1998 HONDA PASSPORT Power Train 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.

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN AT 25 MPH, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AXLE WAS DAMAGED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE SLIPPING, IT SHIFTS IN A DRAMATIC LOUD MANNER. A LARGE JOLT OCCURS WHEN CHANGING GEARS. THIS OCCURS COMPLETELY SPORADICALLY, IT WILL FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES, AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. WHEN TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP I WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE, THIS IS PARTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WITHOUT DROPPING THE PAN. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND STILL CONTINUES TODAY. *JB

Mileage: 68,075

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

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE RPM RAVES UP LIKE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED, BUT VEHICLE IS IN PARK GEAR. THEN WHEN GEAR IS SHIFTED, THERE IS A BANGING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JERKS BACKWARD THEN IT DIES OUT. PER DEALERSHIP THIS IS CAUSED BY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. PRINDLE SWITCH WENT OUT ON THE TRANSMISSON THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

VALVE TRAIN PREMATURE WEAR. REQUIRES AN UPPER END REBUILD AT MY EXPENSE. MAKING A LOUD CLICK DURING ACCELERATION. TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. BUT, DEALERSHIP WILL NOT WARRANTY AN OBVIOUSLY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768006

Mileage: 47,000

FAULTY DRIVESHAFT IS CAUSING A THUMPING SOUND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, ISUZU DEALER GREASED THE DRIVESHAFT WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. NLM

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE & CONTACTED DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT IN MARCH. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR OF REAR AXLE. AFTER ARRIVING, WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & WAS INFORMED IT WAS POSSIBLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS COME IN.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 00V058000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SB0006S002 CONCERNING REAR AXLE. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

RECALL # 00V058000 ISUZU/REAR AXLE; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMES. PARTS ARE NEVER AVAILABLE. *AK *ML

RECALL 00V058000/REAR AXLE: NOTIFIED DEALER OF RECALL NOTICE; DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN AN APPOINTMENT DATE BECAME AVAILABLE, STILL WAITING. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V058000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL SB006SD02/ REAR AXLE. DEALER STATED MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO SEND PARTS, PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER UNTIL MAY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V058000 CONCERNING REAR AXLE. CONTACTED DEALER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

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.

THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE SHAFT IF BENT. YH

MOTOR MOUNTS AND DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED,VEHICLE SLIPS, DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED 2ND TIME VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLIP. YH

LEFT REAR AXLE SEAL LEAKING, BOTH SEALS REPLACED. YH

AUTOMATIC SHIFT CABLE IS LOCATED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE HEAT FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS MELTED THE INSULATION OFF THE CABLE, CAUSING PART OF THE CABLE TO RUST. OWNER DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHILE REPLACING THE BULBS IN THE FOG LAMPS. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. CABLE WILL BE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML

ODOMETER FAILED. YH