2006 Honda Ridgeline Engine Problems

“While driving, I suddenly started getting transmission slippage . Engine would rev up, but no power to the wheels. I was able to pull off the road. There was a strawberry milkshake colored fluid coming out of my radiator overflow container. Turns out the that transmission cooler inside the radiator broke loose and allowed engine coolant to mix with the transmission fluid. Apparently it's not an unknown problem. I'm lucky that I was in a rural residential area and not on the interstate.”

“Found out radiator/transmission on Honda Ridgeline has been having catastrophic failures due to transmission line failure. This issue will cause engine failure that could result in wrecks due to the violent nature of this failure. This would cause immediate panic to my pregnant wife and soon to be newborn baby girl. Honda is aware of the faulty connection on radiator that causes this issue and still hasn't issued recall. I believe they are acting negligently towards fixing this issue. …”

“We purchased our 2006 Ridgeline back in 2009 with approx 46k miles on it. At that time, we purchased the hac (Honda auto care) warr & cont to drive for yrs with limited problems concerning the veh. Around 82k on the Ridgeline (2 yrs ago), I had a problem with the vehicle that prompted me to take the vehicle into the dealer. They advised me that it would be cov under the warranty, but the warranty was exp in 2 weeks (2 weeks, but what about the 7 yrs and 100k)?. I inquired on the terms & explained that was not how it was positioned to me. …”

“Truck failed to start after work, after several tries the truck started but warning lights came on and there was a knocking noise in the engine. After a couple of seconds the warning lights went off and the noise went away. When I started to drive it surged a couple of times and then ran normal. I checked the engine when I got home to find coolant on the dipstick and very low on coolant in the radiator. I took the truck to a Honda dealer who inspected it and told me what I already knew and said that I need a new engine, they have not told me what the cause is. …”

“The A/C condenser fan get loose and its blade were moving unproperly making a large hole in the radiator. Suddenly the radiator lost all water causing that engine motor brake the seals, piston and other parts because the high temperature. Since the water leaking was fast, the temperature sensor that shows high temperature at dash control panel ease not catch until the big damage of the engine happened. The mechanic technician states that fail of this fan is common on Honda vehicle. …”