Three problems related to instrument panel have been reported for the 2006 Honda Ridgeline. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Honda Ridgeline based on all problems reported for the 2006 Ridgeline.
The contact owns a 2006 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v001000 (electrical system: instrument panel) by an authorized dealer. Once the vehicle was repaired, the dealer test drove the vehicle and noticed that the blower motor would only operate while on high. The dealer replaced the transistor but did not correct the failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the contact was informed that the instrument panel master control was defective. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer would not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000 and the current mileage was approximately 130,000.
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.
Consumer writes to express extreme disappointment with a dealerships response to consumer's effort to get a Honda safety recall taken care of.