2006 HONDA RIDGELINE Electrical System Problems

The contact owned a 2006 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, the front driver's side and passenger's side air bags deployed inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the front driver's side air bag knocked him out, and he became unconscious, causing the vehicle to be involved in a collision. No further information was provided. The contact stated that he only recalled being assisted out of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it was totaled. The contact was unsure whether a police report was filed. The contact received medical assistance and was informed that the had sustained neck and back pain, and fractured ribs. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 300,000.

There was a was a recall issued back in 2010 for the 2006 Honda Ridgeline. Mine is a 2006 but when I put in the VIN number it doesn't come up with a recall. I had the problem that you all are describing my vehicle caught fire from probably a faulty wiring harness.[XXX]. I am the 4th or 5th owner from the vehicle but it says that it was never recalled or it was never serviced. I am taking it to the dealership here today, and just want to know how to contact and who do you contact for more service recall information. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Interior right side of the dash caught fire as I was driving down the road. Seeing the recall of the blower online will take it Monday to a Honda dealership to have them inspected.

I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK FOR TWO YEARS. IN THAT TIME I'VE REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR FOUR TIMES. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN INITIATED ON THOSE VEHICLE FOR THE WIRE HARNESS AFTER REMOVING THE BLOWER MOTOR, THE HARNESS IS MELTED ..THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.

THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED BLOWING AIR. WHILE RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND A RECALL FOR THE HVAC BLOWER FAN. THIS VIN NUMBER MODEL IS DISPLAYING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALL FOR THE HVAC BLOWER. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY VIN MODEL NUMBER DOESN'T HAVE A RECALL OR A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I THINK IS A VALID RECALL BECAUSE IT IS PRETTY MUCH DOING THE SAME THING.

HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING,SMELLED HOT, PUT A TEST LITE ON FOR POWER, NO POWER TO RESISTOR, UNPLUGGED RESISTOR, CHECKED BLOWER MOTOR HAD POWER, TRIED TO UNPLUGGED WIRE FROM BLOWER MOTOR, TOOK BLOWER MOTOR OUT TO TRY AND UNPLUG, WIRE WAS BURNED TO PLUG IN, FINALLY GOT PLUG REMOVED PLASTIC WAS MELTED INTO WIRING, WIRING HARNESS NEEDS REPLACED. NOTICED THIS WAS A RECALL AT ONE TIME, WAS DRIVING HIWAY SPEED WHEN BLOWER STOPPED AND THEN I COULD SMELL IT GETTING HOT WIRE DID SMOKE.

ON 1/9/18, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD IN FAIRMONT, WV THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STARTED SMOKING. MY HUSBAND AND HIS FRIEND, STOPPED THE CAR AND EXITED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND CALLED 911. WITHIN MINUTES THE SMOKE TURNED INTO A FLAME. THE FIRST RESPONDER WAS A POLICE OFFICER WHO DID NOT HAVE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. IT TOOK ~10-15 MINUTES FROM THE CALL FOR THE FIRE TRUCK TO ARRIVE AND THE CAB OF THE CAR WAS CONSUMED BY THE FIRE. IT WAS PUT OUT BUT THE ENTIRE CAB WAS DESTROYED AND HOOD AND TOP OF CAR WERE BURNED. WE HAVE NOTIFIED HONDA CORPORATE. THEY DOCUMENTED OUR COMPLAINT BUT NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN DONE. PLEASE SEE VIDEO BELOW AFTER THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT: HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0BWNKDO9RN4DRV3PQBKFUEUSYAVC4REJPQWZVZNO3U0I1DGXV/VIEW?USP=SHARING CONCERNING RECALL: HTTP://WWW.LEFTLANENEWS.COM/RECALL-FOR-HONDA-RIDGELINE-ELECTRICAL-FIRE-ISSUE.HTML *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO RECALL#10-012 WHICH INVOLVED THE BLOWER MOTOR IN THE DASHBOARD CATCHING FIRE. IT WAS REPAIRED BY HONDA ON 5/4/10. EITHER THE WORK WAS NOT DONE OR THE REPAIR DID NOT WORK. LIBERTY MUTUAL DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS THE RECALLED BLOWER MOTOR AND PAID US FOR A TOTAL LOSS BUT DID NOT SUBROGATE AGAINST HONDA DUE TO THE EXPIRATION OF AN "IMPLIED WARRANTY" ON THE RECALL REPAIR (MORE THAN 4 YEARS). IF THEIR REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE, IT IS DOUBTFUL WHETHER OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD WERE RESOLVED ANY BETTER. MY FEAR IS THAT GOD FORBID MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND MY FEAR IS THAT CHILDREN...

HVAC MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND FOUND RECALL FOR HVAC WIRING HARNESS WAS ISSUED . I PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 7/22/2011 (USED) RECALL SAID HONDA WOULD REPLACE BAD PARTS AND INSTALL A COVER TO PREVENT PASSENGER FROM KICKING BLOWER MOTOR. THERE IS NO SUCH COVER. LOCAL HONDA DEALER SAYS TRUCK WAS SERVICED ON 6/20/2011 BY PREVIOUS OWNER AND ALL RECALLED PARTS REPLACED. I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AT ALL EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY IT WAS AND IF IT WAS WHY IS THERE NO COVER? NOW THE SAME PARTS RECALLED HAVE FAILED AGAIN AND I DO NOT THINK IT IS RIGHT THAT I HAVE TO PAY THEM $500 TO REPAIR IT.

TAKATA RECALL WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM WITH BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS. AS OF THIS DATE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING MY RIDGELINE FOR FEAR OF INJURY OR DEATH. THE SAME GOES FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.. ALSO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COULD CAUSE A FIRE. HONDA NEEDS TO RECTIFY THESE ISSUES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED! THEY NEED TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS VEHICLE OR EXCHANGE IT FOR A SAFE ONE.

I OWN 2006 RIDGELINE MY RADIO BACK-LIGHT KEEPS COMING OFF AND ON WHEN I TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS IT GOES OUT WHEN YOU TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF IT COMES ON. SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHT WILL FLICKER THEN IT WILL COME AND STAY ON, CANNOT SEE THE TIME NOW I HAVE NO LIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SENSOR, VTM SENSOR, ESC SENSOR, AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED. THE FAILURE WORSENED AND ALL FOUR SENSORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO RESET THE CODE. WHEN THE THREE FAILURE CODES CAME BACK, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONE OF THE THREE BANKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), 14V353000 (AIR BAGS), AND 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT AT 41,000 MILES. THE FAN MOTOR DIAL WOULD NOT TURN ON CORRECTLY. I COULD BE DRIVING THEN IF I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE FAN MOTOR WOULD TURN ON. NOW YOU HAVE TO PLAY WITH IT UNTIL IT TURNS ON TO IT WON'T WORK AT ALL. I THINK IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WIRING BECAUSE MY INSIDE LIGHTS DON'T WORK RIGHT AS WELL. MAP LIGHT ONE SIDE WORKS AND THE OTHER DOESN'T. I REPLACED PARTS AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK LEAVING CHILDREN UNABLE TO GET OUT OF CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *TR

MY ODOMETER 'HANGS' AND DOES NOT UPDATE THE DISPLAY TO REFLECT THE FACT THAT I'M DRIVING. PRESSING THE BUTTON TO SCROLL TO TRIPA AND TRIPB AND OIL LIFE DOES NOTHING. THEN THE DOOR OPEN INDICATOR ALSO 'HANGS'. SOMETIMES AFTER THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED THE DISPLAY COMES BACK TO NORMAL WITH UPDATED MILEAGE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE (AS I DID RESEARCH ON INTERNET) AND REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER THAT RUNS AROUND $1000. IT SEEMS THAT ALMOST ALL COMPLAINS ARE RELATED TO 2006 MODEL, WITH FEW SINGLE POSTS RELATED TO 2007 MODEL. *TR

