2001 Honda Passport Body & Structure Problems

The contact owns a 2001 Honda Passport. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle started shaking abnormally. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle had been diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the rear sub frame was extremely rusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to replace the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

FRAME RUSTED OUT AND FUEL TANK MOUNTING BRACKET RUSTED THROUGH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE, IF NOT REMEDIED, WOULD CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

ON JUNE 18, 2015, WHILE ON THE BRAKE AND STOPPING BEHIND A VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION (MOVING AT A CRAWL SPEED, LESS THAN 0.5 MPH), MY HONDA PASSPORT LUNGED FORWARD HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR WAS CONTAINED THE DRIVER AND A PASSENGER. BELIEVING AT THAT TIME MY BRAKES JUST FAILED (I COULDN'T GRASP HOW ACCELERATION AND FORWARD MOVEMENT COULD OCCUR WHEN I WAS FIRMLY ON MY BRAKES), I HAD MY BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. ON JUNE 29, 2015 IN A PARKING SPACE, WHILE I WAS AT A CRAWL SPEED (LESS THAN 0.5 MPH) AND ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AGAIN, GOING TO THE NEXT PARKING SPACE AND HITTING A PARKED CAR. THE VEHICLE ENGINE SURGED AS THOUGH I WAS ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKE. THANK GOODNESS NOBODY WAS IN THE PARKED VEHICLE, NOBODY WAS BETWEEN THE TWO VEHICLES, AND ONLY BODY DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRAME HAD SEVERE CORROSION DAMAGE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE CORROSION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE FRAME WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT PASS INSPECTION DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME. IN ADDITION, THE BRACKETS THAT HELD THE FUEL TANK WERE ALSO CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

FUEL TANK DROPPED DOWN, CHECKED AND IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND BROKE FREE FROM FRAME WHICH ALSO RUSTED OUT. THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED OUT, I HAVE NEVER SEEN A FRAME RUST COMPLETELY OUT LIKE THIS ! HONDA TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND MY WIFE TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM THAT WAS IN THE RECALL DIDN'T AFFECT THE AREA THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRAME WAS RUSTED OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE. NOW WHAT ? I GUESS I SHOULD SELL ALL MY HONDAS AND BUY AMERICAN MOTORS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND EXHIBITED RUST HOLES THROUGHOUT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE RUST AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD ONLY REPLACE THE UPPER TRAILING ARM BRACKET. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WENT IN FOR INSPECTION FOR RECALL FOR THE LOWER LINK TRAILING BRACKETS. THE BRACKETS WERE INSTALLED OVER THE RUSTED FRAME ON 03/16/11. IT WAS STATED IN EMAILS TO THE CORPORATE OFFICE THAT EVEN IF THE STAGE 3 REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AS INSTRUCTED THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE DEEP CORROSION IN OTHER PORTIONS AS WELL. HONDA TOLD JEFFREY HONDA TO STILL PERFORM THE STAGE 3 REPAIR AS THE OTHER CORROSION AREAS DO NOT APPLY TO THIS CURRENT CAMPAIGN. IT IS JEFFREY HONDA'S PROFESSIONAL OPINION THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO HEAVY AND DEEP CORROSION TO REAR TRAILING ARMS, REAR FRAME HANGING NOT BOLTED TOGETHER. FUEL TANK HOUSING RUSTED AND HALF WAY PORTIONS AS WELL. HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE REFUSES TO OFFER A BUY BACK OFFER FOR THIS VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BOUGHT BACK OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE NOT AS BAD AS MINE AND TELL ME THAT THEY ARE SORRY BUT THEY WILL DO NOTHING ELSE FOR ME. MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND STILL HAS A 2 YEAR LOAN ON IT WITH FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE. IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT HONDA USED DEFECTIVE STEEL WHEN MAKING THESE FRAMES FOR THESE VEHICLES. CASE MANAGER [XXX] SAYS THE BUY BACK OFFERS ARE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IN OUR MANY CONVERSATIONS HE CAN NOT TELL ME WHY MY VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET THE CRITERIA. IT IS RUSTED UNDERNEATH FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER. THE TRAILING BRACKETS INSTALLED ARE LIKE A BAND AID FOR A BROKEN LEG. I FEEL DISCRIMINATED AGAINST AS OTHERS GET BUY BACK OFFERS AND ALL I GET IS SORRY. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED HOME BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. IT CAN NEVER BE DRIVEN AGAIN WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES AND A PERFECT BODY BECAUSE THE WHOLE FRAME IS ROTTED. I FEEL THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE REOPENED TO INCLUDE THE FRAME. MANY PEOPLE ARE STILL DRIVING THESE VEHICLES WITH THE ROTTED FRAMES AS IT IS THEIR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. THEY ARE RISKING THEIR LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD BY CONTINUING TO DRIVE THESE VEHICLES. ALL STATES SHOULD OF RECEIVED A INSPECTION NOTICE FOR THESE VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TR

