Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 010103 | 01/01/2003 | 10001791 | Low power, rich fuel, black smoke. *tt *jb | 07/18/2003 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||||
| 11012003 | 11/01/2003 | 10009278 | Heater blower motor gets hot or blows a fuse. honda. servicenews. *tt | 09/21/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 1202 | 12/16/2002 | 10002572 | A leaking fuel pressure regulator diaphragm can generate a complaint of low power, an overly rich mixture at the number 6 cylinder and/or black exhaust smoke. *tt | 09/05/2003 | |
| 01084 | 03/18/2003 | 01084 | 10001472 | Engine spark knock (pinging). *tt | 05/09/2003 |
| 010601 | 06/01/2001 | 625077 | Subject regarding vibration after crankshaft or short block replacement. *tt | 11/16/2001 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 402 | 04/16/2002 | 637953 | Subject regarding replacement top piston ring marking. *tt | 12/09/2002 | |
| 01084 | 09/04/2001 | 626731 | Engine spark knock (pinging). *tt | 12/17/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 623952 | Subject on regarding: engine oil consumption. *et | 10/31/2001 | |
| 010101 | 01/01/2001 | 623970 | Subject on regarding: vibration after crankshaft or short block replacement. *et | 10/31/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 11/07/2004 | 54000 | 7 | 11/04/2004 |
| 2001 honda passport exl isuzu mfg in aug 2000. purchased used in nov 2004, was leased to 1 person, then at end of lease auctioned to place i bought from. front brake pads and rotors replaced 1 month after purchase. check engine light goes off 1 month after purchase. exhaust flange replaced 1 month after purchase. 3 months after purchase fuel indicator goes wacky, check engine light goes off and on. 1 year after purchase engine dies, intercooler was culprit, only 76,000 miles on vehicle. transmission was found to have a leak, the right servo rubber seal was replace. exhuast has leak at or up to y pipe area. something underneath is cracked severly. i am depressed, as i paid $19,000 am stuck paying $31,000 in long run through financial institute, and can't do anything with negative equity, and bad credit history. dealership refused to fix problems when first purchased and still refuses to offer financial relief. warranty co. and financial institute are just as uncaring. i was made to believe it was a sturdy, long lasting vehicle, and have since found out otherwise. oil is big problem, have to feed it half to 3/4 qt. every 2 days. gas consumption is poor, can only go 110 mi. per fill up. oil, oil filter and air filter are changed on regular basis. shocks are the pits, takes bumps hard, and feels like it is going to break in the rear. also known problem is the rear clunk, thump on stop and go, is caused by a item underneath that turns. could of been killed when engine died on major highway, but was able to roll off to shoulder before ceasure. i consider major depression from this a injury. *nm | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 11/26/2005 | 1 | 06/03/2005 | |
| I purchased a 2001 honda passport vin # 4s6dm58w514400127 at curry honda crompond road yorktown heights ny 10598 date 03 june 2002 with vehicle service contract number v001328439 issuing dealer curry honda effective date 06-04-2002 expiration date 08-13-2008 or either expiration mileage 100,000.00 actual mileage of my vehicle is 46,000.00. my vehicle had a mechanical breakdown last november 23 2005 and i took it to the dealer to fix it. they call me to inform that they denied to cover of this damage saying abuse and negligence. i have taken twice to check my vehicle to the honda dealer even though they charged me $500.00 each time for services they did not fix properly because my vehicle did not pass the annual inspection and had the same problem of lose of power, i alert them in advance of this problem. i did all proper maintenance ,i changed oil every 3,000.00 miles most of time my vehicle stay parked at home i used commute back and forward to work ( 10 miles daily 5 days a week) and it had few miles. please help me and investigate if there are others similar complaints or defectives of these type of vehicle. i think this is not fair dinayig coverage. thank you in advance for your help liliana falcones. *nm | |||
| 04/29/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2000 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 07/31/2007 | 86000 | 1 | 06/21/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2001 honda passport. while driving approximately 5-10 mph, the vehicle began to stall and the engine revved. the vehicle failed to drive forward and would only drive in reverse. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and her cousin, a mechanic, diagnosed the cause of failure as the catalytic converter. she was informed that there was a recall on the catalytic converter, but the only open recall on her vehicle was for the frontal air bags. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 86,000. updated 01-16-08. *kb after further investigation, it was determined there was a problem with the throttle position sensor. updated *jb | |||