2017 Honda Ridgeline Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 3%of 347 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2017 Honda Ridgeline, 3% of the 347 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“The automatic emergency braking system is consistently fooled on right hand turns. It sees the car approaching as being in my lane and alerts BRAKE and vibrates the steering wheel. I believe this is because the system is unable to detect the curve in the two lane road approaching and no steering input has been applied (as the vehicle is not in the corner yet)”
NHTSA complaint #11453922, filed 2022-02“The collision mitigation Braking System has activated my brakes resulting in a lock up 3 times and I've only owned the truck for 2 months. One of the times I was rear ended do to the trucking stopping suddenly. I now have to drive with the system turned off because of how dangerous it is to have on.”
NHTSA complaint #11583765, filed 2024-04“At approximately 20mph, Forward collision warning appeared as car in front braked quickly but continued forward after the quick brake. After I braked to slow down, I began to accelerate as the vehicle in front continued forward. As soon as I hit the accelerator, the Automatic Emergency Braking kicked in and locked up the brakes - even though the car in front of me was 20-30+ feet away. Car behind me had to slam on their brakes as it appeared that I braked without any reason”
NHTSA complaint #11554452, filed 2023-11“My Honda Ridgeline 2017 it started to not accelerate and a lot of lights came on. Check engine light, power steering, cruise control, abs, etc. The truck only goes 20-23 mph and it wouldn't run. Thank God i wasn't in the high or i would have crashed. i went to my nearest autozone to see what was going on and they told me that the Camshaft position sensor is damage . and it do the fact that the camshaft is hitting the sensor. They took me that a lot of Honda's were having this problem. I should call the Honda Dealer. …”
NHTSA complaint #11564369, filed 2024-01“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 2021-10Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 25% |
| 2025 | 16 | 16% |
| 2024 | 7 | 10% |
| 2023 | 11 | 8% |
| 2022 | 17 | 14% |
| 2021 | 15 | 15% |
| 2020 | 15 | 9% |
| 2019 | 3 | 1% |
| 2018 | 2 | 1% |
| 2017 | 12 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2017 Honda Ridgeline
93 complaintsEngine
88 complaintsFuel system
46 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
42 complaintsOther or unknown
36 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
34 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
18 complaintsBrakes
17 complaintsBody and structure
13 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaintsExterior lighting
9 complaintsElectronic 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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