general problems of the 2008 Honda Ridgeline

I started my truck and the air would not blow. I smelled the burning of electricity. I took it into the dealership to be inspected and they said that there was an electrical short in the dash harness where it connects to the blower motor. They quoted me $1,500 to fix it. Apparently this was a common problem that was recalled in the 2007 model but nothing has been done for the 2008 model. There should be a recall.

Ac/heater wire harness melted and no longer works.

Hvac blower failed to operate. Fuse was good. Relay was good. Brought to Honda under platinum warranty. Honda replaced the blower motor sub-harness and the connector on the right side dash harness and repaired wires as needed. The white/blue wire had melted at the connector causing an open circuit. 4. 8 hours labor. No charge to me, under warranty. Seems to be a common complaint. While fixing this problem they found that the rear brake pads were worn down to less than 3mm. The brake pads and rotors were replaced less than 4000 miles ago by another shop. Ill be back to Honda soon for right rear caliper warranty.

Own a 2008 Honda Ridgeline, around 90000 miles on it but don't have exact # because it is at the dealer. Bought new in 2008. The heater fan stopped working so it is at the dealers service shop. Was told the wire harness connector was melted because of high resistance. This seems to be a serious problem and fire danger with the Ridgeline. From what I can find on my own this is not just one isolated case it has happened to many Ridgelines. Would be nice if Honda would step up and make it right and safe! also other Honda Ridgeline have been recalled or covered for this problem why not the 2008.

The blower motor in my 2008 Honda Ridgeline quit functioning. A local Honda dealership found that a dash wire harness needed to be replaced. There was a burnt out pin connector. . . ? I am lucky that my truck didn't start on fire! there is no recall on this 2008 model so I had to pay for this faulty wire harness connection out of my pocket.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the driver noticed sparks at the vehicle front end. The vehicle was moved to another parking spot and within seconds, the vehicle's hood was on fire. The fire spread to the windshield and the dash board area. The fire department was present. The dealer advised that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number 10v001000 (electrical system). The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 56,000.

Honda Ridgeline was parked. Started truck, ac was on, set at 66 but no cold air was blowing. Moved the manual blower button to high, still no cold air blowing. Shut ac off and switched to heater no air was blowing. Took truck to Honda dealer in new hampshire for oil change/tire rotation and had them look at ac/heater problem. They said that blower motor may have a bad resistor, if they replace resistor and blower still not working they would have to replace blower motor. Dealer looked at recall history for this problem for Honda ridgline, said there was recall for ac/heater issues but not for my year (2008). I googled Honda Ridgeline 2008 ac problems and found other truck owners reporting the same problem.

The air conditioner on my new 2008 Honda Ridgeline stopped working. Truck had 4,000 miles at the time. I brought it to the dealership and was told that a wire inside the dash board had melted and that a wire harness needed to be replaced. Repairs were made under warranty and problem is resolved but I was lucky not to have a fire.