Every recall campaign and owner complaint the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration holds for the 2002 Honda Passport. Nothing on this page is written from memory — it is all imported from NHTSA's public database.
NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda itself for the 2002 Passport. Aftermarket-equipment campaigns that merely list this vehicle as compatible are excluded from this count.
35 owner complaints on file with NHTSA for the 2002 Passport, grouped by the component owners reported. Counts reflect how many owners complained, not how often the fault actually occurs.
| Reported component | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 7 | |
| Structure | 5 | |
| Suspension | 4 | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 4 | |
| Air Bags,Vehicle Speed Control 2 crash, 1 injured |
2 | |
| Suspension,Structure | 2 | |
| Air Bags 1 crash |
2 | |
| Electrical System,Engine,Fuel/Propulsion System | 1 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control 1 crash, 1 injured |
1 | |
| Electrical System 1 crash |
1 | |
| Electronic Stability Control,Service Brakes, Hydraulic 1 crash, 1 injured |
1 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic,Vehicle Speed Control 1 crash |
1 |
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.
2002 HONDA ODYSSEY TRANSMISSION FAILURE NOTHING. *TR
filed 01/24/2009 · ODI 10256183
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 HONDA ODDYSEY WAS MAKING CLUNKY SHIFTS TO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LARRY HOPKINS HONDA SERVICE SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR 1999-2001 HONDA ODDYSEYS TRANSMISSIONS, AND THEY STILL DIDN'T FIX IT ON 2002 MODEL. OTHER INFO: ON 7/16/04, I TOOK CAR IN FOR THE RECALL/FIX (28,537 MILES)-- INSTALL OIL INJECTOR INTO TRANSMISSION. *JB
filed 07/21/2007 · ODI 10197096
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.
filed 04/04/2014 · ODI 10577420
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT GIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE CONTACT DUE TO THE SEVERE LEVEL OF CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS OFFERING TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE FROM THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE TO SELL THE VEHICLE BACK AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 202,000.
filed 01/13/2012 · ODI 10443690
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE TRAIL ARM WAS RUSTED AND EXHIBITING SIGNS OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000.
filed 03/20/2012 · ODI 10452339
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:10V436000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FRAME WAS CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,800.
filed 10/11/2011 · ODI 10429432
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO ENGINE SLUDGE. *AK
filed 11/12/2004 · ODI 10099859
IN JULY OF 2002, I PURCHASED A 2002 HONDA 919. IMMEDIATELY, I NOTICED THAT MY JACKET SMELLED OF EXHAUST FUMES. NOT THE SULFUR - ROTTEN EGG SMELL, BUT EXHAUST FUMES. ONE FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN AUGUST 2002, I TOOK MY WIFE FOR A RIDE - SHE WAS THE PASSENGER. AFTER ABOUT A 45-MINUTE RIDE, SHE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND WAS GENERALLY JUST FEELING CRAPPY. SO MUCH FOR OUR ROMANTIC AFTERNOON. TO TOP IT ALL OFF, I TOOK MY 6 YEAR OLD SON FOR A RIDE, AND IN TRAFFIC, HE FELL ASLEEP AND ABOUT FELL OFF THE BIKE. HE COULD HAVE DIED, WE WERE IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO GRAB HIM WITH ONE HAND AND PULL OVER. I CON
filed 08/17/2003 · ODI 10032994
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NHTSA's recall database returned no campaign filed by Honda for the 2002 Passport. That is an absence of records, not a guarantee — always confirm against your own VIN.
The most-reported component is Power Train with 7 of the 35 owner complaints on file. Complaint counts show where owners report trouble; they are not proof of a defect.
35 complaints with NHTSA for the 2002 Passport, spread across 16 reported component groups.
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