1995 Honda Passport

I HAVE HAD MY 1995.5 HONDA PASSPORT SINCE NEW. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. THE BODY PANELS, INTERIOR AND ENGINE ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AT 175,000 MILES. HOWEVER, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DEEMED AS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE ENTIRE FRAME RUSTING OUT FROM BOTTOM UP. NO RUST ON ANY OF THE BODY PANELS, ONLY THE FRAME. I FEEL ALL YEARS OF THE PASSPORT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS MY SUV IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT A FULL FRAME REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1995 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OBSERVED THAT THE REAR FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY AND SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.

WENT TO DEALER TODAY FOR A RECALLED. PROBLEM ON REGULATOR AND THEY VALLEY HONDA IN AURORA IL. CHECKED OUT THE WHOLE VEHICLE AND CAME TO. ME STATING IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE FOR FRAME IS RUSTED ALL THE WAY THRU. *TR I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN THAT I HAVE BEEN DRIVING IN THIS VEHICLE. IT IS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE TO GET TO OUR JOBS, DOCTOR APPTS., ANYTHING WITH THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR YEARS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ISSUE ALONG WITH SAFETY. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO.HELP GET US INTO A SAFE VEHICLE NOW. I BOUGHT A HONDA FOR THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE AND BUILT WELL.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FOR BLUE BOOK VALUE FROM A REPUTABLE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE ONLY PROBLEMS WERE THE BLOWER MOTOR AND REAR DOORS WERE STUCK CLOSED. I FIXED THOSE PROBLEMS EASILY AND BEGAN DRIVING IT TO WORK AND BACK EVERY DAY. AFTER PUTTING ABOUT 350 MILES ON IT, I HEARD SOMETHING SMACK THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND IN MY REARVIEW I SAW A CHUNK OF RUST ON THE ROAD. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND DISCOVERED THAT MY ENTIRE FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH HOLES THE SIZE OF MY FIST IN ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT AREAS, SOME OF WHICH ARE KEY STRUCTURAL AREAS. AT WORK, I RAISED IT UP ON A LIFT AND HAD A WELDER TAKE A LOOK. HIS FACE TURNED WHITE AND SAID IT WAS WAY BEYOND A SIMPLE PATCH JOB HERE AND THERE. UPON RESEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT ALL THESE MODELS HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES. I AM STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS MY ONLY ONE AND I CANT AFFORD TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW. THE ESTIMATED COST JUST TO PATCH A FEW PLACES TO LIMP IT ALONG FOR ANOTHER YEAR WAS ALMOST WHAT I PAID FOR THE TRUCK. THE WHOLE REASON I BOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN WISCONSIN WINTERS AND ITS A HONDA. OTHER THAN THAT IT IS A GREAT RUNNING VEHICLE WITH NO OTHER MAJOR ISSUES, BUT THE FRAME RUST IS ENOUGH TO RENDER IT UNUSABLE. I DRIVE 80 MILES A DAY ON AN INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH AND AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. I REALIZE ITS A VEHICLE UP NORTH WHERE THEY USE SALT BUT I HAVE HAD WAY OLDER CARS WITH NOT HALF AS MUCH DAMAGE FROM RUST. I AM CONVINCED THAT THIS IS AN ISUZU FAULTY PRODUCT ISSUE AND NOT NORMAL FOR THE AGE OF THE TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING AN OFF RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE FOR HIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 HONDA PASSPORT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SEEMED VERY LOSE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A WAY TO WELD THE FRAME AND REINFORCE IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 218,122. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/28/2011 *LN