2017 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

OUR 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE HAS HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT IN 2018. THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON WHEN DRIVING, ALL SYSTEMS BLINK ESPECIALLY THE EMISSIONS LIGHT AND WARNINGS. THE HORN HONKS UNTIL I CLICK THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND THEN IT HONKS AGAIN. WHEN WE TOOK IT IN TO HONDA SERVICE AND IT WAS NOT BLINKING AND THEY SAID IT HAD TO HAVE THE BLINKING GOING OFF TO KNOW THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK. WE TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY SAID THE INJECTOR 2 WAS BAD.

AT APPROXIMATELY 59K +/- THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND BLIND SPOT SYSTEM LIGHT ON MY 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE CAME ON AND WENT OFF WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THIS PHENOMENON WAS REPEATED TWICE BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE AT 61K +/-. THE COMPLAINT WAS NOTED, CHECKED, AND AFTER A $998.19 SERVICE BILL, NO PROBLEMS OR FAULTS COULD BE LOCATED. AT 62K +/- BOTH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RIDGELINE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. AT THAT TIME I WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND HONDA REFUSED TO MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS FLAW IS KNOWN TO HONDA AND HAS BEEN CORRECTED IN LATER MODELS. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS SHOULD BE WARNED ABOUT THE FAULT SO THIS MODEL RIDGELINE CAN BE AVOIDED. FINALLY, CONSUMERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT HONDA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS.

ON NOVEMBER 15, 2020 I NOTICE 2 BUBBLE AND SEAL GAP ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR/WINDOW PANELS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. NO SCRATCHES, PAINTED CRACKS OR APPEARANCE OF BREAKING OR WORN. BUBBLES ARE IN THE CENTER AND TOP EDGE OF DOOR BODY UNDERNEATH THE PAINT.

UPON STARTING VEHICLE THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODE APPEARS: 'KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM'

WIRING HARNESS FOR THE REAR BACKUP CAMERA SPLIT/CUT FROM ROUTINE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TAILGATE. CAMERA TOTALLY USELESS, BLACK SCREEN. CAMERA WAS WORKING ONE MINUTE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND STOPPED WORKING.

MY BACK-UP CAMERA SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS SOMETHING I COULD DO TO RESET THE CAMERA. MULTIPLE POSTS INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH A PINCHED CABLE AT THE HINGE OF THE TAILGATE THAT SEVERS THE WIRES. I LOOKED WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DESCRIBED AND FOUND THE CABLE PINCHED AND SEVERED. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE REP WAS NOT SURPRISED AND TOLD ME THAT ONCE IT WAS FIXED, I WOULD NEVER HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE CABLE AGAIN. $870 DOLLARS LATER, I AM INCLINED TO BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THESE BACK-UP CAMERAS ARE SAFETY FEATURES THAT ARE NOW CONSIDERED STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN MOST NEW CARS. I CAN ATTEST TO THEIR EFFICACY, ESPECIALLY EXPERIENCING WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE BACK-UP CAMERA.

BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING DUE TO BROKEN WIRE WHERE IT GOES THROUGH THE TAILGATE. UNABLE TO USE BACKUP CAMERA NOW IT JUST SHOWS BLACK SCREEN. WIRES ARE EXPOSED NOW ALSO

A KEYLESS START SYSTEM PROBLEM PERIODICALLY COMES ON MY DASH CONSOLE SCREEN AND MY WALK AWAY AUTO LOCK HAS STOPPED WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS SYSTEM ERROR. I REPLACED THE FOB BATTERY, HAD THE SYSTEM RESET BY THE REPAIR SHOP AND IT FAILS TO FIX MY PROBLEM.

WIRE HARNESS FOR BACKUP CAMERA HAS BROKEN AT THE SPOT WHERE IT GETS PINCHED DURING USE OF TAILGATE. BACKUP CAMERA IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL.

CAR SURGES ON TAKE OFF AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. START/STOP BUTTON GIVES READING CODE OF SMART ENTRY START PROBLEM. VEHICLE DOES THIS UPON STARTING VEHICLE.