Honda Ridgeline Complaints (2008)

143 consumer complaints on file.

#10885577July 18, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 09/08/16*LJ UPDATED 09/29/16.*JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883535July 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" I'D GOTTEN A NOTICE FROM ART MOEHN CHEVROLET & HONDA AND IT SAID I NEED TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. THAT WAS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. I'M ON SOME KIND OF WAITING LIST. IN THE MEAN TIME I DRIVE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DAILY TO WORK. WHY AREN'T THERE ENOUGH AIRBAGS FOR THE RECALL? ARE WE WAITING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE KILLED? IS THE GOVERNMENT GOING TO GIVE US FREE RENTAL CARS TIL ENOUGH AIRBAGS GET REPRODUCED?
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876792June 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876979June 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I FIRST CONTACTED HONDA DEALER IN MID-APRIL. MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876123June 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I OWN 2 HONDAS THAT ARE BOTH UNDER RECALL AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME ISSUES. I HAVE REQUESTED A RENTAL FROM HONDA DUE TO FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGERS. THEY TOLD ME TO NOT LET SOMEONE RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHICH MEANS I CAN ONLY TRANSPORT 4 PEOPLE INSTEAD OF 5 THAT THE CAR IS SUPPOSE TO SAFELY TRANSPORT. I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. HONDA IS TELLING ME I CAN'T TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. HONDA NEEDS TO PROVIDE ME WITH SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR 5 PEOPLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX THIS CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY. MY COMPLIANT IS HONDA IS NOT PROVIDING ME WITH MY CAR OR ANOTHER CAR TO TRANSPORT 5 PEOPLE SAFELY WHICH IS WHAT I PURCHASED FROM THEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875505June 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000(AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875110June 15, 2016
AIR BAGS
2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10870845May 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 06/15/16 *BF UPDATED 07/07/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862834May 3, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - HONDA SENT ME A RECALL LETTER ADVISING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS AND WOULD PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE 1-888-234-2138 HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBERS. THEY ADVISED ME THAT I WILL ONLY GET A VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN RENT FOR $35 A DAY OR LESS. I HAVE A RIDGELINE TRUCK THAT HAS SEATING FOR 5 AND A BED FOR CARGO. I HAVE A FAMILY OF 6 AND HAVE TO GET 4 CHILDREN AND THEIR BICYCLES TO A BABYSITTER EVERY DAY. I ALSO AM A BOY SCOUT LEADER AND TAKE SCOUTS AND THEIR GEAR CAMPING AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. A MIDSIZE OR COMPACT CAR IS NOT AN ADEQUATE REPLACEMENT FOR THE HONDA THAT THEY NEED TO TAKE AWAY FROM ME. MADE TWO CALLS TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THREE CALLS TO THE 1-888# FOR HONDA. HONDA SAID THEY WOULD ASSIGN A CASE MANAGER, BUT IT HAS BEEN THREE WEEKS WITH NO RETURN CALL. IF HONDA HAS A RECALL AND THE TRUCK THEY SOLD ME IS NOT SAFE, THEN I FEEL THEY HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO OFFER ME SOMETHING SIMILAR (SEATING FOR 5 + CARGO SPACE). THEY HAVE LEFT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE TO DRIVE THE UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ARBITRARY LIMIT ON THE RENTAL CAR DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SUITABLE REPLACEMENT THAT ALLOWS ME TO GET MY FAMILY WHERE WE NEED TO GO. THE STRESS OF DRIVING MY FAMILY AND BOY SCOUTS AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE CREATES AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF STRESS FOR ME. IN MY FINAL CALL TODAY TO 888-234-2138 (HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE), THEY ADVISED ME THAT MY NEXT STEP IS TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I FEEL I HAVE BEEN PATIENT AWAITING HONDA TO CALL ME BACK. TOYOTA PROVIDED A LIKE FOR LIKE LOANER WHEN THEY HAD TO PARK VEHICLES WAITING FOR AIRBAG PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862067April 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED NOTICE CONTACTED DEALER. THEY WILL GIVE ME A "LOANER" VEHICLE UNTIL MY VEHICLE GETS FIXED. I NEED A VEHICLE WITH A HITCH CAPABLE OF TOWING A TRAILER THAT IS 4000 LBS WITH A HITCH WEIGHT OF 285. THEY SAID THEY CAN'T PROVIDE THAT WITHOUT ME PAYING AN UPGRADE COST OF ABOUT 30$. I CONTACTED AMERICAN HONDA AND OPENED A CASE TO HAVE THEM PAY THE UPGRADE. SO FAR THEY HAVE NOT PROVIDED ANY INFORMATION AND AS OF LAST WEEK THE CASE HADN'T EVEN BEEN ASSIGNED TO A CASE MANAGER. WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM TODAY, THEY SAID THE CASE MANAGER HADN'T MADE A DECISION. SO MEANWHILE I DRIVE AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. MY CASE WITH AMERICAN HONDA IS #04585652. MY NOTICE SAID IF I WASN'T SATISFIED WITH THE WAY HONDA IS REMEDYING THE SITUATION TO WRITE YOU FOLKS. PLEASE HELP...
