2006 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2006 Honda Ridgeline has 298 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (14%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 298 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 27 and 18
- Injuries and deaths
- 23 and 99
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 204 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 32 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 25 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 21 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 27 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 16 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 8 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Among the 204 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 118,000 miles (30 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 27 complaints mention a crash; 18 complaints mention a fire; 23 injuries reported; 99 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (133 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
On august 15, I purchased a honda ridgeline 2006 from my local dealer. Although the vehicle performs well, the honda music link ipod adapter was a waste of $475.00. The honda music link is almost impossible to use and is actually a hazard to safe driving. The software requires significant user intervention and distracts the driver's attention from safely operating the vehicle. These sentiments are well documented at: [link removed] [link removed] I am neither an author of these reviews nor a paid consultant.
'takata recall' I had my airbags replaced for recall. I recently had a collision and air bags did not deploy. Injuries consisted of chest, ribs and arm. My frustrations with honda have been a constant since I've had vehicle. Other issues like blow hearter wires smoking and catching fire burning my ex wifes leg. Too many details to write.
My brand new, honda ridgeline provided a less-than impressive performance. With a 45 MPH impact to my front end - driver side, and door, my seat belt kept me from serious injury. Not the airbag, since the only one that deployed was the passenger side! Yes, the police, paramedic's, accident investigators and tow truck driver were all were curious about my ridgeline and were very concerned that the airbags did not deploy on the side of impact, the driver side.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 honda ridgeline. The contact stated that when using the jack, the jack would not lift the vehicle high enough to safely remove and replace the tires. The contact stated that the jack appeared to be compatible with the weight of a smaller vehicle. The dealer was contacted who advised that they never received any complaints about the jack. The manufacturer was contacted but did not offer any assistance. The failure and current mileage was 32,000. Updated 5/2/11 updated 06/06/11
Took truck to honda dealer for routine maintenance and asked them to check rear driver's side brake because it was making a noise and seemed to be gripping after I would release the brake pedal. They told me I need new brake pads and new rotors. They told me the brake pads are metal against metal, there's too much rust on rotors. They want $554 for the front, $544 for the rear. I asked if this wasn't premature for such a worn brake.