IllustrationCHECK ENGINE OFF AND ON, NORM REEVES HONDA CHECK AND ADVISE PULLED CODE:P0304 CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. TECH CHECK THE COILS THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FUEL PRESSURE. EVERYTHING IS GOOD.PERFORMED COMPRESSION TEST. PULLED UP SERVICE BULLETIN TO UP DATE THE PCM BROAD CAST CODES. PCM HAS TO BE REPLACE IF LIGHTS BACK ON AGAIN. *TR
1997 Honda Passport
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1997 Honda Passport do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 60.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 56 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
3 crash reports1 fire reports4 injury reports
Power Train complaints
8 reportsCONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT DIM. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL RADIO CUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH OR ABOVE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT…
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CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POWER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, DASH LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WENT DIM. WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL RADIO CUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING AT 30 MPH OR ABOVE THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT GEARS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
COMPLETE AND SUDDEN POWER LOSS OCCURED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT 65 MPH DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD AN ISUZU ENGINE WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THUS, THE CONSUMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AND RELATED EXPENSES. *YH
WHEN DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOTICED THAT SEALS IN TRANSMISSION HAVE NO FLUID ENTERING IN OR OUT OF TRANSMISSION. *AK *SLC
CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 28,043 MILES ON IT BUT WHEN THE CARFAX REPORT CAME IT SHOWED THAT IN APRIL 99 THE VEHICLE HAD 43,211 MILES ON IT, CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ODOMETER HAS BEEN ROLLED BACK. NLM
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK DUE TO THEY DID NOT PUT IN A DIP-STICK TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF FLUID WHICH EVEN IF YOU GO TO A GAS STATION OR HAVE THE OIL CHANGED THEY CANNOT CHECK TO SEE THE LEVEL OF FLUID. I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE I BUY THIS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IF THIS IS A PROBL…
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TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CHECK DUE TO THEY DID NOT PUT IN A DIP-STICK TO CHECK THE LEVEL OF FLUID WHICH EVEN IF YOU GO TO A GAS STATION OR HAVE THE OIL CHANGED THEY CANNOT CHECK TO SEE THE LEVEL OF FLUID. I WANTED TO KNOW BEFORE I BUY THIS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITHTHIS MODEL YEAR? THANK YOU. *AK
VEHICLE ROLLED WHILE IN PARK AT A SERVICE STATION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS AT EVERY STOP DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *ET
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.