2006 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

MY WIFE AND I WORK TOGETHER AT AN ENGINEERING FIRM. SHE DRIVES OUR 2006 RIDGELINE. OUR OFFICE IS A SMALL WITH ITS OWN PARKING LOT. WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, THE CENTER REAR GLASS PANEL EXPLODED SENDING PIECES OF GLASS INTO THE CAB AND INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NOBODY TOUCHED THE TRUCK AND NOTHING HIT IT. MY WIFE PARKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER OFFICE WINDOW AND HAS PLAIN VIEW OF THE TRUCK. SHE WAS OUTSIDE AN HOUR EARLIER AND IT WAS FINE. WHEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE AGAIN, THE WHOLE PANEL WAS SHATTERED AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAD FALLEN OFF. FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT IT. I SEARCHED THE BED AND CAB FOR ANYTHING AS SMALL AS A BB. FOUND NOTHING. I STUDIED THE GLASS AND LOOKED AT HOW IT HAD FRACTURED. LOOKING AT THE GLASS (FROM IN THE CAB) THE FRACTURES ALL TRACED TO A POINT JUST BELOW THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I TOOK OUT THE BACK SEATS AND BACK PANELS. THERE'S A SLIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE WINDOW USING A RAIL, A SLIDER SET IN THE RAIL, AND A CABLE. I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING THE GLASS HITS WHEN IT'S CLOSED. I NOTICED A PRESSURE SWITCH NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS SWITCH HAS A LITTLE SQUARE PIN THAT STICKS OUT. WHEN THE WINDOW CLOSES, IT PUSHES THE PIN IN. THIS TURNS OFF THE INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT BACK WINDOW IS OPEN. THE PIN IS THE FIRST THING THE WINDOW HITS. IT'S SMALL, HARD AND PLASTIC. I PUSHED AGAINST IT AND IT TAKES A SOME FORCE TO PUSH IT IN. AFTER THE WINDOW STARTS PUSHING IN THE PIN,IT COMES TO REST ON A STOPPER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND A VERTICAL ONE THAT RUNS THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDOW ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE. THE PIN IS SPRING LOADED AND IS CONSTANTLY PUSHING AGAINST THE WINDOW. SINCE ALL THE FRACTURE LINES POINTED TO THIS PIN, THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE THE FRACTURE ORIGINATED FROM. ONCE THE WINDOW REACHED A FAILURE POINT, POSSIBLY DUE TO REPEATEDLY HITTING THE PIN, THE PRESSURE OF THE SPRING LOADED PIN AGAINST THE WINDOW SUPPLIED THE FORCE THAT CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER PARKED,SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES IN PASSENGER VENT AND PASSENGER A PILLAR. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DETERMINED NO ADDITIONAL FLAMES HOWEVER WHEN KEY TURNED TO ON POSITION FLAMES REAPPEARED. CAR TOWED. LIKE COMPLAINT 10216065 FILED 1/25/2008 AND SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 10144782 FILED 11/25/2005. *TR

AC/HEAT FAN MOTOR OVERHEATING AND CAUSING POWER CABLE TO MELT...OCCURRED TO MY 2006 AT 35,000 AND 72,000...CHECK WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM AND WWW.CARCOMPLIANTS.COM FOR MORE INCIDENTS...POSSIBLE FIRE DAMAGE? *TR

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW THAT OPENS AND CLOSES SHATTERED ALL OVER TWO PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT ALL THE GLASS IN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFETY GLASS. THERE WAS NO REASON BEHIND THE GLASS SHATTERING, IT JUST EXPLODED. OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE ALSO DOWN. *TR

BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR NEGATING THE ABILITY TO STOP. DEALER CLUELESS IN CAUSE. *TR

THE MAINTENANCE MINDER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING AND THEN WENT BLANK AT TIMES. DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AT A COST OF $575. WITHOUT THE DISPLAY YOU HAVE NO ODOMETER AND NO DOOR OPEN OR OTHER INDICATORS. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE ON THE LEFT HAND CORNER AND ROCKS BACK AND FORWARD WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, EXITING OFF THE ROAD LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN BRAKING HARD OR ACCELERATING. *TR

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATING/AC BLEW OUT - WIRES HAVE A SHORT. ALSO, DISPLAY THAT SHOWS MILEAGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY GOES OUT COMPLETELY OR IS FROZEN. *TR

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER STARTED TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. I PUT OFF TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT IN, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD TRANSISTOR. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSISTOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOOK APART THE DASH AND SAID THE INTERIOR AIR FILTER WAS CLOGGED ( I PARK UNDER A TREE IN MY DRIVEWAY ) AND DUE TO THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR BURNED UP AND MELTED THE WIRING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $2200.00 TO FIX, MY NON-DEALER, EX-HONDA MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGH IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN OR A FAULTY TRANSISTOR AND HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HE DID NOT THINK IN ANY WAY THE INTERNAL AIR FILTER IDEA HAD ANYTHING TO DUE WITH THE BLOWER OVERHEATING. HE RECOMMENDED TO CALL HONDA CORP IN TORRANCE CA. THE CONSEQUENCE IT I DO NOT HAVE AC IN 90 TO 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN CALIFORNIA. DUE TO THE COST, I HAVE YET TO FIX IT, HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING AND WE ARE MISERABLE IN THE HEAT. *TR

INTERIOR SEAT FABRIC IS DEFECTIVE IN THAT IT STAINS EASILY. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT WAS WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO GET IT WHEN IT WAS RAINING AND THE SEATS WERE DISCOLORED EVEN WHEN DRY. OTHER EVENTS SUCH AS USING THE ARMREST AND IT BECOMING DISCOLORED, ETC. HAPPENED CONTINUOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEATS WITH HONDA'S ORIGINAL MATERIALS ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN. I NOW USE SEAT COVERS TO PROTECT FROM FURTHER DAMAGE-WHICH IS A HAZARD TO THE OPERATION OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS. I HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTIONS. *TR