2006 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR, VTM SENSOR, ESC SENSOR, AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE FAILURE WORSENED AND ALL FOUR SENSORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RESET THE CODE. WHEN THE THREE FAILURE CODES CAME BACK, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE THREE BANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 14V353000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

HONDA IS ONLY RECALLING MY MAKE AND MODEL IN CERTAIN GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS DUE TO THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE HUMIDITY IN THOSE AREAS. THE HUMIDITY IN MARYLAND WHERE I LIVE IN THE SUMMER CAN BE JUST AS BAD AS GEORGIA'S. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLING MY VEHICLE IN MARYLAND JUST AS THEY ARE IN OTHER STATES. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL MY VEHICLE. THANK YOU. *TR

I HAVE CONTACTED HONDA VIA THE 800 NUMBER AND THE LOCAL DEALER TO GET THE AIRBAG REPLACED BUT THEY SAY THE CAR IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT IS NOT REGISTERED IN A HUMID SOUTHERN STATE (IT IS REGISTERED IN VIRGINIA, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS VERY HOT AND HUMID SUMMERS). I TOLD THEM THAT I FREQUENTLY TRAVEL TO THE SOUTH AND ASKED FOR THE DATA AND SCIENCE ON HOW MUCH EXPOSURE CAUSES THE SCREWS IN THE AIRBAG TO RUST AND BECOME DANGEROUS - THEY HAVE NOTHING TO PROVIDE BUT "AN ESTIMATE." I WANT MY AIRBAG REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO COVER ALL 2006 RIDGELINES. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE NOW, KNOWING THAT A NUMBER OF THE FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENTS AND INJURIES ACTUALLY TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE THE STATES COVERED BY THE RECALL. I HAVE ALSO NOTIFIED MY ATTORNEY OF MY CONCERN AND MY ATTEMPTS TO GET HELP FROM HONDA. *TR

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT AT 41,000 MILES. THE FAN MOTOR DIAL WOULD NOT TURN ON CORRECTLY. I COULD BE DRIVING THEN IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FAN MOTOR WOULD TURN ON. NOW YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT UNTIL IT TURNS ON TO IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRING BECAUSE MY INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK RIGHT AS WELL. MAP LIGHT ONE SIDE WORKS AND THE OTHER DOESN'T. I REPLACED PARTS AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

