2006 Honda Ridgeline complaints

MASTER CYLINDER ON VEHICLE GONE OUT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE COME DOWN AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

I WAS LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT SO I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED. I FIGURED THAT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS AT THE DEALER I SHOULD GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF LOOKED AT. TURNS OUT MY RADIATOR HAD BLOWN AND THE VALVES IN MY ENGINE WERE TOO TIGHT AND THEY NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. IT COST ME 800 FOR THE RADIATOR PLUS 400 FOR THE VALVES AND I'VE NOTICED A HUGE GAIN IN MY GAS MILEAGE. *TR

BROKEN INNER CABLE FROM DOOR HANDLE. FRONT PASSENGER DOOR CAN'T BE OPENED FROM INSIDE. REPAIRING COST IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT TRIM ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE KEEPS COMING OFF. HONDA AND THE DEALER HAVE FIXED IT 4 TIMES FOR FREE BUT NOW REFUSE TO FIX IT SAYING THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OVER 100,000 MIKES, THEY NEED TO DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I DO NOT HAVE THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT AND THIS COMES FLYING OFF WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY STRIKING OTHER CARS. *TR

I WAS INVOLVE ON AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE OTHER CAR FAILED TO YIELD AT A STOP SIGN AND T-BONE MY HONDA RIDGELINE TRUCK. SIDE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. I WAS GOING AROUND 35-40 MPH AND IN MY OPINION HE WAS GOING AT LEAST 25-30MPH. CALLED HONDA AND SAID THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY SHOULD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR WOULD ONLY OPERATE WHILE ON HIGH. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSISTOR BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MASTER CONTROL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

AFTER ONLY 46K MILES ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THE SWAY BAR ENDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO FIX A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE SUSPENSION. IF THEY WERE NOT REPLACED THEY WOULD HAVE FAILED AND DONE CONSIDERABLE MORE DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK'S SUSPENSION. THIS WAS A 240.00 DOLLAR REPAIR THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE TYPE OF CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXACTLY AS THEY WERE DESIGNED TO. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DISPUTED THE CLAIM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE. THE NOISE WAS ONLY HEARD WHEN IN REVERSE AND NOT IN DRIVE OR ATTEMPTING A TURN. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR TO MAKE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,900.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, THE BACK PART OF MY ROOF (A 5FT BY 8INCH PIECE OF STEEL!) BROKE LOOSE AND FLEW OFF COMPLETELY. IT BARELY MISSED THE CAR BEHIND ME AND THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. MAYBE NOT FOR THE DRIVER OF THE RIDGELINE BUT THE DRIVER BEHIND ME COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DECAPITATED... THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN THIS A FEW TIMES (AND I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN)! *TR

2006 HONDA RIDGELINE 55-60 MPH IMPACT TO MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS DID DEPLOYED BUT PASSENGER DID CAUSING INJURIES DURING THE CRASH. I'M VERY CONCERNED WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON THE SIDE OF IMPACT, THE DRIVER SIDE. THIS LEAVES ME RATHER CURIOUS OVER FINDING AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS MAY BE A TREND OR FLAW IN THE SAFETY OF THE NEW RIDGELINE OR SOME OTHER REASONABLE EXPLANATION? *TR

CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT WITH A DEALERSHIPS RESPONSE TO CONSUMER'S EFFORT TO GET A HONDA SAFETY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF *TGW

I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE IN JUNE 2006 WITH 17,000 MILES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER IN 2008 MY AIR CONDITIONER DIDN'T WORK, NO COLD AIR. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A HOSE LEAK AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO I PAID TWO HUNDRED SOMETHING DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER OF 2009 MY AC DIDN'T WORK AGAIN, NO COLD AIR, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THINKING THE AC HAD TO BE RECHARGED, THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND SAID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I DID. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT WHICH COST ME $175.00 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE CONDENSER AND THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $1,000.00 TO FIX IT. I ALSO JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA ON APRIL 26, 2010 ABOUT THE BLOWER MOTOR HARNESS, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF TODAY MAY 4, 2010 AT A DEALERSHIP AND WAS HOPING THAT THIS RECALL WOULD MAKE MY AC WORK, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT ON THE TRUCK AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING TO GET MY AC FIXED EVERY SUMMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS. *TR

THE REAR BRAKES ON OUR 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE WORE OUT IN 12,000 MILES AND I SEE YOU HAVE A SETTLED COMPLAINT WITH OTHER HONDA'S OF THE SAME YEAR, WHY NOT OURS? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT SUPPORT ROD STAYED EXTENDED AND BROKE INSTEAD OF FOLDING BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR SEAT SUPPORT ROD WOULD BE REPAIRED AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

