1998 Honda Passport

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

Defect. 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.

Risk. EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

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.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S

Risk. IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S

Risk. IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIRING HARNESS ON THESE VEHICLES.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

Risk. THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. HONDA IS ASKING FOR THE RETURN OF THE FLOOR MAT SET AND WILL REIMBURSE OWNERS FOR THE COST OF THE RUBBER FLOOR MAT SET ALONG WITH ANY RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GENERAL MOTOR CODE 1870 (TRANSMISSION) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SEVERE RUST ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FRAME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) WAS RECEIVED BACK IN 2011 AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT WILLIAMS HONDA IN TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

I BOUGHT A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT AT THE AUCTION IN SALEM NEWHAMPSHIRE ON DECEMBER 20, 2014, THE VEHICLE HAS AN ESTIMATE OF 87;000 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS WHY I BOUGHT THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE ON TOP OF THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, HOWEVER TO MY SURPRISE AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC, I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME TO THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY ROTTED AND WOULD MOST LIKELY BE A HAZARD. I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL FOR FRAME ROT ISSUES UNTIL TODAY DECEMBER 29,2014, I TRIED TO RECEIVE CO-OPERATIONS FROM A HONDA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED AND THAT THEIR WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND SIMPLY APOLOGIZED. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY WOULD THEY LEAVE A RECALLED VEHICLE ON THE MARKET, WOULDN'T THIS BE A VIOLATION OF THE LEMON LAW? I BELIEVE AS A RECENT HONDA PASSPORT OWNER, TO A VEHICLE THAT HAS HARDLY BEEN USED, JUDGING BY THE MILES, I SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO SERVICES FROM HONDA IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL THAT WAS "CLOSED". BESIDES IT WAS HONDA'S ERROR AND IT IS THEIR OBLIGATION TO BUILD SAFE VEHICLES FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

DRIVING STARTED TO SWAY SLIGHTLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ON THE WAY HOME THERE WAS A SUDDEN GRINDING AND LOSS OF CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE STAYING IN ONE LANE, I PULLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND LOOKED AT IT. THE REAR TRAILING ARM RUSTED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OVER THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS THAT CANADA IS REIMBURSED AND IN THE US IT IS HARD TO GET THE PROPER COMPENSATION. HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS, WERE ASSURED THERE WERE NO RECALLS WHEN WE BOUGHT IT FROM A DEALER, WE WERE NEVER INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS WHILE OWNING IT. VEHICLE HAS RECALLS ON RUST AND THE FRAME THAT HONDA SAID EXPIRED, BUT THEY HAD US TOW OUR VEHICLE TO HONDA CENTER THEN OFFERED 100 DOLLARS TO US AFTER THE TOW FEE WAS DEDUCTED OR WE COULD PAY 1800 TO FIX IT. WE HAD IT IN A SAFE PLACE THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN US MUCH MORE MONEY FOR TOTALING IT OUT BECAUSE HE WOULDN'T FIX IT DUE TO THE REPAIR STILL BEING UNSAFE. THIS IS THIS PARTICULAR SERVICE CENTERS WAY OF GETTING UNSAFE HONDA'S OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BOUNCE AND VEER WITHOUT THE CONTACT TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

I TOOK MY HONDA PASSPORT TO FOX HONDA, TO GET THE RECALLS LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, SO THEY SAID THE RECALL FOR THE FRAME HAD ENDED ALREADY SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEY LET ME DRIVE THE HONDA OFF THERE LOT KNOWING THAT I COULD GET IN A WRECK. THERE'S GOT TO BE A MANDATORY RECALL ON THESE PASSPORTS AND GET THEM OFF THE ROAD. ITS JUST NOT GOING TO KILL YOU BUT OTHER PEOPLE TOO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE FRAME AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS RUST AND CORROSION ALL OVER THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED HIM OF RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) HOWEVER, THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED FOR HIS VEHICLE AND HE SHOULD CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO VERIFIED THAT THE RECALL WAS EXPIRED AND REFERRED HIM BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. AFTER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE MISSED THE EXPIRATION DATE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 175,000.

