Honda Ridgeline Complaints (2022)

119 consumer complaints on file.

#11505629February 5, 2023
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Per high temperature 90 or more degrees windshield got broken. No explanation and rare this is not normal if the quality of front windshield (cristal ) is a good quality. I reported Honda and no response. Manufacturer should investigate as is a safety problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11503119January 23, 2023
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
When the truck is idling, I smell fumes of exhaust and occasionally fuel. These fumes are more pronounced in the area of the front passenger seat. I haven't noticed any visual leaks from the fuel system.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11502552January 19, 2023
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
The truck randomly smells very strong of raw fuel in the cabin and sometimes exhaust as well. This typically happens more after refueling as well as after 30+ minute drives and then idling at a stop light for example. There are no visual leaks of the fuel system. The smell seems to be coming from the passenger side of the engine bay.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11499262December 28, 2022
ENGINE
Driving on interstate in 10 degree F weather. Exited interstate on exit ramp. Stopped at end of ramp. Light turned green so I accelerated and the check-engine-light began flashing, engine shook a little bit, and I could no longer drive over 30mph. Multiple people behind me honking, flashing lights, etc to try and make me go faster when I couldn't. Found hundreds of other similar complaints on Honda Owners Forum. https://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/threads/check-engine-light-flashing-after-freeway-driving.215536/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11497942December 18, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
When stopped at a red light and idle engine auto-stop engaged the vehicle displayed battery warning light and a “Shift to Park” message on display. Vehicle had to be shifted into park and restarted manually before it could move. Your Questions: 1. Battery/Auto-stop-start system. Sure, you can inspect it. 2. Vehicle was non-responsive and immobile at a busy intersection. 3. No, the incident just happened today, but apparently the NHTSA is investigating a similar problem in the Pilot, a mechanically identical vehicle. https://wtop.com/national/2022/06/us-investigating-complaints-that-honda-engines-wont-restart/ 4. No 5.None. Red battery dash light illuminated at time of incident. I did not notice it before this happened. The vehicle had been at freeway speeds for 30+ minutes, so low voltage shouldn't have been an issue. It was below-freezing at the time, however.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11496195December 6, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1.Auto Highbeam lighting continuously flashes when sees reflection from street signs which confuses and blind coming drivers 2. Phone wireless charger not working properly, reported to honda several times. ALL this issues are since purchased.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494778November 23, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2022 Ridgeline is only a few months old. After driving one day for ~100 miles on interstate, then exiting interstate to get on on-ramp going in other direction, the vehicle suddenly displayed a flashing "check engine" light, has noticeably reduced power, and an odd-sounding engine. I was able to slowly drive to a nearby gas station where I restarted the vehicle and the symptoms went away. I had my local Honda dealer look at the vehicle and they were unable to find any error codes. Their response was essentially "no code, no problem" and advised me to drive it until something goes wrong again, and shows something they will diagnose. This vehicle has less than 8,000 total miles and has had its initial service done by Honda dealer, as well as another bill of health when I just took it in for this engine issue. I'm reporting this case in particular because I'm very concerned that this will happen while driving on the highway and be a serious safety issue with the drastically reduced power. Perhaps most importantly, I am reporting this because there are forums full of other people with newer Honda Ridgelines experiencing the exact same issue - repeatedly - without any acknowledgement from Honda.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494684November 23, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
This vehicle randoml activates the forward collision warning braking system. Cannot deactivate. ACC will not follow vehicle in front at selected distance. The Honda will accelerate at high speed until right on bumper of vehicle in front and then slam on brake. It will then drift back quite a ways and then repeat. Extremely dangerous to us Honda dealer acknowledges issue and say there is no fix for these. Auto Hi beams are a joke. Random on/off. Again a dangerous feature to try to use. These are not one time events as portrayed in Additional Details section
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494511November 21, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
When I activate the auto high beam feature on my Ridgeline, it does not ever work properly. The high beams will go off almost immediately once a road sign reflects on the sensor. This feature is totally unreliable and is actually a safety hazard because of how often it deactivates when on the roadway even though there is no traffic coming in either direction. It rarely reactivates when traveling on the highway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494414November 21, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The automatic high beams randomly come on when cars are approaching and or cars are in front which has resulted in a few very upset drivers in the vehicles that end up getting the high beams in their eyes or rear view mirror.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11494373November 21, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Automatic high beams on this vehicle are unreliable and constantly flash oncoming traffic. High beams will turn on and off in succession multiple times. The system is unusable and potentially dangerous for oncoming traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11492783November 8, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The automatic highbeams do not work as intended. They sometimes blind oncoming traffic and other times not switch to high for better driver visibility.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11492584November 7, 2022
