1998 Honda Passport Brakes Problems

I FOUND OUT THAT THE ANTI-SKID BRAKE SYSTEM ON MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS, WHICH COMES WITH A RECALL BY NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY. I CONTACTED MY DEALER(HONDA) BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I READ YOUR RECALL HISTORY, WHICH INDICATES THAT MY CAR BELONGS TO THOSE HAVING THIS PROBLEM LATELY. HOWEVER, SINCE THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE FREE SERVICE AND PARTS AS TO MY REQUEST, I HAVE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPT. THE FOUND PROBLEM IS WHEN I WAS SLOWLY DRIVING THIS CAR AND NEEDED TO PRESS BRAKE, BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD, WHICH I DID NOT FEEL THE BRAKE APPLIED. I ALMOST HIT BYPASSING. IT TOOK UNEXPECTED LONG TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE MUST BE PROBLEMS EXISTING WITH MY CAR. *JB

NHTSA ID

10151177

Incident

Jul 9, 2004

Mileage

61,880 mi

I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY CAR WILL JUST SHUT OFF, I ALSO HAVE THE EXTENDED STOPPING PROBLEM AND BRAKING CAUSING ME TO MANUALLY STEER. I HAVE ALSO HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR NOT STARTING OR STARTING SLOWLY. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEY WERE REPAIRED - THE ABS WAS DONE LAST YEAR BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I WOULD LIKE THE ABS REPLACED. I CHECKED YOUR WEBSITE FOR OUTSTANDING RECALLS AND FOUND. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE ABS WAS DONE 2/04 BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM - EXTENDING STOPPING. I HAVE HAD MY PASSPORT 3 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE RECALL - BUT THE PROBLEM CURRENTLY EXISTS ... EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE ONLY RECALL STICKER IN THE DOOR IS FOR THE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCK TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN (FORCING ME TO MANUALLY STEER MY CAR) 98V70 (DESCRIBES IT COMPLETELY) MY TRUCK ALSO REFUSES TO START PROPERLY. IT STARTS AND THEN SHUTS OFF - SOMETIMES IT TAKES UP TO 3 TIMES TO TURN ON AND STAY ON. (SB03-03-S003 DESCRIBES THIS AS WELL) SINCE I CANNOT DETERMINE WHO PERFORMED THE OTHER RECALLS, HOW CAN I BE CERTAIN THEY WERE DONE OR DONE PROPERLY? MY VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALLS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 02I002001 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC; ANTI-LOCK (5/29/02) 98V170000 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING, FRONT UNDERHOOD (7/23/98) 98V170002 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING FRONT UNDERHOOD (7/23/98) 00V058000 - SUSPENSION, REAR (2/29/00) 97V206002 - OTHER (11/11/97) I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR IF MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, OR ON THE FREEWAY AND AT LOW SPEED. I HAVE ALSO HAD IT ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY REVVING THE ENGINE CONSTANTLY - THESE HAVE ALL HAPPENED FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WITH NO RECALL NOTICES.*JB

NHTSA ID

10136490

Incident

Sep 13, 2005

Mileage

43,000 mi

PROBLEM WITH BRAKE SYSTEM OF HONDA PASSPORTS. THERE IS A DELAY IN STOPPING AND CAR GLIDES FORWARD SEVERAL FEED EVEN AFTER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAD THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR BUT NOT AS BAD. ALWAYS WAS TOLD IT IS THE NATURE OF ABS BRAKES TO DO THAT! TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SIMILIATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDANT AND HE WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH BRAKES IN 2 HOURS! TOOK IT BACK TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUDDENLY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. IN EACH CASE WERE NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM, AND BASICALLY HONDA NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THEN SAW THE OTHER COMPLAINT REPORTS IN MYCARSTATS.COM AND NOTICED THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING AND EXISTING PROBLEM WITH HONDA. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND HONDA IS DECEIVING THE PUBLIC BY NOT BEING HONEST ABOUT ITS EXISTENCE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10082532

Incident

Mar 20, 2000

Mileage

30,000 mi

PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT ON 1998 HONDA PASSPORT.*MR PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND AND THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND ON A SECOND OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH BUMPY PAVEMENT, AGAIN THE CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *JB *NM

NHTSA ID

10048734

Incident

Jan 23, 2003

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER NHTSA#02-I-000-001. RECALL FAILED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

