Honda Ridgeline Complaints (2007)

160 consumer complaints on file.

#10611099July 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE HEATER/AC BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. FOUND THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR MELTED. FIRE HAZARD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585764April 30, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
BACK MIDDLE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, GLASS SHATTERED INTO THE BACKSEAT AND FLOOR BOARD. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575981March 31, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN WHEN USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER,THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566804March 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BRAIDED PORTION (BOTTOM END) OF HONDA PART: PIPE V, BRAKE PART NUMBER: 46375-SJC-A51. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554588December 3, 2013
AIR BAGS
HIT A DEER AT 55 MPH, DEAD CENTER ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. ENTIRE FRONT END WAS CAVED IN BUT THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD BY THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER THAT THE DEPLOYMENT SENSOR IS LOCATED BEHIND THE RADIATOR, AND HE WAS SURPRISED ALSO THAT THE BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED SWIFTLY. I'M THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T RUN OFF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROTECTED BY AIRBAGS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, DON'T BE LULLED INTO A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY FAILURE ON THE PART OF HONDA USA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533864August 6, 2013
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG DASHBOARD LIGHT AND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATED DESPITE NO COLLISION TO TRIGGER THEM. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAYS THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADVISED TO HAVE EVALUATED BE HONDA DEALER FOR WHICH I AM LOATHE TO DO SINCE THEY ALWAYS "PAD THE BILL''. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511604May 13, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. ALL OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS WERE WORKING (TAIL LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC). HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH WORKING. HAD REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ABOUT 90 DAYS AGO. HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I'VE HEARD IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM A PRIOR RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT WIRING ON EARLIER HONDA CR-V'S, PILOTS AND CIVICS. AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A RELATED PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486270November 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. ALL OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS WERE WORKING (TAIL LIGHTS, PARKING LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC). HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH WORKING. HAD REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BULBS ABOUT A MONTH AGO. HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM I FOUND A PRIOR RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHT WIRING ON EARLIER HONDA CR-V'S, PILOTS AND CIVICS. AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A RELATED PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448394February 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY COMPLAINT IS I HAVE A 2007 RIDGELINE RTS W/83000 MI, ORIG OWNER. NOTICED THIS AND BROUGHT TO DEALER AT 50K THAT UNDER VERY LIGHT LOAD, TOP GEAR, ~45-48 MPH, TORQUE CONVERTER "PULSES" IN AND OUT OF LOCKUP WHICH PRODUCES A SLIGHT AUDIBLE AND VIBRATION SENSATION. TACH NEEDLE PULSES TO CONFIRM AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AT TRUCK AGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10445058January 24, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
1. AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, LEVEL SURFACE OR SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE, TRANSMISSION IN OD, TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED, I EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS VIBRATION AND AUDIBLE TONE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, THAT TACH REFLECTS A SLIGHT PULSATION IN ENGINE RPM AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 RPM. THIS IS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS IN THE ODYSSEY AND ELEMENT RECALLS WHICH INDICATES A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. 2. BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND SOFT. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE PEDAL DROPS TO A LEVEL CLOSE TO THE FLOOR. BRAKING IS MINIMAL. WHEN APPLYING 2 PUMPS OF THE PEDAL WHILE BRAKING, THE PEDAL BECOMES FIRM AND HIGH, AS IT SHOULD. BRAKING THEN APPEARS FINE. MY BRAKES WERE BLED TWO TIMES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF AIR WAS REMOVED FROM THE LINES. THE PROBLEM QUICKLY REAPPEARED AFTER BLEEDING THE BRAKES. THERE WERE NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKS ANYWHERE, JUST AIR IN THE LINES. SIMILAR TO THE ODYSSEY AND ELEMENT RECALL, THE VSA MODULATOR IS ALLOWING A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR INTO THE SYSTEM ON INITIAL START. 