2017 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

BACKUP CAMERA WIRING HARNESS HAS FAILED TWICE NOW IN THE 39 MONTHS AND 38000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. BOUGHT NEW AND HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW BY HONDA AND OTHER OWNERS BUT HONDA USA IS ONLY REPLACING WITH THE SAME PART THAT FAILS THE EXACT SAME WAY. EVEN OWNERS OF 2020 RIDGELINES ARE STILL HAVING THE ISSUE. WHILE BACKING UP CAMERA IS BLANK AND UNUSABLE

WIRING HARNESS FOR BACK-UP CAMERA IS BROKEN. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CAUSED BY A DESIGN DEFECT, AS DOCUMENTED ON THE RIDGELINE OWNERS FORUM: HTTPS://WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM/THREADS/2017-2018-BROKEN-TAILGATE-HARNESS-CAUSES-BACKUP-CAMERA-FAILURE.217776/

BACKUP CAMERA FAILED DUE TO WIRING HARNESS BEING LOCATED ON A BEND POINT. WHEN YOU OPEN THE TAILGATE YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED WIRES THAT BEND WHEN OPENED. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I OPENED THE TAILGATE ON AN EXTREMELY COLD DAY (-10F). IT LOOKS LIKE THIS FAILED DUE TO REPEATED OPENINGS OF THE TAILGATE. WHEN THE TAILGATE IS CLOSED THE WIRE HARNESS IS LOOSE BUT WHEN IT IS OPENED THE HARNESS IS STRESSED BY PART OF THE TAILGATE. UPON TROUBLING SHOOTING THE ISSUE ONLINE I FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THERE ALSO SEEMS TO BE TSB FOR WORKING HARNESSES BUT NOTHING IF YOURS HAS ALREADY BROKEN. HTTPS://WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM/THREADS/2017-2018-BROKEN-TAILGATE-HARNESS-CAUSES-BACKUP-CAMERA-FAILURE.217776/

THE REAR VIEW CAMERA FAILED, BECAUSE WIRES IN THE HARNESS LEADING TO THE CAMERA (LOCATED IN TAILGATE) BECAME BARE AND THEN SEVERED THROUGH REGULAR OPENING/CLOSING OF THE TAILGATE. MANY OTHER RIDGELINE OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE.

BACKUP CAMERA FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. REAR BACKUP CAMERA FAILED AS A RESULT OF OVERSTRESS OF WIRES IN TAILGATE. WIRES BROKE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL TAILGATE OPERATION.

KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM KEEPS COMING UP ON THE DASH; WENT OFF AND CAME BACK ON 2/1/2021.

THE LATCH TO OPEN THE TAILGATE ON THE VERTICAL HINGE CLICKS BUT DOES NOT OPEN. THIS CREATES AN UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE IT APPEARS THE TAILGATE IS IS SECURED BUT THE LATCH INTERNALLY COULD BE DISENGAGED WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE GATE TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. I CONTACTED HONDA USA DIRECTLY REGARDING THIS AND THEY EXPECT ME TO PAY TO REPAIR IT. I TRIED CONTACTING THEM A SECOND TIME VIA EMAIL WITH NO RESPONSE. CURRENTLY THIS IS NOT REPAIRED AND I HAVE TO REMEMBER TO CHECK THE TAILGATE TO ENSURE IT IS SECURE EACH TIME BEFORE DRIVING.

SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED BY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON HIGHWAY 50 FROM SACRAMENTO TO TAHOE, SUSPECT CHANGING OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE TO AROUND 30

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WAS INOPERABLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER CURRY HONDA LOCATED AT 5525 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD, CHAMBLEE, GA 30341 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

2 WEEKS AGO MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE (POWER STEERING, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST, HILL START ASSIST, TRAILER STABILITY ASSIST, EMISSION CONTROL, ETC.). AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE'S PERFORMANCE BECAME SLUGGISH. ACCELERATION, SHIFTING AND BRAKING WERE ALL EFFECTED. THE NEXT DAY THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, ONLY TO REAPPEAR WITH ALL ISSUES THE DAY AFTER. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO 'RESET', AND THAT WORKED FOR 1 DAY. I THEN REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH THE SAME RESULT. NOW THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. ALL WARNINGS SHOW UP BEFORE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING.