2001 Honda Passport Suspension Problems

RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER SON DISCOVERED CORROSION FORMING AROUND THE AXLE AND THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED PEARSON HONDA (14001 HULL STREET RD, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112, (804) 745-0300) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V436000(SUSPENSION), WHICH SHE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS SWAYING. THE DRIVER COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION BRACKET WAS DETACHED AND THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED THROUGH. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED BARON HONDA AT (631) 714-2094, 17 MEDFORD AVE, PATCHOGUE, NY 11772) WHERE AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE A FEW DAYS AGO. TODAY HE TOOK IT IN TO GET A TUNE UP AND OIL CHANGE. WHEN THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR LIFTED HE RECOGNIZED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CRACKS/RUST FRAME. THE PLASTIC GAS TANK IS ABOUT TO FALL OUT OF THE METAL CASING THAT SURROUNDS IT, IT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY ATE AWAY. THERE IS ALSO A FRAME CRACK DUE TO RUST ON THE PASSENGER REAR FRAME BEHIND THE REAR TIRE. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT WE NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS CAR UNTIL THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED DUE TO OUR SAFETY. WE FOUND SOME INFORMATION ON A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE OCCURRING ON OUR VEHICLE: HTTP://NEWS.HONDA.COM/NEWSANDVIEWS/ARTICLE.ASPX?ID=5798-EN WHEN WE SEARCHED OUR VIN NUMBER NO RECALLS SHOWED UP, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, SOLD, AND DRIVEN IN WHAT HONDA REFERS TO AS A "SALT BELT" STATE. NOT SURE WHY MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT IS HAVING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED ARE HAVING. PLEASE ADVISE WHY OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL WHEN IT CLEARLY HAS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE VEHICLES THAT WERE. THANKS FOR YOU TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL VIOLENTLY IN ONE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION) IN 2012, WHICH FAILED TO PREVENT THE FRAME RUST PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE LINKAGE THAT CONNECTS THE REAR AXLE TO THE FRAME SEPARATED COMPLETELY DUE TO CORROSION. I TOOK IT TO HONDA FOR THE RECALL, WHICH SERVICE BULLETIN 10-079 STATES HONDA WILL PAY FOR VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL (SEPT 2010)), AND THEY DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS SO BAD THAT THEY WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX THE VEHICLE. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR MY VEHICLE SINCE THE DEFECT HAS CAUSED SUCH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AS TO RENDER THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. *TR

REAR TRAILING ARM FELL OFF OF THE FRAME DUE TO MAJOR CORROSION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL #10V-436. SERVICE DEPT STATED THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED THROUGH THEREFORE THEY HAD NOTHING TO ATTACH THE RECALL BRACKET TO. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE FOR THE ENTIRE FRAME NOT JUST THE BRACKET. IT BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY WE WEREN'T DOING 70 ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION AXLE AND FRAME WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THERE WERE HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME WAS SO CORRODED, THAT IT WAS BEYOND REPAIR. THE DEALER SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FRAME AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE DEALER TO ONLY TO REPAIR WHAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER LINK FRONT BRACKET ON THE REAR SUSPENSION BUT NOT THE FRAME. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME COULD POSSIBLY CRACK AND COLLAPSE IF THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A ROAD BUMP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,900. UPDATED 01/04/12 *BF THE CONSUMER SOLD THE VEHICLE TO AN AUCTION. UPDATED 01/10/12 UPDATED 01/12/12

2001 HONDA PASSPORT. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH BRACKET LINKS RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE/HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER STATED THE REPLACEMENT BRACKETS WOULD NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE ALL OF THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE WERE SEVERELY RUSTED. HONDA OFFERED TO BUY THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE CONSUMER ACCORDING TO THE KELLEY BLUE BOOK VALUE OF $1800. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH MORE. *JB UPDATED 08/24/11.*JB UPDATED 10/10/12. *JB

A FEW YEARS BACK MY TRAILING LINKAGE ON BOTH SIDES OF VEHICLE RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS FIRST AND I WAS TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. HIT POT HOLE AND DRIVERS SIDE LINKAGE BROKE OFF. CAUSING ME TO FISH TAIL IN TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CRASH. NOW I HAVE TWO CRACKS IN MY FRAME AND THE REAR CROSS MEMBER IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT FIXED AND WELDED BACK ONTO MY TRUCK. THIS WILL COST ME THOUSANDS TO FIX TO HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A DRIVABLE VEHICLE AGAIN. OR. AMERICAN HONDA CAN BUYOUT THESE VEHICLES FROM THESE OWNERS. *TR

MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WAS RECALLED FOR A LOWER TRAILING LINK FRONT BRACKETS. AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS THE WORST FRAME RUST THAT THEY HAVE EVER SEEN. TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM HONDA. I STILL HAVE 2 MORE YEARS ON THIS LOAN FOR THIS CAR AND HAVE NOTHING TO DRIVE TO LOOK FOR WORK. I STILL HAVE TO PAY ON A CAR I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HONDA IS OFFERING OTHER VERY LOW PAY OFF AMOUNTS FOR THESE VEHICLES. I FEEL HELPLESS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. ON THEIR RECALL NOTICE IT STATES THAT ANY INCIDENTAL OR INCONVENIENCE YOU MAY HAVE SUFFERED DUE TO THE LOSS OR USE OF YOUR VEHICLE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSABLE. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH HONDA AND MAKE THINGS RIGHT AS 35,000 PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) WHICH WAS SUPPOSE TO REPAIR THE LOWER LINK BRACKETS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF RUST. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR STATE INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT PASS DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST AND FRACTURES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT DID NOT PASS THE FRAME TEST CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION DUE TO SEVERE FRAME RUST. HE LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE DEALER WOULD BOLT THE REAR BRACKETS ON TH REAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT NO REPAIR THE FRAME RUST. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE EVEN AFTER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THE SEVERITY OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 04/07/11*LJ UPDATED 04/28/11