FIRST THE HONDA DEALERSHIP TOLD HEADQUARTERS THAT MY 2001 PASSPORTS FRAME WAS IN SUCH POOR CONDITION AND UNSAFE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. SO HEADQUARTERS REQUESTED MORE PICTURES OF THE FRAME DAMAGE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT. TODAY SIMON FROM HEADQUARTERS CALLED AND SAID THEY WERE GOING TO GO AHEAD WITH THE RECALL REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THIS CAR WILL STILL BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. HE TOLD ME THAT THE RUSTED FRAME WAS WORSE IN THE FRONT THAN IN THE REAR WHERE THEY WOULD INSTALL THE NEW BRACKETS. THE REAR OF THE CAR WAS ALREADY SEPARATING FROM THE BACK OF THE FRAME. SO THEY ARE FIXING A CAR THAT WILL NEVER BE SAFE BECAUSE THEY USED DEFECTIVE MATERIALS ON ALL THEIR FRAMES FOR VEHICLES UNDER RODEO AND PASSPORT FROM 1998-2002. THIS WAS REPORTED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS OF THIS RUST PROBLEM AND THEN THE RECALL FIX IS ISSUED SEPTEMBER 2010. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOME HELP WITH THESE BIG CORPORATIONS WHEN THEY EXPECT US TO DRIVE THEIR UNSAFE CARS AND SIGN WAIVERS ON THE RUSTED FRAME PICTURES. I AM NOT DRIVING THAT PASSPORT ANYWHERE AS HUMAN LIVES ARE AT STAKE, INCLUDING MINE. HOW IS IT THAT SOME RECEIVE A PAY OFF FOR THEIR CAR AND I GET STUCK PAYING A LOAN FOR 2 1/2 MORE YEARS FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE HERE? I THINK THIS IS THE MOST HORRIFIC THING A CAR COMPANY CAN DO TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS PEOPLE WHO WERE LOYAL TO THAT COMPANY. HOW MANY LIVES OR ACCIDENTS IS IT GOING TO TAKE BEFORE WE GET HELP. SOMEONE IN POWER NEEDS TO HELP US GET THIS RESOLVED WITH HONDA AND INCLUDE THE FRAME IN THE RECALL PROCESS AS THEY ARE BASICALLY IN THE SAME CONDITION. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SIT BACK AND TAKE THIS AND DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS SEVERE INJUSTICE. IF SOMEONE EVEN READS THESE COMPLAINTS WOULD BE A MIRACLE AS IT TOOK MANY YEARS TO EVEN GET A BRACKET RECALL FROM HONDA. PLEASE HELP US WHO HAVE ONLY THIS CAR AS OUR ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I CAN'T EVEN LOOK FOR WORK AS I HAVE NO CAR BUT I HAVE A CAR PAYMENT TO MAKE AND INSURANCE. *TR

AFTER MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RECALL DUE TO ROTTED FRAME, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS STAGE 4, SAID IT COULDN'T BE FIXED. 5 WEEKS LATER HONDA REP SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO FIX IT, BUT WOULD NOT DO IT WITH OUT ME SIGNING A RELEASE THAT THE CAR WILL STILL NOT BE ROAD WORTHY AS THE FRAME OUT SIDE THE RECALL AREA WAS ALSO ROTTED. THEY OFFERED TO BUY THE TRUCK AT AN UNREALISTIC PRICE AND I HAD TO DECIDE THERE AND THEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE DEALER WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000, SUSPENSION REAR THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERALLY COVERED WITH RUST. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THE REPAIRS FOR THE RECALL WOULD BE COVERED BUT THE FRAME WAS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,992.

PUT IN A COMPLAINT OF FRAME ROT OF 2001 HONDA PASSPORT COMPLAINT #1029472 NOVEMBER 6,2009,GOT RECALL FOR SUSPENSION BRACKET RECALL#10V436000 WAS TOLD BY HONDA REPAIR DEPT. WHEN I DROPPED IT OF TO CLEAN IT OUT BECAUSE I PROBABLY WOULDN'T GET IT BACK AND I DIDN'T. THIS WAS JANUARY 9,2011 HONDA OFFERED ME THE PRICE THAT IT WOULD COST TO FIX THE FRAME FOR MY VEHICLE BUT TOLD ME IT STILL WOULDN'T BE SAFE. WHOLE FRAME SHOULD BE RECALLED AND A FAIR MARKET VALUE SHOULD BE PAID FOR THESE VEHICLES! *TR

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT IS RUSTED VERY BAD WITH HOLES ALL THROUGH IT.VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER NOW FOR THE RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION BRACKET THE DEALER SAY'S IT WILL BE A STAGE 4 REPAIR ON THIS RECALL. I ASKED THEM IF MY PASSPORT COULD PASS A SAFETY INSPECTION WHEN IT WAS DONE WHICH RUNS OUT JANUARY 31,2011 AND THEY SAID IT MAY NOT.I'VE BEEN IN A RENTAL CAR SINCE OCTOBER FOR THIS RECALL AND ALL THAT TIME AMERICAN HONDA KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT MAY NOT.THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BRACKETS, THE PROBLEM IS THE FRAME. SOMEONE NEEDS TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE THE FRAMES ARE ROTTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT JUST TO LOOK AT IT, IT LOOKS GOOD TILL YOU TOUCH IT AND IT JUST CRUMBLES. CAN YOU UPDATE YOUR RECALL TO INCLUDE THE FRAMES. *TR

