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| I am very surprised that Honda would put their name on this vehicle. I continue to get the run around from the dealer. Still vibrates at 50+ mph. The dealer now says it is the tires! Sound familiar? I have documentation of all scheduled maintenance and even had a "shim kit" installed, which didn't do a thing. Leith Honda in Raleigh, NC doesn't provide a loaner vehicle, so each time I am able to make it in, it costs me another $50 for a rental. | |
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Hello fellow passport owners. I have experienced the same vibration problems with my 200 exl, it is 2wd. I am most disappointed with both Honda and the dealer. Honda has never even called me after I have submitted some very point blank surveys about my dissatisfaction. The dealer has done the shim deal and 2 separate hi-speed balance acts as well. I have also had a high speed balance done elsewhere. Guess what, they think it might be the tires! Funny how we have all these different brand tires causing the same problem! (mine are goodyear wranglers). I have owned 3 other SUV's and this is the worst, it vibrates miserabley over 50 and feels very unsafe at 65 or above. I would steer anyone away from the passport and honda in general based on my experience. Too bad, because otherwise it's a good-looking vehicle and no other problems. How many others out there are having this problem? |
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| The 4wd on my new Passport is not working. It has never worked since I purchased the car 3 months ago. I bought this vehicle just for the 4wd and I can't used it. The part is on back order from Honda. They just got a release date today. I hope this fixes the problem permanently. Has anyone else experienced that. | |
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I've had brake noise problems on my 1998 Passport since I first purchased it. For the first couple of thousand miles, my local dealer lubed and deglazed the brake pads. I finally gave up trying to get the problem fixed and Honda extended the base warranty on the brakes only to 5 years or 60K miles. Recently, I experienced noise and a shuddering upon braking. I brought the car (with 32K miles on it) in to a different dealer and they determined that the problem was due to "the rotors and drums being out of spec". The rotors and drums were turned to the tune of $216. I thought that such a repair would be covered under the warranty. When I found out it wasn't, the dealer "graciously" gave me an hour goodwill time, reducing my bill down to $144. I had brought the car in to this dealer a few weeks before for its 30K maintenance. At the time, there was no problem noted with the brakes and the pads had 6mm/3mm front and rear, respectively, remaining. I also complained to Honda, which rejected my claim, stating that the repair is maintenance-related and is not covered under the warranty. They also said that the problem is probably due to the way I drive the car, implying that I brake too hard. Has anyone else out there had a similar problem? Do you think it is unreasonable for my drums and rotors to be turned at 32K miles? |
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| I've been reading bad comments about the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute and thought that I had better look elsewhere for my SUV After reading comments here the Escape and Tribute don't sound that bad any more. | |
| I have a 1997 Honda Passport which has 59,000 miles on it - I just put the 4th set of tires on it. When we purchased this vehicle it was used with 21,000 miles on it. The tires that was on it was dipped (Kelly Spring field tires) - when you run your hands over them there was high and low spots. The dealer said this was lack of rotation. We agreed that with a new set of tires we would buy this vehicle. The dealer put new Good year Wrangler tires on at 25,000 miles. Here we are at 59,000 just putting another set of tires on - to replace the dipped Good year Wranglers. Mind you not from lack of rotation - they were rotated every 5,000 per National Tire. As I was going over the fact that we now have had 3 sets of tires - I found the original papers from the previous owner - the Kelly tires were put on at 15,000 miles. Therefore making this 4 sets of tires in 59,000 miles. Guess what the dealer says that it is not a Honda problem it is a tire problem. Right! Its Good year, Kelly Spring field, and I guess now the Firestone we just put on. NATIONAL TIRE says the Honda Passport if Hard on tires. - 4 sets at 59,000 don't add up. I think the problem is the Passport. Unfortunately how do you get Honda to admit this! By the way the Firestone Tires have been on for about 300 miles and already they are showing wear on them.. What do you do? | |
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We leased a 2000 Passport 4x4 to pull our two place snowmobile trailer and have had nothing but problems with the traction and overall control. We have already had one accident in which we skidded into a guard rail and it wasn't because of speed as we were going slower than most, no one else around us was sliding. It seems to happen with just a "dusting" of snow on the road or at 55-65 mph on the highways. We have bridgestone tires and we thought they may be the reason for the traction problem. (too much air...) When we aren't pulling the trailer we don't have any problems. Is there anyone out there with these problems? Or any suggestions? |
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| I have a 96 Passport that has been in to two different dealers to eliminate wind noise that is unusually loud while driving at hiway speeds. Anyone else notice this? Damn annoying that they can't tighten the door tolerances any more (or at least that is the story they are sticking to). I bought the car as a leftover in 97 and wonder if it wasn't actually damaged on the lot and repaired. As it was never registered, it was still technically able to be sold as new. But thats only speculation. | |
| I have a '97 Rodeo that exhibits the same wind noise around the front door seals in strong cross winds or at speeds above 60mph. I have noticed by selecting the recirculate mode, as opposed to the fresh air mode, for the heater/AC the gusting sound is reduced. I believe this lowers the internal cabin pressure thereby reducing the forces applied at the door seals. This doesn't eliminate the noises, just makes it a little better. | |
| I just got home from my 4th trip to the dealer to correct the very same vibration problem so many other Passport owners are experiencing. They installed new tires, a ring kit, on the car tire balancing, and a front wheel alignment all of which took a total of ten days and cost them $330.00 for a rental car. Thankfully, no charge to me. I was told the car just doesn't like 50 miles per hour. I should have told them I hate the damn car at 50 miles per hour. Anyway the trouble is still there. The state of Florida has a lemon law and I may try to use it. I have to commend the dealership for their efforts but I'm pissed at Honda. Why haven't they come up with a fix by now. They build some of the finest equipment available so you would think this problem would be a thorn in their side. I also have a 1998 Honda CRV that I purchased new and have never had a single problem with it. I'm a Honda lover and I'd buy another, just not a Passport. Thanks for listening and if anybody discovers a fix, lets share it. JER | |
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