Instrument Panel Problems of Honda Ridgeline

Heater blower fan stopped working. Took to dealer 11/29/12. Dealer inspected, found melted wiring harness beneath dash. Cost to repair approximately $900. 00. This is a fire hazard and has affected 07 and earlier model Ridgelines per NHTSA campaign id number: 10v001000. Recall should be expanded to include 2008 models.

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The contact owned a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. The vehicle was parked and shut off for a few minutes when the contact noticed a fire started on the instrument panel near the passenger side. The fire department responded to extinguish the fire and a police report was filed. No injuries were reported but the vehicle was destroyed due to fire damage. The vehicle was towed to an insurance lot where they were in the process of diagnosing the failure. The failure and current mileages were 50,500. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2007 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated he received notification of NHTSA recall campaign id number: 10v001000 (electrical system: instrument panel). The contact made an appointment for repairs and when arriving at the dealer he was advised the parts needed to make the repairs had not yet arrived. The dealer advised the contact that he would need to reschedule his appointment. The contact did not feel the recall had addressed the safety defect within a reasonable time frame. The current mileage was 52,478.

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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.

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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.