2022 Honda Ridgeline Reliability Report

Power drops out without warning. The auto idle-stop system sometimes fails to restart at lights, at times showing a battery warning and a "Shift to Park" message. Some trucks also lose power while coasting at 50 to 75 mph, and drivers report the steering and brake pedal stiffening until the engine catches. The push-button shifter can miss a selection, letting the truck roll forward when reverse was pressed, or stay stuck in first gear. Cold-weather limp mode also appears here, and one owner notes Honda's service bulletin is not covered once out of warranty.

This mixed category repeats the engine pattern seen elsewhere: flashing check engine light, reduced power after highway driving, and dealers finding no codes, sometimes within the first 8,000 miles. Glass that shatters on its own shows up twice, once in the moonroof at highway speed and once in a passenger window while parked. Other reports mention exhaust and fuel odors near the front passenger seat at idle, a slight rollback after shifting to park that the dealer called normal, and a wireless charger that does not work.

The automatic emergency braking system brakes hard with nothing ahead. Reports describe it in turn lanes, on downhill stretches, on curves, and on two-lane roads with oncoming traffic, with following cars forced to swerve. One driver was cut by the seatbelt during a sudden stop. False "BRAKE" warnings with steering wheel shaking are common even when the truck does not brake. Adaptive cruise surges toward the car ahead and then brakes sharply. One early radar fault left a truck at the dealer for weeks waiting on a replacement unit.

A strong raw-fuel smell, sometimes mixed with exhaust, enters the cabin, usually after refueling or after a long drive followed by idling. It seems to come from the passenger side of the engine bay, with no visible leak. Other reports cover a check engine light traced to a failed fuel sensor before 18k miles, an EVAP warning for a very large leak, and rodents chewing through a fuel vent line, which the dealer called unsafe to drive.

Reports here are few and varied. In one, the steering wheel shakes hard and pulls left or right when slowing from 45 mph or more, starting around 8,000 miles, and the dealer found nothing wrong. A heated steering wheel overheated until the leather bubbled and the rim was too hot to hold, then a replacement part was delayed for months. One fire-related report began with the truck refusing to shift into reverse under several warning lights. A battery was replaced, and smoke appeared days later.

False automatic braking is the main safety concern. Drivers describe the dash flashing "BRAKE" and the steering wheel shaking on curves, and one crash-related report describes hard braking at highway speed with no traffic nearby. On the mechanical side, front brakes start screeching around 25,000 miles from rotor hot spots, and the coated rotors cannot be resurfaced. One report notes a very stiff brake pedal on cold starts below 40 degrees.

Wiper arms work loose and stop responding to the switch, first on one side and then the other. The backup camera can take 20 or 30 seconds to show an image after shifting into reverse. One windshield cracked with no clear cause in temperatures of 90 or more degrees. The reports are few, but the wiper and camera problems both affect visibility while driving.