REAR SWAYBAR LINK BROKE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - HEARD LOUD POP WHEN GOING OVER SPEEDBUMP. THIS SUSPENSION COMPONENT IS UNDER STRESS IN TURNS, AND IF IT WERE TO BREAK AT THAT TIME, WOULD SUDDENLY CHANGE VEHICLE HANDLING, POSSIBLE CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER HAS ORDERED PARTS. PART BROKE AT A WELD WHERE THE LINK CONNECTS TO THE VEHICLE BODY. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE DRIVERS SEAT FRAME IS BROKEN/LOOSE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 12000 MILES AND THE DEALER RE TORQUE THE SEAT RAILS. THE NEXT TIME WAS THE NEXT OIL CHANGE AT APPROXIMATELY 17000 MILES AND THE DEALER RE TORQUE THE SEAT RAILS. THE NEXT TIME WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 25000 WITH THE SAME ACTION BY THE DEALER. AT 35000 MILES THE DEALER RE TORQUE THE SEAT RAILS. AT 60000 THE DEALER TRIED TO RE TORQUE THE SEAT RAILS AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE SEAT FRAME AND THE DEALER WOULD HAVE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TAKE CARE OF IT. WELL I WENT BACK FOR THE APPOINTMENT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE FRAME REPLACEMENT AND THAT HONDA WOULD ONLY COVER 50% OF MY COST $500.00 TO ME.

I HAD A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT HAD PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD FIRE. *TR

AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE RIDGELINE I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE YELLOW ENGINE EMISSION DISPLAY LIGHT WAS LIT AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM/RADIO DISPLAYED A NOTICE REQUIRING A CODE. THE CODE WAS ENTERED AFTER FINDING THE CODE LOCATION IN THE MANUAL. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WE STARTED SMELLED HOT OR BURNING OR MELTING ELECTRIC WIRE INSULATION. THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED TO VENT THE SMELL. IT SOON CLEARED UP. WE STOPPED AT THE NEXT EXIT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. WE COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE MELTING WIRE SMELL. AFTER ABOUT THREE MORE ENGINE STOP/START CYCLES, THE ENGINE EMISSION WARNING DISPLAY LIGHT WENT OFF. THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

5 CAR CRASH IN ANCHORAGE ALASKA. I WAS DRIVER OF 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE, TWO CARS BEHIND AND TWO CARS IN FRONT. I WAS REAR-ENDED AND THEN REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY $14,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I WAS SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN MORNING TRAFFIC, AT A RED LIGHT. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BUT MY FRONT-DRIVER AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE ON-SCENE POLICE OFFICERS COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE, MADE ME GET OUT FROM BEHIND THE WHEEL & MOVE TO THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THEY FELT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, FELT IT WAS DEFECTIVE & WERE AFRAID IT WOULD DEPLOY WHILE SITTING THERE. I CONTACTED HONDA PRODUCTS DEPARTMENT AND FILED A COMPLAINT, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT "AIRBAGS" ARE NOT THAT IMPORTANT. I REQUESTED THAT SOMEONE FROM HONDA COME AND LOOK AT THE SENSOR & AIRBAG WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING FIXED. THEY DECLINED. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP & THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT SEND SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT IT AND PROVIDED THE NUMBER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. I SUFFERED BACK INJURIES (HERNIATED DISC), LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT KNEE, SEVERE WHIPLASH. I HAVE HAD A CAUDEL STEROID INJECTION INTO MY LUMBAR AREA AND DEALING WITH SEVERE HEADACHES. MY AUTOBODY REPAIR PERSON TRIED TO GET HONDA TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE HE FELT IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT AS THE PASSENGER SIDE DID. HONDA REFUSED TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE,

ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 9TH, 2010, I STARTED MY 2006 RIDGELINE TO AND TURNED THE HEAT ON HIGH TO WARM IT UP BEFORE LEAVING MY HOME. WHEN I RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE, THE ENTIRE CAB WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. MY HUSBAND LOCATED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE, COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HE FOUND WIRES STICKING OUT AND DETERMINED THAT THEY WERE BURNT AND THAT WE NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OUR LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND PARTIALLY REPAIRED. THE COST WAS $451.71. STILL, THE HIGH LOW FAN SWITCH / KNOB DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE CONTROL SWITCH IS IN THE "FAN HIGH" POSITION, THE FAN WILL CUT OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $400.00 FOR THE NEW SWITCH, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. THERE IS A FEATURE ON THE VEHICLE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO OPEN THE DOORS MANUALLY EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON. THE FAILURE ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR A HANDICAP PERSON TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 38,000 MILES. UPDATED 03/09/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/11/10

