Engine Cooling System Problems of Honda Passport

The contact owns a 1998 Honda Passport. The factory cooling tools were inserted in the engine block electrolysis and corrosion was present which rendered the cooling system inoperative. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated that the warranty was no longer valid that the vehicle was too old to be repaired. The manufacturer also informed him that the vehicle was too old and offered no assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 98,000.

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There have been numerous incidents, but at least three occasions that sick in my mind. The feeling that my vehicle had been rear ended, looking in the rear view mirror, no car behind me. I had my truck in the shop at walt's automotive on auburn blvd. At least two if not three times and told them there was something wrong with the transmission. Each time I was told they could find nothing wrong. Finally, in January I put my truck in the shop at don hill automotive. They drove the truck, told me there was a bad transmission leak, and had it send to the transmission shop they use. I was told by the transmission shop that my transmission was "fried" and that the transmission was too far gone to be repaired. I was told that it would take approximately $3,000 if not more to repair it. Don hill automotive also told me that it sounded like my engine was getting ready to throw a rod. I contacted both the local Honda and isuzu to see if there were any recalls. I was told there wasn't. I was also told by don hill automotive that there were numerous other problems, such as the flap that either keep the engine cool or enables the engine to warm up was stuck open,and that would cost approx. $260. 00 to repair. At that point in time I was informed that it would cost more to repair the truck then it was worth. It has 84,000 miles on it. I expected to get at least twice that much before having these problems. Help!!! are there any recalls on the transmission problem? right now my truck is just parked where I live. I'm afraid to drive it. It has been parked since January.

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The motor just runs hot. 238 thru 250. My '01 rc-51 ran between 190 and 212. The '02 has two cooling fans which will come on when the temp reaches 219. In stop and go traffic the fans will cool the motor some but when running on the interstate at 70 mph the fans work against the air flow and the motor will not cool. The temp just goes up from there. To actually get the temp to start dropping you have to break the law and do at least 105mph so the natural air flow can over power the fans. The dealer mechanic had at one point switched the fan motors polarity, reversing the direction at which they run. This did help at highway speeds but in traffic the motor ran just as hot, 238/250, because now the fans are pulling the heat off the motor. I have seen several threads at motorush. Com (rc-51. Net general discussion) on this matter and have posted some threads myself. Some owners of the '02 rc-51 have had no heating problems and some have. I feel that maxey's Honda has done all they can and would like to see Honda come up with a fix for this problem. They have replied by telling me to just pull thr bike over and let it cooldown, if the high temp or overheat light comes on. I think the motor needs a front mount radiator installed to help the two side mounts cool better. Or maybe cooling fans that will not over power the front end air flow. In summary, this '02 rc-51 runs about 30 to 40 degrees hotter than my '01 and when I have seen it hit 250, 251 overheat light comes on, I would have to think that some engine damage has taken place. Thanks to the extended warrenty I will be coverd for the next few years, I hope!.

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