SUSPENSION:REAR
ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED IN SOME JURISDICTIONS FOR ROAD DEICING PURPOSES MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK PRIOR TO THE TIME THAT SUCH CORROSION WOULD NORMALLY BE EXPECTED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION IS FOUND, THE AREA WILL BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH CORROSION HAS DAMAGED THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AND AFFECTED ITS CONNECTION TO THE VEHICLE FRAME, A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET WILL BE INSTALLED. IN THE RARE EVENT THE CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKET REMEDY WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE, A REPURCHASE OFFER WILL BE EXTENDED TO THE VEHICLE'S OWNER. ALL INSPECTIONS AND REMEDIES WILL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE FOR VEHICLES THAT ARE 10 YEARS OLD OR LESS. FOR VEHICLES OLDER THAN 10 YEARS, ISUZU WILL OFFER A FREE REMEDY, BUT ONLY IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN ISUZU SERVICE FACILITY, OR HONDA DEALER (AS APPLICABLE), DEALER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF WHEN OWNER NOTIFICATIONS WERE ISSUED. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 10, 2010. ISUZU OWNERS MAY CONTACT ISUZU AT 1-800-255-6727. HONDA OWNERS MAY CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
149,992 vehicles affected
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS). THE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BRAKING EVENTS.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER ALGORITHM FOR THE ABS THAT IS BASED ON THE ALGORITHM USED IN HONDA'S MY 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES, WITH THE MY 1998 2WD VEHICLES COVERED FIRST, SINCE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOST PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009.
52,934 vehicles affected
SUSPENSION:REAR
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.
213,736 vehicles affected
my frame was rusted throughout at 130k miles the car's rear trail arm mount on the frame detached and almost caused me to run into on by traffic numerous times at 25 mph. only once I stopped to pick up my sons from school the car's rear trail arm detached completely from the frame, I had deemed it undrivable and called for someone to come by and tow it back home. on my own further inspection, I noticed an absurd amount of rust in the rear left side, and holes in the frame. as well as I said the rear trail arm detached from the frame.
my frame was rusted throughout at 130k miles the car's rear trail arm mount on the frame detached and almost caused me to run into on by traffic numerous times at 25 mph. only once I stopped to pick up my sons from school the car's rear trail arm detached completely from the frame, I had deemed it undrivable and called for someone to come by and tow it back home. on my own further inspection, I noticed an absurd amount of rust in the rear left side, and holes in the frame. as well as I said the rear trail arm detached from the frame.
THE DRIVERS SIDE TRAILING ARM BRACKET BROKE OFF OF THE FRAME DUE TO EXTREME RUST AS I WAS DRIVING.
I NOTICED THAT MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. I CALLED THE DEALER HERE IN LEXINGTON KY DON JACOBS AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT I CALLED TO VERIFY THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS THAT WAS NEEDED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS OR TOOLS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SON WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SUSPENSION DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT DUE TO THEM NOT BEING THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THE RECALL EXPIRING, THERE WAS NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE THAT COULD BE PROVIDED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE REAR SUSPENSION SUPPORT SYSTEM WAS RUSTED AND SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.
MY PASSPORT HAS ISSUES WITH REAR AXELS AND SUSPENSION/BOLTS. ALSO ONE DAY WHEN IT HAD BEEN RAINING I APPLIED MY BREAKS TO STOP FOR A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE CAR WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE LIGHT. THE OTHER TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PUMP THE BREAKS TO GET CAR TO STOP AND IT MADE AN AWFUL NOISE. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT I WILL BE DRIVING THE CAR AND THE REAR SUSPENSION/SUPPORT IS GOING TO FALL APART. A GENTLEMAN WHOSE WIFE WAS DRIVIND A PASSPORT SAID THAT HER CARS FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF. SHE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. NONE OF THE RECALLS SEEM TO HAVE BEEN DONE TO THIS CAR AND I DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO TURN. I AM 71 YEARS OLD AND I DRIVE MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AROUND OCCASIONALLY. I ALSO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION FOR ELDERLY PERSONS IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHERE TO GO TO GET THIS FIXED OR BOUGHT BACK. I WENT TO A HONDA SERVICE GARAGE IN DAYTON,OHIO AND HE SAID THE RECALL WAS OUTDATED? A SAFETY ISSUE THAT BIG THAT HAS BEEN ON GOVERNMENT RECALL AND NEVER BEEN FIXED CAN NOT HAVE AN OUTDATED RECALL? MY DAUGHTER HAS PICTURES OF THE SUSPENSION AND RUST, I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SEND THEM!