GETTING INTO THE CAR AFTER SHOPPING AT A STORE, I CLOSED THE DOOR AND THEN HAD TO REOPEN THE DOOR TO HELP MY PASSENGER WITH SHOPPING BAGS WHEN I NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD TO ASK MY PASSENGER TO COME AROUND AND OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY DEFECTS WITH THE DOOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS, I SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HONDA'S DOORS AND PROBLEMS WITH ACTUATORS. THE NEXT DAY I NOTICE A LATCH ON THE SIDE THE DOOR AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE LATCH TO SEE IF THIS AFFECTS THE OPENING OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR . WHEN I MOVED THIS LATCH, THE DRIVER'S DOOR NO LONGER CLOSED AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED BY THE KEY OR ATTEMPTING TO MOVE LATCH AGAIN. SO I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP WITH THE DOOR WIDE OPEN, HOLDING THE DOOR TO PREVENT IT FROM FLYING OPEN ON TURNS WHILE STEERING THE CAR. THANK GOD THE DEALERSHIP IS LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. I DEFINITELY THINK ITS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN A PERSON CAN GET LOCKED IN THEIR CAR OR CAN MOVE A LATCH MANUALLY AND IT PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM CLOSING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2006 RIDGELINE BACK IN 2009 WITH APPROX 46K MILES ON IT. AT THAT TIME, WE PURCHASED THE HAC (HONDA AUTO CARE) WARR & CONT TO DRIVE FOR YRS WITH LIMITED PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE VEH. AROUND 82K ON THE RIDGELINE (2 YRS AGO), I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THAT PROMPTED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER. THEY ADVISED ME THAT IT WOULD BE COV UNDER THE WARRANTY, BUT THE WARRANTY WAS EXP IN 2 WEEKS (2 WEEKS, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 7 YRS AND 100K)?. I INQUIRED ON THE TERMS & EXPLAINED THAT WAS NOT HOW IT WAS POSITIONED TO ME. ROUGHLY 2100.00 FOR A LITTLE OVER 2 1/2 YRS IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING. KNOWING THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRING, I IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED AN APPT FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND TO HAVE THEM REVIEW THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TOP TO BOTTOM (NOTHING DISCOVERED AT THAT TIME). WHERE THE PROBLEM CREATES: LAST WKD, HIT 101K & THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS W/ THE VTM-4 LIGHT. I KNOW THERE ARE USUAL CODES FOR REG MAINT, BUT SEEING HOW I HAVE HAD VEHICLES TRIGGER LIGHTS AT 100K FOR REGULAR SERVICING THAT WAS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUAL, I THEN CONTACTED MY SERVICE CTR TO INQUIRE. HE REVIEWED THE 105K SERVICE WITH ME & STARTED HE WOULD GET BACK TO ME ON ANY CODES. LATER THAT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL STATING THAT THE #4 CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING & THE PLUG ON #4 WAS CAKED WITH BAKED ON OIL. HE RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE PLUGS FIRST BEFORE GOING INTO THE REST OF THE 105K SERVICE. 2 DAYS LATER, THE CHK ENGINE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING & VTM-4 LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. HE LATER CALLS ME TO STATE THE HEAD MAY HAVE A CRACK & EXPLAINS POSS DAMAGE OR STALL. WHAT IF IT STALLS ON THE FREEWAY? WHAT IF THE CAT CLOGS (ANOTHER 600 BY THE WAY) AND MY CAR JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING THOUGH A INTERSECTION? I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING & AM SHOCKED HONDA DOESN'T RESPOND TO ANY. I CANT PAY 3K - CALLED DEALER & OPENED CASE WITH HONDA MAIN CSR# 800-999-1009-NO RESPONSE. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE LOWER TRUNK COMPARTMENT LID WILL NOT OPEN. IT CLICKS LIKE IT WANTS TO OPEN BUT NOTHING. THE KEY WILL ONLY TURN TO ABOUT THE 1O'CLOCK POSITION AND WILL NOT TURN TO THE LEFT AT ALL, IF IS SUPPOSED TO AT ALL. THE CLOVE COMPARTMENT SWITCH WORKS BECAUSE WHEN I PUT IT ON LOCK THE MECHANISM WILL NOT CLICK AT ALL...WHICH IS WHAT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. *TR

THE A/C CONDENSER FAN GET LOOSE AND ITS BLADE WERE MOVING UNPROPERLY MAKING A LARGE HOLE IN THE RADIATOR. SUDDENLY THE RADIATOR LOST ALL WATER CAUSING THAT ENGINE MOTOR BRAKE THE SEALS, PISTON AND OTHER PARTS BECAUSE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE. SINCE THE WATER LEAKING WAS FAST, THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR THAT SHOWS HIGH TEMPERATURE AT DASH CONTROL PANEL EASE NOT CATCH UNTIL THE BIG DAMAGE OF THE ENGINE HAPPENED. THE MECHANIC TECHNICIAN STATES THAT FAIL OF THIS FAN IS COMMON ON HONDA VEHICLE. THE BIG DAMAGE TO MAY PARTS OF ENGINE HAPPENED BECAUSE SUCH A/C CONDENSER FAN FAILED WITHOUT ANY ADVISE AND IS COMMON IN HONDA, BUT NO RECALL OR WARNING HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY HONDA DEALERS OR FACTORY. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK LEAVING CHILDREN UNABLE TO GET OUT OF CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL HAS SOFT FEEL AND REQUIRES MULTIPLE PUMPS TO BUILD UP PRESSURE. HAVE HAD BRAKES BLED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. AFTER SERVICE BRAKES SEEM FINE FOR A FEW DAYS/WEEKS BUT EVENTUALLY RETURN TO SOFT STATE. SUDDEN STOPPING SITUATIONS OR STOPPING ON SLIPPERY SURFACES WILL CAUSE PEDAL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO FLOOR AND ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. SOMETIMES ANTILOCK BRAKES WILL ENGAGE EVEN IF NOT ON SLIPPERY OR LOOSE SURFACE. *TR