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The 2022 Honda Ridgeline is targeted as a truck for people who want something different. It’s hailed as a “mid-size adventure truck” by the manufacturer. But some owners are questioning the level of adventure the 2022 Ridgeline presents.. Customers are complaining about the defective electrical system, malfunctioning forward collision avoidance system, dangerous exterior lighting design, and engine failure.
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NHTSA Complaints for the 2022 Honda Ridgeline
| Complaint Category | Number of Complaints |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting | |
| Engine | |
| Unknown Or Other | |
| Electrical System | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings | |
| Fuel/propulsion System | |
| Power Train | |
| Visibility/wiper | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control |
Most Common Problems with the 2022 Honda Ridgeline
In terms of numbers, the most common issue 2022 Honda Ridgeline owners are complaining to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) about is exterior lighting. Of the 38 complaints lodged with the NHTSA between December 17, 2021, and January 23, 2023, more than a third (14) of which state that the automatic high beam headlights malfunction. Lemberg Law is aware of this problem and launched an investigation into the issue in mid-2022.
There are 7 NHTSA complaints that involve the electrical system. Of these, 5 state that the wireless charger for cell phones doesn’t work properly. The other 2 involve the battery and one of these reports a fire in the Ridgeline.
There are 2 categories, Forward Collision Avoidance and the Engine, that have attracted 5 complaints each. The engine issues relate to error messages as well as vehicles suddenly losing power. The forward collision avoidance problems are related to the warning braking system that randomly activates and includes 1 injury.
Other components and systems that are highlighted in complaints are the fuel/propulsion system, latches/locks/linkages, steering, trailer hitches, and visibility.
Problems with the Electrical System
The main problem listed under the Electrical System is that the factory-installed wireless charger for cell phones malfunctions. There are also complaints of battery failure.
Wireless Charger Problems
Many owners are complaining that their cell phone wireless charger doesn’t work. But dealers are unable or unwilling to repair or replace the equipment. Yet, there is evidence that they know it is a problem. For example, an owner from North Carolina states that he took his Honda wireless charger to the dealer. The “dealer confirmed it was not working and that Honda knows that this is an issue.” Unimpressed, he goes on to say, “This truck was bought new from the dealer and Honda knew this is an issue.”
Another dealer “declined” to repair or replace a wireless charger in a Ridgeline owned by someone in Colorado. The dealer maintained that the iPhone 12 mini silicone case was interfering with the charging process. But removing the case made no difference. The owner bought a new iPhone 13 but it didn’t solve the problem. It charges for a few seconds, stops, and the LED indicator blinks. When the iPhone became very hot, he stopped trying and turned the wireless charger off.
An owner from Texas states that he has tested the wireless charging pad with 3 Apple iPhones. They start charging for a few seconds and then stop. The complaint states that online videos show that many 2021 and 2022 Honda vehicles have the same problem, not only the Ridgeline.
Battery Issues
An owner from California had an unnerving experience when her new 2022 Ridgeline caught on fire. It had only 200 miles on the clock when this happened. She had been driving for about a mile. When she got home she wasn’t able to shift the vehicle into reverse using the reverse button. The “emission, transmission, and an unknown sensor warning light were illuminated on the instrument panel during the failure.”
Her husband was able to drive the Ridgeline to the dealer who said the problem might be battery failure. But 2 days after the battery was replaced, “whitish-gray smoke started coming from the steering wheel” while she was driving slowly. The steering wheel got extremely hot. Afraid the entire truck might catch on fire, she switched it off and the couple leaped out.
When the smoke stopped, the Ridgeline was towed to the dealer. No feedback was reported in the complaint as the owner was waiting for a diagnosis.
The other battery-related complaint from an owner in Michigan is listed as an electrical system, engine, and powertrain problem. The idle engine auto-stop engaged while the Ridgeline was stopped at a red traffic light. A battery warning light and a “Shift to Park” message were displayed. The owner had to shift into Park and manually restart the vehicle before it would move.
The complaint states that a red battery dash light was illuminated at the time. “I did not notice it before this happened. The vehicle had been at freeway speeds for 30+ minutes, so low voltage shouldn’t have been an issue. It was below-freezing at the time, however.”
