There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2019 Honda Passportin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The Engine transmission surges as it changes gears probably due to the fuel pump recall issue. This surging and/or delay motion is worsening. The recall notice has been in place for over 2 years and local Honda dealership is still unable to acquire the replacement parts.
Incident occurred immediately after a full stop at an intersection. When I hit the gas pedal, the transmission sounded like shifting to Neutral gear, resulting in loud grinding, and with complete loss of power. Had do pull over the shoulder, place it on parking mode and then back to drive gear and continue. Now almost every time it's going to shift gears, you can hear and feel the a hard shifting gears.
WAS DRIVING 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC). NO CARS AHEAD OF ME, SEVERAL BEHIND. THE CAR ICON ON MY DASH (LIGHTS UP WHILE USING ACC) BEGAN FLASHING THEN MY PASSPORT (ON IT'S OWN) SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS, FORCING MY DAUGHTER AND I INTO OUR SEATBELTS HARD, AND FORCED THE CARS BEHIND TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS. THE BREAK WARNING THAT USUALLY FLASHES ON THE DASH WHEN THERE'S A REASON TO BREAK DIDN'T HAPPEN. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL BUT EVERYONE AVOIDED A COLLISION. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY'D NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BUT I GOOGLED IT AND THE ISSUE POPS UP SEVERAL TIMES IN ONLINE FORUMS AND THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FROM 2017 CR-V'S FROM PROBLEMS WITH THE ACC. WAITING TO HEAR WHAT DEALERSHIP SAYS, BUT THE GUY SAID THEY'D JUST TAKE IT FOR A FEW TEST DRIVES AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE NOW!
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026