2002 Honda Passport problems
Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2002 Honda Passport. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 23% of complaints. Next are body & structure (19%) and cruise control (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 138,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 138,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 17 model years of the Honda Passport with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving 55 MPH, the driver applied the brakes and without warning the vehicle accelerated. The driver applied the brakes but failed. This caused the driver to collide with the vehicle in front. Upon, impact both frontal air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained major injuries and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The cause has not been determined at this time. Please provide further details.
While parking, the vehicle's rubber cover on the brake pedal slipped off the pedal, causing the consumer's foot to slide off the pedal and hit against the accelerator pedal, which in turn, caused the vehicle to lurch forward and hit a concrete wall. The dealer was notified. The air bag did not deploy. The consumer stated that a bent plate across the bottom of the pedal lever was the cause of the failure and accident.
I purchased a 2002 honda passport used, I recently heard a noise under the car and when checked part of the frame was broken. I looked online and found a recall, never notified about it. I called a dealer and waited 5 days and called them again and they set up an appointment for me. I took the vehicle in and was told that it is unsafe to drive and they will not release it to me. They said that is not the tracking link that is the problem, it is the frame.
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.