1998 HONDA PASSPORT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARRANT AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ROLL OVER ON ITS WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A RUPTURED SPLEEN, SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AND ARM, COLLAPSED LUNG AND SEVERAL BRUISES AND LACERATIONS TO THE FACE. THE CONT

Mileage: 230,000

REAR FRAME ON MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT BROKE AND DRIVER REAR CONTROL BAR BROKE OFF FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH ON A CLEAR DAY, ON A STRAIGHT LEVEL ROAD. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE GOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE WITH NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS. AT ONE POINT A VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE HONDA WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY! I SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO MY NECK. IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. NOTHING WAS DONE TO

Mileage: 120,000

I FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS, WHICH COMES WITH A RECALL BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY. I CONTACTED MY DEALER(HONDA) BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I READ YOUR RECALL HISTORY, WHICH INDICATES THAT MY CAR BELONGS TO THOSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM LATELY. HOWEVER, SINCE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE FREE SERVICE AND PARTS AS TO MY REQUEST, I HAVE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPT. THE FOUND PROBLEM IS WHEN I WAS SLOWLY DRIVING THIS

Mileage: 61,880

PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE FITTED GRILLE GUARD ON VEHICLE. *MR (INSUFFICIENT WARNING) THE "GRILLE GUARD," SAFETY FEATURE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL BILLS, LOSES, REPAIR, AND SUFFERING. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH A DEER. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO POLICE ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.*AK

Mileage: 93,000

LAST FEBRUARY, MY INTAKE GASKET FAILED, AND MY MECHANIC WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA PARTS MANAGER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR PASSPORT. THE GASKETS WERE FAULTY. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS FEBRUARY, I WAS LOSING OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK MY PASSPORT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT, ALTHOUGH I REGULARLY CHANGED MY OIL AND THE ENGINE IS EXTREMELY CLEAN, THE HEAD IS CRACKED AND THE VALVES ARE WORN OUT. AGAIN, MY MECHANIC TALKS TO T

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1998 HONDA PASSPORT.*MR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH BUMPY PAVEMENT, AGAIN THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NM

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR CUP HOLDER KEEPS OPENING UP, CAUSING THE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT TO TRIP OVER THE CUP HOLDER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE PURCHASE. THE CUP HOLDER OPENED UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TRIPPED OVER IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES. TSB# 98-027. HONDA REFUSED SERVICE. *SCC THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, IT WAS NOT READING WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL AND FINALLY IT DID NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY AT ALL.

Mileage: 30

CONSUMER STATES THAT REAR CUP HOLDER KEEPS OPENING UP, CAUSING THE KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT TO TRIP OVER THE CUP HOLDER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON SINCE PURCHASE. THE CUP HOLDER OPENED UP ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD HAD TRIPPED OVER IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES. TSB# 98-027. HONDA REFUSED SERVICE. *SCC THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, IT WAS NOT READING WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FULL AND FINALLY IT DID NOT MOVE FROM EMPTY AT ALL.

Mileage: 30

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES WHICH FAILED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND SLID FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 03012(MFR) 10001303(NHTSA) REGARDING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK *SCC *JB

DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *MR PH

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *NLM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATOR DROPPED TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. *NLM

I OWN A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHICH LEADS TO A HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHLE BRAKING. THOUGH I WAS NOT SPEEDING MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTING AND FELT HARD AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE MORE FIRMLY. I ENDED UP PARTIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY AND AN ONCOMING CAR SLAMMED INTO ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE TOTALLING MY SUV. THE STREET WAS WET FROM RAIN. AS I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STILL REMAINED I

THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED ON DEMAND. LAST WEEK WHEN SLOWLY MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN INTO A NEIGHBORS DRIVE, THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING A CRASH. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AND MAKE A TURN BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE. SAME DEFECT PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED W/O AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RECOGNIZE DEFECT. CONSUMER'S INSURANCE COMPANY HAD ADVISED CONSUMER TO REPORT COMPLAINT DUE TO CONCURRENT PROBLEMS. *AK

ON OCCASION WHEN WE STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THO I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, HONDA CANNOT DUPLICATE THEREFORE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED WITH THE CAR. STILL HAVE 6 MONTHS BEFORE LEASE IS UP AND THEY WON'T BUY OUT THE LEASE OR TAKE THE CAR BACK. ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE WITNESSES WHO HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN. TWICE WE HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WITH IT, TWICE I'VE GONE THROUGH LIGHTS, ONCE I HIT A SIDEWALK TRYING TO PA

ON OCCASION WHEN WE STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. THO I HAVE COMPLAINED NUMEROUS TIMES, HONDA CANNOT DUPLICATE THEREFORE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED WITH THE CAR. STILL HAVE 6 MONTHS BEFORE LEASE IS UP AND THEY WON'T BUY OUT THE LEASE OR TAKE THE CAR BACK. ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAVE WITNESSES WHO HAVE SEEN IT HAPPEN. TWICE WE HAVE HAD ACCIDENTS WITH IT, TWICE I'VE GONE THROUGH LIGHTS, ONCE I HIT A SIDEWALK TRYING TO PA