2017 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

BRAKING FROM 60 MPH FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. ADEQUATE TIME AND SPACE TO PERFORM BRAKING PROCEDURE. SMOOTH AND EVEN BRAKING FROM 60MPH TO APPROX. 5MPH. AT THAT POINT EVEN WITH BOTH FEET APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, MY VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP. HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AT LIGHT , NO DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE. BUMPER DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION GOING APPROX. 5MPH. VEHICLE I HIT WAS STATIONARY. HAPPENED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT ON 4 LANE LIMITED ACCESS HWY IN NORTHERN GA. RURAL AREA. DUE TO RELATIVELY MINOR DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER AND NO DAMAGE TO OTHER PERSON VEHICLE, DRIVER OF VEHICLE I HIT DID NOT WANT TO WAIT TO FILE POLICE REPORT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO ONE INJURED. BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEM. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS $1,540.40 FOR FRONT BUMPERS, DAMAGED FOG LIGHT, PAINT REPAIR. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE IDEAL!

DIAMETER OF SAFETY BAR FOR CHILD SEAT HOOK TO BIG TO ATTACH HOOK ON A 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE

WHEN STARTING TO ACCELERATE MY VEHICLE WOULD BECOME JERKY UP TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS POOR TRANSMISSION FLUID AND AN UPDATE ON SOFTWARE. THIS COST ME $210!

THE TRUCK VIBRATES, SHUDDERS, AND RUMBLE WHEN SPEED HITS 44, 66, 68, 70, 72 MPH UPON LIGHT ACCELERATION/PUSH OF THE PEDAL. THE EXPERIENCE IS SIMILAR OR EXACTLY LIKE DRIVING OVER THE EMERGENCY RUMBLE STRIP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT ONLY YOU'RE NOT. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM NOR FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE MECHANIC WITNESSED THE VIBRATION AND SHUDERRING IN THE TEST DRIVE.

VEHICLE HAS UNDER 24,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATES TO THE POINT OF DISTORTING THE VISION / VIEW FROM THE MIRROR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS ON PAVED CITY STREETS AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON PAVED HIGHWAYS. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO CROP UP MOSTLY WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS IN FLORIDA WHERE HIGH OUTSIDE TEMPS ARE COMMON AND OFTEN YEAR ROUND. OTHER HONDA RIDGELINE OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE VIA ONLINE CHAT GROUPS / FORUMS. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE TO HONDA USA BUT NEVER GOT A RESPONSE OR CALL BACK. AT THE LEAST, THIS IS AN ANNOYANCE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY HONDA. AT WORST, IT PRESENTS A SERIOUS VISIBILITY / SAFETY ISSUE.

THE VEHICLE DECELERATES IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT WARNING TO LIMP MODE. ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON ON THE DASH AND THE THROTTLE PEDAL IS DEAD. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE OVER 10 MPH. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO THROTTLE UP THE VEHICLE I.E. SUCH AS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM AN OFF RAMP. THE SITUATION WILL OCCUR IN NORMAL CITY DRIVING AS WELL. WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATES IT IS IMMEDIATE AND WILL NOT RECOVER. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS YOU IMMEDIATELY BECOME A ENCUMBRANCE TO TRAFFIC FLOW AND HAVE NO MEANS OF GETTING OUT OF THE WAY. THIS IMMEDIATE DECELERATION IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT IS FRIGHTENING AS THE DRIVER. TO DATE, HONDA HAS NO ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE INVESTED SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN DIAGNOSTICS AND THE SISTER TRUCK TO THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF HONDA ENGINEERS FOR A MONTH WITH NO RESOLUTION. AS WE OWN SIX OF THESE VEHICLES I HAVE PARKED THEM ALL FOR THE SAFETY OF MY COWORKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN MY OPINION THIS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH NO RESOLUTION REQUIRES AND IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FORM THE OEM.

DRIVING ABOUT 40MPH, HEARD A SLIGHT POP, TRUCK LOST POWER AND FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. ALL THE DIAGNOSTIC ICONS LIT, INCLUDING A CHIME. DISPLAY WENT THROUGH EACH PROBLEM "ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM" "TRAILER STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM" "POWER STEERING SYSTME (ESP) PROBLEM" AND SEVERAL OTHERS. ENGINE DIDN'T TOTALLY SHUT DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY.

TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VIOLENTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, STICKING IN GEARS UNDER VERY LIGHT OR NORMAL ACCELERATION, HOLDING RPMS TO 4000 BEFORE SHIFTING UP THEN SLAMMING INTO GEAR, SLUGGISH TO START OFF THE LINE.

MY PROBLEM WAS WITH THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW GLASS. THE OTHER MORNING I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE ABOUT HALF A BLOCK. I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD A SLIGHT AIR NOISE LIKE THE REAR WINDOW MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY OPEN. WHEN I TOUCHED THE RAISE FUNCTION FOR THE REAR WINDOWS THE RIGHT REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INWARD MAKING A LOUD NOISE THROWING GLASS FRAGMENTS ACROSS THE BACK SEAT, I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 15 MPH ON A CITY STREET. IT WAS ABOUT 9 AM WITH TEMPS IN UPPER 60'S. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE AND DID NOT LOOK AT THE WINDOW BEFORE IT BURST. I CLEANED UP MOST OF THE GLASS AND THERE WAS NO STONE OR OBJECT IN THE CAR THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THROWN AT THE WINDOW. IT WAS SUNDAY AND I WAS ABLE TO DROP THE CAR AT MY HONDA DEALER. I WISH I HAD TAKEN PHOTOS BUT DID NOT THINK OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED AND GLASS SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DAPHENE HONDA (9871 JUSTINA AVE, DAPHNE, AL 36526, (251) 202-4557) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED TODAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,200. *BF *AS