CORROSION FORMING AROUND THE AXLE AND THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED PEARSON HONDA (14001 HULL STREET RD, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112, (804) 745-0300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000(SUSPENSION), WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

• 12/03/2008· SUSPENSION

  FRAME RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING CONTROL PROBLEMS; BACK TRACTION BAR ROTTED OFF. FRAME ABOVE WHEELS COMPLETELY ROTTED OUT TO THREE FEET EACH SIDE OF WHEEL. STEERING WHEEL AT ODD POSITION. POSSIBLY SHIFTING WHOLE BACK AXLE. ARE TOLD NOTHING CAN BE DONE AND DEALERSHIP NEGLECTS TO RETURN CALLS AND EMAILS REGARDING PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD COMPLETED WORK ON THE BRAKES AND OTHER REPAIRS DURING THE LAST YEAR LEADING US TO THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE NOTICED A PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/03/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS MISSING AND KNOCKING. THE MALFUNCTION LOCKS UP THE TRANSMISSION WHILE IN MOTION AND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO DOWNSHIFT MAKING HARD TO SLOW DOWN. THE EGR VALVE SYSTEM IS ALSO CLOGGED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE POORLY AND POLLUTING THE AIR. *JB

• 12/02/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  IT'S A RECALL ON MY HONDA PASSPORT 2001 10V436000-BRACKET CORRODES AND DETACHES PEARSON HONDA SAID THEY DIDN'T SEE A RECALL IN THERE SYSTEM THEY HAVE 3 RECALLS

• 12/02/2013· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL VIOLENTLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) IN 2012, WHICH FAILED TO PREVENT THE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 11/30/2010· STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT AND AS I TURNED A CORNER, IT FELT AS IF THE REAR WAS FISH TAILING BUT IT WASN'T VERY NOTICEABLE. I DROVE HOME AND LATER LEFT TO BRING MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVER'S ED AND AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I FELT AS IF I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON A FLAT BED AND REPAIRED, THOUGH MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIR WASN'T GOING TO HOLD FOR ALL THAT LONG DUE TO THE HORRIBLE RUST ISSUES ON THE FRAME. I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE "PATCHED" A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, IT DIDN'T PASS DUE TO THE FRAME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE! I'D PREFER FOR ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BE REMOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND FOR THE DEALERS TO PROPERLY REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS LOST A LOT OF VALUE BECAUSE OF THE PATCHES MADE TO THE FRAME. I'M AFRAID I'VE LOST A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

• 11/30/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT VIN [XXX] AT CURRY HONDA CROMPOND ROAD YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY 10598 DATE 03 JUNE 2002 WITH VEHICLE SERVICE CONTRACT NUMBER [XXX] ISSUING DEALER CURRY HONDA EFFECTIVE DATE 06-04-2002 EXPIRATION DATE 08-13-2008 OR EITHER EXPIRATION MILEAGE 100,000.00 ACTUAL MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE IS 46,000.00. MY VEHICLE HAD A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN LAST NOVEMBER 23 2005 AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX IT. THEY CALL ME TO INFORM THAT THEY DENIED TO COVER OF THIS DAMAGE SAYING ABUSE AND NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE TAKEN TWICE TO CHECK MY VEHICLE TO THE HONDA DEALER EVEN THOUGH THEY CHARGED ME $500.00 EACH TIME FOR SERVICES THEY DID NOT FIX PROPERLY BECAUSE MY VEHICLE DID NOT PASS THE ANNUAL INSPECTION AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM OF LOSE OF POWER, I ALERT THEM IN ADVANCE OF THIS PROBLEM. I DID ALL PROPER MAINTENANCE ,I CHANGED OIL EVERY 3,000.00 MILES MOST OF TIME MY VEHICLE STAY PARKED AT HOME I USED COMMUTE BACK AND FORWARD TO WORK ( 10 MILES DAILY 5 DAYS A WEEK) AND IT HAD FEW MILES. PLEASE HELP ME AND INVESTIGATE IF THERE ARE OTHERS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR DEFECTIVES OF THESE TYPE OF VEHICLE. I THINK THIS IS NOT FAIR DENYNG COVERAGE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP [XXX]. *NM UDATED 07/17/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 11/18/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,STRUCTURE

