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2017 Honda Ridgeline Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
3%of 347 total for the year
Median mileage
100miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2017 Honda Ridgeline, 3% of the 347 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“On the inside of the headlight lens assembly, there is dust/dirt/debris probably occurring during manufacture/storing/shipping/and or assembly that I can not get Honda to take seriously. The last I was told was by my case manager kathryn ext.#117742 that the owner of ferndale Honda ( charlie ) pulled a brand new one into the shop and it too had the same debris. Kathryn said well it must be standard then . Anything that takes away from a vehicles lighting ability can not be a good thing and I can not seem to get them to care of it on my own. …”

NHTSA complaint #10949947, filed 2017-02, 20 miles

“My 2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-T is having an issue where the right fog lamp acts as if its the left turn signal when activated. Example: I activate the turn signal to perform a left turn. The turn signal does not hyperflash as if it needs a new bulb. The rear left turn signal performs as expected, however the front left turn signal does not activate. The right front fog lamp flashes as if its a turn signal. This presents a risk in traffic as oncoming could assume that I'm turning right as I make a left hand turn.”

NHTSA complaint #11770876, filed 2026-10

“After arriving home and turning off the vehicle, there was a lot of flickering of the lights and clicking noises in the engine. The dash displayed all emergency startup lights and performed the following message on the dash, Keyless Start System Error. I took it to the dealer who ran a diagnostic, and provided me the diagnostic paperwork showing 4 codes in the Security, Power Control Unit, Mode Menu, Lighting, Keyless Transmitter, Gauges, and door locks. …”

NHTSA complaint #11455643, filed 2022-03

“The alarm system goes off at random times throughout the day, headlights stay on after the alarm activates, interior dash warning lights flicker and voltage fluctuates with sound. Happens if Key Fob is in my pocket or not. Events started in Oct 2019 and continued until Sep2020, when I unplugged the hood alarm activation switch. This disabled the alarm from going off at random times but didn't stop the dash warning lights from flickering and voltage fluctuating sounds. …”

NHTSA complaint #11438476, filed 2021-10

“My incident is related to the Keyless Module Part #0 38320-T6Z-A31, My pick up was parked outside in my work parking lot. It started the alarm making sounds, my coworkers let me know it,I just went to take look check it and I just turned off the alarm and set it on again, after that the car started do it again after 5 minutes, and it was a nightmare because after several times, I tried to disable the alarm in the touch screen panel, but it doesn't have any control I was available to disable it, I was seating in my car, and I noticed the instrumental panel started to turn on and off,it was…”

NHTSA complaint #11488489, filed 2022-10

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Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026650%
20252726%
20241318%
20233930%
20223025%
20211414%
2020127%
201910%
201793%
201113%
201012%
200732%
200652%

Other parts of the 2017 Honda Ridgeline

Electrical system
93 complaints
Engine
88 complaints
Fuel system
46 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
42 complaints
Other or unknown
36 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
34 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaints
Brakes
17 complaints
Body and structure
13 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
12 complaints
Engine cooling
11 complaints
Electronic stability control
6 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Honda Ridgeline

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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