Problems with the Exterior Lighting
Seeing clearly at night is critical to remaining safe on the road. This means drivers rely on an effective exterior lighting system. But owners experiencing problems with the automatic high beam feature say it is a safety hazard and a hindrance, rather than a help.
Complaints about the automatic high beam system state that the system malfunctions. Dealers respond by saying they can’t detect fault codes in the system or that the system is functioning as designed. Our post on the high beam issue quotes several of the complaints lodged with the NHTSA. Here are some more recent ones.
High Beams Don’t Work on Dark Roads
An owner from Iowa says the auto high beams consistently fail to turn on or off at appropriate times. This makes them “unreliable and unsafe. I was forced to disable them because of several incidents in which they failed to stay on while driving on dark rural roads or failed to turn off with oncoming traffic.”
Having owned a 2019 Ridgeline that had automatic high beams that did work, an owner from Maine says “I know how to use the feature.” This complaint also states that dark roads are a problem. “When activated it will not turn on the high beams on a dark road with no other lights in view.”
Unreliable and a Major Safety Hazard
Several owners emphasize how unreliable the auto high beam feature is. For instance, an owner from Arizona states that the “Automatic high beams on this vehicle are unreliable and constantly flash oncoming traffic. High beams will turn on and off in succession multiple times. The system is unusable and potentially dangerous for oncoming traffic.”
An owner from Colorado says: “The high beams will go off almost immediately once a road sign reflects on the sensor. This feature is totally unreliable and is actually a safety hazard because of how often it deactivates when on the roadway even though there is no traffic coming in either direction. It rarely reactivates when traveling on the highway.”
Erratic and Likely to Encourage Road Rage
An owner from Florida traded in a 2017 Ridgeline for a 2022 model. He complained about the auto high beam feature when it was only 3 days old. While the feature worked well in the 2017 model, it is “erratic,” sometimes failing to operate in the 2022 model. Not only does it create a major safety hazard because drivers are blinded by high beams, but it “could be a good road rage problem, cause an accident, and lastly cause the driver to be issued a ticket. If the oncoming vehicle is coming around a bend and there is a perfect alignment of the two vehicles, they must turn off. But they don’t, blinding the oncoming driver. They do not work period and are a serious safety hazard. Honda needs to resolve this ASAP.
An owner from Colorado is aware of “a few very upset drivers” who have experienced high beams in their eyes or rearview mirror. This is because the “automatic high beams randomly come on when cars are approaching.”
Why do the High Beams Malfunction?
An owner from California maintains that Honda has made changes to the previous dedicated automatic high beam camera. They “moved the functionality into the shared ‘multi-purpose’ camera that is also used for Honda sensing features, and raised the activation speed. These changes not only ruined the automatic high beam function but made it dangerous at times. The automatic high beams rarely work in my neighborhood which has zero street lamps. And I was told by the dealer that it is supposed to operate that way.”
Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Problems reported in complaints about the forward collision avoidance system state that it randomly activates the forward collision braking system. An owner from Tennessee describes how the Ridgeline accelerates at high speed when the system is activated. Then it slams on the brakes. It then drifts back quite a way and repeats. “Extremely dangerous.” The Honda dealer acknowledged there is an issue and said there is “no fix.”
An owner from California has experienced random braking several times. Twice there wasn’t any other car on the road. If there had been, “it would have caused an accident.” The complaint also states that service advisors from 3 Honda outlets, Shingle Springs, Folsom, and Santa Monica, have had multiple complaints. They have also had “their own personal experience with this problem in Honda/Acuras.”
An owner from Tennessee was warned that the 2022 Honda Ridgeline wasn’t safe to drive after the brake warning light came on and the anti-lock braking system (ABS) locked up. The warning was “Collision Mitigation System Problem,” and it lit up about 6 times on a short drive. The dealership test-drove the truck and the same thing happened. The complaint was made 4 weeks after the truck went into the shop while they were trying to get “a radar-sending unit.”
An owner from Colorado wasn’t warned about the safety issue and was injured when the Ridgeline slammed on its brakes. There was no car in front and the car behind had to swerve to avoid crashing. The driver had “lacerations to my neck from the seatbelt.”
Faulty Engines
Of the 5 faulty engine complaints, 3 state that the check engine light came on while they were driving. Another says the idle engine auto-stop displayed when he stopped. The other issue reported in 2 complaints is the engine losing power and failing.
An owner from Wisconsin was driving a 2022 Ridgeline that was a few months old when the check engine light came on. The vehicle “noticeably reduced power,” and the engine sounded “odd”. The dealer couldn’t locate an error code and essentially said, “no code, no problem,” advising the owner “to drive it until something goes wrong again.”
This vehicle had less than 8,000 miles on the clock and had had its initial service done by a Honda dealer. “I’m very concerned that this will happen while driving on the highway and (it will) be a serious safety issue with the drastically reduced power. Perhaps most importantly, I am reporting this because there are forums full of other people with newer Honda Ridgelines experiencing the exact same issue – repeatedly – without any acknowledgement from Honda.”
What if your 2022 Honda Ridgeline is a Lemon?
When vehicles have recurring problems that negatively affect their use and/or value, there’s a good chance that they may fall into the lemon category. So, it’s not surprising that every year, auto manufacturers buy back, replace, or pay cash settlements to thousands of ‘lemon’ owners. They are also forced, by law, to pay the legal fees of lemon law cases.
If you think that your 2022 Honda Ridgeline might be a lemon, you are welcome to contact Lemberg Law for a free evaluation. All you have to do is call our Helpline or fill out a contact form.
Complaint Data
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Mar 20, 2023 |
| State | MN |
| Description | After driving for approximately 275 miles in winter temperatures but with normal driving conditions, upon taking a banked turn the check engine light flashed while the engine lost power and caused the car to begin shaking. I pulled over and was able to pull diagnostic codes from the vehicle. The vehicle reported that two cylinders were misfiring. Upon restarting the car the vehicle operated normally. I brought this vehicle in to the dealer who was familiar with the problem but responded that honda has no resolution yet. This problem seems to affect multiple years and models of honda vehicles (using the 3. 5l engine). |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Feb 10, 2023 |
| State | TN |
| Description | The auto high beam function does not work properly, and in fact can be dangerous. With system on it continuously and constantly goes back and forth between low and high beam with no traffic in sight. However, more dangerous it has on two occasions turned high beams on when traffic is almost upon me causing potential safety issue and road rage. I have turned the system off, and I am using manually right now. However, paid for this system, and see many others complaining about the same issue. |
| Category | Engine, Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Feb 06, 2023 |
| State | IL |
| Description | On two seperate occasions now my 2022 ridgeline, which has less than 5000 miles, has lost considerable power when attempting to merge onto a highway and had the check engine light start flashing. This has required me to quickly pull over off the road as I was merging and unable to get my speed up. When this occurred, I had been driving on a highway for about an hour and was merging from the highway onto a larger interstate. The temperature outside was approximately 20 degrees f and my gas tank was above 3/4 tank that was purchased 2 days earlier. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Feb 06, 2023 |
| State | VA |
| Description | Auto dimming headlights do not function as intended. At night the headlights will go from regular to bright and back again with no other vehicles on the road. System appears to be confused by road sign reflections. Also does not always go from bright to dim when encountering oncoming vehicles. |
| Category | Visibility/wiper |
| Date | Feb 05, 2023 |
| State | PR |
| Description | Per high temperature 90 or more degrees windshield got broken. No explanation and rare this is not normal if the quality of front windshield (cristal ) is a good quality. I reported honda and no response. Manufacturer should investigate as is a safety problem. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 23, 2023 |
| State | MN |
| Description | When the truck is idling, I smell fumes of exhaust and occasionally fuel. These fumes are more pronounced in the area of the front passenger seat. I haven't noticed any visual leaks from the fuel system. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Jan 19, 2023 |
| State | MN |
| Description | The truck randomly smells very strong of raw fuel in the cabin and sometimes exhaust as well. This typically happens more after refueling as well as after 30+ minute drives and then idling at a stop light for example. There are no visual leaks of the fuel system. The smell seems to be coming from the passenger side of the engine bay. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Dec 28, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Driving on interstate in 10 degree f weather. Exited interstate on exit ramp. Stopped at end of ramp. Light turned green so I accelerated and the check-engine-light began flashing, engine shook a little bit, and I could no longer drive over 30mph. Multiple people behind me honking, flashing lights, etc to try and make me go faster when I couldn't. Found hundreds of other similar complaints on honda owners forum. Https://www. Ridgelineownersclub. Com/threads/check-engine-light-flashing-after-freeway-driving. 215536/ |
| Category | Electrical System, Engine, Power Train |
| Date | Dec 18, 2022 |
| State | MI |
| Description | When stopped at a red light and idle engine auto-stop engaged the vehicle displayed battery warning light and a “shift to park†message on display. Vehicle had to be shifted into park and restarted manually before it could move. Your questions: 1. Battery/auto-stop-start system. Sure, you can inspect it. 2. Vehicle was non-responsive and immobile at a busy intersection. 3. No, the incident just happened today, but apparently the nhtsa is investigating a similar problem in the pilot, a mechanically identical vehicle. Https://wtop. Com/national/2022/06/us-investigating-complaints-that-honda-engines-wont-restart/ 4. No 5. None. Red battery dash light illuminated at time of incident. I did not notice it before this happened. The vehicle had been at freeway speeds for 30+ minutes, so low voltage shouldn't have been an issue. It was below-freezing at the time, however. |
| Category | Electrical System, Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Dec 06, 2022 |
| State | CT |
| Description | 1. Auto highbeam lighting continuously flashes when sees reflection from street signs which confuses and blind coming drivers 2. Phone wireless charger not working properly, reported to honda several times. All this issues are since purchased. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control, Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Nov 23, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | This vehicle randoml activates the forward collision warning braking system. Cannot deactivate. Acc will not follow vehicle in front at selected distance. The honda will accelerate at high speed until right on bumper of vehicle in front and then slam on brake. It will then drift back quite a ways and then repeat. Extremely dangerous to us honda dealer acknowledges issue and say there is no fix for these. Auto hi beams are a joke. Random on/off. Again a dangerous feature to try to use. These are not one time events as portrayed in additional details section |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Nov 23, 2022 |
| State | WI |
| Description | 2022 ridgeline is only a few months old. After driving one day for ~100 miles on interstate, then exiting interstate to get on on-ramp going in other direction, the vehicle suddenly displayed a flashing "check engine" light, has noticeably reduced power, and an odd-sounding engine. I was able to slowly drive to a nearby gas station where I restarted the vehicle and the symptoms went away. I had my local honda dealer look at the vehicle and they were unable to find any error codes. Their response was essentially "no code, no problem" and advised me to drive it until something goes wrong again, and shows something they will diagnose. This vehicle has less than 8,000 total miles and has had its initial service done by honda dealer, as well as another bill of health when I just took it in for this engine issue. I'm reporting this case in particular because I'm very concerned that this will happen while driving on the highway and be a serious safety issue with the drastically reduced power. Perhaps most importantly, I am reporting this because there are forums full of other people with newer honda ridgelines experiencing the exact same issue - repeatedly - without any acknowledgement from honda. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Nov 21, 2022 |
| State | AZ |
| Description | Automatic high beams on this vehicle are unreliable and constantly flash oncoming traffic. High beams will turn on and off in succession multiple times. The system is unusable and potentially dangerous for oncoming traffic. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Nov 21, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | The automatic high beams randomly come on when cars are approaching and or cars are in front which has resulted in a few very upset drivers in the vehicles that end up getting the high beams in their eyes or rear view mirror. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Nov 21, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | When I activate the auto high beam feature on my ridgeline, it does not ever work properly. The high beams will go off almost immediately once a road sign reflects on the sensor. This feature is totally unreliable and is actually a safety hazard because of how often it deactivates when on the roadway even though there is no traffic coming in either direction. It rarely reactivates when traveling on the highway. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Nov 08, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | The automatic highbeams do not work as intended. They sometimes blind oncoming traffic and other times not switch to high for better driver visibility. |
| Category | Fuel/propulsion System |
| Date | Nov 07, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | Emissions systems problem. Warning light for evap system for very large leak. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Nov 01, 2022 |
| State | ME |
| Description | The automatic high beam does not work. When activated it will not turn on the high beams on a dark road with no other lights in view. I had a 2019 ridgeline that worked fine, so I know how to use the feature. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Oct 25, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The honda sense forward facing radar that causes the dash to show brake and also brake on your behalf is poorly implemented and comes on in varying conditions... From two lane roads to no cars on the road at all. I live in an area with many two way windy roads and any car coming towards you, the car, believes is an issue and the brake warning light, a sound and a quiver of the steering wheel occurs. There has been two incidents where there is no other car on the road and the ridgeline shows the brake warning light and then actually braked the car heavily. If there was a car behind me, it would have caused an accident. Honda needs to remove this feature altogether until it can handle all road conditions. Three separate service advisors, (shingle springs, folsom and santa monica) have heard multiple complaints and issues and have their own personal experience with this problem in honda/acura's. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Oct 22, 2022 |
