2012 Honda Ridgeline problems
The 2012 Honda Ridgeline has 30 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (47%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (13%) and steering (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Honda Ridgeline with enough data (17 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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.
After returning from a short trip to the local convenience store smoke was observed coming from under the hood and also into the cabin as the truck was entering the driveway. Driver immediately opened the hood and witnessed that the engine was smoking and on fire. Driver immediately gained access to a hose and extinguished the fire with water. Per the attached photo and the attached service record the fire was initiated and involved the alternator and the attached wire harness.
The gas gauge does not accurately indicate the fuel capacity when the vehicle is in motion. According to the pearson honda dealer, located on hull street road, midlothian, virginia, the gauge is operating "normal". When the gas tank is full, the dashboard indicator is showing, 3/4 reading. As the vehicle is driven longer, it's difficult to know the fuel capacity due to the faulty reading of the gauge. I'm convinced that there is a problem, notwithstanding the assurance from the dealer.
"takata recall" I found out my vehicle was on the recall list in february 2016, even before I received my recall letter which was march 29, 2016. I have been driving a vehicle that could seriously injure me or even kill me and do serious harm to any passengers as well as someone else on the road. I have been driving for 4 years like this with no concern whatsoever from the honda company. I take my granddaughters and elderly mother in my vehicle a lot and they could have been hurt.
ABS and vsa lights come on intermittant at which time the vehicle cannot be shifted out of park. Pumping the brake allows shift but lights stay on, then sometimes just flash off and stability control and ABS resume operation. Can be dangerous on a sudden stop or high speed turn.