Consumer Complaints on Honda Ridgeline

[gene r]

Huntington Honda just replaced my wiper motor no charge. I told them it failed on me twice. That does happen to be a real issue. I guess I won't know till next winter if it is a fix.

[easy610]

Please don't use cap lock....think of the children.



Cheers,

[HondaTech]

Ok, this is from the site that people can complain about their cars on. One of the finest I have ever read. Just picture it in your mind, the logistics of it, and try not to laugh.



Make : HONDA Model : CIVIC Year : 2006
Manufacturer : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 1
ODI ID Number : 10164263 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 16, 2006
VIN : 1HGFA16556L...
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX ON 02/21/06. I WAS AT THE MALL ON DATE BELOW AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE, WHEN A VAN BACKED OUT AND WE HIT BUMPERS. I WAS GOING TO PULL BACK INTO MY SPOT TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND WOULD NOT STOP...I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A 2006 COBALT, MY CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE HIT A 2003 CHEVY DRIVING IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PARKED CARS . I THEN DROVE OVER THE COBALT AND WHEN I CAME TO THE END OF THESE CARS, MY CAR CAME OUT OF THEM AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR OVER INTO THE PARKING SPACE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HIS SERGEANT CAME TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT HONDA CIVIC COULD HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID AND TO DRIVE OVER THE COBALT WITHOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE COMPUTER. I WENT ONTO HONDA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA CIVICS WERE ON A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THE NEW CAR MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FOR THE TWO DOOR CIVICS ONLY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HMI WHAT HAPPENED AND HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE". I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HONDA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DO. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. I WANTED HONDA TO KNOW THAT THE 4 DOOR CIVIC'S SHOULD BE ON A RECALL ALSO. I THINK HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT I DID THAT DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT CIVIC COULD NOT HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG SOMEWHERE IN THAT CAR. *NM





HT

[ericrwalker]

come on...is it just remotely possible he was holding the gas down and not the brake...what a tool.

Even if you hold both of them the car wouldn't do that.

Originally Posted by HondaTech

Ok, this is from the site that people can complain about their cars on. One of the finest I have ever read. Just picture it in your mind, the logistics of it, and try not to laugh.



Make : HONDA Model : CIVIC Year : 2006
Manufacturer : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 1
ODI ID Number : 10164263 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 16, 2006
VIN : 1HGFA16556L...
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX ON 02/21/06. I WAS AT THE MALL ON DATE BELOW AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE, WHEN A VAN BACKED OUT AND WE HIT BUMPERS. I WAS GOING TO PULL BACK INTO MY SPOT TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND WOULD NOT STOP...I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A 2006 COBALT, MY CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE HIT A 2003 CHEVY DRIVING IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PARKED CARS . I THEN DROVE OVER THE COBALT AND WHEN I CAME TO THE END OF THESE CARS, MY CAR CAME OUT OF THEM AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR OVER INTO THE PARKING SPACE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HIS SERGEANT CAME TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT HONDA CIVIC COULD HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID AND TO DRIVE OVER THE COBALT WITHOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE COMPUTER. I WENT ONTO HONDA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA CIVICS WERE ON A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THE NEW CAR MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FOR THE TWO DOOR CIVICS ONLY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HMI WHAT HAPPENED AND HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE". I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HONDA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DO. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. I WANTED HONDA TO KNOW THAT THE 4 DOOR CIVIC'S SHOULD BE ON A RECALL ALSO. I THINK HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT I DID THAT DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT CIVIC COULD NOT HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG SOMEWHERE IN THAT CAR. *NM





HT

[jpphoto]

Think we should remind him that the brake is the horizontal pedal on the left!!

NOT the vertical pedal on the right.

Now most drivers would have thrown on the E-Brake at this point.

So to summarize --- the accelerator got jammed in rocket mode and the brakes completely failed within a 1/10 of a second after having his bumper tapped. Sounds like the Gene Hackman movie where if the left blinker is going and the car gets hit in the rear driver side the car explodes.

[rdharper]

Originally Posted by HondaTech

Ok, this is from the site that people can complain about their cars on. One of the finest I have ever read. Just picture it in your mind, the logistics of it, and try not to laugh.



