Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 99043 | 05/07/2002 | 99043 | 633581 | Service information regarding excessive steering wheel shimmy or chassis vibration while driving at highway speeds. *tt | 09/23/2002 |
| A990018 | 07/13/1999 | 610293 | Information bulletin on the steering yoke spring for vehicles thru vin 4s6c.58x4419122. *tt | 04/25/2000 | |
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||||
| 98065 | 09/01/1998 | 602691 | Conditions with the security system going off even though the vehicle is disturbed. *yc | 01/07/1999 | |
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||||
| 99042 | 05/25/1999 | 605834 | Experiencing knocking noise from the steering column. *tt | 07/29/1999 | |
| 98055 | 09/08/1998 | 603303 | A scraping sound is heard coming from the steering column while turning the steering wheel. *yc | 02/17/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| Front and rear brakes are defective, causing problems with calipers. also steering is defective which causes steering to go out while vehicle is being driven.*ak | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | |||
| 03/01/2000 | 4 | 02/01/2000 | |
| I have been experiencing vibration in the steering wheel and a very bad knocking sound in the steering box since the day i purchased the vehicle. i have brought it back to the original dealer and a honda dealer 3-4 times and they suggested to balance the tires , i have been to numerous dealers to fix with no resolve at this time. also stating that the knocking from the steering box was normal. this has been an ongoing thing since feb. | |||
| STEERING - WHEEL AND HANDLE BAR | |||
| 06/01/1999 | 1 | 03/29/1998 | |
| Steering wheel cable reel failed. yh | |||
| 02/02/1999 | 5 | 04/01/1998 | |
| The dealer and later on honda engineers have balanced/rotated the tires 5 times, they have replaced rack and pinion spring, hubs, changed rotors, installed new rear wheel centering rings & body shims, and replaced original tires with new more expensive tires. still the suv vibrates as if its going to fall apart and the steering wheel shimmies dangerously at speeds greater than 55, becoming worse between 65 and 75 mph. i have checked numerous websites on the internet and have found several people with the same problem. one in texas was lucky enough to have honda buy back her passport for testing to see if they could figure out what is going on. we took the car to arbitration by the bbb and even though they only tested it for 25 minutes and even though we showed that the steering wheel shimmied and the car vibrated they later on concluded that they felt no vibration and sided with honda. stating that the passport is after all a truck and vibration is to be expected. | |||