1999 Honda Passport Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1999 Honda Passport is built around this exact year, engine and trim, so the torque values and diagnostic steps you follow are the ones Honda published for your LX or EX Passport and its 3.2L V6 (6VD1), not a generic figure pulled from a related SUV.
Engines covered
- 3.2L V6 — DOHC, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 4-door sport utility
Trims covered
- EX
- LX
Known issues on the 1999 Passport. Three recalls are on federal record for this model year. The first covers rear suspension corrosion: the left or right rear lower link bracket can become detached from the frame, affecting handling and potentially causing a crash. The second covers the anti-lock braking system, where certain braking events can produce extended stopping distances. The third covers uneven paint on the rear axle at the lower link bracket bolt contact surface, which can allow the bolt to loosen and the lower link to separate from the rear axle, increasing the risk of loss of vehicle control. Owners have filed 247 complaints for the year. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures behind each of those systems are here.
From a rear suspension inspection to an ABS diagnostic pull or a routine service interval, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your specific 1999 Passport.
ISUZU IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1998-2002 ISUZU RODEO AND MODEL YEAR 2002 ISUZU AXIOM VEHICLES, AND HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN 1998-2002 HONDA PASSPORT VEHICLES, THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD, OR AR
EXCESSIVE CORROSION MAY RESULT IN THE LEFT OR RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET BECOMING DETA
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR SUSPENSION LOWER LINK BRACKET AREA. FOR VEHICLES IN WHICH LITTLE OR N
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. PAINT WAS APPLIED UNEVENLY ON THE REAR AXLES, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT PAINT HARDNESS. SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON THE SURFACE THAT CONTACTS THE REAR AXLE LOW
THE BOLT COULD DETACH FULLY, CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE LOWER LINK FROM THE REAR AXLE, INCREASING THE
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE LOWER LINK JOINT NUT AND BOLT.
HONDA: DUE TO MIL COMING ON AND DTC P1441 IS SET, PCM SOFTWARE WILL NOT COMPENSATE FOR VARIATION IN FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR, WHEN FUEL SLOSHES IN FULL FUEL TANK. MODEL 1998-1999 PASSPORT. *PE
C0282, 285, 274 4WD MODULE IN 2WD VEHICLE. *TT
C0285, C1999, 2WD MODULE IN 4WD VEHICLE. *TT
DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C0265, OPEN RELAY CIRCUIT. *NM
HEATER BLOWER MOTOR GETS HOT OR BLOWS A FUSE. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT
IDENTIFYING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT SOLENOIDS. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE C0265. HONDA. SERVICENEWS. *TT
TRAILER HITCH BALL SHANK SIZES AND PART NUMBERS. HONDA OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT
Showing the 8 most recent of 70 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
BREAKING PROBLEMS CAUSE ME TO BE INVOLVE IN A WRECK UPON ENTERING AN INTERSECTION I HIT A SMALL BUMP IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE BREAKS LET OFF CAUSING ME TO TURN INTO THE CENTER LANE WHERE I WAS HIT BY A
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 HONDA PASSPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN THE SNOW, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE REAR END SLID TO THE LEFT AND THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CULVERT,
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN . IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND FAILED
VEHICLE SUFFERED TIRE TREAD SEPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *MR THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY WHERE THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE AND THEN CAME TO REST IN A UPRIGHT POSITIO
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS WARNED REPEATLY THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, AND THE WARNING WAS IGNORED. ON MAY 13 2003 CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AT 23 MPH ,UPON COMIN
Showing the 5 most serious of 299 complaints filed with NHTSA.