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854029April 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL THE HONDA DEALER REQUIRES A $10 DAILY PREMIUM FOR TEMPORARY ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION AS NECESSARY. THEY WILL NOT SUPPLY A TRUCK WHICH I NEED FOR WORK UNLESS I PAY THE PREMIUM MENTIONED ABOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852741March 31, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. (AHMC) IS ONLY PROVIDING ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IN THE LIMITED FORM OF A RENTAL CAR. MY AFFECTED VEHICLE IS A TRUCK WITH WHICH I TOW A BOAT. I WAS INFORMED BY AHMC THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER. THEIR LETTER STATES THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THAT "THE DEFECT COULD KILL OR INJURE YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR VEHICLE". THEY WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE CAPABLE OF TOWING. THIS IS NOT REASONABLE, GIVEN IT WILL BE POSSIBLY 5 OR 6 MONTHS (APRIL - SEP) BEFORE I WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE TRUCK AGAIN, WHICH MEANS I CANNOT USE MY BOAT EITHER, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10850933March 22, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TURNED ON THE CAR ONE DAY AND THE BLOWER NO LONGER WORKED FOR THE HEATER, AC, OR THE DEFROSTER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE WITH A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS NOT UNCOMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. PAST YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOWN WHY THE 2008 HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. IT SHOULD BE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823240January 30, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I STARTED MY TRUCK AND THE AIR WOULD NOT BLOW. I SMELLED THE BURNING OF ELECTRICITY. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH HARNESS WHERE IT CONNECTS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. THEY QUOTED ME $1,500 TO FIX IT. APPARENTLY THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS RECALLED IN THE 2007 MODEL BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE 2008 MODEL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822876January 28, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ~ 60 MPH WITH THE CENTER BACK WINDOW OPEN ABOUT HALF WAY. THE CENTER BACK WINDOW SHATTERED AND BLEW SMALL SHARP PIECES OF GLASS ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK. SMALL PIECES OF GLASS PIERCED MY WRIST AS I ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN THE MESS ONCE I WAS AT HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10808158December 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE TRUCK IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, GARAGE KEPT, WELL MAINTAINED, WITH ONLY 72K MI. WE WERE DRIVING UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT ON I-83N FROM DE TO PA, DURING THE RAINY NIGHT OF NOV. 18,2015. WE HEARD A FLAP-RIP SOUND, AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE (AFTER MARKET) BED COVER FLAPPING AT THE CAB CORNER, BECAUSE A COVER CLIP HAD WEAKENED THERE DURING THIS HIGHWAY DRIVE FROM GA TO PA, ALLOWING THE COVER TO FLAP IN WIND, AND NEEDED REFASTENING WHENEVER WE STOPPED FOR GAS. IT WAS THE NEXT MORNING IN THE LIGHT WHEN WE REALIZED THE ENTIRE CAB TOP-REAR PANEL (BREAK LIGHT, WIRING & ALL) HAD DISLODGED COMPLETELY OFF THE TRUCK, AND DECIDED THIS WAS PROBABLY THE RIPPING SOUND WE HEARD ON I-83 THE NIGHT BEFORE, THOUGH WE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME, AND PRAY NO DANGER RESULTED BEHIND US. WE TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED, TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO COMPENSATE, WHICH WAS ONLY TO OFFER $50 DISCOUNT ON $400 OF PARTS, ALSO SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH CARCOMPLIANTS.COM HAD A POSTING. WE INSTEAD HAVE A LOCAL MECHANIC WAITING ON THE PART TO REPLACE THE PANEL AT LESS COST, BECAUSE THE LIGHT IS NEEDED, AND WE HAVE TEMPORARY DUCT TAPE OVER THE WIRING HOLE FOR PROTECTION. OUR POSITION IS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S SAFETY DEFECT, AND SHOULD BE RECALLED! NO MARKET BODY PART SHOULD JUST FLY OFF THE TRUCK, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENTS, INJURY, AND POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789020November 7, 2015
STEERING
7 YEAR OLD VEHICLE I PURCHASED IN 09 WHILE STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY . POWER STEERING PUMP IS BEGINNING TO FAIL AS INTERMINTATLY WHEEL FEELS VERY STIFF IN 2 OR 3 INCH INCREMENTS OF TURNING. HOPE TO MAKE IT PAST NEW YEARS B4 REPLACING. FLUID WAS R&RED AT 39K BY HONDA. VEHICLE NOW HAS 44K. THESE INCEDENTS HAPPEN JUST AFTER CRANKING WITH SUFFICIENT WARM UP OF AT LEAST 30 TO 55 SECONDS AND PULLING OR BACKING OUT OF LOCATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747848August 11, 2015
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TOP PANEL ON THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE COURTESY LIGHTS AND WIRING WERE HOUSED DETACHED COMPLETELY ONTO THE ROAD. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712874April 25, 2015
WHEELS, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:INTEGRATED JACK/LEVELER/STABILIZER
THE OEM FACTORY JACK IS TOO SHORT TO RAISE THE 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE HIGH ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE TIRES. I EXTENDED THE JACK AS HIGH AS IT WOULD GO ON FLAT, LEVEL GROUND. I WAS FORCED TO FIND A WOOD BLOCK TO RAISE IT HIGH ENOUGH. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A RECALL ITEM? THERE ARE RIDGELINE OWNERS EVERYWHERE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651531October 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. HEATER BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS MELTED! ( 2006 & 2007 RIDGELINES RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEM) NOT YET THE 2008 REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP UNDER HONDA CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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