2008 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2008 Honda Ridgeline has 159 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (38%) concerns air bags. After that come electrical system (20%) and body & structure (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 159 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 85 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 85 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 9 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (43 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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 22,2009 while traveling northbound on the hutchinson river parkway in the bronx, with moderate congestion, I applied normal pressure to the brake pedal of my 2008 honda ridgeline to hear a pop and snap and loss of all brake pressure. The event left me with no brakes, traveling at approximately 35MPH in the left lane of the parkway. Trying to avoid a collision I struck the median guardrail and another vehicle traveling in the left lane in front of me.
Tl*the contact owned a 2008 honda ridgeline. The vehicle was parked and shut off for a few minutes when the contact noticed a fire started on the instrument panel near the passenger side. The fire department responded to extinguish the fire and a police report was filed. No injuries were reported but the vehicle was destroyed due to fire damage. The vehicle was towed to an insurance lot where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The failure and current mileages were 50,500. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeline. The contact stated that the driver noticed sparks at the vehicle front end. The vehicle was moved to another parking spot and within seconds, the vehicle's hood was on fire. The fire spread to the windshield and the dash board area. The fire department was present. The dealer advised that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number 10v001000 (electrical system). The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure.
Takata recall - received notice contacted dealer. They will give me a "loaner" vehicle until my vehicle gets fixed. I need a vehicle with a hitch capable of towing a trailer that is 4000 lbs with a hitch weight of 285. They said they can't provide that without me paying an upgrade cost of about 30$. I contacted american honda and opened a case to have them pay the upgrade. So far they have not provided any information and as of last week the case hadn't even been assigned to a case manager.
A/C blower motor quit running(intermittently) dec. 2016 & july 2017, stopped completely july 2017. No heat in winter and no cooling in summer. Also battery was drained of it's charge , had to be jump started with potential need for replacement. Dealer is working on fixing. Found a transistor failed then later found a burnt elec. Connector in wiring harness. Dealer contacted honda corp., no 2008 recalls but mfg. Will accept 50% reduction of repair part replacement of harness, truck is at dealer service for mon.