1999 Honda Passport: jerking or lurching

9 of the 228 complaints about the 1999 Honda Passport describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 9
of this car's complaints: 4%
typical mileage: 68,396
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2026
6
2025
1
2023
2
2022
2
2021
3
2020
3
2019
3
2002
2
2001
4
2000
2
1999
9
1998
2

What owners say

Filed May 19, 2010 · Body · 116,000 miles · IN

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 honda passport. While the contact was driving approximately 40 MPH when the vehicle began to wander to the left without assistance. The contact decreased the speed and was able to continue driving with caution. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The technician stated that the frame was severely covered with rust and that there was no remedy. The contact had concerns of the potential safety hazard. The vehicle was inoperative. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000. Updated 6/19/10 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle jerked strongly to the left. It as difficult to keep the vehicle straight. The trailing head arm broke due to sever rust on the right side. Updated 07/21/10.

Filed Aug 23, 2004 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CA

This passport have been having (automatic) transmission problems at around 15 to 20 miles and at 25 to 30 miles. The mileage on this car now is about 50,200 miles. When I take to the dealer the problem is gone and they cannot diagnose the problem. The gears slams or jerks when it shifts and it also does when you slow down. The problem does not happen on higher gears. I have serviced the transmission and also put a new battery since the dealer said this might be the problem...but...the problem is still there. Does this problem happens to all 1999 passports? And if so what is the remedy.. Thank you, orlando r ayala .

Filed Jul 6, 2004 · Transmission · 114,000 miles · GA

Vehicle jerks & shifts hard at various speeds during gear changes. Vehicle was taken to dealership 1 yr before the jerks became violent due to decrease in smoothness of gear changes. The dealer informed me that it was normal in the passport/isuzu & that it wouldn't get any worse. It has!

Filed Oct 19, 2003 · Transmission · GA

When accelerating from a complete stop, as soon as auto transmission shifts to 1st gear at 30 MPH, I experience such a violent, hard jerk that it is actually seen by people in other vehicles. This jerk creates a loud mechanical noise also that can be heard by people not in the car with me. This same jerking is experienced when decreasing speed to come to a stop, at approximately 15 miles per hour when transmission is shifting down. This problem has just started, I only have 29600 miles vehicle. This problem does not happen every time I drive the vehicle. Honda could not duplicate problem, therefore did nothing. It scares me, and my child because it is such a jolting violent movement.

Filed Oct 8, 2003 · Brakes, Transmission · 68,396 miles · LA

1999 honda passport jerks and makes grinding noises.*mr while accelerating, driving or stopping the vehicle would jerk and make a grinding noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they couldn't find the cause of the problem. When the gears were changed the panel control lights indicated that the vehicle was shifted into low gear. The rear wipers failed and the dealer replaced the wiper/washer switch. The ABS light illuminated. The dealer replaced the antilock PCM.

Filed Apr 16, 2003 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · CA

Auto transmission makes hard knocking sound on shifting that makes the car jerk and shutter. It's so violent that people in other cars notice and passengers in my car get scared. This started at 50,000 miles, has been in two shops, for almost 15 days and has not been repaired. The problem is intermittent and cannot always be duplicated at the shop.

Filed Nov 21, 2002 · Engine · LA · crash

Consumer states that intermittenly when driving and decelerating to a complete stop, the vehicle will slow down, but once stops will "lurch" forward almost causing collisions with other cars. The dealer has not been able to determine the cause. Ts

Filed Apr 5, 2000 · Brakes · IL

When applying brakes vehicle would jerk intermittently. Dealer notified and nothing could be found.

Filed Jun 29, 1999 · Transmission · MI

We have had the vehicle four times for the same reason, at certain times while driving when the car is shifting into the different gears it jerks extremely hard on accelerating and decelerating. They have found codes in the transmission and cleared them a few times and the last time they replaced the computer module in the transmission. The problem still exists.