2001 HONDA PASSPORT Recalls, Complaints & Safety

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.

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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.

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

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.

I WAS CHANGING THE TIRES AND NOTICED A HUGE WHOLE ON THE BOTTOM FRAME EXTREME CORROSION... AFRAID TO DRIVE

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.

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ALL RUSTY INREPARABLE FRAME

FRAME RUSTED OUT AND FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO. TODAY HE TOOK IT IN TO GET A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE. WHEN THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR LIFTED HE RECOGNIZED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CRACKS/RUST FRAME. THE PLASTIC GAS TANK IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE METAL CASING THAT SURROUNDS IT, IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY ATE AWAY. THERE IS ALSO A FRAME CRACK DUE TO RUST ON THE PASSENGER REAR FRAME BEHIND THE REAR TIRE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT WE NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED DUE TO OUR SAFETY. WE FOUND SOME INFORMATION ON A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE OCCURRING ON OUR VEHICLE: HTTP://NEWS.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=5798-EN WHEN WE SEARCHED OUR VIN NUMBER NO RECALLS SHOWED UP, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, SOLD, AND DRIVEN IN WHAT HONDA REFERS TO AS A "SALT BELT" STATE. NOT SURE WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT IS HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED ARE HAVING. PLEASE ADVISE WHY OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE. THANKS FOR YOU TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE, IF NOT REMEDIED, WOULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION DAMAGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

ON JUNE 18, 2015, WHILE ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPING BEHIND A VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION (MOVING AT A CRAWL SPEED, LESS THAN 0.5 MPH), MY HONDA PASSPORT LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR WAS CONTAINED THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER. BELIEVING AT THAT TIME MY BRAKES JUST FAILED (I COULDN'T GRASP HOW ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR WHEN I WAS FIRMLY ON MY BRAKES), I HAD MY BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ON JUNE 29, 2015 IN A PARKING SPACE, WHILE I WAS AT A CRAWL SPEED (LESS THAN 0.5 MPH) AND ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN, GOING TO THE NEXT PARKING SPACE AND HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED AS THOUGH I WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS IN THE PARKED VEHICLE, NOBODY WAS BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, AND ONLY BODY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND UN DRIVABLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ENGINE DIED, LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES (LOST VACUUM TO BOOSTER.) THE #1 INTAKE LIFTER BUTTON POPPED OUT AND THE CAM LOBE HAMMERED THE LIFTER AND VALVE INTO THE #1 CYLINDER CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. ENGINE OIL WAS IN MID RANGE AND HAD ~2000K ON ENGINE OIL CHANGE. NO FLUID MIXING OCCURRED PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. WHEN VALVE WAS PUSHED INTO THE CYLINDER IT WAS BENT, THE LOCKING UP OF THE CAM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO BE BROKEN BENDING THE IDLER PULLEY DOWN DUMPING ANTIFREEZE OUT ONTO THE ROAD. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A FEW YEARS BACK MY TRAILING LINKAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS FIRST AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. HIT POT HOLE AND DRIVERS SIDE LINKAGE BROKE OFF. CAUSING ME TO FISH TAIL IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CRASH. NOW I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN MY FRAME AND THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT FIXED AND WELDED BACK ONTO MY TRUCK. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX TO HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A DRIVABLE VEHICLE AGAIN. OR. AMERICAN HONDA CAN BUYOUT THESE VEHICLES FROM THESE OWNERS. *TR

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.

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

FUEL TANK DROPPED DOWN, CHECKED AND IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE FREE FROM FRAME WHICH ALSO RUSTED OUT. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME RUST COMPLETELY OUT LIKE THIS ! HONDA TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND MY WIFE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM THAT WAS IN THE RECALL DIDN'T AFFECT THE AREA THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. NOW WHAT ? I GUESS I SHOULD SELL ALL MY HONDAS AND BUY AMERICAN MOTORS. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LINKAGE THAT CONNECTS THE REAR AXLE TO THE FRAME SEPARATED COMPLETELY DUE TO CORROSION. I TOOK IT TO HONDA FOR THE RECALL, WHICH SERVICE BULLETIN 10-079 STATES HONDA WILL PAY FOR VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL (SEPT 2010)), AND THEY DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS SO BAD THAT THEY WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY VEHICLE SINCE THE DEFECT HAS CAUSED SUCH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS TO RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

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.