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Emissions systems problem. Warning light for EVAP System for Very Large leak.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11491719November 1, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The automatic high beam does not work. When activated it will not turn on the high beams on a dark road with no other lights in view. I had a 2019 Ridgeline that worked fine, so I know how to use the feature.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11490860October 25, 2022
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
The Honda Sense forward facing radar that causes the dash to show BRAKE and also brake on your behalf is poorly implemented and comes on in varying conditions... from two lane roads to no cars on the road at all. I live in an area with many two way windy roads and any car coming towards you, the car, believes is an issue and the BRAKE warning light, a sound and a quiver of the steering wheel occurs. There has been two incidents where there is no other car on the road and the Ridgeline shows the BRAKE warning light and then actually braked the car heavily. If there was a car behind me, it would have caused an accident. Honda needs to remove this feature altogether until it can handle all road conditions. Three separate service advisors, (Shingle Springs, Folsom and Santa Monica) have heard multiple complaints and issues and have their own personal experience with this problem in Honda/Acura's.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11490411October 22, 2022
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Honda Wireless Charger does not work. I took it to the dealer, and the dealer confirmed it was not working and that Honda knows that this is an issue. This truck was bought new from the dealer and Honda knew this is an issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11489280October 14, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The automatic high beam headlights do not operate correctly. When in auto mode, on a dark road with no other light sources, they will go to high mode for a second or two and drop back to low beam for no reason at all. they keep doing that at random intervals. They will go from low beam and go to high mode when cars are approaching within 100 yards. pretty sure the other car does not like that. they work fine when by passed by placing them in high mode by pushing turn signal stick forward. it's in the auto mode when they don't act right. i took the '22 to Couer D'Alene Honda and they checked them and said they were working as they were supposed to. this concerns me since i had a '18 Honda ridgeline and they did work fine in auto mode. i feel this is a safety issue for me and others on the road at night.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11489044October 12, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Purchased a new Honda RTL-E Ridgeline 3 days ago... Traded in a 2017.. Both have auto high beam feature.. The 2022 is erratic, at times fails to operate (engage the high beams even after surpassing the 45 MPH cut in speed. In addition to that, the high beams fail to remain on even when there is no oncoming traffic or fail to disengage etc.. This is not caused by ambient outside light or reflections off road signage, as I know how they worked and worked very well on my 2017.. The defective system create a major safety hazard as they almost always fail to turn off with oncoming traffic.. So drivers are blinded by High Beams and the driver of the Ridgeline expects them to turn off, hesitates expecting them to work before they realize they are not going to turn off... This not only impacts the on coming driver, but could be a good road rage problem, cause an accident and lastly cause the driver to be issued a ticket. if the oncoming vehicle, is coming around a bend and there is a perfect alignment of the two vehicles they must turn off, but they don't , blinding the oncoming driver. They do not work period and are a serious safety hazard.. Honda needs to resolve this ASAP..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11487670October 3, 2022
TRAILER HITCHES
I purchased this truck in early September 2022 brand new. I was towing my ATV RZR on my trailer. Total weight about 3000 lbs. The truck tow is rated at 5000lbs. I noticed the trailer was acting or moving around abnormally. When I arrived home I noticed the trailer hitch was bent down about 45 degrees. In examining the hitch I noticed it had broken away from the frame. The hitch or receiving end was verily attached to the truck. With further examination and looking at a similar truck's hitch I discovered the hitch had never been welded from the factory. It is a miracle the trailer I was pulling did not brake free and kill another driver on the road. In the photos I am uploading one is how the hitch should look (photo 133526) the others are photos of my hitch. If you compare the good hitch to my hitch you will see there is no weld around the receiving tube.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11483184September 6, 2022
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Auto high beams consistently fail to turn on or off at appropriate times, rendering them unreliable and unsafe. I was forced to disable them because of several incidents in which they failed to stay on while driving on dark rural roads or failed to turn off with oncoming traffic.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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