10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 2 miles
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The Auto Dimming headlights are very sporadic. They go to high sometime while approaching other auto-??s and won-??t dim sometimes. This has been a issue on this model.
- Kansas City, MO, USA
Auto high beams do not work properly. When activated the high beams engage and disengage erratically. When cars are passing by as well as when you come up to a vehicle from behind, the high beams may or may not disengage. On approaching vehicles, faulty auto high beams could possibly blind, them causing an accident, or they respond by turning on their high beams blinding me. This is a known problem within the Honda Ridgeline community. This situation has happened multiple times prior to my filing this report.
- Lake Sherwood, MO, USA
The auto high beams do not work with any consistency. They don't come when they should or will turn off because of a reflection from a road sign. Sometimes, they will activate right before a car passes you which causes that driver to flash me and now we both can't see! I can't believe Honda would allow this poor excuse of a feature to pass inspection!
- Springfield, IL, USA
The "auto dimmers" do not work. I have had it to the deal several times and they admit that Honda has a problem with them. They tell me they are working as designed and it is not the best design. The service team is now going to switch out vehicles with me to see if they are working 'as designed". The service team has told me to just turn them off and do it manually. To me that is NOT the solution. But they were totally honest with me, telling me they do not work but not until after I purchased the Ridgeline. If I knew this I would have went to another manufacturer. Very disappointed in Honda. And equally disappointed in the service saying just turn them off.
- Kirkwood, NY, USA
The automatic High Beams have been a issue with the Ridgeling since 2021. I have a 2023 Ridgeline and live in a area where properly working high beams are needed to work properly. Honda's dealerships have no answers to this problem, and some of the service writers aren't even aware of it. This is a defect in this vehicle that needs to be addressed. Please contact Honda and make the repair this defect
- City, SC, USA
Auto high beam feature turns on and off even when there are no oncoming vehicles. The feature is unreliable and dangerous. Vehicle purchased on 22 Dec 2023. Previous vehicle was a 2019 Ridgeline where this feature worked perfectly.
- Monrovia, MD, USA
The Auto High Beam functionality is erratic and dangerous. The high beams go off unexpectedly when needed. The high beams come on unexpectedly when there are close oncoming vehicles blinding these drivers and causing a road rage potential. This is a common complaint on the Honda Ridgeline forum. I made both our dealer and Honda USA aware of this problem weeks after I purchased this truck and repeatedly every time I have taken it to dealer for routine maintenance.
- Rogue River, OR, USA
Auto high beams won't activate until I reach 45 MPH and they while driving high beams continue to turn on and off with no other autos near me. This condition is not reliable and makes it difficult to drive at night
- Central, SC, USA
Auto high beams are too sensitive and cause a safety concern as driver is not able to read street signs and visibility is impaired. Constant light changes are also distraction to oncoming traffic.
- Paducah, KY, USA
With headlights set to -??auto-??, the high beams will intermittently turn on and off even when the headlight switch is not pushed forward to activate high beams. When headlight switch is in the high beam position and set to -??auto-??, the high beams will not deactivate with on coming traffic. Both scenarios could blind on coming traffic potentially causing a collision. No No Vehicle purchased used on 9/9/23 first appeared on 9/23/23.
- Neenah, WI, USA
Automatic high beam head lights have not work properly ever since I bought the Honda in oct 2022.
- Pasadena , MD, USA
The contact owns a 2023 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed at night, the high-beam headlights illuminated extremely bright, causing a blinding affect for other drivers. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the camera sensor was faulty, causing the high-beam headlights to fail to deactivate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50.
- Star, ID, USA
Auto high beams do not correctly switch from low and high beams ALSO, the QI wireless charger doesn't work with my iPhone 14 plus
- Bangor, ME, USA
Auto high beams do not function correctly. They often do not turn on.
- Amarillo, TX, USA
Auto High-Beams not operating as designed. The auto-high beams works very intermittently as on very non lighted dark roads they will come on and shut causing a flickering effect while driving. This is a very well known issue starting with the 2022 model year. The sensor camera for the auto-high beams are defective. This can blindness to on coming driver-??s/vehicle temporarily.
- Star, ID, USA
Automatic high beams don-??t work fluidly. This is a safety issue because they are sensitive to the point where it seems you are -??high beaming-?? oncoming traffic. This problem has been confirmed by several legitimate websites and by myself. All components are in working order. There are no warning lamps as this is the way the vehicle was intended to operate by the manufacturer. Honda let it slip past and it should not have. This problem needs further review by NHTSA for safety purposes. Thanks
- Wilton, CA, USA
Automatic highbeam system stays on hi for oncoming vehicles, flashes oncoming vehicles, dims for road signs.
- Atlanta, GA, USA
Automatic headlight auto bright does not work correctly. Sometimes does not dim to regular headlight and goes back and forth without oncoming cars also.
- Clayton, MI, USA
Auto high beam headlights do not function properly. The high beams will turn on or will not turn off high beams when approaching another vehicle. High beams will turn off when the system sees another light source, such as a pole light, several hundred feet off the road. High beams will also turn on and off for no apparent reason.
- Talladega, AL, USA
- Patillas, PR, USA