1997 Honda Passport Complaints

1997 HONDA PASSPORT - BODY IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. INTERIOR - VERY NICE. FRAME IS IN HORRIFIC CONDITION. THE COMPLETE FRAME IS EXTREMELY RUSTED FROM FRONT TO REAR AND IN A VERY WEAKENED STATE. TRANSMISSION CROSS-MEMBER SUPPORT AT FRAME IS ALSO RUSTED VERY BAD. FRONT CAB SUPPORTS RUSTED VERY BAD. THE REAR SPRING ATTACHMENT, LEFT SIDE, RUSTED AND COLLAPSED. IT CAME UNATTACHED FROM THE BADLY RUSTED FRAME. RIGHT SIDE, REAR, APPEARS IN VERY BAD SHAPE ALSO. THIS FRAME HAS BEEN PATCHED AND WELDED MANY TIMES. IT WILL CONTINUALLY NEED TO BE PATCHED AND REPAIRED. AFRAID IF I HIT A POTHOLE, THE SUSPENSION WILL RIP AWAY FROM THE FRAME DUE TO THE SEVERE RUSTED CONDITION OF THE FRAME. NOTICE MANY PASSPORTS IN AUTO SALVAGE YARDS WITH RUSTED FRAMES. SAMPLE FRAME PIECES FROM PASSPORTS NEED TO BE CUT OUT AND THE METAL ANALYZED FOR QUALITY OF MATERIALS THAT WERE USED. I BELIEVE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS SITUATION AND SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS POOR PRODUCT AND RECALL BY SENDING NOTICE TO ALL OWNE...

THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND BASICALLY DETERIORATING. I CAN LOOK UNDERNEATH MY VEHICLE AND SEE HOLES WHERE THE METAL SHOULD BE AND SEE IT FLAKING OFF. I COULD EASILY POKE A HOLE RIGHT THROUGH IT ON JUST ABOUT ANY POINT ON BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR. IT HAS BEEN LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T THINK IT IS REALLY SAFE TO DRIVE. I SAW ON THE NEWS RECENTLY WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES LITERALLY FALLING APART AND BREAKING IN TWO. THE NEWS STORY STATED THE YEARS 1998-2008 BUT MY 1997 IS EXACTLY THE SAME UNDERNEATH. *TR

I TOOK MY "97 HONDA PASSPORT TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE MY WATER PUMP LOOKED AT. WHILE THE CAR WAS ON HIS LIFT, HE NOTICED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME. THERE WERE PLACES WHERE THE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY. I HAVE NEVER USED THIS SUV OFF ROAD AND HAVE MAINTAINED IT WELL. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO HAD A PASSPORT LIKE MINE THAT DID THE SAME THING. *TR

CHECK ENGINE OFF AND ON, NORM REEVES HONDA CHECK AND ADVISE PULLED CODE:P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. TECH CHECK THE COILS THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FUEL PRESSURE. EVERYTHING IS GOOD.PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST. PULLED UP SERVICE BULLETIN TO UP DATE THE PCM BROAD CAST CODES. PCM HAS TO BE REPLACE IF LIGHTS BACK ON AGAIN. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OVER 2-3 MONTHS IN 2007. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN 03/07 PER RECALL ON 1997 HONDA CRV. IN 06/07, VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING ALONG WITH ERRATIC TACHOMETER MOVEMENT AND VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STARTED. CURRENTLY AT DEALER, DIAGNOSED WITH FAILURE OF IGNITION COIL . NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. *AK