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Great car with many problems!
throw73, 05/01/2017
2017 Honda Ridgeline RT 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
19 of 22 people found this review helpful
This truck has great handling and ride. The interior ergonomics are great and the center console is huge. The cup holders are annoying since anything that doesn't fit perfectly rattles like hell. i love the in bed trunk. I have been averaging 19mpg with a mix of CA highways and city driving. Right from the start i had 2 annoying rattles coming from the dash area which originates from inside the dash where i cannot reach. The rattle comes and goes with the fluctuation of temperatures. After 1000 miles my truck has developed 2 loud pops or bangs from the front when i am in reverse with the wheel turned(parking in reverse). After around 3000 miles my transmission developed a faint '1-click' under light acceleration in 4th gear. At 5000 miles that faint click has become noticeably louder and now occurs in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th gear. Along with the clicking the truck has developed very aggressive engine braking while low speed coasting or decelerating to a stop. This is a new car owners nightmare. It seems this truck was assembled on a weekend. I have never had a vehicle with this many problems from the get go. I have done some research and it seems although Honda is recently getting a bad rap for its 9 speed transmission, it has consistently had issues with transmissions in general. Also its JD reliability has dropped out of top 10 when in the past it was always top 3 or so. Be careful future buyers.
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2017 Ridgeline; vibration issues due to poor VCM
Michael Faircloth, 07/19/2017
updated 07/22/2022
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-T 4dr Crew Cab SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
I have the RTL-T front wheel drive. It is a nice truck, but I started off out the dealership with vibration issues. We fixed several noise issues along the way to figuring out that the truck has an issue with a poor design in the valve control management system (I say this; Honda says it is a feature of the truck). It has been a year now (10k miles) and all I have is a case number with Honda. I also feel the vibration sometimes during normal driving at low speeds, but it really shows up in cruise control. If you test drive one, make sure you find a road with inclines and declines and engage the cruise control. Do this for many miles to make sure your model doesn't do this. I test drove an all wheel model for comparison and the issue was not there. All in all, I like my truck as long as I don't use cruise control; when I do use it, I regret buying it. 7/21/2020 Update: When I took my truck to the dealer for the 3rd year state inspection, I had a long talk with the service manager about the vibration issue while using cruise control (again) and he had it checked out. They concluded that something was wrong (3 years later) and Honda had a software patch for it. They installed the software patch and it took care of the issue (at least made it better) I am glad that it took care of the issue, but to wait 3 years to fix an obvious issue is not good customer service. The truck, now, is as expected when purchased in 2016 and it is good Honda quality. 7/2022 update: At around 75k miles, started getting a warning for an emissions issue. After several months of it coming up then resetting I took it to the dealership. Needed fuel injectors and cad converter. Extended warranty paid off. The repairs eliminated completely the previous vibration issues I had become used to and I even use cruse control all the time now. Seems like my original vibration issue was defective fuel injectors but I doubt Honda will ever connect the dots… Runs the best it ever had and I’m currently at 85k miles. After 5 years, I am finally completely satisfied with my truck; it’s great!
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JPKANT, 09/08/2016
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-T 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Have had the truck about a week and loving it! Very comfortable ride compared to others with excellent visibility, features and handling. Bought it to use for travel and pulling a lightweight travel trailer. First tank getting us around 26 mpg with mostly highway (secondary) roads. Amazing!
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makecues, 10/16/2017
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTS 4dr Crew Cab SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
13 of 15 people found this review helpful
The 2017 Ridgeline has nice engineered features , but many aspects are very poor . Ride and handling , as well as performance for what it is are good . Materials are very cheap , poor quality on seats and interior trim . The plastics used in this vehicle are not durable and the finish deteriorates quickly . The exterior trim plastic as well is cheap and fragile ... Less than a year old it has faded and begun to get chalky . Wheel well plastic trim is loose which will top dirt and rot out the panels quickly . Service department explanation was thats the way it is ... hmmm ... working on your own vehicle is a pain , oil filter is in worst position possible , drop anything at the front of engine compartment , say goodbye unless you want to spend hours removing shielding ! Fairly nice concept from Honda but poorly executed and with very little support from the aftermarket . The first impression from many will be to the positive but if you look at the details , it's not a good value ...MHO
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Dave Howell, 08/22/2016
2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E 4dr Crew Cab AWD SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
It is a very nice truck, Sold my 07 that I liked a lot for this. Was very happy on how much better this truck is.
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