  THIS MODEL 2001 HONDA PASSPORT HAS A HISTORY OF FRAME RUST. THERE WAS ONE RECALL 2010 BUT IT DID NOT ADDRESS TANK SHIELD RUST - ONLY REAR AXLE PARTS. THE PASSPORT HAS 72373 MILES AND THE HONDA DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE FOR A REPORT REQUESTED BY HONDA MOTORS. ****AT THIS POINT I DO NOT KNOW IF THE GAS TANK IS GOING TO FALL OUT.**** *TR

• 11/17/2011· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TOO FAR GONE AND TOOK IT BECAUSE OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY GAVE ME A RENTAL CAR AND TOOK IT BACK BEFORE THIS WAS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME MY "UNSAFE" CAR BACK BECAUSE I COULDN'T BE LEFT WITHOUT A CAR. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN WITH A HANDICAP. ALL I WANTED WAS TO HAVE MY CAR REPLACED WITH A COMPARABLE CAR, INSTEAD THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A SETTLEMENT CHECK AND TRIED TO SELL ME A NEW CAR. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW VEHICLE OR PAY MORE FOR A VEHICLE THAN MINE IS WORTH. I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING A REPLACEMENT AT THE SAME PRICE. *TR

• 11/14/2003· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT END FEELS UNSTABLE AT SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, VEHICLE RIDES ROCKY AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY, AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK

• 11/14/2003· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AN UNSTABLE VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER DROVE ABOVE 60 MPH VEHICLE SHOOK, AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER/MECHANIC, SHE WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT IT MIGHT BE THE WAY SHE DROVE. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES. ONE MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS A FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD TO CONSTANTLY REFUEL VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE.*AK

• 11/13/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  CONSUMER NEEDED TO REFILL THE FUEL TANK EVERY 60 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM PUMP WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTERWARDS, GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING. *AK

• 11/11/2009· STRUCTURE

  I OWN A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT . I JUST LEARNED FROM A MECHANIC AND ALSO CONFIRMED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER OF MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ( CENTURY MOTORS HONDA, CINCINNATI, OHIO) THAT THERE IS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS ARE SHOWING SIGNS BUT ARE NOT CORRODED THROUGH YET. I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK A PICTURE AND SENT IT TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN OHIO SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SALT WATER ECT... I ALSO DID NOT LEARN UNTIL NOW THAT MY PASSPORT WAS MADE BY ISUZU AND NOT HONDA. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM A HONDA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT REPAIR ON THE FRAME IS NOT ADVISABLE, DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND THE FACT THERE ARE OTHER AREAS ON THE FRAME THAT MAY RUST COMPLETELY IN THE NEAR FUTURE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR THANK YOU, GAIL WOOD

• 11/10/2009· STRUCTURE

  THE FRAME OF 2001 HONDA PASSPORT/ISUZU RODEO COMPLETELY RUSTED. VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 64K MILES. MECHANIC FOUND STRESS POINTS ON TRAILING ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE REAR AXLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE COULD BREAK IF CAR HIT A POT HOLE OR IF THE CAR WAS STOPPED TOO SUDDENLY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

• 11/09/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. DURING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH SUB-FRAMES WERE CORRODED. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

• 11/04/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK SHIELD FOR MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. UPON RESEARCHING THE SITUATION I HAVE ENCOUNTERED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS THIS SHIELD IS "BARELY" HOLDING THE TANK UP AND COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT THUS DROPPING THE TANK. *TR

• 10/29/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORROSION. HE THEN SPECULATED THAT THE HOLES IN THE FRAME WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE FRAME TO FRACTURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS, IT WOULD COST $5000.00 TO REPAIR THE FRAME. THE FRAME CANNOT BE WIELDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150000.

