2017 Honda Ridgeline: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Nov 10, 2025 · Engine, Fuel system · 91,000 miles · TN · fire

The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway unattended, for unknown reasons, the vehicle caught on fire. The contact had not experienced a failure with the vehicle prior to the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to an undisclosed recall related to engine and fuel pump. There were no reported injuries. The Fire Department was called and arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire. The contact stated that a Police report was not filed. The vehicle was not yet towed from the scene. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

Filed Aug 22, 2025 · Engine · CA

Total engine failure on freeway. Huge amount of smoke came out of the engine and the vehicle died. Hole in engine block, piston parts and connecting rod found in oil pan. It is my understanding that some 2017 Honda Ridgeline vehicles were recalled for this same problem. All maintenance work was done per recommendation and at the dealer.

Filed Aug 6, 2024 · Engine · TX · fire

[XXX], driving under normal conditions, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline truck suddenly burst into flames from under the engine hood. No warning lights lit, only a loud and very sudden bang was heard. Only with the good fortune that other motorists flagged down my wife who was driving. She stopped immediately and they helped her escape from the truck, after she turned it off. The flames subsided but unaware of what was the issue, she called 911 emergency services, and seven firefighters arrived from opposite directions to ensure the truck would not explode or burn after a thorough investigation. The Orillia, Ontario OPP has this event recorded as they dispatched the 911 emergency call. The next day, we had the truck towed to a local garage and it was determined after some investigation that the engine has seized. It is now understood that a Honda Service Bulletin #23-097 includes the safety recall for our truck. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Nov 20, 2023 · Engine · 90,000 miles · MO · fire

The contact owned a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that after parking on the side of the road and with the engine idling, a burning odor was present coming from the vehicle. Moments later smoke and flames were seen coming from the engine compartment which caused the hood to blow open. The fire department was immediately called to the scene and extinguished the flames. During the incident, the vehicle and personal property inside the vehicle were destroyed. A police report and fire report were taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location. The cause of the fire was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the incident. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Feb 11, 2019 · Engine · 40,000 miles · CA · fire

On february 4th, 2019, I parallel parked my vehicle at 9am on the street. At about 4pm that day, the fire department notified me that my 2017 honda ridgeline was on fire. My ridgeline was stationary, parked on the street, and it was a rainy day. The fire fighter told me the fire started under the hood in the engine area. The ridgeline was towed to a honda dealership in hopes of finding the cause of the spontaneous fire. The honda dealership did not even open the vehicle and would not diagnose the cause of the spontaneous fire. This is very dangerous because the spontaneous fire can harm and potentially kill people inside or around the vehicle as well as harm nearby buildings. This is also not the first 2017 honda ridgeline to have this same issue.

Filed Oct 4, 2018 · Engine · 21,000 miles · FL · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 honda ridgeline. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, it caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and a fire report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance tow lot. The contact called friendship honda at (828) 264-6006 (located at 1440 blowing rock rd, boone, nc 28607) and jenkins honda of leesburg (located at 8865 us-441, leesburg, fl 34788, (352) 815-2482), but no assistance was offered. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 09006658. The approximate failure mileage was 21,000. The VIN was not available.