| State | NC |
| Description | Honda wireless charger does not work. I took it to the dealer, and the dealer confirmed it was not working and that honda knows that this is an issue. This truck was bought new from the dealer and honda knew this is an issue. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Oct 14, 2022 |
| State | ID |
| Description | The automatic high beam headlights do not operate correctly. When in auto mode, on a dark road with no other light sources, they will go to high mode for a second or two and drop back to low beam for no reason at all. They keep doing that at random intervals. They will go from low beam and go to high mode when cars are approaching within 100 yards. Pretty sure the other car does not like that. They work fine when by passed by placing them in high mode by pushing turn signal stick forward. It's in the auto mode when they don't act right. I took the '22 to couer d'alene honda and they checked them and said they were working as they were supposed to. This concerns me since I had a '18 honda ridgeline and they did work fine in auto mode. I feel this is a safety issue for me and others on the road at night. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Oct 12, 2022 |
| State | FL |
| Description | Purchased a new honda rtl-e ridgeline 3 days ago... Traded in a 2017.. Both have auto high beam feature.. The 2022 is erratic, at times fails to operate (engage the high beams even after surpassing the 45 mph cut in speed. In addition to that, the high beams fail to remain on even when there is no oncoming traffic or fail to disengage etc.. This is not caused by ambient outside light or reflections off road signage, as I know how they worked and worked very well on my 2017.. The defective system create a major safety hazard as they almost always fail to turn off with oncoming traffic.. So drivers are blinded by high beams and the driver of the ridgeline expects them to turn off, hesitates expecting them to work before they realize they are not going to turn off... This not only impacts the on coming driver, but could be a good road rage problem, cause an accident and lastly cause the driver to be issued a ticket. If the oncoming vehicle, is coming around a bend and there is a perfect alignment of the two vehicles they must turn off, but they don't , blinding the oncoming driver. They do not work period and are a serious safety hazard.. Honda needs to resolve this asap.. |
| Category | Trailer Hitches |
| Date | Oct 03, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | I purchased this truck in early september 2022 brand new. I was towing my atv rzr on my trailer. Total weight about 3000 lbs. The truck tow is rated at 5000lbs. I noticed the trailer was acting or moving around abnormally. When I arrived home I noticed the trailer hitch was bent down about 45 degrees. In examining the hitch I noticed it had broken away from the frame. The hitch or receiving end was verily attached to the truck. With further examination and looking at a similar truck's hitch I discovered the hitch had never been welded from the factory. It is a miracle the trailer I was pulling did not brake free and kill another driver on the road. In the photos I am uploading one is how the hitch should look (photo 133526) the others are photos of my hitch. If you compare the good hitch to my hitch you will see there is no weld around the receiving tube. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Sep 06, 2022 |
| State | IA |
| Description | Auto high beams consistently fail to turn on or off at appropriate times, rendering them unreliable and unsafe. I was forced to disable them because of several incidents in which they failed to stay on while driving on dark rural roads or failed to turn off with oncoming traffic. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Jul 28, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | Honda eliminated the dedicated automatic high beam camera and moved the functionality into the shared "multi-purpose" camera that is also used for honda sensing features and raised the activation speed. These changes not only ruined the automatic high beam function, but made it dangerous at times. The automatic high beams rarely work in my neighborhood which has zero street lamps and I was told by the dealer that it is supposed to operate that way. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Jul 25, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | Issue: transmission would not shift from 1st gear. After running an errand, started vehicle, reversed from parking place, pressed d/s button and proceeded to street entrance. After waiting a bit, I merged onto street and accelerated, but transmission would not shift from 1st gear; engine was running a very high rpm. Traffic behind me moved to inside lane to avoid my vehicle. I released accelerator and transmission shifted to slightly higher gear but would not shift again. Engine rpm was still very high at low vehicle speed. I pressed the d/s transmission button again, and this restored the transmission to normal operation. This malfunction put me and the vehicles behind me in danger of collision. The problem occured on friday 22nd july 2022. Vehicle has 780 miles on odometer. I have not consulted dealer or other organizaton. There were no warning lamps, messages or audible alarms. |
