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Picked up my Ridgeline yesterday. In addition to the door latching issue
I mentioned in another post, I also have an issue with the TPMS indicator
light randomly coming on.
It has lit up for 5-10 minutes at a time. It has occured 3-4 times over
first two days.
I asked the dealer to look at it. They responded that all 4 tires had 45+psi
in them, thereby causing the indicator light to come on.
They also noted that the indicator will not identify a particular tire if one
or more tires have an issue, as was my case.
They lowered the tire pressure to 32 psi and sent me on my way. Well wouldn't you know, about 20 minutes into my ride home the TPMS light
turns on again for the remaining 10 minute ride home. Maybe the tires
did not have time to stablize. However, I am beginning to get suspicious
of this feature, especially since other car forums have noted problems.
In any case, I will measure my tire pressure myself and see what happens
going forward.
Last Note:
In one of the manuals I received, the dealer supposedly went through an
exhaustive check list of items before delivering the vehicle. When I asked
them how they missed 1)over inflated tires and 2)malfunctioning driver side door latch. The response was a shrug, as if to say "do you really think
we do all those items on that checklist".
Given the fact the vehicle had an arrival date of Saturday from Ontario, purchased on Monday, and took delivery on Tuesday, I didn't really believe
they performed the checklist anyway. But don't B.S. the customer by advertising that you do a thorough review of the car, it was probably the
sales person who filled out the checklist anyway.
This vehicle claims to have 75% of it's parts from US&Canada, 10% from
Japan, 15% ROW, with Engine assembly in USA, Transmission Assembly in
Japan, and Vehicle Assembly in Canada.
I hope the quality of vehicles coming off this American assembly line is as good of quality as the past Honda's&Toyota's I have owned(which were not assembled in America by the way).
Hey, can't beat the ride, and it can tow my boat. Have to wait an see on
the quality question.
I mentioned in another post, I also have an issue with the TPMS indicator
light randomly coming on.
It has lit up for 5-10 minutes at a time. It has occured 3-4 times over
first two days.
I asked the dealer to look at it. They responded that all 4 tires had 45+psi
in them, thereby causing the indicator light to come on.
They also noted that the indicator will not identify a particular tire if one
or more tires have an issue, as was my case.
They lowered the tire pressure to 32 psi and sent me on my way. Well wouldn't you know, about 20 minutes into my ride home the TPMS light
turns on again for the remaining 10 minute ride home. Maybe the tires
did not have time to stablize. However, I am beginning to get suspicious
of this feature, especially since other car forums have noted problems.
In any case, I will measure my tire pressure myself and see what happens
going forward.
Last Note:
In one of the manuals I received, the dealer supposedly went through an
exhaustive check list of items before delivering the vehicle. When I asked
them how they missed 1)over inflated tires and 2)malfunctioning driver side door latch. The response was a shrug, as if to say "do you really think
we do all those items on that checklist".
Given the fact the vehicle had an arrival date of Saturday from Ontario, purchased on Monday, and took delivery on Tuesday, I didn't really believe
they performed the checklist anyway. But don't B.S. the customer by advertising that you do a thorough review of the car, it was probably the
sales person who filled out the checklist anyway.
This vehicle claims to have 75% of it's parts from US&Canada, 10% from
Japan, 15% ROW, with Engine assembly in USA, Transmission Assembly in
Japan, and Vehicle Assembly in Canada.
I hope the quality of vehicles coming off this American assembly line is as good of quality as the past Honda's&Toyota's I have owned(which were not assembled in America by the way).
Hey, can't beat the ride, and it can tow my boat. Have to wait an see on
the quality question.