THE REMOTE ENTRY SYSTEM HAS FAILED. INITIALLY THE ELECTRONIC KEY WOULD NOT OPEN DOORS OTHER THAN THE DRIVERS SIDE. NOW IT WILL NOT EVEN OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THERE IS NO CHANGE USING THE SPARE ELECTRONIC KEY. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED IN THE EVERY DAY ELECTRONIC KEY AND NO CHANGE. THE PANIC BUTTON IS ALSO NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. I WAS NOTIFIED OF A POSSIBLE RECALL FOR THE ODOMETER BEING DEFECTIVE BUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT AFFECTED YET MY ODOMETER HAS BEEN OFF SINCE DAY ONE WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER TO THE DEALER, THE ODOMETER ALWAYS HAS READ UP TOO 10 MILES MORE PER TANK FULL OF GAS THEN MY GPS UNIT DOES WHICH IN A WEEK CAN AD UP TO 40 MILES EXTRA ON THE ODOMETER THAT I HAVE NOT YET TRAVELED. HOW CAN I GET MY ODOMETER AND MILEAGE CORRECTED? THANK YOU. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AS SMOKE BEGAN ESCAPING FROM THE THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT AND DEFROSTER. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A FLAME COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AT THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHERE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V001000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL) YET THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT I PURCHASED WHEN IT WAS NEW. RIGHT AFTER IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY ALL OF MY HEAT/A/C CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PUSH IN THE KNOB & TWIST OR BANG IT TO MAKE THE MOTOR COME ON AND THEN IT IS ONLY AT ONE SPEED- EITHER THAT SPEED OR OFF AND IT TURNS ON & OFF FOR THE LENGTH OF THE TRIP WHEN EVER IT WANTS. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONTROL CONSOLE WHICH WILL COST WELL OVER $1,000! THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL CONSIDERING THAT THERE MUST BE A WIRE ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAT/A/C AND BROUGHT MINE IN FOR THAT RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT MINE WAS NOT PART OF THE GROUP- IS THIS THE SAME PROBLEM? I ALSO SAW THAT THERE WAS...

MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE STARTED BLINKING OFF AND ON AT THE ODOMETER AREA. NOW IT COMES ON WHEN IT WANTS TO. I HAVE READ TWO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME NATURE BY TWO OTHER PEOPLE. MY ONLY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THE COMPUTER WENT OUT WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AN THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THIS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK. ON DECEMBER 15, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON UTOPIA PARKWAY IN QUEENS, NEW YORK WHEN I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I HAD THE HEAT ON AND TURNED IT OFF. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT AREA, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911. WHEN I OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE SAME AREA. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO HONDA. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO A NUMBER OF 2006/2007 HONDA RIDGELINE OWNERS. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS SOME KIND OF DEFECT AND NOT JUST A COINCIDENCE. I AM WAITING FOR HONDA TO GET BACK TO ME. *TR

I HAD A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT HAD PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD FIRE. *TR

AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE RIDGELINE I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE YELLOW ENGINE EMISSION DISPLAY LIGHT WAS LIT AND THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM/RADIO DISPLAYED A NOTICE REQUIRING A CODE. THE CODE WAS ENTERED AFTER FINDING THE CODE LOCATION IN THE MANUAL. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WE STARTED SMELLED HOT OR BURNING OR MELTING ELECTRIC WIRE INSULATION. THE WINDOWS WERE OPENED TO VENT THE SMELL. IT SOON CLEARED UP. WE STOPPED AT THE NEXT EXIT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. WE COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE MELTING WIRE SMELL. AFTER ABOUT THREE MORE ENGINE STOP/START CYCLES, THE ENGINE EMISSION WARNING DISPLAY LIGHT WENT OFF. THE HONDA DEALER SERVICE PERSON SAID THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

ON 5 NOV 09, I ATTENDED A BUSINESS MEETING IN DEERFIELD BEACH. WHEN I WAS READY TO RETURN TO WEST PALM BEACH, I TURNED ON THE TRUCK IGNITION TO START IT AND IT MADE A COUPLE OF CLICKS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY SINCE IT WAS OVER FOUR YEARS OLD AND THE HOT WEATHER IN FLORIDA TAKES ITS TOLL ON BATTERIES. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT LIGHT UP WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO START IT BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. I CALLED AAA AND THEY ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER AND JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH FUEL BUT THEN STARTED ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE AAA REPRESENTATIVE AGREED THAT HE THOUGHT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. I STARTED TO LEAVE AND NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STILL...

FAN WENT OUT, APPEARS THAT WIRING TO FAN OVERHEATED. *TR

THE AC FAN CEASED TO FUNCTION. DEALER SAID WIRE SUPPLYING POWER TO AC FAN HAD BURNED THROUGH, THUS PREVENTING POWER TO FAN MOTOR. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. BURNING WIRE INSIDE DASH IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. *TR

DURING VEHICLE START UP A HEAVY SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS NOTED. TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT A FIRE OCCURRED ALONG THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, MELTING THE POWERSTEERING ASSEMBLY, WIRE HARNESSES AND POWER STEERING HOSE. I AM COLLECTING INFORMATION AND DAMPENED COMPONENTS TO TAKE TO THE HONDA DEALERSHIP FOR EXAMINATION. *TR

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...

BLOWER MOTOR ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE MELTED CREATED SMOKE SO IM SURE THERE WAS A FLAME BUT VERY BAD SMELL AND LOTS OF SMOKE . I DO HAVE OLD PART BUT I HAVE NOT REPLACE IT YET JUST DON'T USE AC ANYMORE BUT WE REALLY NEED IT SINCE I LIVE IN TEXAS AND ITS END OF JULY. CAN SMELL BURNING AS SOON AS ITS TURNED ON. *TR

I OWN A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE THAT JUST EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE HVAC FAN MOTOR WIRING HARNESS. THIS IS LISTED AS A CAUSE FOR AT LEAST 3 FIRES IN THIS VEHICLE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I GET IT REPORTED. MY VEHICLE ONLY SHORTED THE SYSTEM OUT WITH NO FAILURE BUT COST OVER $700 IN REPAIRS. I ALSO OWN THE SAME YEAR ACCORD WITH THE SAME MOTOR. *TR

2006 HONDA RIDGELINE BLOWER MOTOR, AC WIRE HARNESS FIRE ELECTRICAL FIRE I HAVE A 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL, FULLY LOADED W/ FACTORY ACCESSORIES ONLY. WELL DRIVING WITH THE A/C ON , I SMELLED A BURNING SMELL AND THE A/C FAN WENT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE AC . I TROUBLESHOOT THE BLOWER AS PER THE SERVICE MANUAL AND FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR ON THE A/C HARNESS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR, AND THE BLOWER MOTOR TERMINAL WERE BURNT AND MELTED. HONDA DENIES ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT TONS OF IDENTICAL REPORTS ARE SHOWING UP ON RIDGELINE FORUMS. *TR

DASHBOARD LED ODOMETER FLASHES ON AND OFF AND GOES BLANK (LED INCLUDES DOORS, ODOMETER, TIRE MONITORING. ITEM IS OFF WARRANTY. *TR

SAME AS CONSUMER COMPLAINT: ODI CASE NUMBER: 10251118 THE MAINTENANCE MINDER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING AND THEN WENT BLANK AT TIMES. DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AT A COST OF $575. WITHOUT THE DISPLAY YOU HAVE NO ODOMETER AND NO DOOR OPEN OR OTHER INDICATORS. I REPAIRED THE PROBLEM MY SELF BY TAKING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OUT & DISASSEMBLING IT NO EASY TASK. YOU HAVE TO SEPARATE THE PC BOARD FROM THE PLASTIC HOUSING, THE DONE BY REMOVING INSTRUMENT POINTERS AND RELEASING THE PLASTIC CATCHES HOLDING THE PC BOARD. ONCE YOU DONE THAT YOU WILL FIND 4 PINS COMING FROM THE DISPLAY INTO A CONNECTOR ON THE PC BOARD YOU NEED TO RESET THE CONNECTOR (GENTLY SEPARATE THE DISPLAY FROM THE CONNECTOR THE RE-INSERT REPEAT IT A COUPLE TIMES TO REMOVE ANY OXIDATION. THEN REASSEMBLE. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND PROBLEM, THE FIRST BEING A ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ( BLOWER MOTOR ) FAILURE AND UNDER DASH MELTING OF WIRES ON MY 2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. THE STARTER MOTOR FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START IT A FEW TIMES, I SMELLED SMOKE, WHEN THE AAA TOW TRUCK CAME, I TRIED TO START AGAIN, HE SAID TO STOP THERE IS SMOKE COMING FROM THE STARTER. NO DEALERSHIP IN NORTHERN CA CARRIES THESE IN STOCK BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT, " THEY NEVER BREAK DOWN." MY ANSWER TO THAT IS, WELL MINE DID. THEY QUOTED $ 344.00 FOR PARTS AND $ $280.00 LABOR ( WHICH I THOUGHT WAS HIGH). HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A STARTER ISSUE? *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE SMELLED SMOKE, PULLED OVER PARKED,SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES IN PASSENGER VENT AND PASSENGER A PILLAR. USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE AND DETERMINED NO ADDITIONAL FLAMES HOWEVER WHEN KEY TURNED TO ON POSITION FLAMES REAPPEARED. CAR TOWED. LIKE COMPLAINT 10216065 FILED 1/25/2008 AND SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT 10144782 FILED 11/25/2005. *TR

THE MAINTENANCE MINDER DISPLAY STARTED BLINKING AND THEN WENT BLANK AT TIMES. DEALER SAYS TO REPAIR IT REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY AT A COST OF $575. WITHOUT THE DISPLAY YOU HAVE NO ODOMETER AND NO DOOR OPEN OR OTHER INDICATORS. *TR