1997 Honda Passport Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH THE BACK LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. IT TORE THE SKIRT AROUND THE BACK WHEEL FROM THE HOLDING SCREWS ,CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT BUMPER. ALSO, IT TORE THE BLACK BORDER PANELS FROM DOOR AND BUMPER. THE AMAZING PART WAS THAT THE TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. HAVE PHOTOS. *AK

ABS ENGAGES ON DRY ROADS INCREASING REQUIRED STOPPING DISTANCE. PROBLEM OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN TURNING INTO PARKING SPACE,BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE STRAIGHT LINE BRAKING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

NO FALIURE HAS OCCURED YET, THE FRAME IS RUSTED AT THE A ARM BY THE STEERING KNUCKLE. WHICH IS POTENTIALY DANGEROUS. *NM

ALWAYS OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND MAINTENANCE. SINCE I HAD IT, THERE WAS ALWAYS A VALVE KNOCKING. SPARK PLUG MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT THEN EXPLODED INTO CYLINDER THE PULVERIZE. SO I REBUILT THE ENTIRE MOTOR INCLUDING NEW OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, CAM INTAKES, ECT. AND HAD VALVES PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR YEARS AND CAN NOT FIGURE WHY THEY STILL KNOCK AFTER $2,300.00 IN ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SUCH. I TOOK IT TOO A SHOP AND THEY ARE BAFFLED ALSO. *JB

WHILE HAVING EXHAUST WORK DONE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRAME ON MY 1997 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER DESCRIBED IT AS 100% RUSTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (ABOUT 1 FOOT LONG BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE) AND 50% ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HONDA AMERICA AND RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE LOCAL DEALER STATING THAT HONDA WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING, BUT NEEDED TO HAVE ALL THE REPAIR COSTS DOCUMENTED. THEY SAID IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT ANYTHING ATTACHED TO THE FRAME, LIKE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES COULD BE REUSED. I THEN RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING PHONE MESSAGE FROM HONDA AMERICA: ''THIS IS MICKI CALLING FROM AMERICAN HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE.... THE BODY SHOP DID PERFORM A VERY THROUGH INSPECTION AND, BASED ON THEIR FINDINGS AMERICAN HONDA WOULD NOT BE OFFERING ASSISTANCE ON THIS REPAIR. OUR MAIN CONCERN WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE RUST THAT HAS RUSTED THE FRAME WAS CAUSED BY AN ABNORMALITY IN T...