2008 Honda Ridgeline electrical problems

Filed Feb 27, 2025 · Electrical · OH · fire

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Filed Aug 29, 2018 · Electrical · 106,000 miles · NJ

The wiring harness for the blower motor melted behind the center lower dash area at a connection point.the vehicle had just been started and the A/C would not come on. The A/C came on briefly the next day and then failed again and has not come back on. Investigation of the wiring came up with melted point of contact. This could have easily caused a fire and was a known issue with the years prior to 2008.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Electrical · 180,000 miles · CA

Wiring harness for AC and heater not working. Recall was done to honda vehicles up too 2007 with same problem. Intermitting problem while driving and stationary.

Filed Aug 2, 2017 · Electrical · 27,275 miles · PA

A/c blower motor quit running(intermittently) dec. 2016 & july 2017, stopped completely july 2017. No heat in winter and no cooling in summer. Also battery was drained of it's charge , had to be jump started with potential need for replacement. Dealer is working on fixing. Found a transistor failed then later found a burnt elec. Connector in wiring harness. Dealer contacted honda corp., no 2008 recalls but mfg. Will accept 50% reduction of repair part replacement of harness, truck is at dealer service for mon. Tues. & wed.,7/31/17 thru. 8/2/17, received loaner car till it is fixed. Costs are now up to over $650 and climbing. (not including my major stress and inconvenience for a 79 year old.) checked on various web sites and found many major safety and expensive electrical issues with this honda issue as well as fire destruction in some cases, but no recalls. Dealer states this is a "new service issue" to them and after my constant pressure on them to resolve the problem they are more cooperative to fix it! Time will tell where this will go from here.

Filed May 1, 2017 · Electrical · 43,000 miles · IN

I have no blower fan to work AC or heat defrost wiring maybe under rated guage size

Filed Oct 31, 2016 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · CA

Ac/heater wire harness melted and no longer works.

Filed Oct 8, 2016 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · TX

Blower motor wiring failure blower fan stopped working with AC replaced resistor but wiring harness is nonfunctioning smelled smoke.

Filed Jul 25, 2016 · Electrical · 110,526 miles · GA

Heater blower fan stopped working. Took to dealer 7/25/16 dealer inspected, found melted wiring harness beneath dash. Cost to repair approximately $1000.00. This is a fire hazard and has affected 07 and earlier model ridgelines per the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v001000. Should include 2008 also!

Filed Jan 30, 2016 · Electrical · 101,772 miles · OK

I started my truck and the air would not blow. I smelled the burning of electricity. I took it into the dealership to be inspected and they said that there was an electrical short in the dash harness where it connects to the blower motor. They quoted me $1,500 to fix it. Apparently this was a common problem that was recalled in the 2007 model but nothing has been done for the 2008 model. There should be a recall.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Body, Electrical · 90,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 honda ridgeline. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the top panel on the roof of the vehicle where the courtesy lights and wiring were housed detached completely onto the road. In addition, the air conditioner became inoperable and the wiring harness melted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.