1997 Honda Passport

LEFT HOUSE AND PROCEEDED DOWNHILL ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO MAIN ROAD WHICH IS A HILL RISING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OVER .5 MILES. AT TOP OF HILL LET OFF ACCELERATOR BUT THE SPEED WAS STILL INCREASING. TAPPED ACCELERATOR, PULLED FLOOR MAT AWAY FROM GAS/BREAK PEDDLE AREA, TAPPED ACCELERATOR, WHOLE TIME DEPRESSING BREAK WITH BOTH FEET. FINALLY CUT OFF IGNITION AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR. I COASTED THE CAR BACKWARDS WITH ENGINE OFF AND TURNED IT AROUND. WHEN I RESTARTED CAR THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE AND I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR. WHEN I CHECKED CAR AT HOME I OBSERVED THAT THE RUBBER THIMBLE COVERING THROTTLE CABLE AT THROTTLE WAS DETERIORATED. I PULLED THE RUBBER THIMBLE OFF AND OBSERVED THAT THE RUBBER HAD ENTERED THE THROTTLE CABLE HOUSING AND WAS THE CAUSE, JAMMING THE CABLE AT THE ACCELERATED SPEED. I CLEARED THE CABLE AND HOUSING OF THE EMBEDDED RUBBER AND CAR ACCELERATED/DECELERATED NORMALLY. A PRECURSOR TO THIS WAS THAT MY GAS MILEAGE HAD DECREASED DRAMATICALLY ON THE LAST FILL UP, SATURDAY, FROM 19MPG TO LESS THAN 12MPG. I WAS LOOKING FOR A LEAK AND HAD INTENTIONS OF BRINGING IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP ON MONDAY (TOMORROW). *TR

ALWAYS OIL CHANGES ON TIME AND MAINTENANCE. SINCE I HAD IT, THERE WAS ALWAYS A VALVE KNOCKING. SPARK PLUG MELTED FROM EXTREME HEAT THEN EXPLODED INTO CYLINDER THE PULVERIZE. SO I REBUILT THE ENTIRE MOTOR INCLUDING NEW OIL PUMP, TIMING BELT, CAM INTAKES, ECT. AND HAD VALVES PROFESSIONALLY REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN A MECHANIC FOR YEARS AND CAN NOT FIGURE WHY THEY STILL KNOCK AFTER $2,300.00 IN ENGINE COMPONENTS AND SUCH. I TOOK IT TOO A SHOP AND THEY ARE BAFFLED ALSO. *JB

EXCESSIVE GASOLINE USAGE (10-13 MPG) AND CHRONIC "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO GARAGE. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING; CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE THIS BEAST IN. VERY DISAPPOINTED BY HONDA FOR CLOAKING THEIR LABEL ON AN ISUZU/MITSUBISHI BUILT VEHICLE. OTHERS ON THE NET ARE JUST AS FED UP WITH THIS SCRAP OF IRON. MAY NEVER BUY FROM HONDA AND CERTAINLY NOT LOCAL DEALER AGAIN. ENGINE TICKS DUE TO VALVE/LIFTER DAMAGE. *LA

THE VALVES RATTLE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN THEY RATTLE I CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND IT'S FINE. I FOUND OUT... BY NO OTHER CHOICE....THAT IF I GET ON THE INTERSTATE (CAUSING THE RPM'S TO GO UP) FOR A FEW MILES, AND THEN EXIT THE INTERSTATE THE VALVES STOP RATTLING. EVERYONE I TALK TO SAYS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE LOOKED FOR HONDA SUPPORT EVERYWHERE! DEALERS CAN'T EVEN HELP! NOW I THINK I AM JUST GOING TO JOIN A GROUP THAT'S PLANNING A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! MAYBE MR. HONDA CAN FIX THE PROBLEM THEN! IF NOT I WILL USE THE MONEY FROM THE LAWSUIT TO BUY A CHEVY...OR DODGE!ANYTHING BUT ANOTHER HONDA!. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS***768317

ENGINE HAS ROUTINELY EMITTED ENGINE TICKING SOUND DEGRADING PERFORMANCE AND RESULTING IN 50% LOSS OF COMPRESSION IN #2 CYLINDER. DEALER SUGGESTING THAT ENGINE SHORT BLOCK MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. REPAIR MAY EXCEED $5K. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS IS CONSIDERED ABOVE BOARD WHEN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DEALERS INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE HLA'S ARE STARVING THE CYLINDERS. LOSS OF AN ENGINE AT SPEED CAN RESULT IN SEVERE MANEUVERABILITY AND BRAKING LOSS. ENGINE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY SERVICED WITH HIGHEST GRADE OIL (MOBILE 1). SAFETY/QUALITY ISSUE. DEALER RECOMMENDING BUYERS BEWARE AND TO PURCHASE EXTENDED WARRANTY PLANS FOR THIS VEHICLE. (UNSATISFACTORY!). *AK