Honda RIDGELINE brakes problems
252 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
2,152 owner complaints analyzed
39 distinct recall campaigns
45,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 690 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
252 of 2,152 complaints match this topic (11.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10151164 · 2006-02-24 (February 24, 2006)
HESITATION OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHEN SPEED IS UNDER 10 MPH AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE. WAS LEAVING PARKING LOT OF CONVENIENCE STORE ROLLING TO EXIT STEPPED ON THE GAS TO GET INTO TRAFFIC AND TRUCK HESITATED FOR 2-3 SECONDS PUTTING ME INTO TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER FOR THOSE 2-3 SECONDS. TRAFFIC HAD TO BRAKE FOR ME. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE TWO CHILDREN USUALLY WITH ME. I HAD CALLED HONDA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY WERE FAMILIAR WITH IT. IF THEY WERE FAMILIAR WHY DIDN'T THEY INFORM ME OF THAT BEFORE …
Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10151164 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10153058 · 2006-03-17 (March 17, 2006)
HONDA RIDGELINE 2006 HAS CONSIDERABLE HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM UNDER 10 MPH, ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING. I WAS LEAVING THE PARKING LOT OF CONVENIENCE STORE ROLLING AT ABOUT 5 MPH AND THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE OUT INTO FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HESITATED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS WHICH PUT ME IN A POSITION WHERE CARS ON THE ROADWAY I WAS ENTERING HAD TO BRAKE. HESITATION IS CONSTANT AND CONSISTENT SINCE PURCHASE OF THE TRUCK. NOW I CURRENTLY HAVE 2000 MILES ON VEHICLE. CALLED HONDA AND THEY SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THE SYSTEM OF "DRIVE BY WIRE". …
Owner-reported narrative. 150 miles reported. Look up ODI 10153058 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10158700 · 2006-05-31 (May 31, 2006)
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED MOLD WAS OBSERVED ON THE REAR BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS WASHED AND REPAINTED DUE TO THE MOLD ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND CORROSION WAS DISCOVERED ON THE PIECES THAT HOLD THE BRAKE LINE TO THE VEHICLE. DURING THE INSPECTION, THERE WAS NO LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE, BUT THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS THAT THIS COULD OCCUR IN THE FUTURE DUE TO THE CORROSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A MECHANIC SINCE THE CORRO…
Owner-reported narrative. 350 miles reported. Look up ODI 10158700 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10165900 · 2006-08-18 (August 18, 2006)
RIDGELINES BUILT PRIOR TO 8/24/2005 DOES NOT SUPPORT TRAILERS WITH SURGE BRAKES. TOW ELECTRICAL HARNESS NEEDS A 12V LINE INTO THE TRAILER TO DISENGAGE BRAKES WHEN TRAILER IS BACKING UP. DURING REVERSE, SINCE THERE IS NO 12V INTO THE TRAILER, THE TRAILER CANNOT BE BACK UP. THE DISK BRAKES ARE LOCKED IN THE TRAILER. HONDA HAS RECTIFIED THE ISSUE ON NEWER RIDGELINES. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 19,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10165900 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10190196 · 2007-05-08 (May 8, 2007)
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 DETAC…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10190196 at NHTSA ↗