2006 Honda Ridgeline Visibility Problems

I JUST TOOK MY TRUCK IN FOR THE AIRBAGS RECALL ABOUT 2WEEKS AGO, OCTOBER Q2TH, 2017. SINCE I'VE GOTTEN IT BACK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK AS GOOD AS THEY DUD AND I JUST PUT NEW WIPERS ON BEFORE I TOOK IT INTO AUTO NATION HONDA IN COLUMBUSGA. NOW THERE'S A GREASY FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT I CAN'T GET OFF. ALSO THERE'S ANOTHER RECALL THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE, FUEL PUMP RELAY, SO THERE'S A RECALL FOR MY TRUCK FOR THAT PART AND HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SO I FEEL MY SAFETY IS AT STAKE, I ALSO HAVE A 4YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

NHTSA ID

11039483

Incident

Oct 6, 2017

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED. GLASS EXPLODED AND FELL INTO DOOR. IT WAS LOUD AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10575309

Incident

Mar 28, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

MY PASSENGER REAR DOOR GLASS ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE EXPLODED. I WAS PARKED AT WORK WHERE MY TRUCK WAS VISIBLE AT ALL TIMES. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ROCKS OR GUN SHOTS. WHEN I CLOSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THE WINDOW SHATTERED. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE HAD REACHED 95F, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOTTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10418087

Incident

Aug 8, 2011

Mileage

34,900 mi

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT I PURCHASED WHEN IT WAS NEW. RIGHT AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALL OF MY HEAT/A/C CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUSH IN THE KNOB & TWIST OR BANG IT TO MAKE THE MOTOR COME ON AND THEN IT IS ONLY AT ONE SPEED- EITHER THAT SPEED OR OFF AND IT TURNS ON & OFF FOR THE LENGTH OF THE TRIP WHEN EVER IT WANTS. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONTROL CONSOLE WHICH WILL COST WELL OVER $1,000! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL CONSIDERING THAT THERE MUST BE A WIRE ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAT/A/C AND BROUGHT MINE IN FOR THAT RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF THE GROUP- IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ODOMETERS AND BROUGHT MINE IN FOR THAT RECALL ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL BUT MY ODOMETER IS ALWAYS COUNTING AT LEAST 25 MILES MORE PER TANK FULL OF GAS THEN WHAT I ACTUALLY HAVE DRIVEN. THEREFORE MY WARRANTY EXPIRED SO FAST BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH I POINTED OUT THAT I HAVE A GPS UNIT, ALWAYS HAVE HAD ONE AND EVERYTIME THAT I GAS UP I CHECK THE POOR GAS MILEAGE THAT I GET AND THEY NEVER ARE EVEN CLOSE, AS I STATED AROUND 25 MILES OFF EACH TANK FULL!! NONE OF MY DOORS WILL UNLOCK WHEN THE TRUCK IS PLACED INTO PARK AND I COMPLAINED ABOUIT THIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A SAFETY PART OF TEH TRUCK, THE KIDS CAN NOT OPEN A DOOR, MY KIDS ARE OVER 18 YRS OLD, PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE SO THAT MY PASSANGERS CAN GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10395152

Incident

Apr 15, 2007

Mileage

37,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WINDOWS HAVE COME DOWN AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

NHTSA ID

10366614

Incident

Oct 7, 2007

Mileage

69,000 mi

I PURCHASED A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE IN JUNE 2006 WITH 17,000 MILES WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER IN 2008 MY AIR CONDITIONER DIDN'T WORK, NO COLD AIR. SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A HOSE LEAK AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SO I PAID TWO HUNDRED SOMETHING DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED. THE FOLLOWING SUMMER OF 2009 MY AC DIDN'T WORK AGAIN, NO COLD AIR, SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC THINKING THE AC HAD TO BE RECHARGED, THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT AND SAID BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I DID. THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT WHICH COST ME $175.00 JUST FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, AND SAID THE PROBLEM IS THE CLUTCH INSIDE THE CONDENSER AND THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $1,000.00 TO FIX IT. I ALSO JUST RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA ON APRIL 26, 2010 ABOUT THE BLOWER MOTOR HARNESS, WHICH I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF TODAY MAY 4, 2010 AT A DEALERSHIP AND WAS HOPING THAT THIS RECALL WOULD MAKE MY AC WORK, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT ON THE TRUCK AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING TO GET MY AC FIXED EVERY SUMMER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ON THIS MATTER. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUGGESTIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10328893

Incident

Jun 28, 2008

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THROUGH A DRIVE THROUGH CHRISTMAS LIGHT DISPLAY AREA, THE REAR SLIDING GLASS SHATTERED WHILE PARTIALLY OPEN. NO EVIDENCE OF IMPACT WAS FOUND INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE VEHICLE REAR SEAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME. SEARCHING THE INTERNET, I FOUND A FORUM THAT HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AS WELL.*TR

