2024 Honda Ridgeline Recalls & Problems

“Vehicle Safety Complaint – 2024 Honda Ridgeline Vehicle: 2024 Honda Ridgeline AWD Sport VIN: [XXX] Issue: Engine stalls at traffic lights and fails to restart automatically. My 2024 Honda Ridgeline has a recurring and potentially dangerous problem with the Auto Idle Stop system. When I come to a complete stop at a traffic light or intersection, the engine shuts off as part of the Auto Idle Stop…”

“Vehicle Safety Complaint – 2024 Honda Ridgeline Vehicle: 2024 Honda Ridgeline AWD Sport VIN: [XXX] Issue: Engine stalls at traffic lights and fails to restart automatically. My 2024 Honda Ridgeline has a recurring and potentially dangerous problem with the Auto Idle Stop system. When I come to a complete stop at a traffic light or intersection, the engine shuts off as part of the Auto Idle Stop…”

“LIGHTED RUNNING BOARD LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY QUIT WORKING. HONDA HAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BUT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.”

“Intermittently when I come to a stop, my vehicle does not restart from the auto start stop. When I mentioned this to the Honda dealer, they said my battery was bad and needed to be replaced. I replaced it in the problem still persists. I drive on route [XXX] from [XXX] to [XXX] daily for work and this has happened a couple times in rush-hour traffic. I’ve gotten a video of this and I have showed t…”

“My Honda CMBS system has false warnings from cars coming from the other lane and road markers setting off the system. I had numerous incidents where the steering wheel shakes and a brake warning illuminates with no possibility of an accident. After this warning the car would automatically brake to stop you. I have taken this vehicle to the dealer twice they said it is perfect. Honda knows this sys…”

“Vehicle purchased in June of 2024, and with auto start in normal state (not disabled) vehicle does not restart (as it is designed to) when stopped at a stop light. I will have to put the vehicle into a parked state and then attempt to restart it. Fortunately I have not been rear ended yet, but it has caused delays in traffic having to attempt to complete this to get the car running again. Does…”

“I am reporting a recurring Auto Idle Stop no-restart and starting-system failure in a 2024 Honda Ridgeline. At approximately 35,072 miles, while stopped at a traffic light with Auto Idle Stop engaged, the engine shut off but failed to restart when the brake pedal was released. The vehicle remained disabled in the intersection until it was manually restarted, creating a risk of a collision. An aut…”

“2024 Honda Ridgeline. Brakes stick or slow to release. Feels like brakes are dragging. Delayed acceleration. This is unsafe. Dealer has had vehicle 7+ days total across 2 repair attempts from March 25th 2026 thru April 1st 2026 and again April 29th 2026 and dealership still has the vehicle. Has not been able to fix the issue. Honda issued Dealer Message on August 7, 2025 stating "American Honda …”

Honda (America Honda Motor Co) is recalling certain 2020-2024 Ridgeline vehicles. The rearview camera (RVC) tailgate wire harness may fatigue and break, which can prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.

Fix: Dealers will replace the RVC tailgate wire harness, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed November 8, 2024. Owners may contact Honda service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is YI7.