2001 HONDA PASSPORT IS UNDER RECALL DUE TO THE SUSPENSION BRACKET RUSTING OFF THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. MOST VEHICLES ARE BEING DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME. HONDA HAS BEEN DOING BUYBACKS QUIETLY ON VEHICLES, SOME FOR DECENT OFFERS AND SOME FOR RIDICULOUSLY LOW OFFERS. HONDA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 1998-2002 PASSPORTS IN SNOW STATES WITH THE CONDITION OF THE FRAME. FRAMES ARE SO RUSTY THAT THERE ARE HOLES IN THEM, QUESTIONING THE STABILITY OF THE VEHICLE ENTIRELY. THE VEHICLE ARE UNSAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD AND HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT IS DOING LITTLE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPAIRING A FLAT, SHE NOTICED THE FRAME WAS ROTTED AND CORRODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT AND AS I TURNED A CORNER, IT FELT AS IF THE REAR WAS FISH TAILING BUT IT WASN'T VERY NOTICEABLE. I DROVE HOME AND LATER LEFT TO BRING MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVER'S ED AND AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I FELT AS IF I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, LIKE I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON A FLAT BED AND REPAIRED, THOUGH MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPAIR WASN'T GOING TO HOLD FOR ALL THAT LONG DUE TO THE HORRIBLE RUST ISSUES ON THE FRAME. I HAD THE DRIVER'S SIDE "PATCHED" A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I WENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, IT DIDN'T PASS DUE TO THE FRAME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE! I'D PREFER FOR ALL OF THESE VEHICLES BE REMOVED FROM THE ROADWAY AND FOR THE DEALERS TO PROPERLY REIMBURSE THEIR CUSTOMERS. MY VEHICLE HAS LOST A LOT OF VALUE BECAUSE OF THE PATCHES MADE TO THE FRAME. I'M AFRAID I'VE LOST A LOT OF MONEY. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL JUST RELEASED BY ISUZU AND HONDA. THEY'VE ONLY RECALLED THE "LOWER LINK BRACKET" BUT IN READING OTHER COMPLAINTS IT IS THE CONSENSUS THAT THIS IS A FRAME ISSUE, WHICH SHOULD BE RECALLED. I'M IN THE PROCESS OF WAITING TO HEAR FROM HONDA MITIGATION ABOUT THE NEXT STEP AS THEY HAVE DEEMED MY VEHICLE NOT REPAIRABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLES REAR END BEGAN TO FISH TALE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. HE HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE ENTIRE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 130,000.

2001 HONDA PASSPORT 4 DR 4WD EXL VIN#[XXX] ORIGINAL OWNER - PURCHASED FROM DANBURY FAIR HONDA, DANBURY, CT ON 1/10/2001 METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED - ALL SERVICE RECORDS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR(EXCL FRAME) EXCELLENT CONDITION CURRENT MILEAGE +/- 100,000 DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING MY HONDA PASSPORT ON SEPT. 11, 2010 I WAS TURNING ONTO A SIDE ST WHEN WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A NOISE COME FROM WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "FLOAT" OR SWAY OUT OF MY CTRL. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MY FIANCE I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO REST ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RD. THE FRAME WAS SO SEVERELY RUSTED OUT THAT IT COULDN'T BE TOWED IN THE TRADITIONAL MANNER AND WAS REMOVED ON A FLATBED. THIS IS A CRITICAL AND SEVERE DEFECT THAT IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND FATAL. I WAS TOLD BY 3 HIGHLY REGARDED MECHANICS THAT IF IT HAD IT HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WE WOULD PROBABLY NOT HAVE LIVED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEFECT WOULD LIKELY HAVE CAUSE A ROLLOVER OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS AND/OR FATALITIES. THIS DEFECT IS A SILENT KILLER WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALL THESE CARS APPEAR TO BE IN MINT CONDITION. A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD EXPECT SOME COSMETIC SIGN IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR TO REFLECT SUCH A SIGNIFICANT DEGREE OF DETERIORATION IF IT WAS "NORMAL OR EXPECTED" WEAR AND TEAR. IT WAS NOT NORMAL AND THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THE IMPENDING DANGER. I TAKE EXCELLENT CAR OF MY VEHICLES AND HAVE ALWAYS GARAGED THEM. I AM SHOCKED AND CONCERNED THAT THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE YET STILL NO ONE IS BEING WARNED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER OR ADVISED TO HAVE THE FRAME INSPECTED. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER OUR COMPLAINTS AND ISSUE A RECALL. THE LUCKY ONES HAVE A USELESS PASSPORT OR RODEO WITH A FRAME RUSTED BEYOND RECOGNITION AND NO RESALE VALUE. THE OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR