2001 HONDA PASSPORT Structureframe And Members 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.

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.

9/11/10 WHILE DRIVING 2001 HONDA PASSPORT, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED DUE TO EXTENSIVE FRAME ROT. THE HONDA DEALER SAID THE FRAME WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THERE WAS NO PLACE ON THE FRAME THAT THEY COULD ATTACH THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BACK ONTO THE VEHICLE. THE LOUD NOISE WAS THE LOWER LINK BRACKET BREAKING LOOSE FROM THE FRAME BECAUSE THE FRAME ROTTED THROUGH. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ROAD SAFE AND NEEDED A FRAME REPLACEMENT. SINCE AN EA HAD BEEN OPENED HONDA SUGGESTED I GO TO A GARAGE THAT CAN BYPASS THE CORROSION AND RIG SOMETHING UP THAT WOULD ALLOW A TEMPORARY FIX UNTIL A RECALL WAS ISSUED. I DID THE REPAIR AT A COST OF $1,200.00, BUT IT WAS NOT GUARANTEED OR ROAD SAFE FOR ANYTHING BUT...

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...

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.

2001 HONDA PASSPORT. REAR TRAILING LINKAGE RUSTED AWAY FROM FRAME. RECEIVED RECALL A YEAR LATER FROM HONDA. TRUCK IS NOW AT A WELDER GETTING THE REAR FRAME RAILS PATCHED DUE TO RUSTING. ITS NOT ONLY THE FRAME RAILS THAT ARE RUSTING AWAY. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS 125000. I HAVE NOTICED THE ENTIRE FRAME FROM FRONT TO BACK RUSTING. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. CAN AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH. MY EXPERIENCE WAS WITH THE REAR TRAILING LINKAGE. WAS DOING 45 MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY, HIT A BUMP, LINKAGE BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME.. I FISHED TAILED IN TRAFFIC, LUCKILY NOT HITTING ANYONE OR HURTING MYSELF. THIS VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD. AND CUSTOMERS REIMBURSED AND COMPENSATED. *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...

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 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

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUSPENSION MOUNT WAS ENTIRELY RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V436000- SUSPENSION: REAR) WHICH WOULD ONLY COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRACKETS BUT NOT THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 100,000.

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. 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.

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

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...

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...

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...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT ON SEPT 5, 2010 VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO MY STEERING VEERING TO LEFT OF CENTER. I WAS DRIVING 55MPH AND THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I STOPPED GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND INSPECTED TIRES. I HAD NO FLATS. I THEN THOUGHT THAT MAYBE I HAD BELTS IN THE TIRE SEPARATE SO I CONTINUED ON MY ROUTE TO DESTINATION AT LOWER SPEEDS OF 25-35MPH. SAME THING VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT AND WHEN I MADE RIGHT TURN AND SLOWED DOWN TO GET OFF ROAD I HEARD SOME NOISE LIKE SOMETHING RUBBING AGAINST RIGHT REAR PASSENGER WHEEL. I GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE STABILIZER BAR WAS DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS A FEW MILES FROM HOME AND DROVE WITH MY BLINKERS ON AND ON THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF ROAD AT 5-10MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET, I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL...

2001 HONDA PASSPORT - RUSTED FRAME. I DETECTED ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF RUST TO THE FRAME OF MY VEHICLE WHEN I WAS GOING TO INSTALL A REESE TRAILER HITCH. SEVERAL HOLES WERE PRESENT IN THE FRAME, COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. MORE HOLES CAN EASILY BE PUSHED THROUGH WITH MY FINGER. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRAME AND SUBSEQUENTLY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. INCIDENTALLY, I COULD NOT INSTALL THE HITCH DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF RUST IN THE FRAME. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT 4X4 V6 WITH 73,000 MILES. THE FRAME BROKE RIGHT WHERE THE BRACKET FOR ONE OF THE ARMS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION CONNECTS. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *TR

WE DRIVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. AS I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN, MY CAR STARTING TO WANDER TO ONE SIDE, FORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THAN A HALF MILE FROM HOME. I THEN HEARD A TERRIBLE SOUND LIKE SCRAPING. MY HUSBAND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND REAR DRIVER SIDE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AND FALLING APART. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION. WE SAW A NEWS REPORT AND IT DESCRIBED WHAT HAPPENED TO US. I AM APPALLED THAT OUR LIVES WERE IN DANGER HAD I BEEN GOING ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH STATE INSPECTION WHEN THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS RUSTING. ONE YEAR LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,339 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,842.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS, SHAKE AND VIBRATE FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE REAR FRAME RAIL WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,495.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN MARYLAND. I MOVED TO PA IN 2009. PA INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED IN 10/09. THE CAR PASSED INSPECTION. VERY FEW MILES DRIVEN DURING 2009/2010. A HONDA DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE STATION IN PA INSPECTED THE CAR'S FRAME TODAY (7/22/10). THEIR REPORT IS: "INSPECTED FRAME. RUST THROUGH ON LT REAR FAME RAIL BOTTOM, METAL SCALING ON BOTH REAR FRAME RAILS. NO VISIBLE HOLE AT RADIUS RODS. CUSTOMER TO MONITOR SITUATION. VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS PA STATE INSPECTION. PROBABLE RUST THROUGH AT RT REAR ARM." WE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CHANGING THE BRAKES THE FRAME WAS COVERED WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION THE FRAME COULD HAVE BROKEN AND CAUSED A CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000.

FILED ORIGINAL COMPLAINT (ODI NUMBER 10342822) )07/13/10. SINCE THEN I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE GARAGE DUE TO BRAKE PROBLEMS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT FRAME IS SO ROTTED OUT THAT IT SHOULD NOT HAVE PASSED THE LAST INSPECTION AND WILL DEFINITELY NOT PASS FURTHER INSPECTIONS AND SHOULD BE GOTTEN RID OF AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE RUSTED FRAME IS NOT REPAIRABLE. I ALREADY SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO HAVE A PIECE OF THE FRAME WELDED SO THE CAR COULD BE USED UNTIL ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE COULD BE FOUND. I CANNOT SELL OR TRADE THIS CAR IN, SO IT WILL NEED TO BE JUNKED. NEITHER HONDA OR ISUZU WANTS TO HEAR ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

TOOK HONDA PASSPORT 2001 FOR INSPECTION AND FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. IT IS BECOMING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY. GETTING RID OF VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT DOWN RT. 51 I HEARD A VERY LOUD ,CRUNCHING NOISE UNDER MY CAR. SUDDENLY I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. TERRIFIED, AND AFTER WEAVING BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROAD AMONG OTHER TRAFFIC, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. IT HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK. I WAS TOLD BY THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR THAT THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WAS TOTALLY RUSTED OUT AND THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN A CONTROL ARM TOTALLY RUST OFF A CAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND WELL MAINTAINED SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2001. THE COLLISION CENTER THAT IT WAS TOWED TO TRIED TO WELD THE FRAME, BUT, THERE IS STILL MAJOR RUST DAMAGE UNDER THE CAR. I NOTIFIED MY HONDA DEALER OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS AN ISUZU PRODUCT HONDA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE REAR BEGAN VEERING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE MAIN BEAM OF THE FRAME HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO REMOVE CHUNKS OF CORRODED METAL FROM THE FRAME BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000. UPDATED 09/24/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE REAR WINDOW AND TAILGATE WOULD NO LONGER OPEN. UPDATED 09/24/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAD DETERIORATED BEYOND REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE REAR SUSPENSION TRAILING LINK MOUNT BROKE OFF OF THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THEN TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SINCE THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THAT TYPE OF FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WILL NOT BE REPAIRED. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP THAT SPECIALIZED IN FRAME REPAIRS BUT IT WOULD COST HIM OVER A $1000 TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRAME FRACTURED DOWN THE CENTER. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CONSULTED WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE FRAME REPAIR WOULD ONLY LAST FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO YEARS BEFORE THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,554 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,529.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND FOUND THAT THE THERE WERE TWO STABILIZER BARS HANGING FROM THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS SEVERE FRAME RUST. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO WAS NOT WILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS HESITANT TO TOW THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE PULLING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT AXLE BEGAN RUBBING AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, FOUND THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME HAD RUSTED AND BEGAN CORRODING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE DUE TO THE VEHICLES AGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 95,000.

I WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING WHEN THE LEFT REAR TENSION BAR SNAPPED AWAY FROM THE FRAME OF MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A GARAGE AND INSPECTED BY A TRUSTED FRIEND, HE HAS JUST INFORMED ME THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN DRIVABLE CONDITION, AS THE ENTIRE FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT WHEN IT STARTED JERKING TO ONE SIDE AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS,BUT ONLY SLIGHTLY,LIKE WIND HAD HIT THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN. THIS WENT ON FOR A COUPLE DAYS,AND WHEN I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN,I HEARD A LOUD NOISE,LIKE SOMETHING BREAKING AND GRINDING,AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHIMMY ALL OVER THE ROAD. WHEN I HAD IT LOOKED AT,I WAS TOLD ITS UNFIXABLE BECAUSE THERE IS FRAME ROT WHERE THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF THE FRAME AND THE A-ARM ALSO COMPLETELY ROTTED OFF. THERE ARE SWISS-CHEESE LIKE HOLES ALL THROUGH THE FRAME. IT IS NOW UNDRIVEABLE. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND A POSSIBLE RECALL. I VERY STRONGLY AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. I WAS VERY LUCK Y THAT WE WERE ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED,OR...

THE FRAME ON MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT HAS RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR. IT HAS BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE ROTTING/RUSTING FRAME. *TR

2001 HONDA PASSPORT FRAME HAS ROTTED OUT HAD FIXED IN OCT.09. ON 12/2/09 FIXED SOME MORE ON THE FRAME BOTH TIMES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. CONTACTED HONDA TALKED TO MR. MENCIVAR WAS TOLD AFTER 5 YEARS HONDA WILL DO NOTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS DISPLAYED SIGNS OF RUST. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I OWN A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT . I JUST LEARNED FROM A MECHANIC AND ALSO CONFIRMED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER OF MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP ( CENTURY MOTORS HONDA, CINCINNATI, OHIO) THAT THERE IS SEVERE CORROSION ON THE FRAME ON DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME AND OTHER AREAS ARE SHOWING SIGNS BUT ARE NOT CORRODED THROUGH YET. I WAS TOLD BY THEM THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK A PICTURE AND SENT IT TO HONDA CORPORATE AND THEY REFUSE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN OHIO SO IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY SALT WATER ECT... I ALSO DID NOT LEARN UNTIL NOW THAT MY PASSPORT WAS MADE BY ISUZU AND NOT HONDA. I PURCHASED IT NEW FROM A HONDA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT REPAIR ON THE FRAME IS NOT ADVISABLE, DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES...

THE FRAME OF 2001 HONDA PASSPORT/ISUZU RODEO COMPLETELY RUSTED. VEHICLE IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 64K MILES. MECHANIC FOUND STRESS POINTS ON TRAILING ARM THAT CONNECTS TO THE REAR AXLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE COULD BREAK IF CAR HIT A POT HOLE OR IF THE CAR WAS STOPPED TOO SUDDENLY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. DURING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT BOTH SUB-FRAMES WERE CORRODED. THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE FRAME HAD CORROSION. HE THEN SPECULATED THAT THE HOLES IN THE FRAME WOULD EVENTUALLY CAUSED THE FRAME TO FRACTURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS, IT WOULD COST $5000.00 TO REPAIR THE FRAME. THE FRAME CANNOT BE WIELDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLES MAIN FRAME EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000. UPDATED 11/03/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT AND THE REAR OF THE FRAME COMPLETELY ROTTED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW USELESS. I WAS DRIVING TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR MOMENTARILY SO I PULLED OVER. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TIE ROD AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR AND DROPPED MY VEHICLE OFF AT THE GARAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME ROTTED AN DTHEY WERE SURPRISED MY REAR AXLE WAS STILL ATTACHED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BASICALLY STAYING ATTACHED BECAUSE OF ABOUT 1 INCH OF GOOD STEEL AND MY GAS TANK. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT NO ONE WAS HURT. I HAVE SEEN A LOT O FTHESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ISUZU RODEOS AND HONDA PASSPORTS. IS ANYTHING GOING TO BE DONE. THERE IS NOT A SPEC OF RUST ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE!?? *TR

BODY FRAME CORROSION ON MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WILL NEED REPLACEMENT WELDING TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

I HAD TAKEN MY 2001 HONDA PASSPORT (ISUZU RODEO) IN TO THE SERVICE STATION FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND INSPECTION STICKER. WHEN THE MECHANIC WAS GETTING READY TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT, HE NOTICED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ROTTED FRAME. THE LEFT REAR SECTION OF FRAME IS ROTTED INVOLVING THE SUSPENSION, TRAIL ARM BRACKET (SUSPENSION LINK), BODY MOUNT BRACKET AND REAR SUSPENSION. HE SAID IT WAS SO BAD THAT HE WOULD NOT EVEN PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT FOR FEAR THE FRAME WOULD BREAK OFF. A 2 - 3 FOOT SECTION OF THE FRAME NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT WE CAN NOT FIND ONE AT ANY SALVAGE YARDS, ALL THE ONES WE HAVE CONTACTED DO HAVE FRAMES FOR THE VEHICLE BUT THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE I HAVE JUST DESCRIBED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED AND I AM STUCK MAKING PAYMENTS...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 HONDA PASSPORT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR AND FRONT ENDS MOVED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS. HE CHECKED THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRAME AND TORSION BARS WERE ROTTING FROM THE REAR TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRAME HAS ALSO SPLIT ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH OR TAKEN HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. UPDATED 6/15/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WAS RUST WHERE THE TORSION BAR GO TO THE FRAME. UPDATED 06/17/09.*JB