I TOOK MY CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR REGULAR SERVICE ON AUGUST 7, 2012. THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND SAID THAT ELEMENTS OF THE REAR SUSPENSION, PARTICULARLY THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET MENTIONED IN THE 1998 HONDA PASSPORT RECALL - #00V058000, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE REAR SUSPENSION, WERE SO CORRODED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED HONDA DEALER TO ADDRESS THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE, AND AT THAT TIME THEY APPLIED AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COATING TO THESE AFFECTED PARTS. THIS SOLUTION DID NOT SEEM TO WORK. AT THE TIME, SOME OWNERS OF THE MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS VEHICLE HAD THEIR VEHICLES BOUGHT BACK BY THE MANUFACTURER. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFFERED THAT OPTION. INSTEAD, A VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME THAT WAS UNSAFE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

I BROUGHT MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT IN TO HAVE IT INSPECTED. I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE FRAME INCLUDING BRACKETS WERE ENTIRELY RUSTED. IT WOULD NOT PASS INSPECTION AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT RUST. I DEPEND ON MY TRUCK AND MY GRANDCHILDREN HAVE TO RIDE IN IT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL, SOME ONE IS BOUND TO BE KILLED BY HONDA MISTAKES. (WHO KNOWS HOW MANY ACCIDENTS THERE HAVE BEEN.) I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE HAD ALL UPKEEP DONE . ONCE AGAIN PLEASE MAKE THIS ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL, FOR SAFETY SAKE. *TR

THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION ARM HOLDER RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE AWAY FROM FRAME WHICH LET THE REAR AXLE TO MOVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY. FORTUNIATELY IT HAPPENED IN A 30 MPH ZONE. THE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND NOT FIXABLE. HONDA CANCELED THEIR RECALL AND DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT NO WORK COULD BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V436000 ( FRAME MOUNTING BRACKET) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRAME AND NOTICED A SECOND FRACTURE IN THE FRAME NEAR THE SUSPENSION LINK. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE COST OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED AND THAT RECALL REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED DUE TO THE RUST AND CORROSION FOUND ON THE FRAME. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION WAS STILL RUSTING. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ASSISTING THE CONTACT WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A NEW BRACKET WAS MOUNTED ONTO A SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE REMEDY WAS INADEQUATE AND UNSAFE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF UPDATED 12/07/11

BACK HALF OF FRAME SHOWS SEVERE RUST DAMAGE INCLUDING HOLES IN FRAME. REAR END VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FOUND WHEN INSPECTING TAILPIPE WHICH HAS BROKEN AND WAS HANGING. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL LOUD VIBRATION, FEELING OF BACK OF VEHICLE BEING LOOSE, NOT IN CONTROL, LOOSE REAR END ON VEHICLE. *TR

WE BROUGHT OUR HONDA PASSPORT IN FOR A RECALL AND THEY TOLD US THE LAST THREE FEET OF THE FRAME RAIL WAS ROTTED RIGHT OUT. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HONDA IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT YET. *TR

MY 98 HONDA PASSPORT IS APART OF THIS RECENT RECALL. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK NOW AND THEY ARE WAITING TO HEAR FROM HONDA. IT SEEMS TO ME MAY BE UNDRIVABLE. *LN

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 CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND BELIEVED THE DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE FACTORY COOLING TOOLS WERE INSERTED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ELECTROLYSIS AND CORROSION WAS PRESENT WHICH RENDERED THE COOLING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

FRAME RUST FROM FRONT TO BACK REAR IS REALLY BAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING ROUTINELY SERVICED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,835 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,523.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR UNRELATED ISSUES, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE UNDER FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,709.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUALLY LOUD BANG AND THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE SUSPENSION DID NOT FEEL NORMAL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST AND THE SHOCKS WERE BEING HELD UP BY THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND MECHANIC STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH REPAIRS DUE TO THE RUST ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET REGARDING EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 01/19/11 *BF UPDATED 01/31/11. *JB

1998 HONDA PASSPORT WITH SEVERE FRAME ROT, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT WHEN LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED OFF AND BROKE, THANK GOD MY KIDS WEREN'T IN THE CAR WITH ME! HAD TO GET WELDED AND NOW THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE ROTTING OFF. *TR

