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2021 Honda Ridgeline electrical problems

15 complaints (15% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints
15
of this car's complaints
15%
crashes
0
recalls
0

Which part fails

Owners did not name a specific part.

At what mileage

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Honda Ridgeline electrical problems in other years

2006201020202025

Specific symptoms reported on the 2021 Honda Ridgeline electrical

Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.

Backup camera 7Start-stop 5

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2021 Honda Ridgeline owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Sep 9, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · IL

The auto idle function- the car engine doesn't restart. This has happened in a busy intersection and won't restart until you have made several attempts to restart. I have brought this to the attention of Honda certified techs.

Filed Jul 14, 2026 · Driver assistance, Electrical · FL

My 2021 Honda Ridgeline Sport experienced failure of the forward-facing Honda Sensing camera system. This camera controls safety features including Collision Mitigation Braking, Lane Keeping Assist, and Adaptive Cruise Control. The failure disables safety assistance features. Honda acknowledged the issue but refused to provide full repair coverage and only offered $941 toward a repair costing significantly more. I believe a safety-related camera failure should be investigated as a potential defect

Filed Jul 10, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · CA

Truck was waiting at a stop light in drive mode and foot on brake pedal. When the light changed to green. I tried to accelerate to go and the whole vehicle shook/lunges forward and shut off. Vehicle went into neutral and wouldn't allow me to go into drive mode. I had to restart the vehicle twice before it allowed me to go into drive again. Vehicle was stuck in the middle of the street with oncoming/ongoing traffic. I had this vehicle at the honda dealer(with documents) three times previous for this issue and its still not resolved. Please help.

Filed Mar 18, 2025 · Electrical · CA

Vehicle has an open recall, but dealer still don't have the parts available to repair for almost a year.

Filed Oct 29, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · OH

My car is equipe with a idle stop start assitant and in 3 ocasions did not restar the vehicle after stoping on a red light, I have to put the car in parking and then try to re-start the vehicle triying 1 or 2 time until starts up.

Filed Jul 10, 2024 · Electrical · MN

was denied recall for backup camera. my backup camera went dead July 4th weekend with heavy rain it worked again and glitch on and off. Made a appt 7/10/2024 at my local dealership where I bought the vehicle and was told they are going to take pictures of it and send them in for the harness. when I got there camera works atm and was denied on recall

Filed Apr 23, 2024 · Electrical · CT

Back up camera blacks out from time to time.

Filed Mar 5, 2024 · Electrical, Visibility · NY

3/4/2024. Backup camera failure. Black screen. Located broken wires in wiring harness. Same location as those in earlier recall.

Filed Nov 11, 2023 · Electrical, Engine · WI

After driving on the freeway for about 1 hour, took the exit to the right. Check engine light came on and vehicle had loss of power and was shuttering. Attempts at accelerating were met with little to no power. Tried turning off eco mode, no change. Limped to the first safe place to stop, avoiding any fast traffic behind. Shut off vehicle, and when I started again, no check engine light, vehicle operated as normal. I fear to think what would have happened when if my child were driving and had to make a merge onto heavy traffic. This is a serious safety issue that I have learned is known. A fix needs to happen before someone is seriously hurt.

Filed Dec 13, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · NH

The auto start/stop function fails to restart the truck after stopping. I has in the middle of an intersection waiting to turn left. The auto stop turned off the engine. When I let go of the brake the truck failed to restart. I was stuck in the middle of the intersection when other cars were trying to get around me because the traffic lights changed. I couldn’t restart the truck at first. Had to put it in Park; push the brake down; hit the start button and then the truck finally started. Then had to put it back in Drive. But I was still in danger of getting hit, because it wasn’t my turn to go due to the traffic lights. I’m still under the bumper to bumper warranty and I take the truck to dealership tomorrow. The dashboard reads, “Auto Engine Idle Stop System Problem”

Questions about the 2021 Honda Ridgeline electrical

Does the 2021 Honda Ridgeline have electrical problems?

Owners have filed 15 complaints about the electrical of the 2021 Honda Ridgeline, 15% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2021 Honda Ridgeline electrical problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 2021 Honda Ridgeline electrical?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Honda Ridgeline have the most electrical problems?

The Honda Ridgeline model years with the most electrical complaints are 2017 (93 complaints), 2020 (50 complaints) and 2018 (49 complaints).

Other 2021 Honda Ridgeline problems

Engine 33Driver assistance 19Lights 14Transmission 11Fuel system 6Body 5Acceleration 4Visibility 4Airbags 3Brakes 3Suspension 2Wheels 2Seats 1Steering 1Tires 1

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