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John
kcram - Pickups Host
Just curious... If you're now considering a sedan, why did you buy a pickup in the first place? If gas reachs $3.00, why not just get a smaller more economical 4-cylinder truck? That's assuming you need a truck, that is.
Bob
The RL was a product of whim,hate to drive a CRV while daydreaming about an RL for the next ten years, besides no 4 banger offers an exact replica of the RL's Fort Knox like safety features. No 4 banger truck from any company has curtain airbags, side airbags, and 5 star crash test ratings front and side.
Bob
It was so nice of a superior Ford guy like yourself to stop and help one of us little whining Honda Ridgeline owners. I'm sorry that will be the last time for you. The loss will be felt throughout the community for a long time to come I suspect.
When your house is in flames because of that faulty cruise switch in your Ford. I assure you I will risk my life to haul your screaming butt out of your burning house if I'm in the vicinity.
I only hope my version 2.0 Ridgeline is as excellent and trouble free as my version 1.0 Ridgeline
.........just to point out, all the problems you've had are not problems with your RL, but with mechanic error. Your RL has been trouble free. Your dealer installed accessory has not.
Also, your pinching pennies for gas and bought an RL???? Your free to spend your money on any vehicle you'd like of course, it's just a little puzzling.
I am a transplant from Asia who once had the good life, got poverty stricken when my dad died but got back to my feet thanks to education:the great equalizer.The fear of getting poor again made me a penny pincher in a lot of ways, but when it comes to my cars my budget gets busted.Besides I bought the RL when I believe the lowest regular gas was $1.89.I never thought I would literally see it climb a few cents everytime I gas up.Truck ownership is fun but pricey. At least I get to experience it once in my lifetime while my pocket can still afford it.At $3.00 a gallon, plus more UNSCHEDULED delearship visits ain't worth keeping this RL anymore.
There's hope after all,it just takes longer that we would like.
Wow!! That's great news. Honda really stepped up top the plate and knocked it out of the park. I love to hear good stories about corporate responsibility. I haven't had any problems with my RL, but Honda of America called me and spent almost an hour with me on the phone making sure I liked my truck, and how I would improve it if I could. The only problem I could dig out of my head was that I had a little static on the AM radio station which has since gone away by itself. The rep wanted me to take it to the dealer (I just didn't want the dealer touching my truck). They called me back 4 days later and wanted to know if it was taken care of with a message on my machine. I never returned her call because it just wasn't a problem to me. She called me back in person a week after that and wanted to make sure it was right. I assured her it would be fine. I've got her number, I feel like I have a friend at Honda corporate. This is in contrast to the horrible support stories I hear about Toyota. I've got 2 Toyota vehicles that are trouble free so I haven't had to deal with Toyota, but I'm impressed with Honda Hounding me about this issue that wasn't a issue. They've won me as a customer, but I realize that a Honda dealer is separate from Honda and they can give good service or bad. at least I feel I know how to sick Honda on them if that happens. I was definitly left with the impression that I will be treated right if I ever have a problem. I guess they achieved their aim. As a result of this interaction, when ever Honda is mentioned I get a warm fuzzy feeling.
I hear they also ar changing their warranty from 3 year 36,000 to 5 year 60,000 miles which is retroactive to all RL owners. This combined with their safety for all program will benefit them a great deal.
Note: My friend has a MDX with NAV, his NAV looks exactly like the Ridgeline (the only different is Ridgeline NAV has a H, MDX has an A for Acura). The trip advisor is enabled on his MXD.
Is the clicking sound from the switch something I need to worry about? It is the original clutch with 127,000 + miles.
Maybe Yakima and Thule will have something for next Spring.
I also SOMETIMES hear a clicking sound when I turn the steering wheel, especially at low speeds (in parking lots). It feels like the steering wheel has 16 or 32 positions and each time you pass a "position" you get a little click, similar to the ratchet on a screwdriver. Has anyone else noticed this?
My truck now has just over 4000 miles on it. Overall, I couldn't be happier.
