Two problems related to suspension noise have been reported for the 2001 Honda Passport. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Honda Passport based on all problems reported for the 2001 Passport.
The contact owns a 2001 Honda Passport. While driving approximately 10 mph, the vehicle drove over a bump in the road and the contact heard a loud cracking noise. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the contact was informed that the rear frame had rusted. The contact called the dealer in reference to recall 10v436000 (suspension:rear) and was told that the vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 89,722. Updated 01/03/11.
I was driving my 2001 Honda Passport when it started jerking to one side after letting off the gas,but only slightly,like wind had hit the car all of a sudden. This went on for a couple days,and when I was going around a turn,I heard a loud noise,like something breaking and grinding,and the car started to shimmy all over the road. When I had it looked at,I was told its unfixable because there is frame rot where the rear suspension lower link completely rotted off the frame and the a-arm also completely rotted off. There are swiss-cheese like holes all through the frame. It is now undriveable. According to my research this is a known issue, and a possible recall. I very strongly agree that there should be a recall or class action lawsuit. I was very luck y that we were only going about 10 mph when it happened,or there could have been a serious crash. This is obviously a manufacturer error.