25.2% of complaints about the 1998 Honda Passport came in its first year of service — a higher share than 96% of the 180 1998 model-years on record. That points to problems present from new rather than wear. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (49 complaints), typically at 2.0 yr or about 43,000 miles.
ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR ARE CURRENTLY REGISTERED, IN THE STATES OF MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, MASSACHUSETTS, RHODE ISLAND, CONNECTICUT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, MARYLAND, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, WEST VIRGINIA, OHIO, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, IOWA, MISSOURI, AND KENTUCKY. VEHICLES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SUSTAINED EXPOSURE TO HIGHLY CORROSIVE MATERIALS USED IN SOME JURISDI
EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETACHED FROM THE FRAME, WHICH CAN AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH.
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.
EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK BRACKET BOLT HEAD AND/OR NUT, THE NUT MAY LOOSEN.
THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S
IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. A GROUND CONNECTION TERMINAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CRIMPED IN THE SUPPLIER'S ENGINE WIRING HARNESS MANUFACTURING LINE. THIS IMPROPER CRIMPING PROCESS CAN LEAVE AN IMPRESSION ON THE TERMINAL THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A STRESS FRACTURE. S
IF A TERMINAL IS FRACTURED, THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAN RECEIVE AN ERRONEOUS SIGNAL INDICATING A HIGH VEHICLE SPEED, THEREBY CAUSING THE PCM TO CUT THE FUEL, CAUSING A 'NO-START' CONDITION, OR A POSSIBLE ENGINE STALL.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT RUBBER FLOOR MAT. REPEATED MOVEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FEET AND ACTUATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN RESULT IN A SHIFTING OF THE MAT'S POSITION. THIS SHIFTING CAN CAUSE AN INTERFERENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.
THIS COULD CAUSE A RESTRICTION OF THE PEDAL'S RETURN TO THE IDLE POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DIRT/DUST IN BRAKES CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO STOP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DIRT/DUST IN BRAKES CAUSING BRAKES NOT TO STOP. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AFTER CHANGING THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
WHILE BRAKING AT 50MPH ON A DAMP ROAD, APPLIED BRAKES NORMALLY TO STOP FOR A LIGHT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ABS CLICKED LOUDLY, AND THE CAME TO REST PAST THE INTENDED STOPPING POINT.
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