2001 HONDA PASSPORT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH BRACKET LINKS RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE/HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THE REPLACEMENT BRACKETS WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. HONDA OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER ACCORDING TO THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $1800. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH MORE. *JB UPDATED 08/24/11.*JB UPDATED 10/10/12. *JB

9/11/10 WHILE DRIVING 2001 HONDA PASSPORT, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE FRAME WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THERE WAS NO PLACE ON THE FRAME THAT THEY COULD ATTACH THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE LOUD NOISE WAS THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE THE FRAME ROTTED THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ROAD SAFE AND NEEDED A FRAME REPLACEMENT. SINCE AN EA HAD BEEN OPENED HONDA SUGGESTED I GO TO A GARAGE THAT CAN BYPASS THE CORROSION AND RIG SOMETHING UP THAT WOULD ALLOW A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I DID THE REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,200.00, BUT IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED OR ROAD SAFE FOR ANYTHING BUT SIDE ROADS AROUND TOWN. LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE LOWER LINK BRACKETS. MY LOWER LINK BRACKETS ARE NOT DEFECTIVE THEY ARE FINE AND COMPLETELY INTACT. THE PROBLEM IS MY ENTIRE FRAME IS CORRODED THROUGH ALL LAYERS AND IS RIDDLED WITH HOLES. THE BRACKET CANNOT BE ATTACHED BECAUSE YOU CANNOT WELD A BRACKET ONTO RUST AND HOLES. FROM THE DATE OF THE RECALL BOTH HONDA OF TORRINGTON AND THE INDEPENDENT GARAGE THAT DID THE TEMPORARY REPAIR SAID THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ROAD SAFE , FELL WELL OUTSIDE THE PARAMETERS OF THE WORST STAGE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT MY CASE WOULD BE REFERRED TO HONDA TO NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT. AFTER MONTHS OF CALLS TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE STATUS I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE DOWN FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WE REQUESTED TO BE PRESENT AND DID NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS UNLESS WE WERE. WE CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK WHEN THEY WOULD BE CALLING US DOWN. THEY SAID TO ARRIVE IN ONE HALF HOUR BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN THEY WOULD BE BRING THE VEHICLE IN. WHEN WE ARRIVED 20 MINUTES LATER, WE WERE TOLD A STAGE 2 REPAIR WAS ALREADY DONE PER THE TECH-LINE. WHICH CONSISTED OF SPRAYING WAX OVER AN UNSAFE FRAME. THEY REFUSED TO PUT ON OUR INVOICE THAT IT WAS ROAD SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND EXHIBITED RUST HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE UPPER TRAILING ARM BRACKET. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WENT IN FOR INSPECTION FOR RECALL FOR THE LOWER LINK TRAILING BRACKETS. THE BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED OVER THE RUSTED FRAME ON 03/16/11. IT WAS STATED IN EMAILS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE THAT EVEN IF THE STAGE 3 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AS INSTRUCTED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DEEP CORROSION IN OTHER PORTIONS AS WELL. HONDA TOLD JEFFREY HONDA TO STILL PERFORM THE STAGE 3 REPAIR AS THE OTHER CORROSION AREAS DO NOT APPLY TO THIS CURRENT CAMPAIGN. IT IS JEFFREY HONDA'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HEAVY AND DEEP CORROSION TO REAR TRAILING ARMS, REAR FRAME HANGING NOT BOLTED TOGETHER. FUEL TANK HOUSING RUSTED AND HALF WAY PORTIONS AS WELL. HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE REFUSES TO OFFER A BUY BACK OFFER FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BOUGHT BACK OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT AS BAD AS MINE AND TELL ME THAT THEY ARE SORRY BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING ELSE FOR ME. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND STILL HAS A 2 YEAR LOAN ON IT WITH FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT HONDA USED DEFECTIVE STEEL WHEN MAKING THESE FRAMES FOR THESE VEHICLES. CASE MANAGER [XXX] SAYS THE BUY BACK OFFERS ARE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IN OUR MANY CONVERSATIONS HE CAN NOT TELL ME WHY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA. IT IS RUSTED UNDERNEATH FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE TRAILING BRACKETS INSTALLED ARE LIKE A BAND AID FOR A BROKEN LEG. I FEEL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AS OTHERS GET BUY BACK OFFERS AND ALL I GET IS SORRY. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. IT CAN NEVER BE DRIVEN AGAIN WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES AND A PERFECT BODY BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTED. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE REOPENED TO INCLUDE THE FRAME. MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH THE ROTTED FRAMES AS IT IS THEIR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THEY ARE RISKING THEIR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY CONTINUING TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. ALL STATES SHOULD OF RECEIVED A INSPECTION NOTICE FOR THESE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). HE BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TO A MAJOR PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CORROSION OF THE LOWER LINK SUSPENSION BRACKETS, THE DEALER WERE TO INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA AND FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION WAS FOUND, THE AREA WAS TO BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DECIDED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIRS ADMINISTERED TO THE VEHICLE WERE ADEQUATE TO CORRECT A POTENTIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED CONFIRMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,628. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA RECOMMENDED PLATES TO BE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME TO REINFORCE IT. THERE ARE RUST HOLES BEYOND REPAIR AND UNDER THE BRACKETS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPDATED 08/19/11*JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WITH 91000 MILES AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY RECALLED DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION, UPON A PERSONAL INSPECTION, CHUNKS OF MY FRAME WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED BY HAND. I WAS ADVISED OF 4 STAGES OF SEVERITY AND AFTER THE INSPECTION MY VEHICLE WAS A STAGE 4. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ACTUALLY THERE IS 5 STAGES AND MINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. I'M STILL AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL FROM HONDA CORP TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I WORK IN A TOTAL LOSS CLAIM HANDLING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LARGEST INSURER OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY. NOT ONLY HAVE PROFESSIONALS THAT HANDLE INSPECTIONS DAILY FOR THIS COMPANY BUT THE SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS ARE SAYING THIS VEHICLE IS STILL NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD CONSIDERING THE EXTENT OF CORROSION OVER THE ENTIRE FRAME, NOT JUST THE 'BRACKETS'. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD ONLY CHILD THAT I REFUSE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THAT BEING THE CASE CREATING A MAJOR DILEMMA ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST THE ECONOMICAL IMPACT. HONDA HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY THE MINIMUM TO COVERAGE LARGE LIABILITY LOSSES WITH THIS ISSUE AND ARE PUTTING UNSAFE VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROAD. OVER THE LAST WEEK OF THIS TREMENDOUS NIGHTMARE, I'VE BEEN SHUFFLED FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT WITHIN HONDA BEING RENDERED AS A 'SINGLE' CUSTOMER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RECOURSE AGAINST THIS INJUSTICE. ULTIMATELY, I'M FACED WITH BEING A PARENT PROTECTING MY CHILD FROM AN UNSAFE VEHICLE VERSUS UNLOADING THIS VEHICLE ON AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER TO RECOUP ECONOMICALLY. I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS FROM THIS COMPLAINT OTHER THAN SIMPLY KNOWING MORE THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER GOING THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE DUE TO MY OCCUPATION AND SIMPLY HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT. WE HAVE TOO MANY RESOURCES IN THIS INDUSTRY TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR WORSE YET DIE DUE TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF A LARGE COMPANY AND NOTHING BEING DONE. THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER READS THIS FOR FINISHING MY COMPLAINT, NOW ON TO THE NEXT ONE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/08/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO REPAIR THE LOWER LINK BRACKETS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST AND FRACTURES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DID NOT PASS THE FRAME TEST CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

2001 HONDA PASSPORT. REAR TRAILING LINKAGE RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. RECEIVED RECALL A YEAR LATER FROM HONDA. TRUCK IS NOW AT A WELDER GETTING THE REAR FRAME RAILS PATCHED DUE TO RUSTING. ITS NOT ONLY THE FRAME RAILS THAT ARE RUSTING AWAY. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 125000. I HAVE NOTICED THE ENTIRE FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK RUSTING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. CAN AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MY EXPERIENCE WAS WITH THE REAR TRAILING LINKAGE. WAS DOING 45 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP, LINKAGE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME.. I FISHED TAILED IN TRAFFIC, LUCKILY NOT HITTING ANYONE OR HURTING MYSELF. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. AND CUSTOMERS REIMBURSED AND COMPENSATED. *TR

FIRST THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HEADQUARTERS THAT MY 2001 PASSPORTS FRAME WAS IN SUCH POOR CONDITION AND UNSAFE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SO HEADQUARTERS REQUESTED MORE PICTURES OF THE FRAME DAMAGE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. TODAY SIMON FROM HEADQUARTERS CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECALL REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR WILL STILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE RUSTED FRAME WAS WORSE IN THE FRONT THAN IN THE REAR WHERE THEY WOULD INSTALL THE NEW BRACKETS. THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS ALREADY SEPARATING FROM THE BACK OF THE FRAME. SO THEY ARE FIXING A CAR THAT WILL NEVER BE SAFE BECAUSE THEY USED DEFECTIVE MATERIALS ON ALL THEIR FRAMES FOR VEHICLES UNDER RODEO AND PASSPORT FROM 1998-2002. THIS WAS REPORTED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS OF THIS RUST PROBLEM AND THEN THE RECALL FIX IS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2010. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOME HELP WITH THESE BIG CORPORATIONS WHEN THEY EXPECT US TO DRIVE THEIR UNSAFE CARS AND SIGN WAIVERS ON THE RUSTED FRAME PICTURES. I AM NOT DRIVING THAT PASSPORT ANYWHERE AS HUMAN LIVES ARE AT STAKE, INCLUDING MINE. HOW IS IT THAT SOME RECEIVE A PAY OFF FOR THEIR CAR AND I GET STUCK PAYING A LOAN FOR 2 1/2 MORE YEARS FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE HERE? I THINK THIS IS THE MOST HORRIFIC THING A CAR COMPANY CAN DO TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE WHO WERE LOYAL TO THAT COMPANY. HOW MANY LIVES OR ACCIDENTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE WE GET HELP. SOMEONE IN POWER NEEDS TO HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED WITH HONDA AND INCLUDE THE FRAME IN THE RECALL PROCESS AS THEY ARE BASICALLY IN THE SAME CONDITION. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SIT BACK AND TAKE THIS AND DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SEVERE INJUSTICE. IF SOMEONE EVEN READS THESE COMPLAINTS WOULD BE A MIRACLE AS IT TOOK MANY YEARS TO EVEN GET A BRACKET RECALL FROM HONDA. PLEASE HELP US WHO HAVE ONLY THIS CAR AS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I CAN'T EVEN LOOK FOR WORK AS I HAVE NO CAR BUT I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT TO MAKE AND INSURANCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE DEALER ADVISED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN IF THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE DEALER ADVISED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RECALLED FOR A LOWER TRAILING LINK FRONT BRACKETS. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS THE WORST FRAME RUST THAT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. I STILL HAVE 2 MORE YEARS ON THIS LOAN FOR THIS CAR AND HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE TO LOOK FOR WORK. I STILL HAVE TO PAY ON A CAR I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS OFFERING OTHER VERY LOW PAY OFF AMOUNTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL HELPLESS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. ON THEIR RECALL NOTICE IT STATES THAT ANY INCIDENTAL OR INCONVENIENCE YOU MAY HAVE SUFFERED DUE TO THE LOSS OR USE OF YOUR VEHICLE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT AS 35,000 PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. *TR