The action was initated by Honda without resorting to the Lemon Law.And I'm thankful that every thing turned out well,unlike another experience with a domestic manufacturer some 12 years ago.The dealership and the regional were a big help as they are local and can confirm the existance of the problem and aid you in cortrecting it.Good luck on solving your problem.
Honda and the dealership doesn't like negative publicity,so hang in there and don't weaken,after all all you want is what they were supposed to deliver.I had my last rental vehicle for 45 days,and was getting comfortable driving the Mitsu endeavor.Corporate mentallity some times defies logic as you would think that Honda would like to solve the problem and have another happy customer selling their truck.
The trip computer/trip advisor was disable by Honda so I wrote a letter to Honda and yesterday a lady called me and ask me if I can fax her the picture of this trip computer picture to her from the honda brochure. Do any of you have this picture? If so please let me know, I would to have a copy to this and fax this to her. thanks.
or email me at beer33_va@hotmail.com
Hey, it worked for some bad sod my sister had installed. It looked like crap, so we had a sign out, "Landscaping by Bubba's Landscaping Company." It got replaced and rolled properly.
Has anyone else had that happen?
Thanks!
kcram - Pickups Host
One other note: I have not had any problems with Honda of Bowie, but if you are not happy with the answers or service given by your dealer, contact American Honda customer service (800) 999-1009. I have always received great support/service from this department. Once they approved the replacement of my Accord’s lock actuators ($300) at no cost to me, long after the warranty had expired.
Am I the only one that is annoyed by the rattling windows?
I also had/have the problem with the Front door closing. I have to slam it shut hard for it to close properly. Again the dealer/service tells me this is normal. Actually they told me it is cause by cabinet pressure and I should roll the window down slightly prior to closing the door and it will work fine,,,give me a break..
I did have an experience with water on the passenger floor. My dealer was not aware of any issue nor I when I brought it in. They had a "water expert' check it with no problem found. Fortunately I have not experienced the problem again but then I have not gone through a car wash nor have we had any rain lately... will watch closer.
I have not noticed any windows rattling on my RTS.
Did the dealership really tell you that if you wind down the window a little the doors will close easier? This is a truly ridiculous suggestion. Did they suggest to put a tarp over your Ridgeline to stop the water leak?
All 4 of my doors open and close easily although I have read posts in the past on these boards about doors that were hard to close.
I have also read about water leaks but I believe that they were all on the drivers side. My understanding was that there was a series of Ridglines made that had a bad weld which caused the leak. My dealer said that they were aware of this problem and it was limited to vehicles made during a certain timeframe. Once again there are a lot of postings that address this issue on this board.
I have to disagree with you also. This would definitely be a big deal for any owner. I have owned several Hondas and like to trumpet their virtues, but I think you may be crossing the "Honda zealot" line by discounting this so easily.
'ridge owner with problems is quickly dismissed and chased away
as a troublemaker or just plain crazy.
You should know hondas NEVER have problems........................LOL!
Sad but true........................
Anyone who buys a Honda or import is not supporting the North American economy and is literally sending their money overseas and out of the pockets of their neighbors. All Rigeline owners should trade in their front wheel drive bias, V6, unitbody, Accord with ground clearance to a Chevrolet dealer for a real truck made at the highest rated assembly plant in North America. At least then you wont be selling out to the Japanese and maybe we can keep some of the North American jobs and money right here in North America.
All you need to do to see the poor quality of the Rigeline is to read the review of the long term test Rigeling on this very website. One of the editors took it on a very mild off road trail at 15 mph and all the struts blew out and had to be replaced. Who puts struts in a pickup truck anyway? There were numerous other quality issues and many of the editors disliked the "truck" and could not recommend it. Bottom line, people should support their domestic car comanies since they employ far more people in our home country and treat their employees better. Buying import cars encourages outsourcing, which means less jobs at home. If someone buys an import, they must hate America.
