NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2018 Honda Ridgeline. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION OF UP TO 5 MPH AFTER SETTING CRUISE CONTROL. WILL OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AT BOTH LOW AND HIGH SPEED.
WATER GETS IN FUEL FILLER CAP (OUTER HINGE) AND FREEZES. ICE DAM IN THE FUEL FILLER AREA PREVENTS FUEL HINGE FROM BEING OPENED, WHICH PREVENTS VEHICLE FROM BEING FUELED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM (PARKED NEXT TO THE FUEL PUMPS). HAS HAPPENED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
WATER GETS IN BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND FLAP OF THE CAPLESS FUEL FILLER NECK AND FREEZES. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS RAINING AND THE TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW FREEZING. IF THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE FREEZING THE WATER JUST SITS BETWEEN THE TWO FLAPS. I DON'T KNOW WHEN (STATIONARY, IN MOTION, TURNING ETC) IT IS GETTING IN THERE. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS RAINING.
WATER COLLECTS BEHIND CAPLESS FUEL FILLER FLAPPER AND IN COLD TEMPERATURES, AN ICE PLUG FORMS BEHIND FLAPPER. ICE PLUG PREVENTS OPENING FLAPPER TO INSERT GAS NOZZLE AND AND INABILITY TO REFUEL VEHICLE.
2018 HONDA RIDGELINE RTL-E. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NOISE COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *LD *JS
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026