NHTSA complaint: 1999 HONDA PASSPORT — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I BOUGHT THIS 1999 HONDA PASSPORT FROM A FRIEND KNOWING IT HAD SOME FRAME REPAIR THAT WAS NEEDED WHICH I HAD DONE AT A COST OF $800. RECENTLY(1 WEEK AGO) THE VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE REAR BUMPER. UPON TAKING IT TO A REPAIR SHOP I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR PORTION OF HE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED PERHAPS BEYOND THE POINT OF REPAIR SHORT OF HAVING THE ENTIRE FRAME REPAIRED. THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS RUST PROBLEM IS WAY OUT PROPORTION TO THE AGE, MILEAGE(100K) AND SHAPE OF THE REST OF THE VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES OF LIKE CHARACTERISTICS. HONDA MUST KNOW THAT THIS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHATEVER IT MIGHT TAKE TO EFFECTUATE A REAPER OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation