2014 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH WIRING ON A WHEEL SENSOR FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT HONDA HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE FOR USING SOY BASED INSULATION ON WIRES IN 2012-2015 YEAR MODELS.

IN DECEMBER 2016 I BEGAN TO NOTICE BILLOWING CLOUDS OF BLUE SMOKE FROM MY EXHAUST PIPE ON STARTUP. ON WATCHING THE PROBLEM FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS I NOTICED THAT IT HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD. FOLLOWING THE INITIAL BLUE CLOUD (DEFINITELY NOT BLACK OR WHITE SMOKE), ANY EXHAUST GASES BECAME INVISIBLE (BUT I AM UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER MY TRUCK WAS SMOKING FROM THE EXHAUST WHEN I WAS DRIVING). I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED IT UP WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY (WITH THE INTENTION OF PULLING THE TRUCK INTO MY GARAGE), EVEN IF THERE WAS NO SMOKE VISIBLE THE GARAGE WOULD FILL WITH FUMES ? IT WAS SO BAD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO HOLD MY BREATH, EXIT THE TRUCK, AND SPRINT INTO MY HOUSE TO AVOID INHALING THOSE FUMES. IT QUICKLY BECAME APPARENT TO ME (AS AN AMATEUR MECHANIC) THAT SOMEHOW OIL WAS FINDING ITS WAY INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND WAS BEING BURNED, RESULTING IN THE SMOKE & FUMES. I THEREFORE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE HONDA DEALER IN ORDER TO HAVE THEM ISOLATE AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM. LATER IN THE DAY [XXX] PHONED TO SAY THAT THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE HAD DONE NO SERVICE TO THE TRUCK, AND THAT I SHOULD COME PICK IT UP. WHEN I ASKED WHAT DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED, [XXX] TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD STARTED THE TRUCK SEVERAL TIMES AND LET IT RUN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, ALL THE WHILE VISUALIZING THE EXHAUST PIPE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY SMOKE: THERE WAS NONE. THEREFORE THEY SEEMINGLY DECIDED THAT THERE MUST NOT BE ANY PROBLEM AND THAT MY COMPLAINT WAS NOT VALID. TO SUMMARIZE: MY RIDGELINE IS BURNING OIL, WHICH PRESENTS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME; CLOUDS OF BLUE SMOKE AND FUMES ARE BEING DISCHARGED INTO THE ENVIRONMENT; AND I HAVE BEEN INSULTED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT VACAVILLE HONDA WHEN I TRIED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM CORRECTED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURERS RECALL CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO OPTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE....UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE A LETTER THAT SAYS THIS WOULD BE RESOLVED IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. IT IS NOW FALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PARTS. WHAT IS GOING ON ? YOU SAY IN YOUR LETTER THAT THIS COULD BE FATAL, AND YOU JUST DRAG YOUR FEET. I WANT AN ANSWER NIOW !!

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL MARCH 2016. DEALER STILL HAS NOT RECEIVED THE PARTS. NO ONE KNOWS WHEN TO EXPECT THEM. CORPORATE HOT LINE WAS NO HELP. HONDA SHOULD FACE SOME SORT OF FINANCIAL PENALTY FOR THIS LACK OF CONCERN.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HONDA IN MARCH OF 2016 INFORMING ME OF THE RECALL, THEY SAID THE REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. THE LETTER FURTHERED STATED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER TELLING ME THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 07/29/2016, AND WAS INFORMED I HAD TO TELL THEM I WANTED THE PART REPLACED, AND THEY WOULD ORDER IT. I SPOKE WITH DEXTER, HE SAID HE WOULD ORDER IT, AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT SIX WEEKS. I CALLED BACK ON 08/29/2016 AND SPOKE TO TIM MAYWART, HE SAID THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER, BUT THEY SHOULD BE THERE SOON, AND THEY WOULD CALL ME. HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO GET DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED WHEN THERE'S A RECALL?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/19/16*LJ UPDATED 10/24/16.*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

GOT NOTICE IN MARCH 2016, NOW AUGUST AND NO ACTION AT THIS TIME. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN HOW LONG THIS IS TAKING. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY RIDGELINE UNTILL REPLACEMENT.

2014 HONDA RIDGELINE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL AND RENTAL VEHICLE OPTION ISSUES. *SMD