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2017 Honda Ridgeline Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
56
Latest Sep 24, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
17%
of 336 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1

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Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2017 Honda Ridgeline submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 56 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

The 25 most recent of 56, in the owner's own words

Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Sep 24, 2025

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11689491
Incident
Aug 28, 2025
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 18, 2024

Intermittently, when I set the speed with cruise control, right after I do that, the truck will speed up and I have to tap the brakes to slow the truck down and then try to set it again. It usually works the second time I set it.

NHTSA ID
11615173
Incident
Sep 18, 2024
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 18, 2024

Every couple drive cycles these lights go amber. ACC, LKAS, LDWS. faults at startup... After parked, usual over night, it resets itself.

NHTSA ID
11609268
Incident
Aug 18, 2024
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 18, 2024
Crash reported

The collision mitigation Braking System has activated my brakes resulting in a lock up 3 times and I've only owned the truck for 2 months. One of the times I was rear ended do to the trucking stopping suddenly. I now have to drive with the system turned off because of how dangerous it is to have on.

NHTSA ID
11583765
Incident
Feb 15, 2024
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 9, 2024

My Honda Ridgeline 2017 it started to not accelerate and a lot of lights came on. Check engine light, power steering, cruise control, abs, etc. The truck only goes 20-23 mph and it wouldn't run. Thank God i wasn't in the high or i would have crashed. i went to my nearest autozone to see what was going on and they told me that the Camshaft position sensor is damage . and it do the fact that the camshaft is hitting the sensor. They took me that a lot of Honda's were having this problem. I should call the Honda Dealer. I then call them and told them was had happened, they responded that it would probably need a new engine or an rebuild. A

NHTSA ID
11564369
Incident
Dec 30, 2023
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 9, 2023

At approximately 20mph, Forward collision warning appeared as car in front braked quickly but continued forward after the quick brake. After I braked to slow down, I began to accelerate as the vehicle in front continued forward. As soon as I hit the accelerator, the Automatic Emergency Braking kicked in and locked up the brakes - even though the car in front of me was 20-30+ feet away. Car behind me had to slam on their brakes as it appeared that I braked without any reason

NHTSA ID
11554452
Incident
Nov 8, 2023
Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Sep 4, 2023

When accelerating the engine bogs down and runs rough. All warning lights come on. After shutting off the engine and restarting everything appears to run normally however the warning lights stay on the cruise control does not work. After a couple of days the warning lights went off and everything worked as normal. The same problem manifested again while accelerating. The first incident happened Aug. 26, 2023, the second incident happened on Sept. 3, 2023.

NHTSA ID
11542533
Incident
Aug 26, 2023
Driver assistanceElectricalVisibility
Filed Aug 13, 2023

MY 2017 HONDA RIDGELINE's backup camera is not working. Screen its totally BLACK. I can not see to the rear in the camera.

NHTSA ID
11538199
Incident
Aug 3, 2023
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 20, 2023

Occasional (several times a month) phantom breaking on two lane roads, particularly when opposing traffic is approaching along a concave (i.e., inward) curve or when opposing traffic is transitioning from a widened road section back to a single lane.

NHTSA ID
11527865
Incident
Jun 20, 2023
Driver assistance
Filed May 1, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID
11519888
Incident
May 1, 2023
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Apr 20, 2023

Issues with overall dash system. If truck is locked and off the truck will continuously attempt to start and will set the alarm off. Have been unable to leave the truck locked for a year now due to this issue. This has also transitioned into most of the safety features no longer working.

NHTSA ID
11518015
Incident
Apr 1, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 3, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID
11509991
Incident
Nov 23, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 24, 2023

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the tailgate was cutting the wires to the rear-view camera. The contact stated that the camera was inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V867000 (Back Over Prevention) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Balise Honda of West (509 Quaker Ln, West Warwick, RI 02893) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the wires needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

NHTSA ID
11503351
Incident
Jan 1, 2022
Mileage
70,000 mi
Driver assistanceVisibility
Filed Oct 3, 2022

Rearview camera in tailgate stopped working due to a damaged wiring harness. The harness is routed in a manner which is sure to fail through normal tailgate operation.

NHTSA ID
11487584
Incident
Sep 1, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 15, 2022

Wiring is clearly broken down on the left side inside the tailgate causing the backup camera to not work. Sounds like an incredibly common issue and I am being quoted $700 to have it fixed.

NHTSA ID
11484718
Incident
Apr 1, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 1, 2022

The truck’s dual swinging tailgate pinches the wiring harness leading to the backup camera causing a break in the wires. The inoperative backup camera poses a safety concern. Repairing the wires or replacing the OEM wire harness does not address the design flaw. Please contact me with and questions or concerns. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA ID
11482403
Incident
Jan 1, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 31, 2022

Wire harness to back-up camera in tailgate has broken due to design of dual action tailgate

NHTSA ID
11482251
Incident
Aug 15, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 22, 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated the Back Over Prevention camera was not working properly. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact noticed near the tailgate that the camera wire was fractured. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 39,000.

NHTSA ID
11480475
Incident
Jul 22, 2022
Mileage
39,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 16, 2022

Back up camera wiring harness broke. Broken wire is visible in the harness. No back up camera.

NHTSA ID
11479629
Incident
Aug 16, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 15, 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that he noticed that the rear-view backup camera failed to operate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the wiring harness broke and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

NHTSA ID
11479379
Incident
Jul 15, 2022
Mileage
92,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 28, 2022

The backup camera went blank. I no longer have a backup camera to safely backup. I found the wires leading to the tailgate are severed due to opening and closing the tailgate. I have 53,000 miles on the truck.

NHTSA ID
11476348
Incident
Jul 23, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 5, 2022

wiring for back up camera was designed to rub against the tailgate hinge.after several years it rubs through the insulation and then the back up camara doesnt work.Poorly designed ,in fact designed to fail

NHTSA ID
11472343
Incident
Jul 5, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Jul 1, 2022

Poor design for wiring harness in tailgate causing back up camera to cease working

NHTSA ID
11471950
Incident
Jun 28, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 30, 2022

rear back up camera failure due to rear gate wiring harness failure

NHTSA ID
11471889
Incident
Jun 1, 2022
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 29, 2022

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle experienced phantom braking with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The dealer informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID
11471513
Incident
Jun 29, 2022

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