THE REAR TRAILING ARM HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM SEVERE FRAME RUST. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM IN 2010 BUT IT ONLY RECALLED CARS FROM THE NORTHEASTERN STATES. THIS CAR WAS NOT RECALLED EVEN THOUGH IT IS AND HAS BEEN IN ALASKA. I BELIEVE THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HERE ARE JUST AS SEVERE AS THE NORTHEASTERN STATES AND THE RECALL SHOULD EXTEND HERE ALSO.
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN 6 MONTHS THAT THE FLYWHEEL HAS SEPARATED, WITH CENTER PART STAYING ATTACHED TO MOTOR. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE BEING HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CENTER PART OF THE FLYWHEEL IS STAYING ATTACHED TO THE ENGINE; WHILE THE OUTER PART IS SEPARATING. ALL TEETH ON THE FLYWHEEL ARE STILL INTACT. THEREFORE I HAVE TWO PARTS, ONE CIRCLING THE OTHER. ENGINE STOPS DEAD IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY SEPARATE. THIS IS A $300 OR MORE PART. IT WAS JUST REPLACED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOW IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN. THERE IS NO LISTED RECALL. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE EVERYTHING STOPS WHEN THIS SEPARATION OCCURS. HAD TO PUSH VEHICLE OFF ROAD BOTH TIMES. FEEL I'M LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. WHO DO I NEED TO CONTACT REGARDING THIS? *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SWAYED TO THE RIGHT. THE BUMPER AND TRAILER HITCH BECAME DETACHED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SWAYING ABNORMALLY FOR QUITE SOME TIME AND THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE REAR AXLE AND BUMPER WERE EXTREMELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) AND 00V058000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,523.
LAST YEAR I NOTICED RUST THAT HAD BECOME A GAPING HOLE IN THE LOWER PART- REAR AXLE FRAME OF MY HONDA PASSPORT'S . RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING REAL AXLE FRAME CRACKED WITH A LOUD NOISE. TEMPORARY WELDING IS DONE . I CHECKED WITH HONDA SERVICE, CAR BODY REPAIR AND LOCAL MECHANIC -NO ONE ASSURED THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. AND FINALLY IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL. PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS. I AM THE THIRD OWNER VIN NO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
LAST YEAR I NOTICED RUST THAT HAD BECOME A GAPING HOLE IN THE LOWER PART- REAR AXLE FRAME OF MY HONDA PASSPORT'S . RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING REAL AXLE FRAME CRACKED WITH A LOUD NOISE. TEMPORARY WELDING IS DONE . I CHECKED WITH HONDA SERVICE, CAR BODY REPAIR AND LOCAL MECHANIC -NO ONE ASSURED THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. AND FINALLY IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL. PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS. I AM THE THIRD OWNER VIN NO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
LAST YEAR I NOTICED RUST THAT HAD BECOME A GAPING HOLE IN THE LOWER PART- REAR AXLE FRAME OF MY HONDA PASSPORT'S . RECENTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING REAL AXLE FRAME CRACKED WITH A LOUD NOISE. TEMPORARY WELDING IS DONE . I CHECKED WITH HONDA SERVICE, CAR BODY REPAIR AND LOCAL MECHANIC -NO ONE ASSURED THAT IT CAN BE FIXED. AND FINALLY IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL. PLEASE HELP ME ON THIS. I AM THE THIRD OWNER VIN NO: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
LAST YEAR I NOTICED RUST THAT HAD BECOME A GAPING HOLE IN THE UPPER PART OF MY HONDA PASSPORT'S UPPER FRAME. THEN I NOTICED THERE WERE RUST LOCATIONS AT VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ROOF AND REAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOLELY ON OAHU, SO THERE IS NO ISSUE OF DEICER OR ROAD SALT HAVING CAUSED THIS, AND I LIVE MILES FROM THE OCEAN. THE GAPING HOLE IS GROWING AND THIS PROBLEM MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL, WHICH IS SOMETHING I'D INTENDED TO DO SOON, AS MY GIRLFRIEND WILL ALSO START DRIVING "OUR" VEHICLE AND SHE'S UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A LARGER CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A NUMBER OF SITES HAVE NOTED THAT THE HONDA PASSPORT AND THE ISUZU RODEO (BOTH THE SAME CAR FROM THE SAME PLANT IN INDIANA) HAVE SPECIAL PROBLEMS WITH RUSTY FRAMES, BUT I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT MINE, TOO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION OIL GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. ..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF THE BALL JOINTS, EXHAUST, TIE ROD END, ENGINE GASKETS, SWAY BAR LINKS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION OIL GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. ..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF THE BALL JOINTS, EXHAUST, TIE ROD END, ENGINE GASKETS, SWAY BAR LINKS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION OIL GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. ..