2007 Honda Ridgeline Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  2
• Side/window
  1
• Frontal › Driver side › Inflator module
  1

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  16%
• 25k–50k
  213%
• 50k–75k
  425%
• 75k–100k
  213%
• 100k–150k
  425%
• 150k+
  319%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2007 Honda Ridgeline owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

I was driving on Monday, jan 9th at 11:50 am on rankin road in greensboro when smoke was coming from the passenger hood area, then a flame of fire, I got out and called 911, the fire department came at 11:54 and put out the fire,damaging the passenger glass side and spraying water throughout the truck and cutting the cable to the battery of the truck. Fire dept took report and fire marshall said it looked like it was electrical coming from the air bag area being the fire did not come from engine, the engine part was fine just where the air bag area was. There was no warning lights that came on or anything. Fire dept called a tow truck to tow truck to my house, I had to pay 95.00 to tow company. My side business is on hold because I do not have a truck to put my equipment in so now I am losing money.

Vehicle one traveling at high rate of speed & without braking, crossed into oncoming traffic struck (our vehicle) Honda truck from driver front side with partial front impact causing Honda truck to then cross slow lane traffic and come to rest in field off the roadway. The driver suffered cuts on neck area. I was seated in the passenger front and suffered the worse injury with an unexplained straight cut splitting my hand from top between knuckles all the way to my mid palm. There were no explanations for the straight cut. There were no broken windows etc. Our vehicle was completely totaled from impact and to my knowledge all airbags deployed. Both the emergency room doctor & orthopedic agreed even if the airbag had forced my index & middle fingers apart it would not be a straight line cut but a ripped jagged skin type wound. …

My 2007 Ridgeline failed to activate either the ABS or the vsa as I began skidding on the snow that was between the tire lanes. The drive lanes were clear pavement and at 64 MPH in cruise control I changed lanes and the vehicle began 4 wheel skiing on the snow. I applied the brake and lost all control of my Ridgeline as the vehicle with all 4 wheels locked, skid over to the side of the road and became entangled with the snow bank. With all 4 wheels locked the vehicle slowed due to the depth of the snowbank. As it slowed the Ridgeline swung around sideways and slowly rolled on its side. At that point the side air bag curtain deployed. Scratching my eye ball and hitting my ear so hard I had to put my hand to my ear to see if it was still attached. Either the vsa or the ABS should have activated. …

Safety recall due to propellant wafers in airbags. Over the past six months I have scheduled appointments to have my vehicles airbags replaced. The last appointment was on 08-15-2016 at 10:00 a.m. At the buena park Honda 6411 beach blvd buena park ca 90621 confirmation code x046xd29xp despite going to multiple Honda dealerships and making multiple appointments I am constantly told that I have to come back as they do not have the parts. I never receive a follow up call or am able to get Honda to correct their defective airbags which can potentially endanger my life and the lives of my passengers. Should anything happen I will hold Honda accountable legally as I have made numerous attempts to have my vehicle fixed with Honda dealerships. Please assist me in getting Honda to correct their defective airbags.

After starting truck and leaving driveway SRS light came on. It does this each time you start driving truck now. Went to dealer, paid fee to put it on their computer and it said nothing was wrong. They reset light and it came on again. The dealer looked at it again (no charge this time) and said they feel it is the driver side seat sensor that is part of the SRS system. It will be about $1200.00 to replace it, it May not fix the problem and is not covered by Honda even though it is part of the airbag safety system. How can a safety feature not be covered for the life of vehicle like seat belts? Honda has had so many air bag recalls how is this any different?

On 2/10/10 at approximately 11:00 am my 2007 Honda Ridgeline was involved in a collision on florence & henness in the city of casa grande, az. The vehicle sustained front end damage after rear ending another vehicle. The Ridgeline was traveling approximately 20 MPH at the time of impact. It was noted immediately after the accident that the inside cab had a burning odor. It was also noted that the airbags did not deploy. After further investigation by Honda service technicians located at san tan Honda, it was determined that a short circuit caused by a faulty ground wire disabled the air bag system.

Hit a deer at 55 MPH, dead center on the front of my vehicle. Entire front end was caved in but the air bags didn't deploy. I was told by the insurance adjuster that the deployment sensor is located behind the radiator, and he was surprised also that the bags didn't deploy. This is a public safety issue that needs to be handled swiftly. I'm thankful that I didn't run off the road and hit a tree. If you think you're going to be protected by airbags in the event of a crash, don't be lulled into a false sense of security. This is a major safety failure on the part of Honda USA.

The issue seems to occur randomly. When it occurs the check engine light, vtm4 light, vsa light and a few other warning lights light up on the instrument panel. When this occurs the truck will slow down gradually with no response from the accelerate pedal. I have to pull to the side of the road turn off the truck or let vehicle cost and it will eventually kick in. I have safety concerns with this happening at unkowing times which can either possibly cause me to wreck or someone to hit me from behind because the vehicle jist wont move I jave to coast it to the side of the road.

Takata recall: I was mailed a recall notice from Honda concerning my from air bag. I contacted fairfax Honda of virginia in the spring to sign up for this recall. I have followed up several times. I have not been able to make any progress. I have been repeatedly told the part is on order. Please help make Honda and the dealer take action to resolve this.

My 2007 Honda Ridgeline was involved in an accident. The vehicle struck another vehicle and due to a short circuit the air bags did not deploy. The consumer stated it was noted by the technician that a short circuit caused by a faulty ground wire disabled the air bag system. Updated 04/28/10

Related recalls

Airbag complaints in other Ridgeline years