NHTSA Complaint #11058465 — 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON A SECONDARY ROAD, OUR RIDGELINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSITION. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND IT WOULDN'T GO IN FORWARD OR REVERSE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR FAMILY MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND COOLANT LINES BLED TOGETHER WITHIN THE RADIATOR, AND IT CAN BE SEEN IN THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, AND RAN THE TRANSMISSION DRY. THE END RESULT IS THE NEED FOR A TRANSMISSION FLUSH, A NEW RADIATOR, AND NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT THE NEW RADIATOR WON'T FAIL IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE OLD ONE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP WITH AN EXPECTED COST TO EXCEED $4000. ON A VEHICLE WITH 125K MILES. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO MY NEIGHBORS RIDGELINE AS WELL.