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF THE BALL JOINTS, EXHAUST, TIE ROD END, ENGINE GASKETS, SWAY BAR LINKS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION OIL GASKET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000. ..UPDATED 07-17-13 *BF THE BALL JOINTS, EXHAUST, TIE ROD END, ENGINE GASKETS, SWAY BAR LINKS AND TIMING BELT ALL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED AND THE BRACKET COULD NOT BE WELDED BACK ONTO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. ..UPDATED 04/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE FINALLY FOUND A FRAME RESTORATION SHOP. THEY CUT OUT ALL OF THE RUSTED FRAME AREAS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND MADE A NEW END FOR THE LOWER LINK BRACKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME CLOGGED AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THE FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION LEAK. UPDATED 04/23/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED AND THE BRACKET COULD NOT BE WELDED BACK ONTO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. ..UPDATED 04/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE FINALLY FOUND A FRAME RESTORATION SHOP. THEY CUT OUT ALL OF THE RUSTED FRAME AREAS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND MADE A NEW END FOR THE LOWER LINK BRACKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME CLOGGED AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THE FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION LEAK. UPDATED 04/23/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET WAS FRACTURED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED AND THE BRACKET COULD NOT BE WELDED BACK ONTO THE FRAME. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. ..UPDATED 04/18/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE FINALLY FOUND A FRAME RESTORATION SHOP. THEY CUT OUT ALL OF THE RUSTED FRAME AREAS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND MADE A NEW END FOR THE LOWER LINK BRACKET. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER BECAME CLOGGED AND RUINED THE ENGINE. THE FRONT AXLES WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK AND TRANSMISSION LEAK. UPDATED 04/23/13
WELL IN JULY 2012 I WAS DRIVING MY HONDA WHEN I HEARD NOISE (SOUNDED LIKE A MUFFLER LEAK) HIT A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD THEN A POP AND THEN LOUD NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAD BLOWN A HOLE IN IT SELF. THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. WELL HERE IT IS JANUARY 2013 AND JUST LAST WEEK THE OTHER SIDE (MY CAR HAS TWO CONVERTERS, LUCKY ME) DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS IS JUST THE WEIRDEST THING EVER AND SO VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IS THIS NORMAL? I DON'T THINK SO AND NO ONE CAN GIVE ME AN EXPLANATION ON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. I NEED SOME HELP PLEASE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE HOLES AND RUST ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED HIS WIFE HIT A POT HOLE, AND THEN THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT THE DAY, AS THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC, THE REAR STRUT CAME OFF AND IT WAS HANGING DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE STRUT WAS SEVERELY RUSTED, WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/14/12*LJ UPDATED 11/15/15
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHO NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY. THE COIL SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF THE FRAME AND WAS VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 10/15/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHO NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY. THE COIL SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF THE FRAME AND WAS VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 10/15/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE WHO NOTIFIED HIM THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE FAULTY. THE COIL SPRING ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKE OFF THE FRAME AND WAS VISIBLE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000. UPDATED 10/15/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS
I HAD MY VEHICLE INSPECTED DURING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANICS SHOWED ME EXTENSIVE CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND OUT A RECALL FOR A SUSPENSION BRACKET EXPIRED. BUT I ALSO FOUND OUT SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND HONDA WAS WORKING WITH THEM ON THE FRAME CORROSION WHICH WAS IDENTIFIED DURING THE RECALL BUT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I CALLED HONDA AND THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SINCE THE RECALL EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. AGAIN, IT APPEARS HONDA KNOWS OF MORE THAN USUAL/SEVERE CORROSION OF THE FRAME ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAS DEALT WITH A FEW CONSUMERS ON IT. BUT WHEN I ASK THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I NEED HELP. IT APPEARS THERE IS A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN WHAT THEY INITIALLY STARTED THE RECALL FOR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000- SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS EXPIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,000. ....UPDATED 10/11/12 *BF UPDATED 10/16/12
WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A NEW ALTERNATOR PUT IN AND WHEN HE HAD IT UP ON THE LIFT NOTICED SEVERE RUST ON THE FRAME. HE NOTIFIED ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RECOMMENDED GETTING RID OF IT. I TOLD HIM I COULD NOT BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO AND STILL OWED MONEY ON IT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I REALIZED THAT THIS WAS APPARENTLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A COUPLE WELDING SHOPS AND ONE OF THEM TOLD ME IT WAS TOO RISKY TO TRY AND REPAIR IT AND THE OTHER TOLD ME THEY COULD TRY AND DO SOME REPAIRS, BUT OF COURSE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULD LAST ANY LONGER. MY VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED IN OHIO WHICH WAS ONE OF THE STATES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND IT REMAINED IN THAT STATE UNTIL 2010. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A SPEED BUMP AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT CORROSION CAUSED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO DETACH FROM THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE QUALIFIED FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000(SUSPENSION:REAR) BUT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 190,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND A NEW FRAME WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED BEFORE THE REPAIRS COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 146,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES AND REST OF VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FRAME RUST ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES ARE INVOLVED. *TR
VEHICLE FRAME RUSTED TOTALLY THROUGH. HAS ONLY 67,000 MILES AND REST OF VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FRAME RUST ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES ARE INVOLVED. *TR
MY LOCAL LAS VEGAS HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL RELATED TO: THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED NO PARTS, AND SIMPLY TREATED THE AREA WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THREE WEEKS LATER, MY AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING DUE TO THE FRAME HAVING ROTTED AWAY ENTIRELY IN PLACES. HE WAS ABLE TO POKE HOLES IN THE REMAINING FRAME WITH HIS FINGER BECAUSE THE STEEL WAS RUSTED THROUGH SO BADLY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE JUNKYARD IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE, DRIVE TRAIN, INTERIOR, AND BODY ARE ALL IN GOOD OR EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND/OR INFERIOR THE FRAME MATERIALS USED BY HONDA. MY DEALERSHIP SENT ME ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A CLEARLY UNSAFE VEHICLE! *TR
MY LOCAL LAS VEGAS HONDA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY VEHICLE FOR A RECALL RELATED TO: THE FORWARD MOUNTING POINT BRACKET FOR THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK MAY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE HONDA DEALERSHIP REPLACED NO PARTS, AND SIMPLY TREATED THE AREA WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THREE WEEKS LATER, MY AUTO MECHANIC TOLD ME THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING DUE TO THE FRAME HAVING ROTTED AWAY ENTIRELY IN PLACES. HE WAS ABLE TO POKE HOLES IN THE REMAINING FRAME WITH HIS FINGER BECAUSE THE STEEL WAS RUSTED THROUGH SO BADLY. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE JUNKYARD IMMEDIATELY. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE, DRIVE TRAIN, INTERIOR, AND BODY ARE ALL IN GOOD OR EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE AND/OR INFERIOR THE FRAME MATERIALS USED BY HONDA. MY DEALERSHIP SENT ME ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A CLEARLY UNSAFE VEHICLE! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT 4WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WENT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. . THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 06/13/12...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT 4WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WENT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. . THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 06/13/12...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT 4WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WENT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. . THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 06/13/12...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT 4WD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME AND ITS BRACKETS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RUST WENT FROM THE CROSS MEMBER, TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. . THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GAS GAUGE NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. UPDATED 06/13/12...
THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CORROSION OF THE LOWER TRAILING LINK FRAME BRACKETS. THE RECALL WAS DONE ON 9/13/2011. WE TOOK THE SUV TO OUR MECHANIC TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND HE INFORMED US THAT THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SPRING WAS GONE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS GOING DUE TO CORROSION. THE HONDA DEALER THAT DID THE RECALL NEVER INFORMED US OF THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH OUR MECHANIC SAID THEY SHOULD HAVE SPOTTED IT. THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING IN THE BACK IS RESTING ON THE BODY AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT IF IT MOVED. I HAVE TALKED TO THE HONDA CO. AWAITING RESULTS. *KB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ROD FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000. PASSENGER SIDE CAPPED ROD JUST DROPPED OFF NIPPLE. UPDATED 11/10/2011 *LN *TR
MY FRAME ROTTED OUT ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TRAILING ARM LINKAGE, BREAKING FREE WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE UNTIL I GOT INTO A PARKING LOT. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO MY FAMILY'S GARAGE AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE DAMAGE, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FRAME WERE MISSING. PUT IN SOME PATCHES IN ABOUT A TWO TO THREE FOOT AREA ON THE FRAME. FAST FORWARD 2 YEARS, RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE TRAILING ARM RUST PROBLEM FROM HONDA. CALLED HONDA BECAUSE THIS ISN'T A TRAILING ARM ISSUE, IT IS A FRAME ISSUE. I GOT A SPECIAL CASE NUMBER, BRING IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP. TWO DAYS LATER THEY CALL AND SAY EVERYTHING IS ALL SET AND LOOKS GOOD. I GET THE VEHICLE BACK AND CHECK IT OUT. THEY SPRAYED SOME BLACK STUFF THAT DOESN'T DRY ONTO THE TRAILING ARM LINKAGE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN COVER THE AREA OF FRAME THAT WAS WELDED IN, JUST THE LINKAGE. WOULDN'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FRAME HAD ROTTED OUT AND WAS WELDED. THIS IS A FRAME ROT ISSUE NOT A TRAILING ARM WELD BREAKING. THE FRAME WAS IMPROPERLY COATED, AND ROTS ON THE ENTIRE BACK HALF OF THE CAR. *TR
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM EXPRESSING CONCERNS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE 1988-2002 HONDA PASSPORTS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN SUDDENLY, SHE COULD NO LONGER CONTROL IT. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON THE RACK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE STRUTS HAD DETACHED FROM THE FROM FRAME WHICH HAD RUSTED OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS EXAMINED BY THEIR BODY SHOP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY UNREPAIRABLE AND IT WOULD COST MORE TO FIX IT THAN THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN DECEMBER 2010 REGARDING THE RUST PROBLEM AFTER HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN IT TO A JUNKYARD. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ABNORMALLY HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT FRAME STRUT WAS CORRODED AND CAUSING FRAME TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME ABNORMALLY HARD TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRONT FRAME STRUT WAS CORRODED AND CAUSING FRAME TO FAIL. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 05/16/11
FRAME HAS NOW RUSTED THROUGH ON FAKE HONDA PASSPORT, ACTUALLY WE FIND OUT IT IS ISUZU RODEO THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A MONEY PIT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS! IE: EXCESS OIL USAGE, TRANSMISSION TROUBLES, FUEL SENSOR ERRATIC, BRAKES GO OUT FAST, AND MANY OTHER THINGS. HOWEVER, ISUZU AND HONDA HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SINCE 1998 AND HAVE BEEN LETTING OVER 200,000 OF DRIVE AROUND IN A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE! MY DEALER JUST LOOKED AT IT LAST YEAR AND NOW IT IS STAGE 4 CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND THEY ARE REPAIRING SOME THAT SHOULDN'T BE. I HAVE RECENTLY IN VESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD BE DECLARED UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED AND THE OWNERS SHOULD BE COMPENSATED WITH TREBLE DAMAGES BY HONDA AND ISUZU ASAP!!!!!
THE PROBLEM WITH 1999 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLE IS DUE ENTIRELY TO FAULTY MATERIALS SELECTION AND/OR WORKMANSHIP ON HONDA'S PART. HONDA MADE AN UNREASONABLE, UNFAIR OFFER TO BUY THE CAR BACK, AND OUTRAGEOUS TO EXPECT ME AND MY FAMILY TO SUFFER A FINANCIAL BURDEN DUE TO A MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP PROBLEM CAUSED BY HONDA WHICH IS NON OF MY FAULT AT ALL. HONDA ACKNOWLEDGES TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT HAS FAILED TO FIX AND DOES NOT COMPENSATE FAIRLY FOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR EVEN DOWN PAYMENT ON A SIMILAR PERFORMING VEHICLE. *LN