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WITH 91000 MILES AND HAS BEEN RECENTLY RECALLED DUE TO A ROTTED FRAME. PRIOR TO THE INSPECTION, UPON A PERSONAL INSPECTION, CHUNKS OF MY FRAME WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED BY HAND. I WAS ADVISED OF 4 STAGES OF SEVERITY AND AFTER THE INSPECTION MY VEHICLE WAS A STAGE 4. AFTER A MONTH AND A HALF I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ACTUALLY THERE IS 5 STAGES AND MINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. I'M STILL AWAITING FINAL APPROVAL FROM HONDA CORP TO RELEASE THE VEHICLE BACK TO ME. I WORK IN A TOTAL LOSS CLAIM HANDLING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE LARGEST INSURER OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY. NOT ONLY HAVE PROFESSIONALS THAT HANDLE INSPECTIONS DAILY FOR THIS COMPANY BUT THE SHOP THAT DID THE REPAIRS ARE SAYING THIS VEHICLE IS STILL NOT SAFE FOR THE ROAD CONSIDERING THE EXTENT OF CORROSION OVER THE ENTIRE FRAME, NOT JUST THE 'BRACKETS'. I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD ONLY CHILD THAT I REFUSE TO PUT IN THIS VEHICLE WITH THAT BEING THE CASE CREATING A MAJOR DILEMMA ABOVE AND BEYOND JUST THE ECONOMICAL IMPACT. HONDA HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY THE MINIMUM TO COVERAGE LARGE LIABILITY LOSSES WITH THIS ISSUE AND ARE PUTTING UNSAFE VEHICLES BACK ON THE ROAD. OVER THE LAST WEEK OF THIS TREMENDOUS NIGHTMARE, I'VE BEEN SHUFFLED FROM DEPARTMENT TO DEPARTMENT WITHIN HONDA BEING RENDERED AS A 'SINGLE' CUSTOMER WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RECOURSE AGAINST THIS INJUSTICE. ULTIMATELY, I'M FACED WITH BEING A PARENT PROTECTING MY CHILD FROM AN UNSAFE VEHICLE VERSUS UNLOADING THIS VEHICLE ON AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER TO RECOUP ECONOMICALLY. I HAVE NO EXPECTATIONS FROM THIS COMPLAINT OTHER THAN SIMPLY KNOWING MORE THAN THE AVERAGE CONSUMER GOING THROUGH THIS NIGHTMARE DUE TO MY OCCUPATION AND SIMPLY HAVING TO DEAL WITH IT. WE HAVE TOO MANY RESOURCES IN THIS INDUSTRY TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR WORSE YET DIE DUE TO THE BOTTOM LINE OF A LARGE COMPANY AND NOTHING BEING DONE. THANK YOU TO WHOMEVER READS THIS FOR FINISHING MY COMPLAINT, NOW ON TO THE NEXT ONE. UPDATED IVOQ 04/08/11 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE COULD STILL BE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL YET THE DEALER ADVISED AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT REPAIR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEVERELY CORRODED FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 03/23/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). HE BELIEVED THAT THE REPAIR WAS A TEMPORARY FIX TO A MAJOR PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO PREVENT POSSIBLE CORROSION OF THE LOWER LINK SUSPENSION BRACKETS, THE DEALER WERE TO INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA AND FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR NO CORROSION WAS FOUND, THE AREA WAS TO BE TREATED WITH AN ANTI-CORROSIVE COMPOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DECIDED THAT THE REMEDY REPAIRS ADMINISTERED TO THE VEHICLE WERE ADEQUATE TO CORRECT A POTENTIAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED CONFIRMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,628. UPDATED 05/25/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HONDA RECOMMENDED PLATES TO BE ATTACHED TO THE FRAME TO REINFORCE IT. THERE ARE RUST HOLES BEYOND REPAIR AND UNDER THE BRACKETS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. UPDATED 08/19/11*JB

2001 HONDA PASSPORT - RECALL FOR SUSPENSION:REAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE MY HONDA PASSPORT AT THE LOCAL DEALER, AWAITING INFORMATION ON HOW LONG REPAIR WILL TAKE. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED THE "FIX" OFFERED MAY NOT KEEP MY VEHICLE SAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS RUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT EVEN IF THEY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR), THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. UPDATED 06/02/11 *BF UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING SAFETY RECALL: "CORROSION ON LOWER LINK FRONT BRACKETS" HONDA SERVICE BULLETIN 10-079 FOR HIS 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL AND THE TESTING PROCEDURE INVOLVED POUNDING A 9 INCH FLAT PUNCH THROUGH THE FRAME OF THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO TEST FOR STRUCTURAL DEFECTS. THE PROCEDURE OPENED A HOLE APPROXIMATELY 3 INCHES WIDE BY 12 INCHES LONG IN THE FRAME OF THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, RENDERING IT UNSAFE. THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE HIS ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ILLEGAL REPAIR, A LOOPHOLE IN THE NHTSA APPROVED RECALL WAS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY HONDA VIA THE SERVICE MANAGER TO USE A BRACKET TO PARTIALLY COVER THE HOLE IN THE PERFORATED RUSTED OUT FRAME AND DECLARE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V436000 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE REPAIR OF THE FRAME AND NOT JUST THE BRACKETS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH THE REPAIR AND IS CONCERNED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT ADEQUATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000. UPDATED 03/03/11