2007 HONDA RIDGELINE Complaints

THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO OPEN THE IN BED TRUNK. I'VE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER AND CONTACTED HONDA AND NEITHER HAVE AN ANSWER. IF SOMETHING IN THE TRUNK PREVENTS THE TRUNK FROM OPENING, THE OWNER NEEDS TO DESTROY THE TRUNK TO OPEN IT. WHAT IF A CHILD WAS STUCK IN THE TRUNK AND COULDN'T FIND THE RELEASE? I DID FIND A WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK BY CUTTING A 4"X4" WHOLE. HONDA OFFER NO HELP WHAT'S SO EVER. (THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY)

"TAKATA RECALL" RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS, BOTH BAGS HAVE BEEN ALREADY REPLACED BY HONDA.

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A SECONDARY ROAD, OUR RIDGELINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSITION. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND IT WOULDN'T GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FAMILY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT LINES BLED TOGETHER WITHIN THE RADIATOR, AND IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND RAN THE TRANSMISSION DRY. THE END RESULT IS THE NEED FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, A NEW RADIATOR, AND NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW RADIATOR WON'T FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE OLD ONE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WITH AN EXPECTED COST TO EXCEED $4000. ON A VEHICLE WITH 125K MILES. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO MY NEIGHBORS RIDGELINE AS WELL.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED OF CLASS ACTION SUIT INVOLVING TAKATA AIR BAG INFLAOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY

THE SPARK PLUG EJECTED, W/ COIL BLOW OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. NO ADVANCE WARNING OF A PROBLEM NOR DID THE ENGINE CHECK-LIGHT WARNING COME ON PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED ROUTINELY ACCORDING TO THE FACTORY RECOMMENDATIONS BY CERTIFIED HONDA DEALERS. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE HEAD IN TWO PIECES. ONE PEACE CAME OUT AND BLEW THE COIL PACK INTO THE FAN, WHICH THEN LANDED ON THE BATTERY AND MELTED RIGHT THROUGH IT. THE SECOND HALF WENT DOWN THRU THE ENGINE SHOOTING METAL AND DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK DESTROYING THE ENGINE AT ONLY 67,442 MILES. REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS QUOTE WAS $12,048.85 AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY (5 YRS OR 100,000 MILES) ALLEGEDLY DOESN'T COVER SPARK PLUGS! IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ACCORDING TO ONLINE OWNER BLOGS WITH HONDA ENGINES IN GENERAL: HTTP://WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM/FORUMS/7-1G-UNDER-HOOD-PERFORMANCE/45379-BLEW-SPARK-PLUG-HEAD.HTML HTTPS://WWW.FITFREAK.NET/FORUMS/1ST-GENERATION-GD-01-08/76611-SPARK-PLUG-EJECTION-W-COIL-BLOW-OUT.HTML

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE UNIBODY IS RUSTED THROUGH. THE FRAME PART THAT HOLDS THE REAR WHEELS HAS RUSTED THROUGH . THE ENTIRE WHEEL ASSEMBLY IS FALLING OF!! I NOTICED THIS FIRST WITH A NOISE WHICH THEN STARTED SHAKING I SLOWLY STOPPED AND HAD THE VEHICLE LOOK AT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE REAR POWER TRAIN WOULD HAVE BROKE OFF AT ANY TIME CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN ON A HIGHWAY !!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL AND LATER STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT ONCE THEY WERE AVAILABLE TO SCHEDULE THE REPAIR, BUT MADE NO MENTION OF PART AVAILABILITY. THE DEALER FAILED TO FOLLOW-UP TO LET THE CONTACT KNOW THE STATUS OF SCHEDULING THE TWO RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON MONDAY, JAN 9TH AT 11:50AM ON RANKIN ROAD IN GREENSBORO WHEN SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER HOOD AREA, THEN A FLAME OF FIRE, I GOT OUT AND CALLED 911, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AT 11:54 AND PUT OUT THE FIRE,DAMAGING THE PASSENGER GLASS SIDE AND SPRAYING WATER THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK AND CUTTING THE CABLE TO THE BATTERY OF THE TRUCK. FIRE DEPT TOOK REPORT AND FIRE MARSHALL SAID IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS ELECTRICAL COMING FROM THE AIR BAG AREA BEING THE FIRE DID NOT COME FROM ENGINE, THE ENGINE PART WAS FINE JUST WHERE THE AIR BAG AREA WAS. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT CAME ON OR ANYTHING. FIRE DEPT CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TRUCK TO MY HOUSE, I HAD TO PAY 95.00 TO TOW COMPANY. MY SIDE BUSINESS IS ON HOLD BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE A TRUCK TO PUT MY EQUIPMENT IN SO NOW I AM LOSING MONEY. *TR