OUR FAMILY OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT WITH SERIOUS FRAME RUSTING AND FRAME ROT. WE HAVE MAINTAINED AND SERVICED THE VEHICLE REGULARLY AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES. OUR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE LIKE A TANK. IN OTHER WORDS IT BECAME HARD TO TURN AND YOU COULD FEEL EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTION OF THE CAR I FOUND THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE SPRINGS TO RIDE DIRECTLY ONTO THE CAR BODY. ALSO THE FRAME STABILIZER BAR MOUNT WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BREAKING OFF. THE REAR FRAME SUPPORT BAR THAT CONNECTS THE REAR END OF THE FRAME TOGETHER WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS FRAME IS SO RUSTED THOUGHT THAT YOU CAN POKE HOLES IN IT WITH YOUR FINGERS!!!!! THE ENTIRE FRAME IS COMPLETELY ROTTED THROUGH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 25 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED AND IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,500.

I OWN A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT, I BOUGHT IT IN 2008, AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE RUSTING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE RUST ON THE FRAME, AND THE AXLES. THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE RUST OF THE FRAME. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK IS ALSO ROTTING OUT, BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH RUST UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK ON THE FRAME. I DID PAY A MECHANIC TO FIX SOME OF THE FRAME,AND AXLE TO WELD SOME NEW METAL ONTO THE FRAME, BUT THAT DIDN'T HELP IN THE INSPECTION PROCESS, THE TRUCK STILL FAILED TO PAS INSPECTION. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE NO WAY TO FIX IT, OR DRIVE IT. *TR

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

THE FRAME OF MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT RUSTED AND BROKE IN OCT 09 WHILE AT SCHOOL. IT COST ME OVER $1500.00 TO HAVE IT WELDED (REPAIRED), SO I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. WHEN I GOT IT HOME IN MAY I HAD MY GARAGE CHECK THE CAR'S REPAIR JOB AND CONDITION. THE WELD JOB ON THE LEFT MID-FRAME HELD, BUT THE REAR OF THE FRAME WAS IN BAD SHAPE. THE REAR OF THE FRAME AND COIL SPRINGS ETC. HAD TOTALLY RUSTED AND DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR WAS SAGGING AND UNSTABLE AND UNSAFE TO OPERATE. THE BODY, ENGINE, AND TRANSMISSION ARE FINE. THE FRAME ACTUALLY HAS HOLES RUSTED THROUGH IT AND CRUMBLES IN YOUR HANDS. THE CAR IS ECONOMICALLY UNREPAIRABLE AND I HAVE TO JUNK THE CAR. I HAVE LEASED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET TO WORK. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 1998 HONDA PASSPORT WITH ALMOST TOTAL FRAME ROT OUT VIN NUMBER IS [XXX] I NOTICE THIS WHEN UP ON A LIFT AT MY MECHANICS GARAGE THEN I SEE ALL THE COMPLAINT ON THE WEB ABOUT THE FRAME ROT. MY TRUCK IS IN PERFECT SHAPE OTHERWISE AND , WAS TOLD IT CAN NOT BE FIX.. I AM LOW INCOME AND CANNOT AFFORD A NEW TRUCK AND HAVE JUST PUT IN 800 + DOLLARS OF ENGINE WORK.. I M AM HOPING SOMETHING CN BE DONE , BEFORE ME OR A FAMILY GET HURT OR KILLED THANK GOD I ONLY TRAVEL 6 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT IT DOES NOT LET GO AND HOPE WE CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THESE COMPANIES HONDA AND ISUZU YOU MAY CONTACT ME AT [XXX] *TR

THE FRAM IS RUSTING OUT FROM THE BACK DOORS TO THE BACK OF THS SUV

I HAVE A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT AND THE BOTTOM FRAME IS ALL RUSTED AND THE REAR AXLE OR REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING ARM RUSTED TILL IT FELL OFF. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED WHILE MY SON WAS LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY AND HE WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. SO IT IS NO LONGER DRIVEABLE AND WE TIED UP THE FALLING PART AND IT WAS PARKED IN OUR YARD FOR ALMOST A YEAR BECAUSE WE COULD NOT AFFORD TO GET IT REPAIRED. WE NOW HAVE TO MOVE TO A TOWNHOUSE AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO PARK THIS VEHICLE SO WE HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTOBODY SHOP FOR AN ESTIMATE. THE INITIAL ESTIMATE FOR COST OF REPAIR IS ABOUT $2,000 WHICH IS MORE THAN WHAT WE CAN AFFORD AND IT COULD POSSIBLY GET HIGHER ONCE THE REPAIRS GET STARTED. SO THIS IS WHERE WE STAND. WE BOUGHT A HONDA, USED IT FOR 2.5 YEARS AND DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF PARTS USED TO MAKE THIS VEHICLE, IT ROTTED OUT ON US AND FELL APART AND WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO USE IT SINCE THE SUMMER OF 2009 AND WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GET IT REPAIRED. WE FEEL THAT HONDA SHOULD BE REPONSIBLE FOR OUR LOSS OF USE OF THIS VEHICLE. WE WERE HOPING TO KEEP THIS VEHICLE AND USE FOR A LONG TIME BUT NOW IS UNABLE TO.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, THERE HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATIONS IN MY 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. (ISUZU) THIS OCCURS MAINLY IN A STOP AND GO SITUATION WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE RPM'S SUDDENLY SHOOT UP TO ABOUT 6000, AND JUST AS SUDDENLY DECREASE. THE REAR WHEELS SPIN WHILE I AM HOLDING THE BRAKE DOWN. ON THE LAST OCCASION, I HAD IT IN PARK AND THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE ISUZU PEOPLE AND HONDA PEOPLE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE, NOR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR

1988 HONDA PASSPORT - VEHICLE'S DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BAR RUSTED OFF, CAUSING A NEAR ACCIDENT. LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT WAS ONLY GOING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, SO WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. ENTIRE FRAME IS RIDDLED WITH RUST. AREA IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHERE COIL SPRINGS ARE ATTACHED TO FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. RUST IS EXTENSIVE, FROM TO REAR OF FRAME, PRETTY MUCH SWISS-CHEESED WITH RUST. VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. NO AREA OF FRAME IS UNAFFECTED. ABLE TO PUSH FINGER THROUGH THE FRAME IN MANY AREAS. BODY OF VEHICLE IS IN PRISTINE CONDITION WITH NO BODY RUST. LOOKS NEW, EXCEPT FOR THE FACE THAT THE FRAME IS BASICALLY RUSTING OFF OF THE BODY OF THE HONDA PASSPORT. HONDA AMERICA STATES THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. I PERSONALLY FEEL HIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE OR TRUSTWORTHY TO DRIVE. NO WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SUDDEN "BOOM" AT WHICH TIME I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT THE CURB OF THE DRIVEWAY TO THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE IS UNUSABLE. AREA WHERE STABILIZER BAR FELL OFF IS NOT REPAIRABLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO GOOD METAL ON THE FRAME TO WELD A REPAIR TO. PASSPORT WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF, EXCELLENTLY MAINTAINED, BODY, INTERIOR AND ENGINE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. JUST HAVE NO FRAME TO PUT THE BODY ON. HONDA AMERICA TOLD ME "WE ARE AWARE THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT WHEN THOUSANDS ARE AFFECTED AND MILLIONS OF THESE WERE MADE, WE DON'T CONSIDER IT TO BE AN ISSUE". ISUZU RODEO ARE AFFECTED IDENTICALLY,

2 WEEKS AGO I WAS SITTING AT A LIGHT, MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE BRAKE MOVED UNDER MY FOOT. THEN THE GAS REVVED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS BEING HELD DOWN. I COULD BARELY KEEP THE CAR FROM RAMMING THE CAR STOPPED AHEAD OF ME. I PUT BOTH MY FEET ON THE BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE KEY OFF. AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS NORMAL. DEFINITELY THE MOST HARROWING EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD! MY VEHICLE IS AN 1998 HONDA PASSPORT, NOT A TOYOTA. COULD IT HAVE THE SAME PARTS? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NOW. *TR

UNDERBODY OF 1998 HONDA PASSPORT IS RUSTED OUT BEYOND REPAIR. I HAVE HAD IT TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY ALL SAY THE SAME THING. THE FRAME CAN NOT BE REPAIR AS IT IS TOO RUSTED OUT. EVERYTHING BEHIND THE DRIVE SIDE DOOR IS SWISS CHEESE AND MOST OF THE OTHER PARTS THAT WOULD CONNECT TO THE FRAME ARE ALSO RUSTED OUT. EVERYONE TELL ME THAT THE CAR IS NOT ONLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS TYPE OF RUST ON SUCH A NEW CAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT AND LOOKS COMPLETELY NEW BODY WISE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR END OF THE FRAME AND SUSPENSION WAS CORRODED. HE THEN ADDED THAT CERTAIN BRAKE COMPONENTS WERE CAUSING THE FRAME TO FRACTURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR TRAIL ARM BRACKET / CONTROL ARM BRACKET HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS RUSTED / ROTTED. *TR

