NHTSA Complaint #10279357 — 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE

LEADING EVENT - I'VE DRIVEN MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE WITHOUT INCIDENT SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN AUGUST 2005. LAST WEEK, ONE DAY MY AC WORKED THE NEXT DAY MY AC STOPPED BLOWING. THE FAILURE - I JUST HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL MY AC WENT OUT ON THE 29TH OF JULY, 2009. THE HONDA DEALER IS TELLING ME THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR, THE CONNECTOR OF THE AC HARNESS WAS MELTED TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. CONSEQUENCES - AFTER READING ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS, I CANT BELIEVE THIS ISN'T A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BECAUSE THE BLOWER DOES NOT BLOW THE DEFROST DOESN'T WORK AND WHEN ITS RAINING, THE HUMIDITY BUILDS UP INSIDE YOUR VEHICLE AND YOU CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE. WHAT WAS DONE - THE PARTS ARE ON A NATIONAL CRITICAL BACK ORDER (I WONDER WHY) AND THE HONDA PARTS PERSON SAYS IT COULD BE DAYS, WEEKS OR MONTHS BEFORE THEY FIX IT. I HAVE TO PRE-PAY FOR THE PART AND WINTER MAY COME BEFORE THE PART DOES. I GUESS I'M SWEATING THIS SUMMER OUT. I'M WAITING FOR MY NEW BLOWER ESTIMATED $129.00, NEW POWER TRANSISTOR $87.00, NEW AC HARNESS $49.00. LABOR WILL BE ABOUT 4 TO FIVE HOURS AT $80 DOLLARS AND HOUR. *TR