2007 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

ON 6/25/2009 I REPORTED TO MY HONDA DEALER MY AC WAS NOT COOLING PROPERLY AND THE A/C FAN WAS CONTINOUSLY RUNNING EVEN WITH THE A/C OFF. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD NO LOANER CARS AVAILABLE AND I SHOULD RETURN ON WED EVENING 7/1/2009 TO DROP OFF ME CAR FOR REPAIRS. . ON MONDAY AM @ 11:04 (ROSELAND NJ POLICE REPORT) I STARTED MY RIDGELINE AND SMELLED A VERY ACRID ODOR A FEW MINUTES LATER MY CAR INTERIOR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND LEAVE MY CAR. BY LUCK I FLAGGED DOWN A PASSING POLICE CAR AND HE PUT OUT THE FLAMES AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT MY CAR HAS 29,400 MILES+/- AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.THE HONDA DEALER EXPLAINED TO ME THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM TO BE IN SOME SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE FAN MOTOR, PLEASE TELL ME HOW THIS PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHY THEY LET ME LEAVE THE DEALERSHIP WITH OUT WARNING ME TO NOT OPERATED SUCH A DANGEROUS CAR . I HAVE FOUND OTHER OCCASIONS ON THE INTERNET WHERE SIMILAR RIDGELINE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WAS THANKFULLY THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERS NOW. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS A SAFE CAR.THEY TELL ME THEY WILL FIX IT AS GOOD AS NEW. DUH! IT BURNED AS A NEW CAR. THIS DEFECT HAS A POTENTIAL FOR GREAT TRAGEDY. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST HONDA MOTOR COMPANY FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE CONDENSER THAT THEY BUILD INTO THEIR VEHICLES KNOWING THAT THEY CAN BE EASILY DAMAGED. THEY ARE AWARE OF THE DEFECT BUT CHOOSE TO IGNORE THAT IT IS AN ISSUE. THEY ALSO HAVE CHANGED THEIR 2008-2009 MODELS AND CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE THEIR MODELS WHENEVER AND HOWEVER THEY WANT. THEY TRULY ARE NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTED. THIS IS AN UNJUST COST THAT THEY ARE PLACING ON THEIR CONSUMERS. *TR

MY 2007 RIDGELINE FAILED TO ACTIVATE EITHER THE ABS OR THE VSA AS I BEGAN SKIDDING ON THE SNOW THAT WAS BETWEEN THE TIRE LANES. THE DRIVE LANES WERE CLEAR PAVEMENT AND AT 64 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL I CHANGED LANES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN 4 WHEEL SKIING ON THE SNOW. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND LOST ALL CONTROL OF MY RIDGELINE AS THE VEHICLE WITH ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED, SKID OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE SNOW BANK. WITH ALL 4 WHEELS LOCKED THE VEHICLE SLOWED DUE TO THE DEPTH OF THE SNOWBANK. AS IT SLOWED THE RIDGELINE SWUNG AROUND SIDEWAYS AND SLOWLY ROLLED ON ITS SIDE. AT THAT POINT THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED. SCRATCHING MY EYE BALL AND HITTING MY EAR SO HARD I HAD TO PUT MY HAND TO MY EAR TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL ATTACHED. EITHER THE VSA OR THE ABS SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED. AND THE DRIVERS AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED DUE TO THE FACT THE VEHICLE WAS LAYING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CAUSING OVER $10,000 DAMAGE. AFTER THE REPAIR I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE SYSTEMS. NOR WERE THEY CONCERNED THAT THIS INCIDENT, UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED IN DEATH. *TR

THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, A PIECE ON THE TOP OF MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE HAS BECOME DETACHED. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT REPLACED THE RETAINING CLIPS. THE SECOND TIME, THE PIECE FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, HITTING A CAR BEHIND ME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. I CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE WHO REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY FIXED IT REPLACING ALL DESIRED PARTS. THE THIRD TIME WAS JUST THIS PAST SATURDAY. THE SECOND DEALER HAS ASKED TO SEE IT AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET SOME PICTURES AND HAVE SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT IT. THIS IS THREE TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR, AND I BELIEVE I HAVE A LEMON ON MY HANDS. *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN FULL SIGHT DURING A 3-HOUR VISIT WITH A FRIEND. UPON LEAVING, NOTICED GLASS ALL INSIDE THE CAB AND BED. CENTER, SLIDING PORTION OF REAR WINDOW APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM WHATSOEVER. DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE A FIELD ENGINEER EVALUATE THE SITUATION, BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS THERE WAS NO RESULT, SO I OPTED FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPLACE THE GLASS. *TR

MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE VIN[XXX] IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD I WAS DRIVING BACK WITH MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES CHILDREN ON I95 SOUTH BOUND. I WAS DOING 70MPH. I DID NOT GO OVER ANYTHING. THE HONDA LOST POWER. I HAD TO GLIDE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE HONDA WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. AFTER BEING SENT TO THE HONDA REPAIR I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH MY DAILY MAINTENANCE AT MY LOCAL HONDA DEALER. I DO NOT TRUST THIS HONDA RIDGELINE WITH MY FAMILY OR ANYONE ELSE'S FAMILY. I TOLD THE DEAL I EITHER WANT A NEW CAR OR I WILL GO TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURE AND PURCHASE A NEW CAR. I HAVE A MASTERS DEGREE AND BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SAFEGUARD THE CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT LESS THAN A YEAR WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I OWN A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. MY WIFE COMPLAINS ABOUT THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATING UP ALL THE TIME WITH THE SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION. I HAVE ALSO FELT THE HEAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WITHOUT THE SWITCH TURNED ON. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO LUCAS HONDA OF JACKSONVILLE, FL SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTS, IT IS DISHEARTENING TO HAVE A PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE AND WON'T RESOLVE! I HOPE THIS IS NOT AN ELECTRIC ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

DUE TO BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL HEIGHT AND POSITION IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE APPLYING ENGINE THROTTLE AT THE TIME OF BRAKING. I'M NOT SURE WHICH WILL WIN OUT BUT IT IS A BAD FEELING. NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHEN THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BUTTON, THE VEHICLE MOVED SIX FEET BEFORE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. HE STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DISENGAGED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS ENGINEERED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGE LINE TRUCK. THE CONTACT TESTED THREE CHILD SAFETY SEATS TO ENSURE THAT THE TETHER STRAP WOULD WORK PROPERLY. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTOR ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT ,AND STATED THAT THE TETHER FAILED TO LOCK. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CALL THE DEALER AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY RISK. *AK