2007 Honda Ridgeline Visibility & Wipers Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF IN THE VENT POSITION BLEW UP. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CUT TO THE LEFT ELBOW AS A RESULT OF THE SHATTERED GLASS FROM THE SUN ROOF, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

HONDA RIDGELIBE REAR CENTER SLIDING WINDOW EXPLODED FOR NO REASON AND WITHOUT ANY CAUSE DURING A DRIVE WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET CAUSES I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. WE WERE DRIVING IN A SUBDIVISION WITH NO OTHER CARS ON THE STREET.

BACK MIDDLE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, GLASS SHATTERED INTO THE BACKSEAT AND FLOOR BOARD. *JS

POWER REAR WINDOW CENTER SLIDER PIECE SHATTERED. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH ALL THE WINDOWS AND REAR SLIDER OPEN. THE CENTER SLIDING PORTION OF THE WINDOW WAS IN THE OPEN POSITION WHEN IT SHATTERED SENDING GLASS FRAGMENTS THOUGH OUT THE VEHICLE. THE GLASS COVERED THE BACKSEAT, BACKSEAT FLOOR, AND SOME ON THE DASHBOARD AND FRONT FLOOR. THE REPLACEMENT GLASS IS ON ORDER FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE AND THE REAR SLIDING WINDOW SHATTERED INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING. I REPORTED IT TO THE POLICE AS I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT SOMEONE MIGHT HAVE SHOT IT OUT WITH A BULLET. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SWITCH OTHER HONDA RIDGELINES. *TR

HELLO, IN WISCONSIN IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO GET A SMALL AMOUNT OF ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATION ON A CAR. WHEN SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATE THEIR IS ALWAYS A SMALL AMOUNT USUALLY LESS THAN 1/4 INCH THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SCRAPE OFF WITHOUT DESTROYING THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE. ON THE OTHER 24 CARS I HAVE OWNED WHEN THIS MELTS AFTER DRIVING A SHORT TIME FROM THE CABIN TEMPERATURE, IT SLIDES ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AFTER BREAKING THE FIRST TIME AFTER MELTING LOOSE. THE WIPERS THEN PUSH THE SLUSH OFF TO THE SIDES SO YOU CAN SEE. ON MY 2007 HONDA RIDGELINE INSTEAD OF THAT HAPPENING THE WIPERS SHUT OFF UNDER THE INCREASED MOMENTARY LOAD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO RESET IS TO STOP, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO WHEN YOU ARE COMPLETELY BLINDED WITH SLUSH LOOKING FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES, THE LAST TIME I WAS COMING UP ON A ROAD BLOCKED OFF DUE TO A FATALITY ACCIDENT. I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS, BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE I ENDED UP STOPPING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE ABOUT 5 FEET FROM THE POLICE VEHICLE BLOCKING THE ROAD. I CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES. THERE LINE IS THAT THE WIPERS MEET FEDERAL STANDARDS AND THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. MY NEIGHBOR DOWN THE STREET IS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTED THE PROBLEM WITH OTHER RIDGELINES. MY VEHICLE WA EXAMINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I OR SOMEBODY ELSE KILLS SOMEONE AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT IS SNOWING. *TR

VEHICLE WAS IN FULL SIGHT DURING A 3-HOUR VISIT WITH A FRIEND. UPON LEAVING, NOTICED GLASS ALL INSIDE THE CAB AND BED. CENTER, SLIDING PORTION OF REAR WINDOW APPEARED TO HAVE EXPLODED. NO EVIDENCE OF VANDALISM WHATSOEVER. DEALER STATED THEY WOULD HAVE A FIELD ENGINEER EVALUATE THE SITUATION, BUT AFTER TWO WEEKS THERE WAS NO RESULT, SO I OPTED FOR MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO REPLACE THE GLASS. *TR

THREE BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN 3 YEARS. CRACK ALWAYS STARTS IN LOWER LEFT CORNER. HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR. HONDA WILL NOT REPLACE SO I PAY 600 - 800 EVERY YEAR. DRIVE FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS - BREAKS AGAIN. WAIT A FEW MONTHS - REPLACE WINDSHIELD. BREAKS AGAIN . . . . *TR