Tank Assembly problems of the 1998 Honda Passport

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Passport. While having the vehicle serviced by an independent mechanic for unrelated issues, the contact was informed that the fuel tank was leaking abnormally. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the failure was confirmed and the contact was advised that the failure could not be repaired. In addition, the dealer also advised that the under frame was severely rusted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 141,709.

Consumer states that rear cup holder keeps opening up, causing the kids in the back seat to trip over the cup holder. Dealer notified. This had been going on since purchase. The cup holder opened up on its own. The consumer's child had tripped over it on numerous occasions and resulted in scrapes and scratches. TSB# 98-027. Honda refused service. The fuel gauge worked intermittently, it was not reading when the gas tank was full and finally it did not move from empty at all.

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This letter is to complain about the lack of service I recently received when speaking to a customer service representative. I purchased my Passport in August of 1998. Since it was purchased, my rear beverage holder failed to stay closed. The dealer stated that, ?it is just the way it was designed. The strike plate seems to fail to make proper contact with the magnet. On numerous occasions, my three-year old daughter has tripped upon this beverage holder. Last year, my fuel gauge started to work intermittently, not reading full when full, dropping to empty when the tank was full, and finally, not moving off of empty. As a matter of fact, I brought my car into my local dealer to have my air conditioning system checked and the technician mentioned to me that he couldn?t take my car for as long of a test drive as intended because my tank was empty. I told the technician ahead of time that the fuel gauge didn?t work. I came across two Honda technical service bulletins that cover these problems. The first, bulletin 98-027 was issued on may 11, 1999 and covers all 1998 Passports. It describes the symptom that I am experiencing one or both of the magnetic latches do not hold the rear beverage holder closed. In addition, it describes the corrective action as replacing the rear console cover. If discovered during the warranty period, the bulletin allows the repair to be made for free. If discovered outside of warranty, the bulletin requires the district service manager or zone office to give consideration before work is to begin. The second, technical service bulletin 99-004, was issued on September 14, 1999 and covers cars through VIN number 4s6c. 58w. W4424533. My VIN number is 4s6ck58w6w4424526.

Fuel sensor in tank failed. Yh.

Gas gauge has never worked. Yh.

Inaccurate fuel gauge readout.

Fuel gauges failed causing them to read inconsistently.

Fuel gauge gives spastic and totally inaccurate readings. The dealer nor Honda have been able to correct problem.

Sept 1998-recall: battery terminal Dec 1998-recall: accelerator pedal moulding April 2000 recall-rear suspension u bolt. Also, loose front hood, defective fuel gage.

Fuel gauge inaccurate.

Fuel gauge inoperative.