| Category | Engine, Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls |
| Date | Jun 01, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 2022 honda ridgeline. Consumer writes in regard to driver side window malfunction. The consumer stated while driving the vehicle lost power. The malfunction indicator light illuminated. There was no engine rpm response to the throttle pedal application. The engine would increase/decrease the rpm with speed. The max speed was 35. The vehicle was retarted and operated as normal. The failure mileage was 1,258. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | May 18, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | Automatic highbeams do not go on gets dangerous when driving on dark roads |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | May 07, 2022 |
| State | TX |
| Description | The wireless charging pad does not work properly. I've tested with 3 different apple iphones and they will start to charge for a few seconds, then it will stop changing. Sometimes it will resume charging for a few seconds and then stop again. I've seen videos online of others who are experiencing the same issue with both 2021 and 2022 honda vehicles (issue not exclusive to the ridgeline). |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Apr 29, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The passenger door window exploded while parked in the shade.. My wife happened to be walking near the truck at the time it exploded and shattered no rock bee bees nothing struck the window.. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Apr 08, 2022 |
| State | NH |
| Description | My vehicle has automatic high beam headlights. They do not function properly - they will cycle on and off when there is no traffic ahead or oncoming, but most seriously they often fail to dim when there is oncoming traffic. This issue appears to be endemic with the 2022 honda ridgeline, many users report the same. |
| Category | Latches/locks/linkages |
| Date | Apr 08, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 honda ridgeline. The contact stated the tailgate lock security feature was not operating as designed, allowing a toxic odor to enter the cabin of the vehicle from the truck bed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 190. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings |
| Date | Mar 19, 2022 |
| State | TN |
| Description | I bought a new 2022 honda ridgeline rtl-e february 2022. Drove it 100 miles and was driving down the road 40 mph with no one in front or behind. The brake warning light came on and the abs locked up. The dash lit up and said "collision mitigation system problem". The same cms failure happened a half dozen times until I got it home. I took it to the dealership the next morning and on a test drive, the same thing happened to their service manager after resetting the system. They said the vehicle was not safe to drive. They kept it and are trying to get a radar sending unit but there are none. They have had the truck for almost 4 weeks. I have since read about this same failure mode going back to the 2017 model year. |
| Category | Electrical System |
| Date | Mar 13, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Factory wireless charger. Available for inspection upon request. Unsafe conditions created when wireless charging failed during a drive causing driver to be distracted by misbehaving equipment. Trying to readjust phone was distracting. Problem reproduced at dealer. Dealer declined to repair/replace equipment. Dealer advised iphone 12 mini silicone case was interfering with the charging. Removed case, but bare phone did not resolve the issue. Replaced phone with brand new iphone 13. New phone exhibits same behavior. Charger charges for a few seconds, then stops and led indicator blinks. Then charges for a few seconds, and fails again. Iphone started to get real hot so I turned off the wireless charger. |
| Category | Power Train |
| Date | Mar 13, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Equipment did not malfunction, but it behaved in a way that was not expected. Equipment available for inspection upon request. The actuation pressure of the shifter buttons is too high. Occasionally a full press on the reverse or drive buttons doesn't shift the transmission into the expected drive mode. I pressed the reverse button, and expected the vehicle to shift to reverse, but when I applied gas it rolled forward. I was able to react quickly enough to stop the vehicle from colliding with my garage door. This happened again in the parking lot of a local shop, I was again able to react quickly enough to prevent a collision. The same issue happened again at work, but after trying to shift into drive, the vehicle failed to shift out of reverse despite apparent tactile full button press. Compone try not inspected by dealer or any authorities, no accidental collision have occurred. No warning lights or other indicators have appeared. Equipment hasn't failed, but it behaves in a way that is unexpected and could cause a low speed collision. |
| Category | Electrical System, Power Train:automatic Transmission, Steering |
| Date | Mar 01, 2022 |
| State | CA |
