We have classified the 1 complaints from 2008 Honda Ridgeline about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
Body rust, vehicle has 66,000 miles but it is unsafe to drive because of structural weakness due to excessive rust damage to the underside of the vehicle.
Paint peeling on roof and the hood color black cherry
My 2008 honda ridgeline truck is in very good shape, garage kept, well maintained, with only 72k mi. we were driving under the speed limit on i-83n from de to pa, during the rainy night of nov. 18,2015. we heard a flap-rip sound, and thought it was the (after market) bed cover flapping at the cab corner, because a cover clip had weakened there during this highway drive from ga to pa, allowing the cover to flap in wind, and needed refastening whenever we stopped for gas. it was the next morning in the light when we realized the entire cab top-rear panel (break light, wiring & all) had dislodged completely off the truck, and decided this was probably the ripping sound we heard on i-83 the night before, though we did not know at the time, and pray no danger resulted behind us. we took the truck back to the local honda dealer where it was purchased, to see what they could do to compensate, which was only to offer $50 discount on $400 of parts, also said they had never heard of the issue, even though carcompliants.com had a posting. we instead have a local mechanic waiting on the part to replace the panel at less cost, because the light is needed, and we have temporary duct tape over the wiring hole for protection. our position is that this is a manufacturer's safety defect, and should be recalled! no market body part should just fly off the truck, especially when it can result in accidents, injury, and possibly even death!
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeline. while driving approximately 65 mph, the top panel on the roof of the vehicle where the courtesy lights and wiring were housed detached completely onto the road. in addition, the air conditioner became inoperable and the wiring harness melted. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,000. the vin was unavailable.
My 6 year old grabs the rear entry handle on the inside of the truck behind the driver seat to help her get in and out of the vehicle. today when she grabbed it getting in the top part of the handle ripped right off the interior wall causing her to fall backwards. thankfully she was not injured but she very easily could have cracked her head open on the pavement. the screws that holds the rear entry handle to the truck are very tiny. i cant tell if it just came loose and backed itself out, or if it stripped. if one of these handles breaks loose from a 45 lb child, i could only imagine the handle would be more prone to breaking if an adult used it. the handle breaking off could very easily cause a serious injury by someone falling as they enter/exit the vehicle. i will be taking my vehicle to the dealer next week to get this fixed hopefully. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeline. the contact stated that the lower tailgate would not open properly. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated that the cables connecting to the tailgate became loose, which caused the component to fail. the dealer tightened the cables, but the failure immediately recurred. the failure and current mileages were 7,000.