10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
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Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
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problem #7

Mar 082023

Ridgeline

  • miles
Drivers side mirror has slid down. Can't adjust mirror anymore. Something wrong with adhesive on back of mirror.

- Chesapeake, VA, USA

problem #6

Nov 102022

Ridgeline

  • miles
The backup camera intermittently works. When put in reverse, sometimes I-??ll have a black screen with grid lines, other times just a blank screen. Yes, it is available for inspection. I cannot see persons and property when backing up. I am afraid, in reverse, of running over persons shorter than the vehicle that only the backup camera would pick up. This has not been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or service station. The vehicle has not been inspected by another entity. There has been no warning lights or messages from the vehicle about the issue. I purchased the vehicle in October 2022 and the issue started two weeks after purchase.

- Bardstown, KY, USA

problem #5

Nov 012022

Ridgeline

  • miles
The problem revolves around the rear-view camera failing through the normal use of the vehicle. The issue affects 2017-2018 Ridelines, a number of whose owners complain that the screen goes black when they try to reverse. The complaints suggest that the wiring harness going from the main body of the vehicle into the tailgate, where the camera is located, suffers severe damage caused by the normal opening and closing of the tailgate. In my case I've confirmed this is true. Backup cam suddenly stopped working. Inspected wiring to backup cam at back where tailgate is and confirmed wiring is severed.

- Manchester, MA, USA

problem #4

Mar 152022

Ridgeline

  • miles
The failed system is the Backup camera and the failure can be inspected. Our safety is compromised because we cannot see objects behind the vehicle before or during backing maneuvers. The damage has been reported and confirmed by the Honda dealer as well as an independent. There was no warning of the failure, one day it worked the next day it did not work.

- Santa Cruz, CA, USA

problem #3

Sep 222022

Ridgeline

  • miles
Wire harness failed due to pinching in tailgate. This resulted in the rear view camera no longer functioning. Due to the camera failure, I can no longer see behind the vehicle when reversing. This has been inspected by the dealership. Although this is a common issue, they declined to repair it. Cost to repair would be $465 + labor.

- Temecula, CA, USA

problem #2

Mar 122022

Ridgeline

  • miles
Back-Up camera malfunction. Displays black screen in reverse. Appears to be related to a wire ingenuity in the left side of tailgate hinge. First noted 3-12-2022. Web search depicts back up camera failure on many 2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline trucks.

- North Andover, MA, USA

problem #1

Feb 102020

Ridgeline

  • miles
The Rear Camera system has completely failed and the wiring harness is severed due to the engineering failure. The harness is pinched and the opening and closing of a door panel causes the harness to fray and split, exposing wires that led to a complete failure.

- Arcata, CA, USA