1999 Honda Passport: check engine light

5 of the 228 complaints about the 1999 Honda Passport describe check engine light.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 12 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Check engine light by model year

2026
1
2025
3
2023
1
2022
3
2021
5
2020
2
2019
6
2002
2
2001
7
2000
5
1999
5
1998
4
1997
3
1996
1

What owners say

Filed Jan 22, 2011 · Suspension · NJ

Approximately 15 months ago we took the vehicle into the honda dealership because the engine light came on. The car was put on the lift to determine the problem and they pointed out to me that they saw rust on the frame and they felt it was probably unsafe and too expensive to fix. We then went to another mechanic shop to confirm this since the car had up to that point passed regular state safety inspections and had been maintained. We have records to prove this. The second mechanic made a repair to fix the engine light problem and said he also saw the rust but felt it could be used for local driving. We contacted honda about the rust problem and they denied any fault with the product. We have since learned that many similar complaints were made. The rust became so great so that the shock tower completely tore loose from the body, both left and right sides. We were then forced to junk the car as of october 2010. Honda waited to communicate with us about the recall until december 2010 even though they were aware of this many months before. They say that because we no longer own the car we are not entitled to any compensation. We told them had we been informed about the recall when they were working on this we never would have junked the car. Everything about the car was in good shape. The outside body looked like new and had this rust not occurred to the degree it did we would still have use of the car .

Filed Jan 21, 2005 · Engine · 65,000 miles · CO

After a year of owning this vehicle, started stalling out even while driving (automatic trans). Check engine light came on, and was told by dealer that the manifold gasket needs to be replaced. Wants over $600 to do so. I can't afford it yet, so I'm dealing with the stalling until I can pay to have it fixed, but I'm wary of it because I've researched the problem and found the defect is repetitive in this vehicle.

Filed Jul 18, 2002 · Acceleration · FL

While driving vehicle will not accelerate higher that 40mph, engine light came on , and it had a rough idle.

Filed Jan 11, 2001 · Brakes, Fuel system · MN · crash

Braking system malfunctioned, causing extended stopping distance. In one case, braking system was inoperative and resulted in a crash. Dealer said occupant's foot slipped off brake pedal and hit gas pedal. Previously, took vehicle to dealer for brake repairs. *ak the consumer had three brake failure incidents for which the dealer could not find the cause. During the fourth failure, the vehicle went out of control and crashed, causing damage. The dealer states that the consumer possibly stepped on both brake and accelerator at the same time. *yh ABS light illuminated after accident. Engine light illuminated due to manifold gasket leaking, dealer replaced it.

Filed Nov 6, 2000 · Brakes · OR · crash

My ABS brakes failed when I was pulling up to a red light in the rain causing me to rear-end another driver. The approximate speed was less than 20 MPH, and my passport pulled to the right as I was stepping on the brake. The check engine light came on blinking prior to impact after I had stepped on the brake, and went solid after I hit the other driver. I took the car into the honda dealership who has been servicing my vehicles for over 4 years. They have determined that the check engine light was not related to the accident, and was caused by the master cylinder resetting itself. They find no issue with the brake system, and say there isn't a defect. However, I was driving home from the accident and the brakes failed to engage 2 more times with a pull to the right. Both times were on wet roads in drizzle conditions when the vehicle was going less than 20 miles per hour. This occured again, same weather conditions on 1 november, again with the car going less than 20 MPH and again pulling to the right. This situation cannot be reproduced when the weather conditions are dry, and sometimes cannot be reproduced in the rain either. In the accident of 27 october, the bumper of the passport was damaged more on the front right than on the left. Which supports the stick and slide that I have felt each time the brakes fail to engage. I would like to know if anyone else has had this problem, and if so, what can I do to fix it? I don't feel safe or trust my car anymore while driving.