2.5% of complaints about the 2000 Honda Passport came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 10.0 yr in service. The most-reported system is structure (31 complaints), typically at 11.3 yr or about 120,000 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.
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL MOTICE ON REAR AXLE DAMPER LOWER MOUNTING NUTS IN MAY 2001, AND HAD RECALL REPAIRS DONE. VEHICLE HAS CURRENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MPH. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A THUMP IN BACK OF VEHICLE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM, AND DEALER STATED WILL CHECK TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. *AK
I OWN A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT THAT HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES ON IT AND IS IN SUPERB CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE LEFT REAR FRAME IS RUSTED OUT AND NOW MY BEAUTIFUL CAR IS NOW A DEATH TRAP. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT HAD ALL FOUR SHOCKS AND STRUTS REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME HAD EXCESSIVE RUST AND CORROSION. THE FRAME WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS INOPERATIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB