This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Lost brakes as I was trying to decelerate to make a left turn on FM 1472, still managed to come to a stop before hitting the traffic ahead of me that was also waiting to make a left turn. Smoke started to come out from the wheel wells. Put vehicle on parking, shut off engine, opened hood and found fire coming out from the back of the engine bay. Extinguished fire with a Fire extinguisher, and a few minutes later, a Fire Dept Truck arrived to hose it just to make sure it was properly extinguished. Waiting for Cause and Origin investigator from the insurance to inspect the vehicle.
Ridgeline backup camera wire harness gets pinched/cut from tailgate. Many others reported but no recall. Paid $472.19 to repair. 2017-2019 have reported same issue
The back up camera failed to work. We either had a blank screen or a screen with a grid but no picture of what was behind the truck when going in reverse.The truck was taken in for service and found to have broken wiring in the camera harness. This was found to be at the area the tailgate opens and closes. The tailgate harness was replaced by the service center and the camera now functions properly. We have the old harness that was damaged in our possession. This was a safety issue to not be able to see what was behind you when backing up. There has been complaints filed about this problem on 2017 Honda Ridgeline in the past by others owners but no recall has been issued.
REAR VIEW CAMERA FAILURE I opened and closed the rear tailgate a couple days ago, and the Rear View Camera stopped displaying when the vehicle is in reverse. Just a black screen for a while, then, the guidance lines show up, still with no picture. I have not taken this to the dealer yet, but on RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM, this appears to be a common problem, caused by a broken wire harness near the tail gate hinge.
Rear back up camera is failing, camera view is going in and out. Upon inspection of the rear tailgate it is clear the wiring going from the main body of the truck to the tailgate is exposed from the plastic casing and some of the wires are breaking themselves causing the malfunction. This truck only has ~43k miles on it and the tailgate gets used semi-frequently, by no means is it used excessively. It is ridiculous that such an important piece of safety equipment would not be better made to withstand the normal wear and tear of use and fail at such low mileage. This failure has caused a massive blind spot when reversing and could put pedestrians or other vehicles in harms way. No I have not taken this into the manufacturer nor has it been confirmed by the dealer. No warning lights have gone off, the only way to know there is something wrong is when in reverse the backup screen is black with no video.
- Backup Camera Failed - Specifically the wiring harness that goes to the tailgate. It can be inspected by others until it is replaced. - Yes, it is a large vehicle manufactured when it was required to have a backup camera, I back out of my driveway onto a small private street that always has lots of little kids playing. - The dealer confirmed the issue, they have ordered the part and it is $350 to fix a $30 wiring harness because the whole bed and tailgate has to be taken apart. - It has not been inspected by manufacturer (though I read online that Honda has a note in the system to send them the replaced harnesses) or insurance. - There were no warning lights; however, at first the backup camera would only work in one position that did not align with the parking guides for a few months until it finally went black. It also quickly flipped between views when the problem first arose. To better describe the issue, I wanted to report a safety issue with my 2017 Honda Ridgeline Black Edition. I saw that an investigation was already opened and there is a class action lawsuit from last year, but I wanted to formally add my truck to the ones affected by the same backup camera issue. Mine appears to be typical to the many photos I saw online, it appears the harness that allows the tailgate to swing both ways gets abruptly folded over the bottom edge of the tailgate when it is folded down during normal use, this has resulted in snapping the harness/wires at this flex/pinch point. It is clearly a design flaw and the issue occurs under normal use. I do not use my truck for work and I would say the tailgate is moderately used. My dealership called Honda and they said nothing regarding a recall, or even the first stages of that, are in the works. My wife won't drive my truck without the camera and I back out of my driveway onto a street that always has lots of kids playing so I really have no choice but to fix it... which was quoted at $350 and they ordered the parts.
The rear backup camera has failed at 31,000 miles. The cause of the failure is appears to be a severed wiring harness going from the main body of the vehicle into the tailgate, where the camera is located. The harness design or routing of the wires is clearly defective.
The back up camera has ceased working due to the wiring harness being cut and crimped in the tailgate assembly. It appears to be a example of a poor design that could be a safety issue. The constant opening and closing of the gate and the choice of poor materials does not protect the wiring. I noticed it when attempting to leave a parking lot. Through my research it is a common occurrence on these models.
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.
The backup camera is not working. "blinked/flashed" a few times while backing out of the garage and then quit working. Major safety concern. I called Honda to report this in February 2020, but they said there were no open recalls and there was nothing they could do; however, it appears there are many other Honda owners experiencing this problem.
Alarm system goes off every 20 minutes. This just started to happen. In California. Vehicle is parked stationary. The lights come on and stay on then the alarm goes off. But internal then external lights come on first, then the alarm goes off. It is dry no rain exists. When this condition occured.
Fuel tank neckline freezes in cold weather, and you can't put fuel in the tank. This is very dangerous in the cold, the neckline freezes and you cannot knock it lose etc to get fuel...someone could potentially freeze to death!!
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.
My Honda Ridgeline starts to do a rare things : like warning lights on the vehicle dashboard, the alarm actived many times and a week later there were water under the back seats. I took it to the deler and they took the alarm out and didn't find the leak so my Ridgeline still there for almost one month and L didn't receive any response...L don't not what to do... thank you
At the precise moment the odometer hit 12000 miles, the vehicle lost power, all the warning lights lit up and rolling list of problems, involving, hill control, power steering, etc.. came on. Even after shutting it off and turning it back on multiple times the condition did not change. Honda had it towed to the dealer. After a day they could not find the problem except to say it was a low voltage issue.. seemed to coincidental that it happened at exactly 12000 miles and I stated as much. They reset everything and it has been ok for last 150 miles.
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- Laredo, TX, USA