1999 Honda Passport Transmission Problems

I HAVE OWNED THE 1999 HONDA PASSPORT FOR 3 YEARS. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, THE SUV WOULD SHIFT HARD FORM THE LOWER GEAR TO FIRST. SO HARD IF FACT, THAT OTHERS IN CARS NEARBY NOTICED. RECENTLY, THE SUV WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION. AT FIRST IT WAS SLIP, BUT QUICKLY WORSENED. UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM A HIGHER GEAR DOWN (ESPECIALLY ON TURNS) THE GEAR SEEMS TO SLIP AND THERE IS A JOLT. I TOOK THE SUV TO BE DIAGNOSED. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL DAYS FOR DIAGNOSIS. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT, PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY. THEN IT WAS THE TYPE OF OIL IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. WENT AWAY FOR A DAY, THEN RETURNED. FINALLY, HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I SPENT OVER $4000 ON THESE REPAIRS AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10143510

Incident

Nov 8, 2005

IN MY SECOND YEAR OF OWNING MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT, I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE A JARRING JOLT WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP IMTERMITTANTLY. NOW, ABOUT A YEAR LATER, THIS HAS GROWN TO A VIOLENT BANGING JOLT WHEN ACCELERATING, AND A FULL SLIPPING BETWEEN GEARS AS I PROCEED. THIS GREW WORSE VERY FAST, AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, AT A COST OF OVER $4,000.00, ACCORDING TO BELL ROAD HONDA IN PHOENIX. I'M AT A LOSS, AND NEED HELP.*AK

NHTSA ID

10098544

Incident

Nov 8, 2004

Mileage

83,600 mi

THIS PASSPORT HAVE BEEN HAVING (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MILES AND AT 25 TO 30 MILES. THE MILEAGE ON THIS CAR NOW IS ABOUT 50,200 MILES. WHEN I TAKE TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS GONE AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE GEARS SLAMS OR JERKS WHEN IT SHIFTS AND IT ALSO DOES WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN ON HIGHER GEARS. I HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION AND ALSO PUT A NEW BATTERY SINCE THE DEALER SAID THIS MIGHT BE THE PROBLEM...BUT...THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. DOES THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS TO ALL 1999 PASSPORTS? AND IF SO WHAT IS THE REMEDY.. THANK YOU, ORLANDO R AYALA . *AK

NHTSA ID

10088402

Incident

Aug 13, 2004

Mileage

50,000 mi

VEHICLE JERKS & SHIFTS HARD AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING GEAR CHANGES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP 1 YR BEFORE THE JERKS BECAME VIOLENT DUE TO DECREASE IN SMOOTHNESS OF GEAR CHANGES. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS NORMAL IN THE PASSPORT/ISUZU & THAT IT WOULDN'T GET ANY WORSE. IT HAS! *NM

NHTSA ID

10080401

Incident

Jul 5, 2004

Mileage

114,000 mi

MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT IS CONTINUING TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. FROM A COLD START THE SUV WILL INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT HARD INTO 2ND GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE POWER COSTA MESA HONDA DEALER TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE 5 TIMES. THEY HAD NO WAY OF DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AS THE SUV WOULD DO THIS EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. FINALLY, AFTER ONE DAY OF DRIVING IN TRAFFIC I FOUND A WAY TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAD PLACED IT INTO 1ST GEAR (LOW) THE SUV SHIFTED INTO 2ND! I AM NO MECHANIC BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. I WAS DRIVING IN 2ND WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT REALIZED OH I NEED TO BE IN 1ST! SO I TOOK THE SUV BACK TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THEY REPLACED A FAA MOTOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. PART NUMBER: 8-96041-156-0, THE PART WAS 400 DOLLARS AND ABOUT 200 LABOR. THE ISSUE WAS FIXED FOR A MONTH NOW CONTINUES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT WILL NOT SHIFT FROM LOW TO SECOND. NOW THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE RANGE SELECTOR SWITCH PART NUMBER: 8-96017-511-0 FOR $147.32 (PART ONLY). *LA

NHTSA ID

10047429

Incident

Sep 9, 2003

Mileage

45,000 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, AS SOON AS AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO 1ST GEAR AT 30 MPH, I EXPERIENCE SUCH A VIOLENT, HARD JERK THAT IT IS ACTUALLY SEEN BY PEOPLE IN OTHER VEHICLES. THIS JERK CREATES A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE ALSO THAT CAN BE HEARD BY PEOPLE NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME. THIS SAME JERKING IS EXPERIENCED WHEN DECREASING SPEED TO COME TO A STOP, AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING DOWN. THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST STARTED, I ONLY HAVE 29600 MILES VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HONDA COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, THEREFORE DID NOTHING. IT SCARES ME, AND MY CHILD BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A JOLTING VIOLENT MOVEMENT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10043184

Incident

Oct 17, 2003

WHEN SLOWING DOWN, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, MADE A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO HONDA DEALERS, WHO STATED THEY DID NOT WORK ON TRANSMISSIONS. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, AND TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10026214

Mileage

44,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES THAT GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM IS GIVING A FALSE READING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10031450

AUTO TRANSMISSION MAKES HARD KNOCKING SOUND ON SHIFTING THAT MAKES THE CAR JERK AND SHUTTER. IT'S SO VIOLENT THAT PEOPLE IN OTHER CARS NOTICE AND PASSENGERS IN MY CAR GET SCARED. THIS STARTED AT 50,000 MILES, HAS BEEN IN TWO SHOPS, FOR ALMOST 15 DAYS AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CANNOT ALWAYS BE DUPLICATED AT THE SHOP. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10014457

Incident

Jan 1, 2002

Mileage

50,000 mi

AFTER VEHICHLE COOLS DOWN AND I GO TO START THE CAR AND SHIFT DOWN TO DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION SKIPS DOWN TO L GEAR AND WHEN I TRY TO TAKE IT BACK UP TO THE D POSITION IT WILL TAKE THAT GEAR BUT WHEN I TAKE OFF THE CAR KNOCKS REALLY HARD WHEN IT TRIES TO SHIFT GEARS AND WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO STOP AND IT TRIES TO SHIFT DOWN IT ALSO DOES A HARD KNOCKING.*AK

NHTSA ID

766094

Incident

Aug 5, 2002

WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME REASON, AT CERTAIN TIMES WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTING INTO THE DIFFERENT GEARS IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD ON ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. THEY HAVE FOUND CODES IN THE TRANSMISSION AND CLEARED THEM A FEW TIMES AND THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACED THE COMPUTER MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

708027

CAR STARTS WHEN SHIFTER CHANGES FROM PARK TO DRIVE WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE. *AK

NHTSA ID

701864

Incident

Dec 12, 1998