NHTSA Complaint #11421198 — 2021 HONDA RIDGELINE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11421198
Vehicle	2021 HONDA RIDGELINE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	June 12, 2021
Date Filed	June 16, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

When vehicle is in drive, stopped on a steep hill, and allowed to slip backward the software puts the transmission in neutral and shuts of the engine off. This leaves the vehicle coasting backwards with very little steering or brakes. This happened to me and I coasted backward across a street. If a car had been coming it would have hit me sideways. I can reproduce this in drive forward or in reverse, and I reproduced this in a second 2021 Ridge Line truck. There is no warning or message.

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