2011 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2011 Honda Ridgeline has 44 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (61%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (14%) and electrical system (2%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 61% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 11 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 49,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 14th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (36 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 10 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.
Takata recall my sister was driving a 2011 honda ridgeline on I-85 on may 2, 2015 when the vehicle started off the left side of the road she corrected this and the truck overturned. Two others in the truck were able to get to get out but my sister had to be cut from the vehicle. All were taken to hospital and released but 12 days later my sister died as a result of trauma to the lungs. Recalls for this vehicle were dated 02/12/2016 and 05/23/2016 a little late.
I was traveling 20-25 MPH when I noticed another car abruptly making a left hand turn in front of me. This car was traveling the same direction as me. I tried to avoid hitting the car by swerving to the right, but I clipped the passenger rear quarter which resulted in a airbag deploying in my vehicle . The impact on my vehicle was on the front driver side. The airbag on the passenger side deployed, but the driver side did not deploy. Could this be a defect with the air bag problem out there currently?
Firewall: on 12/2010, while driving down the interstate there was a high pitched squeal from the firewall area. Windshield molding: on 07/2011, while driving down the road the molding came loose & was flapping in the wind, I pushed it back in until a dealer could look at it & they re-glued it. However, it came loose again just the other day. Roof stop light assembly: on 09/12/2011, my wife was driving down a state highway.
Michelin ltx m/s p245 60 r18 radial tires purchased two years ago with my 2011 honda ridgeline truck. Excessive dry rot on top between tread and on sidewalls of the tires
The contact owns a 2011 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, there was a loud squealing sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and upon inspecting the vehicle, the contact became aware that the rear crossmember had snapped, and inside the rear driver’s side wheel well was melted, and the sidewall of the tire was damaged.