NHTSA Complaint #11012238 — 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE

A/C BLOWER MOTOR QUIT RUNNING(INTERMITTENTLY) DEC. 2016 & JULY 2017, STOPPED COMPLETELY JULY 2017. NO HEAT IN WINTER AND NO COOLING IN SUMMER. ALSO BATTERY WAS DRAINED OF IT'S CHARGE , HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED WITH POTENTIAL NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. DEALER IS WORKING ON FIXING. FOUND A TRANSISTOR FAILED THEN LATER FOUND A BURNT ELEC. CONNECTOR IN WIRING HARNESS. DEALER CONTACTED HONDA CORP., NO 2008 RECALLS BUT MFG. WILL ACCEPT 50% REDUCTION OF REPAIR PART REPLACEMENT OF HARNESS, TRUCK IS AT DEALER SERVICE FOR MON. TUES. & WED.,7/31/17 THRU. 8/2/17, RECEIVED LOANER CAR TILL IT IS FIXED. COSTS ARE NOW UP TO OVER $650 AND CLIMBING. (NOT INCLUDING MY MAJOR STRESS AND INCONVENIENCE FOR A 79 YEAR OLD.) CHECKED ON VARIOUS WEB SITES AND FOUND MANY MAJOR SAFETY AND EXPENSIVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THIS HONDA ISSUE AS WELL AS FIRE DESTRUCTION IN SOME CASES, BUT NO RECALLS. DEALER STATES THIS IS A "NEW SERVICE ISSUE" TO THEM AND AFTER MY CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THEM TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY ARE MORE COOPERATIVE TO FIX IT! TIME WILL TELL WHERE THIS WILL GO FROM HERE.