NHTSA ID

10295494

Incident

Dec 12, 2009

Mileage

117,943 mi

MY WIFE AND I WORK TOGETHER AT AN ENGINEERING FIRM. SHE DRIVES OUR 2006 RIDGELINE. OUR OFFICE IS A SMALL WITH ITS OWN PARKING LOT. WHILE SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, THE CENTER REAR GLASS PANEL EXPLODED SENDING PIECES OF GLASS INTO THE CAB AND INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK. NOBODY TOUCHED THE TRUCK AND NOTHING HIT IT. MY WIFE PARKS DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HER OFFICE WINDOW AND HAS PLAIN VIEW OF THE TRUCK. SHE WAS OUTSIDE AN HOUR EARLIER AND IT WAS FINE. WHEN SHE WENT OUTSIDE AGAIN, THE WHOLE PANEL WAS SHATTERED AND THE TOP RIGHT CORNER HAD FALLEN OFF. FIRST THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMETHING HAD HIT IT. I SEARCHED THE BED AND CAB FOR ANYTHING AS SMALL AS A BB. FOUND NOTHING. I STUDIED THE GLASS AND LOOKED AT HOW IT HAD FRACTURED. LOOKING AT THE GLASS (FROM IN THE CAB) THE FRACTURES ALL TRACED TO A POINT JUST BELOW THE PLASTIC TRIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I TOOK OUT THE BACK SEATS AND BACK PANELS. THERE'S A SLIDE MECHANISM THAT OPENS AND CLOSES THE WINDOW USING A RAIL, A SLIDER SET IN THE RAIL, AND A CABLE. I LOOKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE FIRST THING THE GLASS HITS WHEN IT'S CLOSED. I NOTICED A PRESSURE SWITCH NEAR THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE WINDOW. THIS SWITCH HAS A LITTLE SQUARE PIN THAT STICKS OUT. WHEN THE WINDOW CLOSES, IT PUSHES THE PIN IN. THIS TURNS OFF THE INDICATOR THAT LETS YOU KNOW THAT BACK WINDOW IS OPEN. THE PIN IS THE FIRST THING THE WINDOW HITS. IT'S SMALL, HARD AND PLASTIC. I PUSHED AGAINST IT AND IT TAKES A SOME FORCE TO PUSH IT IN. AFTER THE WINDOW STARTS PUSHING IN THE PIN,IT COMES TO REST ON A STOPPER IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER AND A VERTICAL ONE THAT RUNS THE HEIGHT OF THE WINDOW ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE. THE PIN IS SPRING LOADED AND IS CONSTANTLY PUSHING AGAINST THE WINDOW. SINCE ALL THE FRACTURE LINES POINTED TO THIS PIN, THIS IS PROBABLY WHERE THE FRACTURE ORIGINATED FROM. ONCE THE WINDOW REACHED A FAILURE POINT, POSSIBLY DUE TO REPEATEDLY HITTING THE PIN, THE PRESSURE OF THE SPRING LOADED PIN AGAINST THE WINDOW SUPPLIED THE FORCE THAT CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10255784

Incident

Jan 19, 2009

Mileage

85,820 mi

AC/HEAT FAN MOTOR OVERHEATING AND CAUSING POWER CABLE TO MELT...OCCURRED TO MY 2006 AT 35,000 AND 72,000...CHECK WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM AND WWW.CARCOMPLIANTS.COM FOR MORE INCIDENTS...POSSIBLE FIRE DAMAGE? *TR

NHTSA ID

10255054

Incident

Jan 10, 2007

Mileage

35,000 mi

WHILE RIDING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE BACK WINDOW THAT OPENS AND CLOSES SHATTERED ALL OVER TWO PEOPLE IN THE TRUCK. I THOUGHT ALL THE GLASS IN THE VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFETY GLASS. THERE WAS NO REASON BEHIND THE GLASS SHATTERING, IT JUST EXPLODED. OTHER WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE ALSO DOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10252527

Incident

Dec 20, 2008

Mileage

34,793 mi

BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEATING/AC BLEW OUT - WIRES HAVE A SHORT. ALSO, DISPLAY THAT SHOWS MILEAGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THE DISPLAY GOES OUT COMPLETELY OR IS FROZEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10248713

Incident

Sep 1, 2008

Mileage

55,000 mi

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER STARTED TO ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY IN EARLY SEPTEMBER. I PUT OFF TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT THEN STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY WITHIN A DAY OR TWO. AT THAT POINT I TOOK IT IN, THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD TRANSISTOR. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSISTOR AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN TOOK APART THE DASH AND SAID THE INTERIOR AIR FILTER WAS CLOGGED ( I PARK UNDER A TREE IN MY DRIVEWAY ) AND DUE TO THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR BURNED UP AND MELTED THE WIRING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $2200.00 TO FIX, MY NON-DEALER, EX-HONDA MECHANIC SAID HE THOUGH IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN OR A FAULTY TRANSISTOR AND HEARD OF OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HE DID NOT THINK IN ANY WAY THE INTERNAL AIR FILTER IDEA HAD ANYTHING TO DUE WITH THE BLOWER OVERHEATING. HE RECOMMENDED TO CALL HONDA CORP IN TORRANCE CA. THE CONSEQUENCE IT I DO NOT HAVE AC IN 90 TO 100 DEGREE WEATHER IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA IN CALIFORNIA. DUE TO THE COST, I HAVE YET TO FIX IT, HONDA HAS DONE NOTHING AND WE ARE MISERABLE IN THE HEAT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10244356

Incident

Sep 2, 2008

Mileage

160,000 mi

FOR THE SECOND TIME ON LESS THEN A YEAR (DESPITE REPAIRS) THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY FAILED IN HEAVY SNOW, DISABLING THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214819

Incident

Jan 14, 2008

Mileage

18,000 mi

WINDSHIELD STRESS CRACK. STARTING POINT WAS UPPER PASSENGER CORNER AND PROPAGATED TO CENTER OF WIND SCREEN. DEALER SAYS IT WAS A STONE THAT CAUSED THE CRACK, THERE IS NO DIVOT FROM A STONE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10195244

Incident

Mar 5, 2007

Mileage

38,000 mi

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW WILL NOT MOVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10195240

Incident

Jun 1, 2007

Mileage

38,000 mi

TOTAL FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING STORM...WIPERS WERE NEVER FROZEN TO GLASS DURING THE EVENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182618

Incident

Feb 14, 2007

Mileage

7,000 mi