| Description | The contact owns a 2022 honda ridgeline. The contact stated that the vehicle had been driven for approximately a mile; after arriving at her residence, she was unable to shift the vehicle into reverse while depressing the button to select reverse. The contact stated that the emission, transmission, and an unknown sensor warning light were illuminated on the instrument panel during the failure. The contact's husband was able to drive the vehicle to the dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with a possible battery failure. The battery was replaced and the vehicle was returned to the contact. Two days later while the contact was in a drive-thru line, a whitish-gray smoke started coming from the steering wheel. The steering wheel then became extremely hot to the touch. The contact's husband who was seated next to her became alarmed and yelled out the fire. The contact and her husband then exited the vehicle out of fear that the vehicle might catch on fire. The contact turned the vehicle off and the smoke stopped. The contact then had the vehicle towed back to the dealer where it remained in their possession. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 200. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking |
| Date | Feb 26, 2022 |
| State | CO |
| Description | Came up to a turn light, it was green. Went to make the turn and the vehicle slammed on the brakes. No car in front of me. Car behind me had to swerve to avoid hitting me because the car stopped so quickly. Lacerations to my neck from the seatbelt. After the car came to a full stop the light turned red. After light turned green again car moved forward as normal. |
| Category | Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking, Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings, Service Brakes |
| Date | Feb 25, 2022 |
| State | MD |
| Description | When entering a slight curve in the road, the steering wheel shakes and the dash says brake. There is always a car in the oncoming lane, but well within its lane. I only have 1000 miles on the ridgeline, but this has happened several times. In each instance the brakes were never applied, but it is quite unnerving. There are times when the shaking (vibrating) steering wheel is more violent which makes me think that it is close to applying the brakes. I had the same issue with my 2018 accord. The dealer is aware but they say there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. |
| Category | Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Feb 23, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | 2022 honda ridgeline. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle malfunction indication issue. The consumer stated the window's motor on the driver's side had to be replaced. The engine lost power while driving, warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where no codes were found. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 1,258 miles. |
| Category | Engine |
| Date | Jan 30, 2022 |
| State | IL |
| Description | After 1h 45min ride on highway in 14f I was taking exit ramp and with only 500 miles on the truck the check engine started blinking, I pulled over shut off the engine, started it back up and all was good, went to dealer and they said no code was stored |
| Category | Electrical System, Unknown Or Other |
| Date | Jan 19, 2022 |
| State | NJ |
| Description | The wireless charging pad does not work, no matter what position the phone is. I have tried with the case off, so that's not the issue. And I've also tried multiple phones. It pretends to power on and start charging but then it stops in less than a minute, even without driving the car.... So the phone has no chance to move. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| State | PA |
| Description | The automatic high beam system is very erratic. It fluctuates between high and low beam randomly on rural roads when it should be in steady high beam. It also randomly changes to high beam when oncoming vehicles are approaching causing the other driver to be blinded and flash their high beams. Vehicle has been in for service twice and the service center says the system is functioning as designed. I have a 30 minute video available which shows the erratic function as well as the high beam at oncoming traffic if needed. It is more than 3 gb large and exceeds your file limitations.. This is an ongoing problem that occurs whenever the automatic high beam function is activated. I only turn it on to get video documentation of the problem. |
| Category | Exterior Lighting |
| Date | Dec 17, 2021 |
| State | RI |
| Description | The automatic high beams do not always turn off when an oncoming vehicle approaches. There seems to be an issue with the way the system operates in general. They do turn on when expected. They stay on when they should be off. They shut off when they should be on. Dealer states that they do not detect any fault codes in the system and can not troubleshoot any further. Dealer loaned me a 2020 crv that performed as expected under the same driving conditions. There seems to be a lot of complaints on the internet over the past couple of years. Surprised that honda has not fixed this safety issue. Thanks! |
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Brian Jones spent more than 20 years working as an ASE Certified Master Tech and Parts Specialist at multiple dealerships. Brian has become an authority in the industry, traveling across the country to consult for car dealerships and contributing his expertise as a writer for several major automotive publications. In his spare time, Brian enjoys working on pickup trucks, muscle cars, Jeeps and anything related to motorsports.
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