HONDA RIDGELINE 2006 AIR CONDITIONING LINES ARE LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO AN ENGINE BRACKET. OVER TIME (3YRS) THE ALUMINUM PIPE WEARS OUT CAUSING THE FREON TO LEAK OUT OF THE SYSTEM AND THE COMPRESSOR TO STOP WORKING. PARTS # 24 & 25 HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 400 USD. THE NEW PART SEEM TO BE MADE OF A BENDABLE MATERIAL INSTEAD OF THE RIGID ORIGINAL AND CAN BE BENT OUT OF THE WAY OF THE BRACKET. *TR

ON 5 NOV 09, I ATTENDED A BUSINESS MEETING IN DEERFIELD BEACH. WHEN I WAS READY TO RETURN TO WEST PALM BEACH, I TURNED ON THE TRUCK IGNITION TO START IT AND IT MADE A COUPLE OF CLICKS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY SINCE IT WAS OVER FOUR YEARS OLD AND THE HOT WEATHER IN FLORIDA TAKES ITS TOLL ON BATTERIES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL BUT THEN STARTED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE AAA REPRESENTATIVE AGREED THAT HE THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I STARTED TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STILL DID NOT LIGHT UP EXCEPT FOR THE BATTERY DISPLAY, THE VTM DISPLAY AND ONE OTHER DISPLAY I CANNOT REMEMBER. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND AFTER SIGNIFICANT TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SOMEHOW SHORTED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $900+. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY AREA, THE REAR SLIDING GLASS SHATTERED WHILE PARTIALLY OPEN. NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT WAS FOUND INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE REAR SEAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND A FORUM THAT HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL.*TR

I'VE BEEN COMPLAINING EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN APRIL 2005 THAT YOU ARE BLIND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN IN THE DARK. MY TRUCK IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FOG LIGHTS. *TR

FAN WENT OUT, APPEARS THAT WIRING TO FAN OVERHEATED. *TR

THE AC FAN CEASED TO FUNCTION. DEALER SAID WIRE SUPPLYING POWER TO AC FAN HAD BURNED THROUGH, THUS PREVENTING POWER TO FAN MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BURNING WIRE INSIDE DASH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

DURING VEHICLE START UP A HEAVY SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS NOTED. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT A FIRE OCCURRED ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, MELTING THE POWERSTEERING ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESSES AND POWER STEERING HOSE. I AM COLLECTING INFORMATION AND DAMPENED COMPONENTS TO TAKE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY HONDA RIDGELINE FOR 3 YEARS AND JUST FOUND OUT THE SHOCKS AND STRUTS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER HAULED ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE OR TOWED ANYTHING. IT IS A 2006 RIDGELINE AND I NOTICED ON THE FORUMS MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE DEALER WAS QUIETLY REPLACING THE ONES UNDER WARRANTY BUT CHARGING FOR THE OTHERS. EVEN THE DEALER ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL.. I HAVE HAD TRUCKS MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE SHOCKS OR STRUTS ON ANY VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS MOSTLY DRIVEN IN THE CITY AND OCCASIONALLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. NO OFFROADING OR ON ANY SURFACE OTHER THAN ASPHALT. THE STRUTS AND SHOCKS WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY CAUSE SWAYING OF THE VEHICLE AND SOME DIFFICULTY STOPPING WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT NOT TO MENTION THAT THE DEALER SAID MY BRAKES WERE GLAZED AND I ASKED IF THIS COULD BE DUE TO THE FACT THAT ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE IS THROWN FORWARD ON AN UNDERENGINEERED FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM..HE SAID IT WAS POSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING FROM HOUSTON TO LAS VEGAS VIA INTERSTATE 10. ABOUT 100 MILES FROM EL PASO, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, BOOM, AND WE STOPPED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WE SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED. THE FIRST THOUGHT CAME TO OUR MIND WAS, WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED, THE DRIVE SHAFT SNAPPED IN HALF WHILE TRAVELING AT THE HIGHWAY SPEED. BASED ON THE WORDS OF MECHANIC ABEL OF KELLY GRIMSLEY HONDA IN ODESSA TEXAS, WITH 14 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE YET SINCE THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $5600. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT AND WE WERE LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. I HAVE PHOTOS IF NEEDED. *TR

