Body problems of the 2008 Honda Ridgeline

My 2008 Honda Ridgeline has a frame rusted to the point where it has been deemed unsafe to drive by my local Honda dealership and Honda USA. My 2008 Honda Ridgeline is PA titled and was involved in recall 22v-430 (NHTSA recall number) / 22-021 (Honda recall number). I took my truck into wright Honda (uniontown, PA) on June 2nd, 2023 for the 2006-2014 Ridgeline rear frame repair safety recall.  the truck is available for inspection, and Honda USA has several pictures of the frame problems that they evaluated. When wright Honda performed the recall work, they informed me that the frame rust is so severe that it is not safe to drive and it will not pass inspection; they recommended that I tow it home (at my expense, which is what I had to do). I asked them if my truck might be considered for a buyback. They told me that Honda USA did request more pictures and that someone from Honda USA would be in touch with me.  basically, after speaking to a case manager and supervisor, Honda USA told me that the frame corrosion is my responsibility because they performed their recall. The Honda USA technician eric (4605592) agreed that the frame rust is so bad that is should not be driven on a road. So although multiple parties at Honda agree that my frame rust is so severe that I can no longer drive the truck, and there is a recall regarding frame rust on my Ridgeline, Honda refuses to take responsibility and either replace the frame or buy it back. The recall was to prevent the gas tank from falling off and catching fire. I think it is equally important for Honda to take care of frames that may break while driving, killing everyone in the truck, when it is known that the frame corrosion is already a problem because of a Honda quality control issue.

I purchased this truck in July of 2020 and I just found that it has a unsusal amount of rust on the undercarriage of the truck .

Body rust, vehicle has 66,000 miles but it is unsafe to drive because of structural weakness due to excessive rust damage to the underside of the vehicle.

My 2008 Honda Ridgeline truck is in very good shape, garage kept, well maintained, with only 72k mi. We were driving under the speed limit on I-83n from DE to PA, during the rainy night of Nov. 18,2015. We heard a flap-rip sound, and thought it was the (after market) bed cover flapping at the cab corner, because a cover clip had weakened there during this highway drive from GA to PA, allowing the cover to flap in wind, and needed refastening whenever we stopped for gas. It was the next morning in the light when we realized the entire cab top-rear panel (break light, wiring & all) had dislodged completely off the truck, and decided this was probably the ripping sound we heard on I-83 the night before, though we did not know at the time, and pray no danger resulted behind us. We took the truck back to the local Honda dealer where it was purchased, to see what they could do to compensate, which was only to offer $50 discount on $400 of parts, also said they had never heard of the issue, even though carcompliants. Com had a posting. We instead have a local mechanic waiting on the part to replace the panel at less cost, because the light is needed, and we have temporary duct tape over the wiring hole for protection. Our position is that this is a manufacturer's safety defect, and should be recalled! no market body part should just fly off the truck, especially when it can result in accidents, injury, and possibly even death!.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. While driving approximately 65 mph, the top panel on the roof of the vehicle where the courtesy lights and wiring were housed detached completely onto the road. In addition, the air conditioner became inoperable and the wiring harness melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.