NHTSA ID

10039880

Incident

Sep 12, 2003

DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL 02 I 002 00I CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10031959

NAR 9-10-03. CONSUMER COMPLAINT ON A DEFECTIVE 1998 HONDA PASSPORT PURSUANT TO MARYLAND'S LEMON LAW. BATTERY CABLES REPLACED, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, REAR SUSPENSION DEFECTIVE, AND BRAKES PEDAL INOPERABLE. *CB

NHTSA ID

10039844

Incident

Nov 16, 1998

Mileage

1,417 mi

WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10038598

Incident

Jul 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES WHICH FAILED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND SLID FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS RESULTED IN A COLLISION. A FEW DAYS AFTER THE COLLISION, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # 03012(MFR) 10001303(NHTSA) REGARDING BRAKE PROBLEMS. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10029454

NHTSA RECALL 02I002001 CONCERNING ABS FAILURE. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE FOR OVER ONE MONTH, AND STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR RECALL REPAIRS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10034367

Incident

Aug 22, 2003

ABS SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. DEALER STATES BRAKES ARE INOPERATIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10031857

Incident

Aug 1, 2003

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING ABS PROBLEMS . EVERY TIME THEY BRAKE ABS SLIDES, AND THE VEHICLE WON'T STOP TOTALLY. MANUFACTURER OR DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029876

NO PARTS RECALLED: RECEIVED RECALL 02I002000 NOTICE CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. IT HAS BEEN 4 MONTHS AND NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. 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.*AK

NHTSA ID

10029847

Incident

Jul 22, 2003

NHTSA RECALL 02-I-002-000: 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. CONSUMER STATES THIS RECALL FAILED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10029442

Incident

Jul 16, 2003

THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T HAVE THE PARTS FOR ABS RECALL 02 I 002 001 REPAIRS FOR MONTHS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10022006

Incident

Mar 2, 2003

DEFECTIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. *MR PH

NHTSA ID

10022267

THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL 02 I 002 001, WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME. *TT

NHTSA ID

10021691

Incident

Jun 28, 2003

Mileage

55,000 mi

WHEN THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10012413

Incident

Mar 19, 2003

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL IN 1998 REGARDING ABS LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE TO DEALER, HOWEVER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, BUT THE DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. CONSUMER VISITED DEALER REGARDING BRAKES NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL IN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SITUATIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. WHILE DRIVING HOME THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED OVER $1800 FOR ABS REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMEDIED UNDER THE ORIGINAL ABS LIGHT RECALL. DEALER ALSO ADVISED CONSUMER THE ABS LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED BECAUSE OF THE WAY CONSUMER WAS FILLING UP GAS TANK.*JB

NHTSA ID

10009912

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

NHTSA ID

10006882

Incident

Oct 15, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS THE ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. DEALER STATED HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED CONSUMER ADD BRAKE FLUID TO VEHICLE. TS

NHTSA ID

10004118

Incident

May 1, 2002

NO SUMMARY. DT

NHTSA ID

770015

Incident

Jan 20, 2002

THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER THE STOPING DISTANCE HESITATE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

NHTSA ID

8023061

Incident

Sep 1, 1998

MY ABS LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND IT HAS BEEN INTO THE HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD A TO USE MY BRAKES IN A QUICK MANNER AND HAVE FOUND THAT THEY LOCK UP. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. I FOUND A RECALL ON THE SAFETY ALERTS THAT SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 98 HONDA PASSPORT. I TOOK THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER (021002001) CALLED HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS RECALL. I TRIED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING EITHER. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING IN THEIR BULLETINS REGARDING ABS. MY CONCERN IS I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ABS, I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION YET NO ONE CAN FIND THIS CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 021002001 LINKED TO MY HONDA PASSPORT. IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE PLEASE CONTACT ME. DT

NHTSA ID

769134

I OWN A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. I WAS LEAVING MY APARTMENT COMPLEX AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHICH LEADS TO A HIGHWAY, MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHLE BRAKING. THOUGH I WAS NOT SPEEDING MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS RESISTING AND FELT HARD AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE MORE FIRMLY. I ENDED UP PARTIALLY IN THE HIGHWAY AND AN ONCOMING CAR SLAMMED INTO ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE TOTALLING MY SUV. THE STREET WAS WET FROM RAIN. AS I EXITED MY VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS STILL REMAINED ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH I WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. MR

NHTSA ID

768502

Incident

Oct 1, 2002