2006 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WILL NOT TRIGGER THE SEAT BELT INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER FAILS TO BUCKLE THEIR SEAT BELT OR UNBUCKLES THEIR SEAT BELT WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO A HONDA DEALER ON 07-31-12 AND BOTH FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLES WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLES OWNERS MANUAL INDICATES ON PAGES 8 & 59 THAT THE INDICATOR REMINDS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE HONDA DEALER AND AMERICAN HONDA BOTH STATE THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT OFFERS NO SUCH WARNING AND REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOSE THAT CONNECTED FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE ENGINE BECAME DISCONNECTED, CAUSING OIL TO DRAIN FROM THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED BUT COULD NOT BE MOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000.

WE LOVE OUR HONDA'S (3 OTHER), I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT MY PURCHASE OF A RIDGELINE FROM A LA DEALERSHIP IN DEC 2006. MY NEPHEW PURCHASED IT FROM HONDA FINANCE DIRECTLY AND SHIPPED IT TO UTAH FOR ME AND I HAVE METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND LOVED MY RIDGELINE! IN DECEMBER AT 93,460 MILES MY TRUCK LOST ITS PERFECT HARMONY ... IT BEGAN PUTTING OUT WHITE/BLUE SMOKE. I HAD AN INCIDENT WHERE THE ACCELERATOR TOOK OFF AND I HAD TO SHIFT DOWN AND BRAKE REAL HARD TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE SPEED. I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON I-15 THROUGH SALT LAKE COUNTY AT THE TIME, SPEED AROUND 65 MPH. VERY SCARY! SOON AFTER THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I IDLED IT FLASHED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOMENT THAT THE CYLINDER "BLEW OUT". I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT MY #4 SPARK PLUG WAS "GUMMED" UP AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED MILEAGE I SHOULD DO A FULL VALVE REPLACEMENT. $785 LATER, THE SMOKE EXHAUST WAS THE SAME AND 3 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY "SCOPED" THE CYLINDERS AND FOUND #4 HAD "POUCK" MARKS AND HAD LOST COMPRESSION. I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I CALLED 5 AUTO SHOPS IN MY GENERAL AREA AND FOUND THAT 2 OF THEM HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE WITH A 2006 RIDGELNE AND A 2007 PILOT. BOTH MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THE OWNERS HAD TAKEN THEM TO HONDA DEALERSHIPS & HONDA HAD REPLACED THEIR ENGINES, THEY "WERE UNDER 100,000 MILES". I DID SO, $97 LATER I WAS TOLD THAT "NO. HONDA HAD DEEMED MY SITUATION NOT WORTHY OF A WARRANTY." WHAT?! I CAN'T EVEN TRADE IT IN TO A HONDA DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE WITHOUT THE $5K REDUCTION IN VALUE! I HAVE A HISTORY OF TIMELY AND METICULOUS CARE WITH MY LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC SHOP, THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM HONDA! YOU MUST HAVE AN ISSUE IF IN MY LITTLE SUBURB 2 OTHERS HAVE HAD #4 CYLINDERS GO BAD JUST BEFORE 100,000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR TAILGATE LATCH FAILED TO RELEASE IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TOOK TRUCK TO HONDA DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE BECAUSE IT WAS MAKING A NOISE AND SEEMED TO BE GRIPPING AFTER I WOULD RELEASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. THEY TOLD ME I NEED NEW BRAKE PADS AND NEW ROTORS. THEY TOLD ME THE BRAKE PADS ARE METAL AGAINST METAL, THERE'S TOO MUCH RUST ON ROTORS. THEY WANT $554 FOR THE FRONT, $544 FOR THE REAR. I ASKED IF THIS WASN'T PREMATURE FOR SUCH A WORN BRAKE. I DRIVE THE HONDA 3 TIMES A WEEK ON AVERAGE, MORESO IN THE WINTER MONTHS, AND MY DRIVING HAS BEEN MOSTLY HIGHWAY SO I AM NOT DOING A LOT OF BRAKING. I AM NOT CERTAIN THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BY ANY MEANS. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT WOULD BE ON SUCH LOW MILES. I WON'T BUY ANOTHER HONDA IN THE FUTURE THOUGH. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE REAR STRUT WAS REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 98,000 MILES DUE TO LEAKAGE AND NOISE. REPLACED WITH OEM PART. SAME NOISE RECURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 115,000 MILES. STILL MAKING THE NOISE. BOTH SWAY BAR END LINKS WERE REPLACED, WITH OEM PARTS, DUE TO SQUEAKING NOISE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SUSPENSION NOW MAKES LOUD CLICKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BAD BUSHINGS CAUSING LOUD THUNKING NOISES. INNER TIE ROD END HAS FAILED, AND PRESENTED A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM HAS FAILED. INITIALLY THE ELECTRONIC KEY WOULD NOT OPEN DOORS OTHER THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOW IT WILL NOT EVEN OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE IS NO CHANGE USING THE SPARE ELECTRONIC KEY. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED IN THE EVERY DAY ELECTRONIC KEY AND NO CHANGE. THE PANIC BUTTON IS ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. *TR

MY PASSENGER REAR DOOR GLASS ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE EXPLODED. I WAS PARKED AT WORK WHERE MY TRUCK WAS VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROCKS OR GUN SHOTS. WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED 95F, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOTTER. *TR

THE STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON MY HONDA RIDGELINE. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. STEERING WAS NOT VERY RESPONSIVE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY, BUT COULD BARELY STEER. I WOULD TURN THE WHEEL BUT LITTLE WOULD HAPPEN TO THE TIRES. I WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY CONFIRMED THERE WAS NO FLUID LEAKS, NO EXTERNAL DAMAGE. THEY REPLACED THE RACK. I CALLED HONDA AND THEY OFFERED NOTHING SINCE THE WORK WAS NOT AT A HONDA DEALER. I STILL HAVE THE FAILED RACK - I KEPT THE BROKEN PART. HAD I BEEN DRIVING DURING RUSH HOUR, I WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY CRASHED BECAUSE I HAD SO LITTLE CONTROL OVER MY TRUCK. *KB

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THE ODOMETER BEING DEFECTIVE BUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT AFFECTED YET MY ODOMETER HAS BEEN OFF SINCE DAY ONE WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER TO THE DEALER, THE ODOMETER ALWAYS HAS READ UP TOO 10 MILES MORE PER TANK FULL OF GAS THEN MY GPS UNIT DOES WHICH IN A WEEK CAN AD UP TO 40 MILES EXTRA ON THE ODOMETER THAT I HAVE NOT YET TRAVELED. HOW CAN I GET MY ODOMETER AND MILEAGE CORRECTED? THANK YOU. *KB