• 10/27/2004· AIR BAGS

  SRS CONTROL UNIT FAILED AT 39,280 MILES. *AK

• 10/20/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS OFFERED A BUY BACK FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THE CONTACT DECLINED. THE CONTACT ASKED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID RESPOND, BUT REFUSED BECAUSE OF THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000. UPDATED 11/29/11 *CN UPDATED 12/07/11

• 10/08/2009· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLES MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 11/03/09.*JB

• 10/08/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PRESSURE CUT OFF SWITCH LEAKING FUEL AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *JB

• 10/07/2010· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR FRAME HAD RUSTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 89,722. UPDATED 01/03/11

• 10/05/2023· STRUCTURE

  The contact owns a 2001 Honda Passport. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle had been diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the rear sub frame was extremely rusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to replace the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

• 10/02/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF THE GARAGE. AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACELLERATED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 09/24/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2001 HONDA CIVIC LX TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HWY AT ABOUT 60MPH NO WARNING ENGINE JUST STARTING REVVING FROM WHAT I HEAR THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS YEAR OF HONDAS. *TR

• 09/23/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLES REAR END BEGAN TO FISH TALE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

• 09/17/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  WHILE CAR WAS IN PARK IT ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 20MPH, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES TO DRIVER. *AK

• 09/17/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  CAR HIT A TREE HEAD-ON AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES.*AK

• 09/13/2010· STRUCTURE

  2001 HONDA PASSPORT 4 DR 4WD EXL VIN#[XXX] ORIGINAL OWNER - PURCHASED FROM DANBURY FAIR HONDA, DANBURY, CT ON 1/10/2001 METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED - ALL SERVICE RECORDS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR(EXCL FRAME) EXCELLENT CONDITION CURRENT MILEAGE +/- 100,000 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA PASSPORT ON SEPT. 11, 2010 I WAS TURNING ONTO A SIDE ST WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A NOISE COME FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "FLOAT" OR SWAY OUT OF MY CTRL. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY FIANCE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO REST ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RD. THE FRAME WAS SO SEVERELY RUSTED OUT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOWED IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER AND WAS REMOVED ON A FLATBED. THIS IS A CRITICAL AND SEVERE DEFECT THAT IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND FATAL. I WAS TOLD BY 3 HIGHLY REGARDED MECHANICS THAT IF IT HAD IT HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE LIVED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEFECT WOULD LIKELY HAVE CAUSE A ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES. THIS DEFECT IS A SILENT KILLER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALL THESE CARS APPEAR TO BE IN MINT CONDITION. A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD EXPECT SOME COSMETIC SIGN IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR TO REFLECT SUCH A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF DETERIORATION IF IT WAS "NORMAL OR EXPECTED" WEAR AND TEAR. IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE IMPENDING DANGER. I TAKE EXCELLENT CAR OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE ALWAYS GARAGED THEM. I AM SHOCKED AND CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE YET STILL NO ONE IS BEING WARNED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OR ADVISED TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER OUR COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. THE LUCKY ONES HAVE A USELESS PASSPORT OR RODEO WITH A FRAME RUSTED BEYOND RECOGNITION AND NO RESALE VALUE. THE OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 09/11/2009· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT AND THE REAR OF THE FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW USELESS. I WAS DRIVING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MOMENTARILY SO I PULLED OVER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIE ROD AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT THE GARAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME ROTTED AN DTHEY WERE SURPRISED MY REAR AXLE WAS STILL ATTACHED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BASICALLY STAYING ATTACHED BECAUSE OF ABOUT 1 INCH OF GOOD STEEL AND MY GAS TANK. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT O FTHESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ISUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS. IS ANYTHING GOING TO BE DONE. THERE IS NOT A SPEC OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE!?? *TR

• 09/09/2011· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE BRACKETS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

• 09/08/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2001 HONDA PASSPORT- ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF RANDOMLY,ABS BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM ANY AN ALL MINIMALLY FAST STARTS. *TR

• 09/06/2010· STRUCTURE

  WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT ON SEPT 5, 2010 VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO MY STEERING VEERING TO LEFT OF CENTER. I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I STOPPED GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND INSPECTED TIRES. I HAD NO FLATS. I THEN THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HAD BELTS IN THE TIRE SEPARATE SO I CONTINUED ON MY ROUTE TO DESTINATION AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 25-35MPH. SAME THING VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT AND WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURN AND SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF ROAD I HEARD SOME NOISE LIKE SOMETHING RUBBING AGAINST RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STABILIZER BAR WAS DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME AND DROVE WITH MY BLINKERS ON AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF ROAD AT 5-10MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT IT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WITH APPROXIMATELY 125,000 MILES. BODY IS IN GREAT SHAPE BUT WHEN LOOKING UNDERNEATH AT FRAME IT IS SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