1998 HONDA PASSPORT WITH BADLY RUSTED & ROTTED BODY FRAME. NO ONE WAS/IS INJURED AS OF THIS POSTING BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION I HAVE TO WORK I HAVE OTHER OBLIGATIONS I CAN'T AFFORD TO JUST GO OUT AND GET ANOTHER VEHICLE OR HAVE A CAR PAYMENT. I NEED HONDA TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND JUST FIX THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOT ASKING FOR THE MOON JUST WANT THEM TO BE FAIR & DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

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 CORRECT THE AIRBAG DEFICIENCIES AND THERE IS NO MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TO DETERMINE IF INDEED THERE WAS A DEFICIENCY IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. *TR

FRAME RUSTED ON 1998 HONDA PASSPORT, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENT FOR 2 OCCUPANTS. AREA OF FRAME IS DRIVER'S SIDE HOLDING REAR WHEEL STABILIZER BAR. RUSTED THROUGH AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH. CAUSED LACK OF CONTROL AND SWAYING OF VEHICLE, OCCURRED VERY SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENTIRE AREA/PORTION OF FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH ON ONE COMPONENT. SEVERAL OTHER PASSPORT OWNERS ARE/HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPONENT OF PASSPORT VEHICLES. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH AND INJURY ONLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS TRAVELING AT 5 MPH IN A DRIVEWAY LEADING TO A BUSINESS. OTHERWISE A CRASH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH INJURY TO 2 OCCUPANTS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING (1/21/09), I FELT LIKE THE PASSPORT WAS "SKATING ON ICE" OR BEING HIT BY WIND. SUDDEN ONSET OF THIS ISSUE. TURNING A CORNER AND DRIVING 5 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN LOUD "BOOM", AND STOPPED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVER'S BACK WHEEL STABILIZER BAR HAD FALLEN OFF OF THE BODY/FRAME OF THE HONDA, COMPLETELY RUSTED/ROTTED OFF. HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THE FRAME WAS RIDDLED WITH HOLES, SOME AS LARGE AS 6" IN THE FRAME. ONE AREA OF THE BACK FRAME WAS HELD TOGETHER WAS 2 SMALL PIECES, 1" WIDE, MY HUSBAND NOTED NUMEROUS RUSTED THROUGH HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE BODY LOOKS NEW, NO RUST, NO PROBLEMS. WE LIVE IN KY, NOT NEAR AN OCEAN, NOT WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED A LOT DURING THE WINTER BECAUSE THE WINTERS ARE NOT SEVERE. THE PIECE OF FRAME IN QUESTION IS ONE SECTION OF FRAME, IN THE BACK BY THE REAR TIRE, DRIVER'S SIDE. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS NOT BAD, SO IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FAULTY OR DEFECTIVE METAL WAS USED TO PUT THIS AREA OF FRAME TOGETHER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND STOP IMMEDIATELY, OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE 2 OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED HER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE CONTACT ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE REGAINING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO CRASH. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE USED CAR LOT FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. A WELDER REPAIRED TWO FRACTURES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE REAR FRAME AXLE SUPPORTS. ON MAY 25, 2008, THE FRAME FRACTURED AGAIN ABOVE THE REAR WHEEL WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 07/28/08

1998 HONDA PASSPORT BROKE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM MOUNT HAD DETACHED BECAUSE THE FRAME HAD RUSTED IN THAT AREA. *KB THE LEFT MOUNT WAS STILL ATTACHED, BUT HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT. THE SPRING MOUNTS ALSO HAD LARGE AMOUNTS OF RUST. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE PULLING INTO THE SERVICE GARAGE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY ERODED, WHICH RESULTED IN CRACKING AND BREAKING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THEY STATED THAT THEY WILL NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TO DETERMINE IF THEY ARE AT FAULT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000. UPDATED 03/13/08. *LJ