Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 07/01/2011 | 98000 | ||
| Passenger side rear strut was replaced approximately 98,000 miles due to leakage and noise. replaced with oem part. same noise reoccured at approximately 115,000 miles. still making the noise. both sway bar end links were replaced, with oem parts, due to squeaking noise. driver's side rear suspension now makes loud clicking noise when going over bumps. rack and pinion needs to be replaced, bad bushings causing loud thunking noises. inner tie rod end has failed, and presented a significant safety issue. | |||
| 08/11/2008 | 76616 | 1 | |
| Took truck in to get tires replaced. mechanic told me that the drivers side rear strut was leaking and needed to be replaced. vehicle out of warranty so i didn't get it fixed. soon after rear strut started making noise. still makes the noise like there is no fluid in the strut. bumps are hard and drivers side feels stiff. *tr | |||
| 10/04/2007 | 35000 | 1 | 12/30/2005 |
| Drivers side rear strut leaking and making noise, dealer changed the drivers side front and rear struts, vechicle now rides stiff on drivers side. *jb | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 06/12/2010 | 46000 | ||
| After only 46k miles on my 2006 honda ridgeline the sway bar ends needed to be replaced to fix a rattle noise from the suspension. if they were not replaced they would have failed and done considerable more damage to the truck's suspension. this was a 240.00 dollar repair that should have been covered under warranty. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 32458 | 1 | |
| I have had my honda ridgeline for 3 years and just found out the shocks and struts have to be replaced. i have never hauled anything with the vehicle or towed anything. it is a 2006 ridgeline and i noticed on the forums many other people were having the same problems and the dealer was quietly replacing the ones under warranty but charging for the others. even the dealer admits there is a problem but refuses to issue a recall.. i have had trucks my entire adult life and have never had to replace shocks or struts on any vehicle. this vehicle is mostly driven in the city and occasionally highway driving. no offroading or on any surface other than asphalt. the struts and shocks wearing out so quickly cause swaying of the vehicle and some difficulty stopping which could lead to an accident not to mention that the dealer said my brakes were glazed and i asked if this could be due to the fact that all the weight of the vehicle is thrown forward on an underengineered front suspension system..he said it was possible. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 04/18/2010 | 55800 | ||
| Rear swaybar link broke under normal driving conditions - heard loud pop when going over speedbump. this suspension component is under stress in turns, and if it were to break at that time, would suddenly change vehicle handling, possible causing a crash. dealer has ordered parts. part broke at a weld where the link connects to the vehicle body. | |||
| 04/11/2007 | 1 | 07/05/2006 | |
| While driving the honda ridgeline and pulling a 2006 keystone zeppelin trailer on april 11, 2007 in the early day. i pressed the brakes due to a stop sign and the entire rear axle completely detached from the trailer. the trailer could not be pulled unless it had both of its two axles attached. i called the trailer dealer. the local sheriff arrived , although i did not call him and accompanied me at 5 mph to a nearby commercial trailer stop. i called a trailer repair station located a block away, who came to the site to retrieve the detached axle. the trailer manufacturer said they were not responsible, even though the dealer made an inquiry before the warranty ended. they requested that the axle be returned to them. they inspected it, and determined that the bolts were loose. i believe they were incorrect, and other trailers will experience similar axle separation, perhaps causing a serious accident. the bolts were rusted and difficult to remove. the axle had a plate welded to it with holes at the top that attach to the frame with bolts. neither the bolts nor the welds showed any damage. rather, there was a giant tear located approximately midway between the weld on the axle and bolts through the frame. in other words, the steel tore in the middle of the plate away from either connection. tests will discover that the steel was simply too thin for the braking forces of the trailer. the trailer has not been repaired because i am sure the same tear will occur if the same too-thin steel plates were used. please inspect it as soon as you can. i want to have a welder double the plate before a new axle was installed. if my supposition was correct then there will be a serious injury in the future when more of these trailers have more hours on them. please advise me if you want to see the trailer so i can complete repairs. *ak the consumer stated there is no structural cross beams, the beams are so thin the frame flexes. *tr | |||