Make : HONDA Model : CIVIC Year : 2006
Manufacturer : HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.)
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 1
ODI ID Number : 10164263 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: July 16, 2006
VIN : 1HGFA16556L...
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
I BOUGHT A 2006 HONDA CIVIC LX ON 02/21/06. I WAS AT THE MALL ON DATE BELOW AND WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY SPACE, WHEN A VAN BACKED OUT AND WE HIT BUMPERS. I WAS GOING TO PULL BACK INTO MY SPOT TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND WOULD NOT STOP...I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A 2006 COBALT, MY CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE HIT A 2003 CHEVY DRIVING IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PARKED CARS . I THEN DROVE OVER THE COBALT AND WHEN I CAME TO THE END OF THESE CARS, MY CAR CAME OUT OF THEM AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR OVER INTO THE PARKING SPACE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HIS SERGEANT CAME TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT HONDA CIVIC COULD HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID AND TO DRIVE OVER THE COBALT WITHOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE COMPUTER. I WENT ONTO HONDA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA CIVICS WERE ON A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THE NEW CAR MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FOR THE TWO DOOR CIVICS ONLY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HMI WHAT HAPPENED AND HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE". I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HONDA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DO. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. I WANTED HONDA TO KNOW THAT THE 4 DOOR CIVIC'S SHOULD BE ON A RECALL ALSO. I THINK HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT I DID THAT DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT CIVIC COULD NOT HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG SOMEWHERE IN THAT CAR. *NM





HT

Clearly Honda's fault. They failed to print BRAKE and GAS on the pedals. Oh, and KEY next to the key.

Even with your warning... I could not keep from laughing.

[avenger]

Originally Posted by HondaTech

WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE, IT TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET AND WOULD NOT STOP...I HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TRYING TO STOP IT, AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT A 2006 COBALT, MY CAR FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS SIDE HIT A 2003 CHEVY DRIVING IN BETWEEN THESE TWO PARKED CARS . I THEN DROVE OVER THE COBALT AND WHEN I CAME TO THE END OF THESE CARS, MY CAR CAME OUT OF THEM AND FLEW THROUGH THE AIR OVER INTO THE PARKING SPACE ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HIS SERGEANT CAME TO THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO WAY THAT HONDA CIVIC COULD HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID AND TO DRIVE OVER THE COBALT WITHOUT SOMETHING BEING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE COMPUTER. I WENT ONTO HONDA'S WEB SITE AND FOUND THAT HONDA CIVICS WERE ON A RECALL FOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THE NEW CAR MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS FOR THE TWO DOOR CIVICS ONLY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE TURNED THE KEY OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I THEN CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD HMI WHAT HAPPENED AND HIS COMMENT WAS "THAT WAS VERY UNFORTUNATE". I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM HONDA SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT HONDA, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK, BUT NEVER DO. I DON'T WANT THIS CAR AND I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEATH TRAP OF A VEHICLE. I FEEL THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. I WANTED HONDA TO KNOW THAT THE 4 DOOR CIVIC'S SHOULD BE ON A RECALL ALSO. I THINK HONDA IS NOT GOING TO STAND UP AND SAY THERE'S A PROBLEM. I KNOW WHAT I DID THAT DAY, AND I KNOW THAT THAT CIVIC COULD NOT HAVE DONE WHAT IT DID IN THAT SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT SOMETHING GOING WRONG SOMEWHERE IN THAT CAR. *NM





HT

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What a Bo-Tard !

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[nester]

Originally Posted by KE5TCG

Man, that thing could GO in reverse.

Reminds me of Fear and Loathing!

DUKE throws the car into reverse -- roars backwards past the gas pumps to where GONZO is unloading their rusted out car.

AGENT: Well, good god! You just backed over that two foot concrete abutment and you didn't even slow down! Forty-five in reverse! And you barely missed the pump!

DUKE: No harm done. I always test the transmission that way. The rear end. For stress factors.

[Andy-Montreal]

You guys can laugh all you want but the truth is that what happened to the Civic owner is not entirely impossible. I witnessed a woman flip her Pontiac 6000 onto it's roof by sliding on a patch of ice, using the median as a launch ramp; all @ no more than 5 mph just before a traffic light right next to me!

In the '80's, Audi 5000 models were notorious for the now infamous, "unintended acceleration". As there were no drive-by-wire electro-mechanical throttle systems at the time, the problem was simply found to be a bad design that had both the brake and accelerator pedals too close together. Most of these cases involved women who complained that the harder that they pushed down on the brake, the more the car would lurch. It was later found that the majority of them were wearing high heels which further aggrevated the situation.

[rdharper]

Originally Posted by Andy-Montreal

You guys can laugh all you want but the truth is that what happened to the Civic owner is not entirely impossible.

Who said it was impossible?