1998 Honda Passport Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GENERAL MOTOR CODE 1870 (TRANSMISSION) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

NHTSA ID

11161256

Incident

Dec 12, 2018

Mileage

173,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNSURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 131,000.

NHTSA ID

10466291

Incident

Jun 6, 2012

Mileage

131,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE FACTORY COOLING TOOLS WERE INSERTED IN THE ENGINE BLOCK ELECTROLYSIS AND CORROSION WAS PRESENT WHICH RENDERED THE COOLING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS NO LONGER VALID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO OLD AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10373454

Incident

Jul 28, 2010

Mileage

98,000 mi

EXCESSIVE VALVE TRAIN NOISE AT 84000 MILES, WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES HOWEVER NO RECALL OR HELP INFO EXISTS AT HONDA MOTOR, SIMILAR PROBLEMS REPORTED WITH ISUZU RODEO ENGINES (SAME MODEL), I AM UNSURE OF EXTENT OF DAMAGE OR ENGINE RELIABLITY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10088492

Incident

Aug 1, 2004

CAR HAS TROUBLE STARTING. TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START. TROUBLE BEGAN IN FEBRUARY OF 2004. TOOK CAR TO NISSAN DEALER WHERE PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2003 BECAUSE OF DEALER SERVICE CONTRACT. REPLACED OXYGEN SENSORS IN MARCH OF 2004. ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED ON RESTART. REPLACED BATTERY IN MAY OF 2004 AFTER CAR WOULD NOT START AND CUSTOMER LEFT STRANDED, ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED AGAIN. TOOK TO AUTO ZONE TO FIND SERVICE CODE. PULLED MANUFACTURE CODE P1170. HONDA SERVICE OF GILBERT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MANIFOLD GASKET DEFECT AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. CUSTOMER REMINDED SERVICE REP THAT IT SHOULD BE UNDER THE EPA MANDATED 8 YEAR/80,000 MILE MAJOR EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM WARRANTY. TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY $85.00 TO GET COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT. SERVICE REP AGREED THAT IT MAY BE COVERED. NISSAN DEALER SERVICE REP ADVISED THAT THE LAST MANIFOLD JOB TOOK OVER A WEEK TO REPAIR. CUSTOMER CANNOT GET VEHICLE LICENSED UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. TAGS WERE UP IN JUNE OF 2004. PLEASE HELP! THERE MUST BE A BULLETIN THAT APPLIES IE, MFG BULLETIN # 00010 DATE 20020528. THE OBDII SHOWED P1171. I KNOW THE RUNAROUND THESE MANUFACTURERS GIVE AND I AM NOT WILLING TO PAY ANYMORE $ AND WILL SEEK LEGAL RECOURSE IF NOT RESOLVED IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10080451

Incident

Feb 1, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

BROWN DEER AUTO SALES SOLD US AN USED 1998 HONDA 4D SPORT UTILITY, SERIAL # [XXX] IN JULY 2002. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 200 MILES, THE TEMP OF THE CAR WAS RUNNING HOT AND WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO BROWN DEER AUTO SALES. THE OWNER AGREED TO DIAGNOSIS THE PROBLEM. THE CAR STAYED THERE FOR A MONTH AND A HALF AND THE OWNER SAID THEY REPLACED THE GASKETS FROM THE MOTOR HEADS. WHEN WE PICKED UP THE CAR, THE MECHANIC ADVISED US TO PUT RADIATOR FLUID IN IF THE CAR RUNS HOT AGAIN. THE CAR DID CONTINUE TO RUN HOT AND IT DID NOT SEEM RIGHT TO HAVE TO KEEP ADDING RADIATOR FLUID AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR SHOWED THE FLUID WAS FULL, THE CAR STILL RAN HOT. SO WE TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, WHO TOLD US THAT THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADS WHICH WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY GASKETS. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED US, THAT THE GASKETS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN REPLACED. WE HAVE SINCE SPENT OVER $5000 DOLLARS IN REPAIRING THE CAR. WE HAD ALSO PURCHASED AUL INSURANCE PACKAGE, BUT THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DENIED THE CLAIM. WE BELIEVE THAT BROWN DEER AUTO SALES SOLD US A "LEMON" AND LIED TO US ABOUT PUTTING IN NEW GASKETS, WHICH CAUSED MAJOR ENGINE DAMAGE. *AK UPDATED 07/25/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10075429

Incident

Aug 21, 2002

Mileage

116,114 mi

ENGINE CLICKING, HUGE OIL CONSUMPTION BY ENGINE THAT IS PROBABLY DISPERSED INTO ENVIRONMENT.

NHTSA ID

10072485

Incident

May 12, 2004

Mileage

125,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. CONSUMER TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN FIXED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK

NHTSA ID

10071590

Incident

Apr 26, 2004

LAST FEBRUARY, MY INTAKE GASKET FAILED, AND MY MECHANIC WAS TOLD BY THE HONDA PARTS MANAGER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR PASSPORT. THE GASKETS WERE FAULTY. I WROTE A LETTER TO HONDA AND WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THIS FEBRUARY, I WAS LOSING OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. I TOOK MY PASSPORT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT, ALTHOUGH I REGULARLY CHANGED MY OIL AND THE ENGINE IS EXTREMELY CLEAN, THE HEAD IS CRACKED AND THE VALVES ARE WORN OUT. AGAIN, MY MECHANIC TALKS TO THE PARTS MANAGER AND FINDS OUT THAT THEY HAVE HAD 5 PASSPORTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME $3000. A 1998 VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS. THESE VEHICLES ARE BAD AND HONDA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

NHTSA ID

10069990

Incident

Feb 15, 2003

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH MY HONDA PASSPORT. THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL, WHICH I HAD LEARNED THE HARD WAY. NOW HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10045398

Incident

Oct 25, 2003

Mileage

70,000 mi

WAS ADVISED BY A HONDA TECHNICIAN THAT IT WAS AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM BUT THE CODE THAT CAME UP DOESN'T SHOW WHAT IS WRONG. THEY REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT THAT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. DT

NHTSA ID

770023

Incident

Mar 1, 2002

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT ANOTHER (AS THE DEALER PUTS IT) "COMMON DEFECT" WITH MY PASSPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR, THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT AT OVER 10,000 DOLLARS PER DEALERSHIP. NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE VEHICLE'S REAR. *MR *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768007

NHTSA ID

10007429

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

Mileage

47,000 mi

I AM COMPLAINING ABOUT ANOTHER (AS THE DEALOR PUTS IT) "COMMON DEFECT" WITH MY PASSPORT. IN ADDITION TO THE VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR, THIS ENGINE ALSO HAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL CONSUMPTION. OIL CONSUMPTION IS SPORADIC, BUT CAN EXCEED MORE THAN TWO QUARTS PER 1000 MILES DRIVEN. OIL CONSUMPTION OCCURS REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS OR LOAD ON VEHICLE. IN COMBINATION WITH NO DASH WARNING, THE OIL CONSUMPTION CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITHIN THE REGULAR OIL CHANGE INTERVAL. ENGINE FAILURE REPLACEMENT AT OVER 10,000 DOLLARS PER DEALORSHIP. NO EXTERNAL SIGNS OF OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE VEHICLE'S REAR. MR

NHTSA ID

768007

Incident

Feb 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH, THE CAR WILL CUT OFF AND LOSE ALL POWER. UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER THAT, RETURRNED TO DEALER FOR SERVICE AND CAR WAS RETURNED TO OWNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THIS HAS HAPPENED AROUND 5-10 TIMES, HOWEVER EACH TIME WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS NO ANSWER OR SOLUTION TO THE ONGOING PROBLEM. NLM

NHTSA ID

759888

Incident

Mar 18, 2002

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS 55 TO 75 MPH, ENGINES CUTS OFF BUT CONTINUES RUNNING AFTER LETTING GO OF GAS PEDAL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TURNS OFF AFTER A FEW DAYS. *AK

NHTSA ID

740721

Incident

Jan 1, 2001

THE PROBLEM THAT I STARTED HAVING WITH THE TRUCK AT ABOUT 10000 MILES IS THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN I RELEASE THE ACELLERATOR AND PRESS THE BRAKE. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME DESPITE NUMEROUS TRIPS TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP. IN AUGUST OF 99 I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN ALBANY, GA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2000. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THAT THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN NEWBURG, NY WHERE THEY HAVE JUST INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM WITH IT. FOUR DAYS AGO I NEARLLY RAN OVER THREE WOMEN WHO LIVE IN MY HOUSING AREA BECAUSE THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO. THE ONLY WAY THAT I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE TRUCK WAS TO QUICKLY PLACE THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS.*AK

NHTSA ID

738819

Incident

Jun 15, 1999

REAR HOOD CLASS WAS MISADJUSTED, ONCE TIGHTED AND REAR STRUTS REPLACED THE RATTLING CONTINUED. NLM

NHTSA ID

553932

Incident

Mar 1, 2000

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. NLM

NHTSA ID

551934

THE ENGINE DIES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. THE TACHOMETER WILDLY GOES UP AND DOWN AND FINALLY THE ENGINE IS STALLED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN DRIVE MODE. IN NEUTRAL GEAR, IT IS FINE.

NHTSA ID

721292

Incident

Apr 10, 2000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

551661

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

FUEL SENSOR IN TANK FAILED. YH

NHTSA ID

551085

Incident

Jun 24, 1998

WHILE ENTERING THE MAIN HIGHWAY IN RAINY CONDITIONS THE CAR DIED. CONSUMER LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL, AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL.

NHTSA ID

851050

Incident

Oct 10, 1999

GAS GAUGE HAS NEVER WORKED. YH

NHTSA ID

607370

Incident

Feb 15, 1998

WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT AND WAS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON. DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAPE, AND THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SIX TIMES, AND THE DEALER FIXED EVERYTHING. CONSUMER JUST GOT THE VEHICLE OUT AS OF 11-05-98, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, AND A METAL PIECE WAS HANGING DOWN. THE CONSUMER USED THE METAL PART TO DRIVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PAD BROKE. *AK

NHTSA ID

830343

Incident

Apr 15, 1998

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE CUTS COMPLETELY OFF. HAS NO POWER. *AK

NHTSA ID

827259

Incident

Aug 20, 1998