1999 Honda PASSPORT: complaints, problems and recalls

MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT'S ABS LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER IT'S SELF DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT DIAGNOSTIC CODES REQUIRE THE MAIN ABS COMPUTER MODULE TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE LIGHT IS LIT, THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LIGHT OCCAISIONALLY DOES GO OFF AFTER SELF DIAGONOSTICS, ABOUT 2% OF THE TIME. HONDA CLAIMS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH ISUZU INDICATES THAT THEIR RODEO, WHICH IS THE SAME VEHICLE AND MODEL YEAR DOES HAVE A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN PLACE FOR…

Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10000709 at NHTSA ↗

AS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, AND CONSEQUENTLY HIT HER SON WHO WAS PLAYING IN THE GARAGE. RECALL#021002001 *JB *DT *SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10001229 at NHTSA ↗

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD WORKED INTERMITTENTLY DURING USE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PH SCC

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10002127 at NHTSA ↗

LTR FM KRESTON & MARY KAY LANE (ND). THE CONSUMERS SON SUFFERED INJURIES WHEN HIS VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED THROUGH THEIR GARAGE. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10004380 at NHTSA ↗

BREAKING PROBLEMS CAUSE ME TO BE INVOLVE IN A WRECK UPON ENTERING AN INTERSECTION I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BREAKS LET OFF CAUSING ME TO TURN INTO THE CENTER LANE WHERE I WAS HIT BY A TRUCK. I DO NOT HAVE THE CORRECT DATE NOW BUT IF IS FILLED WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY MY AGENT IS RC FASON [phone removed] FARMERS INSURANCE

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005371 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL GAGE STOP WORKING LAST YEAR HAD NEW ONE PUT IN . IT HAS FAILED AGAIN FUEL GAGE WOULD REGISTER EMPTY WHEN TAK AS 3/4 FULL FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK TO DEELER WHO SAID IT WAS A FAULTY SENDING UNIT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE HOLE FUEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE TANK

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10005373 at NHTSA ↗

BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10005928 at NHTSA ↗

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *DT *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10009172 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2000-03-02 (March 2, 2000)

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.

Consequence: THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.

Reported: 2010-09-22 (September 22, 2010)

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.

Consequence: 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.

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.