1998 Honda Passport vehicle speed control problems
16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Honda Passport — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“For the past two years, there has occurred approximately ten unintended accelerations in my 1998 honda passport. (isuzu) this occurs mainly in a stop and go situation when driving in heavy traffic. The rpm's suddenly shoot up to about 6000, and just as suddenly decrease. The rear wheels spin while…”
filed Feb 10, 2010
“2 weeks ago I was sitting at a light, my foot on the brake, when the brake moved under my foot. Then the gas revved like the gas pedal was being held down. I could barely keep the car from ramming the car stopped ahead of me. I put both my feet on the brake and put my car in neutral and turned the…”
filed Jan 30, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Passport years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Passport | 1 | 4% |
| 2023 Passport | 4 | 11% |
| 2022 Passport | 4 | 7% |
| 2021 Passport | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 Passport | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 Passport | 7 | 3% |
| 2002 Passport | 3 | 13% |
| 2001 Passport | 12 | 9% |
| 2000 Passport | 6 | 6% |
| 1999 Passport | 11 | 5% |
| 1997 Passport | 2 | 4% |
| 1996 Passport | 2 | 5% |
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.