If GM wants my (or anyone else's) business, they will have to earn it. The true American way is to be the best, and thus thrive. If Honda has managed to "out-America" the US, then the answer is to provide a better product, which GM does not provide. In my opinion.
The only reason I haven't bought a RL is that I cannot afford one, and I already own my vehicles, so I'm not in the market.
Implicit in "buy American because it is American" is the concept that America cannot provide a better product - but we should buy it anyway, a concept that I absolutely reject as being, well, un-American. I think that the US can produce the best in the world - but the "big 3" are not producing the best. The only way to get them to improve is to hit them where it counts until they get the message...
Don't get me wrong, I'm not a GM fanatic, Ford Chrysler and import brands build some really fine cars aswell, but why send more of our dollars to Japanese corporations who have no interest in our country other than to exploit it? I have family and neighbors who work for the Big 3, why would I take money out of their pockets? You don't need to teach GM a lesson until they "get the message", they build great cars. What people need to get off their Honda High, and realize that it hurts our economy.
The reason this thread started was because as a mechanic, I can see that the Honda Rigeline is an inferior product. It does not deserve to be compared to other trucks because it essentailly is not a truck. It has a unitized body like a car, weak strut suspension, not solid axle, leaf spring or torsion bars like a half ton truck would have. It has an 80 percent front wheel drive AWD system that as far as I can see could never handle the abuse anyone would put on a truck. If you want a truck, consider an F-150, Silverado, Ram, or if you insist on buying an import a Tundra. If you want a bulky vehicle with leaky windows and struts that blow out, buy a Rigeline. Admit it, Hondas arent what theyre cracked up to be.
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Initial quality surveys are PURE garbage :sick: to me, but maybe not to others. Vehicles will rarely show their problems on their first 2-3 years. Bottomline, I buy a vehicle which is most reliable 5 maybe 10 years from now.
As an Asian transplant coming from a country with a 5-10 mph/stop and go traffic, blistering heat of the sun and mini flash floods, the Fords and the Kias and a few GM's always get towed. For some reason, the Hondas and Toyotas always make it home alive. And presently having a neighbor working for a towing company with all Honda vehicles just further convinced me that the domestics still have a long way to go to be competitive to their Japanese counterparts.
Blown struts are serious, however if one or two people are the only victims, it's more of an aberration and not the norm. I hope mine won't be the next one after that Edmunds test mule.
Even if everyone else calls the Ridge a minivan with a bed, it has performed exceptionally well for me it's trucking duties within the specs of it's capacities. After test driving the Dodge Dakota (the ride made my wife seasick), the underpowered cheap interiored Colorado, the extra stiff suspensioned kidney bashing Tacoma, and the gutsy engined Frontier, the Ridge owns them all.
Hurting the economy because one buys an import is not accurate anymore. Do you know that a lot of Ford products are made in Mexico. GM is rebadging Daewoos which are made from I don't know where.OUTSOURCING HURTS THE ECONOMY? RIGHT?
I pick the Ridgeline after careful consideration of the competition.I pick the Ridgeline because of it's aura of exclusivity coz I know not many would be sold.I pick the Ridge because it would have an excellent resale.I pick the Ridge because it's got the best ride among all trucks, and it's payload of 1500 lbs is pretty much tailored to my needs.
Only time will tell if I made a good decision in my truck purchase.However seeing a neighbor with all Honda vehicles working for a towing company tells me my decision may have been a good one.
Most are still in shock and denile over the Edmunds road test strut issue
and all the water leak posts. Wait a year or 2 and the weak v-6 transmission
issues surface.........................Not to mention paying sticker price for a
soon to be orphan vehicle................ :lemon:
Now for the cheerleaders to chime in !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kcram - Pickups Host
Edmunds shows $1,000 Dealer Support Cash. Where is he getting the other $500?
Look friend, you are making unqualified judgements based on stereotypes from your personal experience. You might look at how most off-road military vehicles are configured. They are much more like the Ridgeline than a 1/2 ton pickup.
John