Vehicle
Honda Passport
Two entirely unrelated vehicles, twenty years apart. The 1994-2002 Passport is a rebadged Isuzu Rodeo — an Isuzu body-on-frame truck with Isuzu engines and Isuzu diagnostics, and Honda information does not describe it at all. The 2019-on Passport is a shortened Pilot: transverse J35 V6, Honda's nine-speed or ten-speed automatic, and the i-VTM4 rear drive unit. On that car the recurring items are the variable cylinder management system, whose deactivation of three cylinders is the underlying cause of the spark-plug fouling and misfire codes the J35 is known for, and the rear differential's fluid condition, which the torque-vectoring unit is genuinely sensitive to.
Generations
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First and second generation 1994–2002
A rebadged Isuzu Rodeo with Isuzu engines and diagnostics — no Honda information applies.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Isuzu Rodeo
- Engines
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- 2.6 four-cylinder — petrol · 90 kW (121 hp) · Isuzu 4ZE1
- 3.2 V6 — petrol · Isuzu 6VD1
- 3.2 V6 DOHC — petrol · Isuzu 6VD1
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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Third generation 2019–present
A shortened Pilot with the J35 V6; variable cylinder management is behind its plug-fouling and misfire codes.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Honda Global Light Truck
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 — J35Y6 · petrol · 355 Nm (262 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 10-speed automatic · 9-speed ZF 9HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Service information
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