general problems of the 2019 Honda Passport - part 2

This problem has occurred ever since we bought the Passport in may of 2020 it is an ongoing problem and has occurred many times. Occasionally, while in motion and driving 45-60 mph on a two lane road, particularly on a curve to the right (has occurred on straight stretches too) the anti-collision brake system will apply the brakes as a warning. The speedometer lights up orange with large letters twice in a row (brake! brake!). At this time I can feel the brakes applied lightly and the dealers service writer has confirmed that the brake lights also activate. This happens very frequently in my vehicle (and according to many on the Passport owners forums it is a common problem). With me it will happen at least once every 75-100 miles or more frequently. On a trip in July of about 5000 miles, this occurred over a hundred times. I have only seen this system operate correctly twice, with cars in front of me. . . . . The other times the car is in the oncoming lane. Once, a car passed me on an interstate (me in right lane, he in left, same direction) and when he was about 20 feet ahead of me the warning activated. I have had the car in twice mentioning this problem and the technician has not been able to re-create the problem on their short test drive. The customer service at Honda USA suggested they check the aiming of the windshield camera and the front emblem radar. I asked them to check these the second time I had it in they said these both were aimed properly and there was nothing else they can do about it. They tell me I can disable this at the start of every trip but if I forget to do that and happen to have this occur on an icy road in winter, it's not safe. The car has been in twice for three recalls already and they have not been able to see or fix this problem. And it activated again on the way home after my last recall appointment so it is still a problem.

Sun roof spontaneously exploded on highway with no other vehicles in area, nor anything overhead, nor any road debris. Prior to explosion, my vehicle had been garaged and never hit with debris of any kind. When incident occurred I was driving up ramp to highway speed (60mph) first there was a loud pop, then a very loud explosion about 200-300 yards later. I looked to see if anyone was around me (or anything over me) it sounded like someone was shooting at my car. Shortly after the loud explosion I could hear glass fragments raining down inside my sun shield (thankfully closed) or I would have been covered in shattered glass while driving highway speeds. Glass fragments skittered over my roof and shook above my head until I was able to exit roadway and make a complete stop. I climbed onto my running board and saw diagonal stress fractures from corner to corner. I drove straight to dealership since it was a slightly overcast day and I was concerned about rain. I took another picture of the shattered sunroof at the dealership: the glass is broken out in the shape of an hourglass. Dealer told me repair was not under warranty. I called american Honda and they claimed they'd never heard of such a thing and refused to cover damage and told me to have repair done by my insurance company. Fortunately, my dealer ultimately took responsibility for Honda's shortcomings and repaired at no cost. I am afraid to ever drive vehicle with sunshade open for fear this will happen again. I am lucky I did not crash on highway and would have if shade had been open.

The Honda sensing system almost constantly thinks there is a vehicle coming at you when there isn't one coming at you. It will shake the steering wheel and flash the orange brake warning at you. The infotainment system also stops working almost every drive as well and says there is no input for audio.

The automatic power lift gate can not be stopped when in the process of closing. The lift gate almost closed on my child's arm. My child reached back into the cargo area to get something out after I had already pressed the power lift gate button in order to close it. When I realized my child's arm was in the cargo area, I attempted to use my hands to push the lift gate back open and it would not stop. Fortunately, my child got was able to get her arm out fast enough so she wasn't injured. The lift gate should not continue to close once it encounters resistance.

I copied this from someone posting, since it is exactly the problem I am experiencing and more. �the engine will just rev higher and higher over 4k revs. I cannot even drive the 25-mile speed limit when this occurs. I have confirmed that the transmission settings are in the standard drive mode during these events. I also informed them that the auto high beam feature does not work properly. � the remote control connect doesn't work. Side sensors work intermitently. It accelerates when releasing the gas pedal but the SUV doesn't pick up speed. It makes loud accelerating noise and slows down instead of going faster. Heater makes pitching noise. These happened city streets and highways. It's not just one time occurance. My car has only 3100 miles.

6000 on odometer. Collision mitigation system is too sensitive. The "brake" notice will flash on the dash screen at times where is no danger of a collision. At times the system will apply the brakes when there is no danger of a collision. This may result in vehicle being struck from the rear by a following vehicle. From what I understand this a common problem on 2019 Honda Passports.

When open the rear hatch will close unexpectedly without warning and without the key fob or any other switch being pressed. This has happened at least six times. Have to either duck away from the closing hatch or grab it to stop it. Each time the key fob was in my pocket but was not pressed. I feel the auto lift gate ( foot operated. ) feature may be at fault. Some times this will occur when standing under the hatch. Other times this will occur while walking away from the vehicle. Obviously, this a dangerous condition.

Infotainment system and instrument panel both went black today and stopped working for no reason. Car has only 3000 miles on it. Vehicle was driven to work this morning with everything working. When I started it to go home at end of day neither the instrument panel or infotainment system would work; both were just black screens. Have since discovered there is a class action lawsuit filed against Honda for infotainment system problems and want to report my issue. Extremely concerning situation as car unsafe to drive without instrument panel.

Since I have leased the vehicle, the collision mitigation breaking system is coming on when not needed, at times during highway speeds. . I have been nearly rear-ended three times, the latest causing the man behind me to almost go off the road into a ditch (thankfully he was able to just barely avoid this) and it is happening when my husband is driving the car as well. It is very startling and worrisome. The car actually nosedives and comes to a complete stop at times�other times it breaks suddenly and then releases or I have to put my foot down on the gas while trying to disengage the system. I have taken it into the dealership a few times already and they are not able to fix it as it cannot be replicated when they have had it (weeks can go by in between when it happens) and I have expressed I do not want them constantly driving my vehicle trying to cause this issue when I was told explicitly that if this happens and they're driving my vehicle, my insurance is responsible. I have also filed a complaint with Honda motor America where a case has been opened and closed very quickly. Their response was that it is pretty much not their problem, I am on my own unless I am able to make it happen in front of an advisor, or have an advisor drive my car frequently (like using it to go to and from work, etc. Being they do not drive it far when trying to replicate the issue) and they do not hold any liability if this issue is to cause an accident where myself or other drivers on the work are injured in any capacity. I also have been getting warning lights at times that the system is malfunctioning and my automatic high beams have begun to not work properly as well. The dealer told me the only fix is to �if I were you I would just shut it off every time I get in the car�. I want it to work properly being it was part of the reason I leased the vehicle as it's standard equipment,.

I was driving over a bridge and my sun roof shattered causing glass to go everywhere. Nothing hit my car and it was less than 2 months old.

All four emergency grab handles loose. Took car to local dealership to have them tightened and was instead shown that other Passports all share the same problem. Was told that the loose grab handles are a characteristic by an american Honda customer care representative and so unable to be fixed under warranty. Numerous other fit/finish issues have been documented with the dealership; loose leather wrapping on steering wheel, loose a pillar trim, rattling from inside drivers side door, loose roof rail trim(both left and right), front headlight black plastic insert is loose on both sides. All of these fit/finish issues are shared amongst many Passports as shown to me on the dealership lot and due to this Honda will not fix the issues.