1998 Honda Passport suspension problems
48 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 1998 Honda Passport — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Driving started to sway slightly for no apparent reason, on the way home there was a sudden grinding and loss of control over the vehicle staying in one lane, I pulled it over to the side of the road and looked at it. The rear trailing arm rusted and separated from the frame. Hundreds of complaints…”
filed Aug 29, 2014
“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 honda passport. The contact was driving 55 mph when the vehicle began to bounce and veer without the contact turning the steering wheel. The contact immediately took the vehicle for inspection. The contact was awaiting the diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was…”
filed Feb 24, 2014
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- SuspensionCampaign 10V436000 · Sep 22, 2010
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLESCampaign 00V058000 · Mar 2, 2000
Suspension problems in other Passport years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Passport | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 Passport | 2 | 5% |
| 2021 Passport | 2 | 1% |
| 2019 Passport | 2 | 1% |
| 2002 Passport | 7 | 30% |
| 2001 Passport | 34 | 25% |
| 2000 Passport | 23 | 23% |
| 1999 Passport | 51 | 22% |
| 1997 Passport | 5 | 9% |
| 1996 Passport | 5 | 12% |
| 1995 Passport | 6 | 10% |
| 1994 Passport | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Honda Passport
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.