LEADING EVENT - I'VE DRIVEN MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST 2005. LAST WEEK, ONE DAY MY AC WORKED THE NEXT DAY MY AC STOPPED BLOWING. THE FAILURE - I JUST HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL MY AC WENT OUT ON THE 29TH OF JULY, 2009. THE HONDA DEALER IS TELLING ME THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR, THE CONNECTOR OF THE AC HARNESS WAS MELTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. CONSEQUENCES - AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I CANT BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THE BLOWER DOES NOT BLOW THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK AND WHEN ITS RAINING, THE HUMIDITY BUILDS UP INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE. WHAT WAS DONE - THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL CRITICAL BACK ORDER (I WONDER WHY) AND THE HONDA PARTS PERSON SAYS IT COULD BE DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE THEY FIX IT. I HAVE TO PRE-PAY FOR THE PART AND WINTER MAY COME BEFORE THE PART DOES. I GUESS I'M SWEATING THIS SUMMER OUT. I'M WAITING FOR MY NEW BLOWER ESTIMATED $129.00, NEW POWER TRANSISTOR $87.00, NEW AC HARNESS $49.00. LABOR WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO FIVE HOURS AT $80 DOLLARS AND HOUR. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE MELTED CREATED SMOKE SO IM SURE THERE WAS A FLAME BUT VERY BAD SMELL AND LOTS OF SMOKE . I DO HAVE OLD PART BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACE IT YET JUST DON'T USE AC ANYMORE BUT WE REALLY NEED IT SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS AND ITS END OF JULY. CAN SMELL BURNING AS SOON AS ITS TURNED ON. *TR

TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN EARLY MORNING HOURS BEFORE DAYLIGHT, I HIT A COW THAT WAS STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO STOP MY TRUCKS ENGINE AND THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK. THE RADIATOR WAS PUNCTURED BY THE ENGINE. THE IMPACT WAS AT THE RIGHT FRT. HEADLAMP. THERE WAS ENOUGH IMPACT THAT THE FENDER PEELED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE FRT. DOOR. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED BUT STAYED IN PLACE. THE HOOD PEELED BACK ALL THE WAY AND RESTED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND ROOF. THE MY PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY EVEN AFTER THE COW HIT OFF BOTH SIDE DOORS. HARD ENOUGH TO NOT ALLOW THE REAR DOOR TO OPEN. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT JUST EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE HVAC FAN MOTOR WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS LISTED AS A CAUSE FOR AT LEAST 3 FIRES IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GET IT REPORTED. MY VEHICLE ONLY SHORTED THE SYSTEM OUT WITH NO FAILURE BUT COST OVER $700 IN REPAIRS. I ALSO OWN THE SAME YEAR ACCORD WITH THE SAME MOTOR. *TR

HAD THE A/C ON AND IT MELTED THE HARNESS AND BLEW UP THE HEATER MOTOR TO RUN THE FAN. *TR

2006 HONDA RIDGELINE BLOWER MOTOR, AC WIRE HARNESS FIRE ELECTRICAL FIRE I HAVE A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL, FULLY LOADED W/ FACTORY ACCESSORIES ONLY. WELL DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON , I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE A/C FAN WENT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE AC . I TROUBLESHOOT THE BLOWER AS PER THE SERVICE MANUAL AND FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR ON THE A/C HARNESS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR TERMINAL WERE BURNT AND MELTED. HONDA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT TONS OF IDENTICAL REPORTS ARE SHOWING UP ON RIDGELINE FORUMS. *TR

DASHBOARD LED ODOMETER FLASHES ON AND OFF AND GOES BLANK (LED INCLUDES DOORS, ODOMETER, TIRE MONITORING. ITEM IS OFF WARRANTY. *TR

WATER LEAKING FROM EXTERIOR OF VEHICLE TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND SOAKS CARPET CREATING MOLD AND MILDEW. *TR

SAME AS CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10251118 THE MAINTENANCE MINDER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING AND THEN WENT BLANK AT TIMES. DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AT A COST OF $575. WITHOUT THE DISPLAY YOU HAVE NO ODOMETER AND NO DOOR OPEN OR OTHER INDICATORS. I REPAIRED THE PROBLEM MY SELF BY TAKING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OUT & DISASSEMBLING IT NO EASY TASK. YOU HAVE TO SEPARATE THE PC BOARD FROM THE PLASTIC HOUSING, THE DONE BY REMOVING INSTRUMENT POINTERS AND RELEASING THE PLASTIC CATCHES HOLDING THE PC BOARD. ONCE YOU DONE THAT YOU WILL FIND 4 PINS COMING FROM THE DISPLAY INTO A CONNECTOR ON THE PC BOARD YOU NEED TO RESET THE CONNECTOR (GENTLY SEPARATE THE DISPLAY FROM THE CONNECTOR THE RE-INSERT REPEAT IT A COUPLE TIMES TO REMOVE ANY OXIDATION. THEN REASSEMBLE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND PROBLEM, THE FIRST BEING A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ( BLOWER MOTOR ) FAILURE AND UNDER DASH MELTING OF WIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START IT A FEW TIMES, I SMELLED SMOKE, WHEN THE AAA TOW TRUCK CAME, I TRIED TO START AGAIN, HE SAID TO STOP THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STARTER. NO DEALERSHIP IN NORTHERN CA CARRIES THESE IN STOCK BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, " THEY NEVER BREAK DOWN." MY ANSWER TO THAT IS, WELL MINE DID. THEY QUOTED $ 344.00 FOR PARTS AND $ $280.00 LABOR ( WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HIGH). HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A STARTER ISSUE? *TR

