2001 Honda Passport Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 9%of 134 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 97,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2001 Honda Passport, 9% of the 134 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 97,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Got into vehicle and started it up. Put into reverse and the engine revved up and shot backwards very fast. While applying pressure to the brake it had no effect until slamming into the house that was across the street.”
NHTSA complaint #10933921, filed 2016-12, 250,000 miles“While stepping on brake, vehicle accelerated out control. Brake pedal was pulsating. Avoided other vehicles by steering off road. Vehicle was totaled by insurance company.”
NHTSA complaint #10330017, filed 2010-05, 97,000 miles“On january 10, 2003, I was pulling into a fleet atm machine parking space. Our two children were in the vehicle also. As I was applying the brakes to park the vehicle, the vehicle proceded to accelerate very high and caused the vehicle to surger forward and hit the pole in front of the atm. This caused damage to the front bumper. Had that pole not been there, I could have crashed into the building. I had the vehicle towed to the Honda dealer in salem, nh the following day. Honda states that again there were no codes stored. …”
NHTSA complaint #10002666, filed 2003-01“On december 6, 2002, I had just exited route 495 at exit 51 b onto route 125 north in haverhill, ma. The traffic was moving slowly on route 125. As I was inching along in the traffic, I had come to a complete stop. At which point, the vehicle started to accelerate on its own again. The vehicle came within inches of crashing into the vehicle in front of me. Luckily, I thought fast and threw the vehicle into neutral, it continued to accelerate very high for a few seconds, I waited until it came down before continuing to drive. …”
NHTSA complaint #10002665, filed 2003-01“I experienced 2 circumstances on this day in which the vehicle accelerated on its own. Our two children, then ages 4 and 3, were also in the vehicle the first incident was when I was backing into a parking space at my daughters dance studio, the dance works on route 125 in bradford, massachusetts, my foot was on the brake and the vehicle proceeded to accelerate on its own and it crashed into the building behind the vehicle. No damage was done to the vehicle at this point. On the same day, this occurred again as I was coming off of route 93 at exit 3 in salem, nh. …”
NHTSA complaint #10002664, filed 2003-01Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 4 | 10% |
| 2022 | 4 | 6% |
| 2021 | 3 | 2% |
| 2020 | 3 | 3% |
| 2019 | 7 | 2% |
| 2002 | 3 | 13% |
| 2001 | 12 | 9% |
| 2000 | 6 | 6% |
| 1999 | 11 | 5% |
| 1998 | 16 | 7% |
| 1997 | 2 | 4% |
| 1996 | 2 | 5% |
| 1995 | 2 | 3% |
| 1994 | 2 | 6% |
Other parts of the 2001 Honda Passport
70 complaintsSuspension
34 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsTires
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Honda Passport
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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