Wiring Problems of Honda Ridgeline - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that the heating and air conditioning blower failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electrical wiring harness needed to be replaced. The technician mentioned that the wiring harness had burned and melted, which caused the heating and air conditioning blower to fail. The contact was advised that the failure was a potential fire hazard. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 61,000.

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Smelled burning wires on several occasions but assumed was surrounding environment. On the referenced date the blower motor quit working. Upon further diagnostics the wiring harness from the blower motor was found to be melted at the power wire connection located under the center console. Still trying to get an answer from Honda since the '06 '07 Ridgelines have a similar safety recall and an online search shows many are having the same issue even into the "08's but without a recall. A burning/melting wire harness is a serious safety issue and shouldn't be ignored.

Started vehicle and noticed that both low beam headlights were not working. All other running lights were working (tail lights, parking lights, fog lights, turn signals, etc). High beam headlights were both working. Had replaced the headlight bulbs about a month ago. Have had no problems prior to the failure. In researching the problem I found a prior recall for the headlight wiring on earlier Honda cr-v's, pilots and civics. Am wondering if this is a related problem?.

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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.

Hvac fan motor stopped running at approximately 72,000 miles on 2008 Honda Ridgeline rtl; no fire, smoke or smell. Took to dealer to troubleshoot, and advised wiring harness connector had melted (asked for part back, and observed large grey connector was melted/burned at the largest blue-on-white wire). Repair cost $190. 26, but am concerned that hvac fan, and possibly other hvac compents, may also be damaged and may need to be replaced--working fine now. Have searched online and found that this is fairly common issue with Ridgeline's, was subject to safety recall for 2006 thru 2007 models of specific manufacture dates, but seems to still continue to occur though the 2008 models as well--appears to be factory defect, and feel american Honda should reimburse all with this issue. Defintely could be serious fire and safety hazard.

2008 Honda Ridgeline blower fan stopped working due to failure of wiring harness with melted connnector. The 2008 model year is not covered by recall for same problem for previous Honda Ridgelines (2005-07).

The blower fan on my 2008 Honda Ridgeline recently quit working. The dealership found that the wiring harness had melted causing the fan to stop working. The wiring harness was replaced. I did not receive the old harness.

The contact owns a 2008 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated the heating and air conditioning blower failed. The dealer diagnosed the failure at the heating and air-conditioning electrical wiring harness. The dealer replaced the wiring harness at the contacts expense. The contact was able to locate NHTSA recall campaign id number: 10v001000 (electrical system: instrumental panel) but was advised by the manufacturer that his VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 75,000.

2008 Honda Ridgeline fan blower motor failed causing wiring harness and resistor to fail. Wiring harness melted but fuse did not blow. This is a definite fire and smoke hazard. There are many other instances of this same exact problem in 2006 - 2008 my vehicles.

2007 Honda Ridgeline heater motor stopped blowing. Troubleshoot the problem and found a melted wiring harness. Did some research and found the recall to take place in March. Called hidy Honda to request a fix and was told my vehicle is not covered. Called Hondausa and was told the same thing. At this point I need the motor for defrost purposes. I am purchasing the motor on my own and will repair myself if I can get parts at all.

Possible fire hazard: a/c stopped working on 22nd of August. Dealer ship said that the wiring harness melted and blower fan seized. The fuse did not blow. They said they are also going to replace the transistor on the circuit. The car is a 2008 Honda Ridgeline rtx with 15000 miles on it. The high temperature was 86 f.

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.

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Fan went out, appears that wiring to fan overheated.

Ridgelines built prior to 8/24/2005 does not support trailers with surge brakes. Tow electrical harness needs a 12v line into the trailer to disengage brakes when trailer is backing up. During reverse, since there is no 12v into the trailer, the trailer cannot be back up. The disk brakes are locked in the trailer. Honda has rectified the issue on newer Ridgelines.