TOOK TRUCK IN TO GET TIRES REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR STRUT WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T GET IT FIXED. SOON AFTER REAR STRUT STARTED MAKING NOISE. STILL MAKES THE NOISE LIKE THERE IS NO FLUID IN THE STRUT. BUMPS ARE HARD AND DRIVERS SIDE FEELS STIFF. *TR

MY WIFE AND I WORK TOGETHER AT AN ENGINEERING FIRM. SHE DRIVES OUR 2006 RIDGELINE. OUR OFFICE IS A SMALL WITH ITS OWN PARKING LOT. WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, THE CENTER REAR GLASS PANEL EXPLODED SENDING PIECES OF GLASS INTO THE CAB AND INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NOBODY TOUCHED THE TRUCK AND NOTHING HIT IT. MY WIFE PARKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER OFFICE WINDOW AND HAS PLAIN VIEW OF THE TRUCK. SHE WAS OUTSIDE AN HOUR EARLIER AND IT WAS FINE. WHEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE AGAIN, THE WHOLE PANEL WAS SHATTERED AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAD FALLEN OFF. FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT IT. I SEARCHED THE BED AND CAB FOR ANYTHING AS SMALL AS A BB. FOUND NOTHING. I STUDIED THE GLASS AND LOOKED AT HOW IT HAD FRACTURED. LOOKING AT THE GLASS (FROM IN THE CAB) THE FRACTURES ALL TRACED TO A POINT JUST BELOW THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I TOOK OUT THE BACK SEATS AND BACK PANELS. THERE'S A SLIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE WINDOW USING A RAIL, A SLIDER SET IN THE RAIL, AND A CABLE. I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING THE GLASS HITS WHEN IT'S CLOSED. I NOTICED A PRESSURE SWITCH NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS SWITCH HAS A LITTLE SQUARE PIN THAT STICKS OUT. WHEN THE WINDOW CLOSES, IT PUSHES THE PIN IN. THIS TURNS OFF THE INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT BACK WINDOW IS OPEN. THE PIN IS THE FIRST THING THE WINDOW HITS. IT'S SMALL, HARD AND PLASTIC. I PUSHED AGAINST IT AND IT TAKES A SOME FORCE TO PUSH IT IN. AFTER THE WINDOW STARTS PUSHING

DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER PARKED,SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES IN PASSENGER VENT AND PASSENGER A PILLAR. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DETERMINED NO ADDITIONAL FLAMES HOWEVER WHEN KEY TURNED TO ON POSITION FLAMES REAPPEARED. CAR TOWED. LIKE COMPLAINT 10216065 FILED 1/25/2008 AND SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 10144782 FILED 11/25/2005. *TR

AC/HEAT FAN MOTOR OVERHEATING AND CAUSING POWER CABLE TO MELT...OCCURRED TO MY 2006 AT 35,000 AND 72,000...CHECK WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM AND WWW.CARCOMPLIANTS.COM FOR MORE INCIDENTS...POSSIBLE FIRE DAMAGE? *TR

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW THAT OPENS AND CLOSES SHATTERED ALL OVER TWO PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT ALL THE GLASS IN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFETY GLASS. THERE WAS NO REASON BEHIND THE GLASS SHATTERING, IT JUST EXPLODED. OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE ALSO DOWN. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR NEGATING THE ABILITY TO STOP. DEALER CLUELESS IN CAUSE. *TR

THE MAINTENANCE MINDER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING AND THEN WENT BLANK AT TIMES. DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AT A COST OF $575. WITHOUT THE DISPLAY YOU HAVE NO ODOMETER AND NO DOOR OPEN OR OTHER INDICATORS. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT HAND CORNER AND ROCKS BACK AND FORWARD WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, EXITING OFF THE ROAD LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN BRAKING HARD OR ACCELERATING. *TR