3. THE RIGHT REAR OUTER BRAKE PAD WEARS PREMATURELY. MY RIDGELINE JUST TURNED 100K MILES. I RECENTLY INSTALLED THE THIRD SET OF REAR BRAKE PADS AND THE SECOND SET OF ROTORS. THE CALIPER PISTONS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE MOVED FREELY AND WAS FREE OF CORROSION. I BELIEVE ISSUE # 2, AIR IN LINES, MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THIS. THE BRAKES WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE LINES ARE PERFORMING THE MAJORITY OF THE BRAKING, THEREFORE WEARING THOSE PARTICULAR PADS BEFORE THE OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442501January 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO THE COMPLAINTS THAT HONDA ODYSSEY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I HAVE A 2007 RIDGELINE RTX W/102000 MI, ORIG OWNER. NOTICED IT MANY MILES AGO (65K) THAT UNDER VERY LIGHT LOAD, TOP GEAR, ~45-48 MPH, TORQUE CONVERTER "PULSES" IN AND OUT OF LOCKUP WHICH PRODUCES A SLIGHT AUDIBLE AND VIBRATION SENSATION. TACH NEEDLE SHOWS PULSE TOO. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AT TRUCK AGES. CHANGING THROTTLE POSITION CAUSES TORQUE CONVERTER TO UNLOCK, BUT PULSE WILL RETURN ONCE IT RE-LOCKS ONCE "CRUISING @ 45-48 MPH" RESUMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432912October 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE TRUCK. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMITTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THE AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL HEAD, WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR MELTED. IMMEDIATELY THE BLOWER MOTOR WIRES WERE DISCONNECTED AND THE CONTACT RESUMED IN OPERATION. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR; HOWEVER THE BLOWER MOTOR PROTECTIVE COVER WAS NOT INSTALLED WHICH WAS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406149June 13, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
ALL 4 TIRES ARE PREMATURELY DRY ROTTING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZZARD FOR THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES AND IS 4 YRS OLD. OTHER RIDGELINE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM WITH SAME TIRES AT HONDARIDGELINEOWNERS.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369303December 6, 2010
STEERING, STRUCTURE
WE OWN A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE METAL INNER RING ON THE STEERING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBERY OUTER RING. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE OUTER RING TO TWIST AND GIVE OFF AN ODOR. THE ODOR MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I NEED TO VOMIT. THE COMBINATION OF THE UNSECURED OUTER RING AND THE DISTRACTION OF THE URGE TO VOMIT MAKES FOR UNSAFE DRIVING. THIS STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO AND HAS GRADUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. WE CONTACTED HONDA AS WELL AS OUR EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY AND GOT NO HELP. WE WOULD LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367774November 24, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED BECAUSE THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED AND UNABLE TO BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361646October 21, 2010
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY
THREE BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN 3 YEARS. CRACK ALWAYS STARTS IN LOWER LEFT CORNER. HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE SO I PAY 600 - 800 EVERY YEAR. DRIVE FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS - BREAKS AGAIN. WAIT A FEW MONTHS - REPLACE WINDSHIELD. BREAKS AGAIN . . . . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351909August 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2007 HONDA RIDGELINE RADIATOR FAILURE, CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND ANTIFREEZE LEAK INTO TRANSMISSION FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328607May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND WHEN ARRIVING AT THE DEALER HE WAS ADVISED THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO RESCHEDULE HIS APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE RECALL HAD ADDRESSED THE SAFETY DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,478.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328442May 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE AS I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE SHOT IT OUT WITH A BULLET. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SWITCH OTHER HONDA RIDGELINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327998April 28, 2010
SEATS
FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE AND WILL SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE UPON TURNING A CORNER OR TRAVERSING A SPEED BUMP. PRESENTED PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BOLTS/SCREWS WERE TIGHTENED DOWN YET THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND HAS ME CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT WILL ULTIMATELY BECOME DISLODGED COMPLETELY, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT. UPON READING AND RESEARCHING SEAT PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH HONDA MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE BOARD WITH MANY MAKES AND MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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