2006 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AS SMOKE BEGAN ESCAPING FROM THE THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT AND DEFROSTER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A FLAME COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) YET THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE EMERGENCY LANE WHEN A VEHICLE TRAVELING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION CRASHED INTO HIS VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT I PURCHASED WHEN IT WAS NEW. RIGHT AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALL OF MY HEAT/A/C CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUSH IN THE KNOB & TWIST OR BANG IT TO MAKE THE MOTOR COME ON AND THEN IT IS ONLY AT ONE SPEED- EITHER THAT SPEED OR OFF AND IT TURNS ON & OFF FOR THE LENGTH OF THE TRIP WHEN EVER IT WANTS. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONTROL CONSOLE WHICH WILL COST WELL OVER $1,000! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL CONSIDERING THAT THERE MUST BE A WIRE ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAT/A/C AND BROUGHT MINE IN FOR THAT RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF THE GROUP- IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ODOMETERS AND BROUGHT MINE IN FOR THAT RECALL ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT MY ODOMETER IS ALWAYS COUNTING AT LEAST 25 MILES MORE PER TANK FULL OF GAS THEN WHAT I ACTUALLY HAVE DRIVEN. THEREFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED SO FAST BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I POINTED OUT THAT I HAVE A GPS UNIT, ALWAYS HAVE HAD ONE AND EVERYTIME THAT I GAS UP I CHECK THE POOR GAS MILEAGE THAT I GET AND THEY NEVER ARE EVEN CLOSE, AS I STATED AROUND 25 MILES OFF EACH TANK FULL!! NONE OF MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE TRUCK IS PLACED INTO PARK AND I COMPLAINED ABOUIT THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PART OF TEH TRUCK, THE KIDS CAN NOT OPEN A DOOR, MY KIDS ARE OVER 18 YRS OLD, PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE SO THAT MY PASSANGERS CAN GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY! *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE HAVE NEVER WORKED RIGHT DESPITE NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALER. ONE HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKES AT SOME STOPS TO KEEP THE PEDAL FROM HITTTING THE FLOOR. ON ONE OCCASION, I WAS TOWING A LIGHT TRAILER AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP CAUSING A MINOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN USING THE JACK, THE JACK WOULD NOT LIFT THE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH TO SAFELY REMOVE AND REPLACE THE TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE JACK APPEARED TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH THE WEIGHT OF A SMALLER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE JACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 06/06/11

THE REAR SEAT BRACKETS ON BOTH SECTIONS DO NOT CLOSE FLAT WHEN THE SEATS ARE IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION TO ALLOW FOR STORAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BRACKET FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY BY THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES AND THE REPAIRED SIDE FAILED AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED AN OUTRAGEOUS PRICE TO REPLACE THE PART THAT HAD BROKEN AND SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT HONDA FOR ASSISTANCE. IT APPEARS THE NUMBER THEY GAVE ME IS NOT A WORKING NUMBER SINCE IT RINGS CONSTANTLY WITH NO ANSWER OR VOICEMAIL. I USE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE BRACKETS IN A CLOSED POSITION WHEN THE SEATS ARE UP. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE PROTRUDING METAL LEGS. I BOUGHT THE RIDGELINE FOR THE VERSATILITY OF THE BACK SEAT AREA AND SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO HAVE THE SEATS DOWN AT ALL TIMES OR USE A BUNGEE CORD TO HOLD THE BRACKETS IN PLACE WHEN THE SEATS ARE UP. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON AT THE ODOMETER AREA. NOW IT COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO. I HAVE READ TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE BY TWO OTHER PEOPLE. MY ONLY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THE COMPUTER WENT OUT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AN THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK ITSELF WHEN IT WAS IN PARK AND DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON UTOPIA PARKWAY IN QUEENS, NEW YORK WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I HAD THE HEAT ON AND TURNED IT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE SAME AREA. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF 2006/2007 HONDA RIDGELINE OWNERS. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AND NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE. I AM WAITING FOR HONDA TO GET BACK TO ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIGDELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS CHECKED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.