• 09/03/2010· STRUCTURE

  2001 HONDA PASSPORT - RUSTED FRAME. I DETECTED ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF RUST TO THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS GOING TO INSTALL A REESE TRAILER HITCH. SEVERAL HOLES WERE PRESENT IN THE FRAME, COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. MORE HOLES CAN EASILY BE PUSHED THROUGH WITH MY FINGER. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRAME AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. INCIDENTALLY, I COULD NOT INSTALL THE HITCH DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST IN THE FRAME. *TR

• 09/01/2010· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT 4X4 V6 WITH 73,000 MILES. THE FRAME BROKE RIGHT WHERE THE BRACKET FOR ONE OF THE ARMS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION CONNECTS. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

• 08/23/2001· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER STATES THE MIRRORS ARE TOO SHORT, WHICH FORCED HIM TO MAKE NEW BRACKETS EXTENDING THE MIRRORS OUT AN ADDITIONAL 4 1/2 INCHES, ALSO THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO SMALL. (THIS IS 2001 HONDA REFLEX MOTOR SCOOTER)*JB

• 08/21/2010· STRUCTURE

  WE DRIVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. AS I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, MY CAR STARTING TO WANDER TO ONE SIDE, FORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM HOME. I THEN HEARD A TERRIBLE SOUND LIKE SCRAPING. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FALLING APART. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION. WE SAW A NEWS REPORT AND IT DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED TO US. I AM APPALLED THAT OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER HAD I BEEN GOING ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

• 08/20/2010· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING. ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,339 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,842.

• 08/16/2018· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING. THE DRIVER COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS DETACHED AND THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED THROUGH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BARON HONDA AT (631) 714-2094, 17 MEDFORD AVE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 08/13/2010· AIR BAGS

  HONDA SENT ME A LETTER ASKING ME TO BRING MY 2001 HONDA CIVIC TO THE HONDA DEALER FOR AIRBAG RECALL. I CALLED THE HONDA DEALER IN SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA TO PLAN TO BRING THE CAR TO THEM ON SATURDAY WHEN I COULD BE OFF FROM THE WORK. THE HONDA DEALER SAID ON SATURDAY THEY ONLY DO "REGULAR SERVICES", NOT RECALL REPAIR. THEN TODAY I TOOK A DAY OFF FROM THE WORK TO GO TO THE HONDA DEALER, BUT THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE PARTS, AND ASKED ME TO WAIT UNTIL NEXT WEEK. IS THIS RECALL UNIMPORTANT? WHY CAN THEY DO REVENUE-SERVICE BUT NOT RECALL-SERVICE ON WEEKEND? WHY DON'T THEY EVEN HAVE PARTS IN STOCK FOR RECALL? ARE HONDA AND HONDA DEALERS HANDLING THE RECALL IN A PROFESSIONAL AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER? *TR

• 08/13/2009· STRUCTURE

  BODY FRAME CORROSION ON MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WILL NEED REPLACEMENT WELDING TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

• 08/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PRIOR TO 1ST INCIDENT, NOTICED SPONGY NON-RESPONSIVE BRAKES AT ALL SPEEDS. AS THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED. ON 3 OCCURRENCES, I EXPERIENCED NEAR COLLISIONS. I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON JUNE 29TH, 2001. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WITHOUT NOTICE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT APPROX 8 MILES/HR. FIRST, I HEARD A SOUND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO APPROACH THE SIGNAL. THEN, THE ABS WENT OFF FOR APPROX. 5 TO 10 SECONDS AND DURING THAT TIME, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP. I PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AT THE RED SIGNAL WITH NO OTHER OPTION AVAILABLE TO ME AT THE TIME. FROM THERE, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SUBURBAN HONDA WHERE I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT AND SERVICED MY HONDA PASSPORT. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE NIGHT BEFORE THE 2ND INCIDENT.*AK