2007 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL). THE CONTACT MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIRS AND WHEN ARRIVING AT THE DEALER HE WAS ADVISED THE PARTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS HAD NOT YET ARRIVED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO RESCHEDULE HIS APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE RECALL HAD ADDRESSED THE SAFETY DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,478.

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE AS I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE SHOT IT OUT WITH A BULLET. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SWITCH OTHER HONDA RIDGELINES. *TR

FRONT DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE AND WILL SHIFT SIDE TO SIDE UPON TURNING A CORNER OR TRAVERSING A SPEED BUMP. PRESENTED PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BOLTS/SCREWS WERE TIGHTENED DOWN YET THIS HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME AND HAS ME CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT WILL ULTIMATELY BECOME DISLODGED COMPLETELY, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT. UPON READING AND RESEARCHING SEAT PROBLEMS WITH HONDA ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS IS A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH HONDA MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE BOARD WITH MANY MAKES AND MODEL YEARS. *TR

POWER REAR WINDOW CENTER SLIDER PIECE SHATTERED. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH ALL THE WINDOWS AND REAR SLIDER OPEN. THE CENTER SLIDING PORTION OF THE WINDOW WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN IT SHATTERED SENDING GLASS FRAGMENTS THOUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. THE GLASS COVERED THE BACKSEAT, BACKSEAT FLOOR, AND SOME ON THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT FLOOR. THE REPLACEMENT GLASS IS ON ORDER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

ON 2/10/10 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00AM MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON FLORENCE & HENNESS IN THE CITY OF CASA GRANDE, AZ. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AFTER REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE RIDGELINE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. IT WAS NOTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT THE INSIDE CAB HAD A BURNING ODOR. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY HONDA SERVICE TECHNICIANS LOCATED AT SAN TAN HONDA, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED BY A FAULTY GROUND WIRE DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS NOTED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT A SHORT CIRCUIT CAUSED BY A FAULTY GROUND WIRE DISABLED THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. UPDATED 04/28/10

2007 HONDA RIDGELINE HEATER MOTOR STOPPED BLOWING. TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND A MELTED WIRING HARNESS. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE RECALL TO TAKE PLACE IN MARCH. CALLED HIDY HONDA TO REQUEST A FIX AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED. CALLED HONDAUSA AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. AT THIS POINT I NEED THE MOTOR FOR DEFROST PURPOSES. I AM PURCHASING THE MOTOR ON MY OWN AND WILL REPAIR MYSELF IF I CAN GET PARTS AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, AN OIL CHANGE, AND A TIRE ROTATION. AN HOUR AFTER HE ARRIVED BACK HOME, HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR TAIL LIGHT AREA. WITHIN SECONDS, FLAMES APPEARED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY IS INVESTIGATING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS CONCERNING FIRES WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD WORK WITH THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATORS. THE ISSUE AS WELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. SEVERAL PARTS WERE REPLACED IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT KNOW WHICH ONES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,000. UPDATED 08/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 09/02/09.*JB

2007 HONDA RIDGELINE WITH APPROX 52,000 MILES THE A/C STOP BLOWING FOR NO REASON. TOOK IT TO FREEMAN HONDA DALLAS,TX. SAID BAD TRANSISTOR AND BLOWER. HAD TO WAIT FOR PARTS 2 DAYS. THE PARTS CAME IN AND THEN THEY SAID I NEEDED A WIRE HARDNESS BECAUSE THE WIRE HARDNESS WAS MELTED APPROX 4 FEET IN DASH . YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD CHECK THE WIRE HARDNESS WHEN THEY TELL YOU IT'S THE TRANSISTOR AND THE BLOWER. HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER DAY TO ORDER WIRE HARDNESS JUST TO FIND OUT THAT THE WIRE HARDNESS IS BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE . THE DEALERSHIP RIGGED UP ANOTHER WARRANTY WIRE HARDNESS TO GET MY TRUCK BACK TO ME OR ELSE I HAD TO WAIT 3WEEKS FOR THE WIRE HARDNESS.THEY WARRANTY THE WORK FOR 12,000 OR 12 MONTHS, BUT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET $730.83 . I FEEL THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT MY FAULT . APPARENTLY IM NOT THE FIRST ONE WITH THIS ISSUED THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THEIRS A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER ON WIRE HARDNESS. MY SELF AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS ON THE INTERNET FEEL THAT IT IS A FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY HONDA IT IS NOT FAIR TO CONSUMERS. *TR

HELLO, IN WISCONSIN IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ON A CAR. WHEN SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATE THEIR IS ALWAYS A SMALL AMOUNT USUALLY LESS THAN 1/4 INCH THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SCRAPE OFF WITHOUT DESTROYING THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. ON THE OTHER 24 CARS I HAVE OWNED WHEN THIS MELTS AFTER DRIVING A SHORT TIME FROM THE CABIN TEMPERATURE, IT SLIDES ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AFTER BREAKING THE FIRST TIME AFTER MELTING LOOSE. THE WIPERS THEN PUSH THE SLUSH OFF TO THE SIDES SO YOU CAN SEE. ON MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE INSTEAD OF THAT HAPPENING THE WIPERS SHUT OFF UNDER THE INCREASED MOMENTARY LOAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO RESET IS TO STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE COMPLETELY BLINDED WITH SLUSH LOOKING FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I WAS COMING UP ON A ROAD BLOCKED OFF DUE TO A FATALITY ACCIDENT. I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS, BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE I ENDED UP STOPPING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE POLICE VEHICLE BLOCKING THE ROAD. I CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES. THERE LINE IS THAT THE WIPERS MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER RIDGELINES. MY VEHICLE WA EXAMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I OR SOMEBODY ELSE KILLS SOMEONE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. *TR