Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 1999 Honda Passport. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 1999 Passport, newest first.
| Campaign | Component | What the recall says |
|---|---|---|
| 02I002001 2002-06-03 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip |
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.
Risk: EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE COULD RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. Fix: DEALERS WILL PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COMPUTER ALGORITHM FOR THE ABS THAT IS BASED ON THE ALGORITHM USED IN HONDA'S MY 2000 AND 2001 VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM. THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE CONDUCTED IN PHASES, WITH THE MY 1998 2WD VEHICLES COVERED FIRST, SINCE THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE MOST… |
Summaries are quoted verbatim from NHTSA's official campaign records. A single campaign often covers dozens of model years and several nameplates, so a summary may name vehicles other than the 1999 Passport — that is normal. Every record listed here carries this vehicle's own make, model and model year in NHTSA's database. Whether a recall is still open on a particular car can only be determined by VIN.
247 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 1999 Passport, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic 13 crash, 5 injured |
56 | |
| Suspension | 34 | |
| Power Train 2 crash, 1 fatal |
25 | |
| Structure 1 crash |
21 | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling 1 crash |
21 | |
| Fuel System, Other | 10 | |
| Suspension,Structure | 9 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control 7 crash, 5 injured |
9 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 7 | |
| Tires 1 crash, 1 injured |
7 | |
| Electrical System | 5 | |
| Air Bags 3 crash, 3 injured |
4 |
A complaint is an unverified owner report. It is a signal about where to look, not proof of a defect.
Verbatim excerpts from NHTSA complaint filings on this model year. These are the owners' own words, not our diagnosis, and each one is a single unverified report.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02I002001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE AT A LOW SPEED WHEN SHE APPLIED LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED ABNORMALLY INTO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SIMULTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED NOR WAS Crash reported
filed 12/06/2010 · ODI 10369337
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. UPDATED 10/16/08 *BF UPDATED 10/20/08 *JB
filed 09/16/2008 · ODI 10242468
THE DRIVERS SIDE TRAILING ARM BRACKET BROKE OFF OF THE FRAME DUE TO EXTREME RUST AS I WAS DRIVING.
filed 12/26/2019 · ODI 11291339
I NOTICED THAT MY 1999 HONDA PASSPORT HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION. I CALLED THE DEALER HERE IN LEXINGTON KY DON JACOBS AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT. THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT I CALLED TO VERIFY THAT THEY HAD THE PARTS THAT WAS NEEDED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT GET THE PARTS OR TOOLS TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.
filed 04/13/2019 · ODI 11195978
I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999, AT 48,000 MY TRANSMISSION JERKS, PULLS, SLIPS, SHIFTS ROUGHFLY, WHEN DRIVING AT 30MPH OR MORE IT DOWNSHIFTS AND THE CAR SHUDDERS AND STOPS SUDDENLY. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE 1999 ACCORDS.*CN
filed 01/02/2008 · ODI 10213376
I HAVE OWNED THE 1999 HONDA PASSPORT FOR 3 YEARS. AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES, THE SUV WOULD SHIFT HARD FORM THE LOWER GEAR TO FIRST. SO HARD IF FACT, THAT OTHERS IN CARS NEARBY NOTICED. RECENTLY, THE SUV WAS HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING DURING ACCELERATION. AT FIRST IT WAS SLIP, BUT QUICKLY WORSENED. UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR WHEN SHIFTING FROM A HIGHER GEAR DOWN (ESPECIALLY ON TURNS) THE GEAR SEEMS TO SLIP AND THERE IS A JOLT. I TOOK THE SUV TO BE DIAGNOSED. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, IT HAS TAKEN SEVERAL DAYS FOR DIAGNOSIS. FIRST DIAGNOSIS WAS THE DRIVE SHAFT, PROBLEM DID NOT GO AW
filed 11/22/2005 · ODI 10143510
LAST YEAR I NOTICED RUST THAT HAD BECOME A GAPING HOLE IN THE UPPER PART OF MY HONDA PASSPORT'S UPPER FRAME. THEN I NOTICED THERE WERE RUST LOCATIONS AT VARIOUS PARTS OF THE ROOF AND REAR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN SOLELY ON OAHU, SO THERE IS NO ISSUE OF DEICER OR ROAD SALT HAVING CAUSED THIS, AND I LIVE MILES FROM THE OCEAN. THE GAPING HOLE IS GROWING AND THIS PROBLEM MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND IT MAKES THE CAR IMPOSSIBLE TO SELL, WHICH IS SOMETHING I'D INTENDED TO DO SOON, AS MY GIRLFRIEND WILL ALSO START DRIVING "OUR" VEHICLE AND SHE'S UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A LARGER CAR. I LOOKED ONLINE
filed 06/02/2013 · ODI 10514685
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. *TR
filed 05/13/2013 · ODI 10511719
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Yes. NHTSA records 1 recall campaign filed by Honda for the 1999 Passport. The most recent is campaign 02I002001, filed 2002-06-03, covering Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip.
The most-reported component is Service Brakes, Hydraulic with 56 of the 247 owner complaints on file, including 13 reports involving a crash. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
247 complaints with NHTSA for the 1999 Passport, spread across 39 reported component groups.
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