2017 Honda Ridgeline engine problems
97 of the 343 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Honda Ridgeline name the engine (NHTSA’s “Engine” heading — the engine and its cooling system). Filed under the same heading: 42 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 2 NHTSA investigations. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the engine
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 97 reports a crash · 6 a fire · 0 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2018: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2020: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2023: 9 · 2024: 29 · 2025: 22 · 2026: 26
Half of the 27 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the engine problem between 40,000 and 107,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
343 complaints in all about the 2017 Honda Ridgeline, 26 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Engine” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Honda Ridgeline engine problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the engine. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The contact owned a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated that after parking on the side of the road and with the engine idling, a burning odor was present coming from the vehicle. Moments later smoke and flames were seen coming from the engine compartment which caused the hood to blow open.
Complete engine failure at 76,333. Vehicle failed after exiting highway after slowing down to merge with traffic on side road. There was no warning lights displayed prior to failure. It left my son and I trapped in an unsafe situation.
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. Additionally, an unknown warning light was illuminated intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that there was a fault with the emissions system.
When accelerating the engine bogs down and runs rough. All warning lights come on. After shutting off the engine and restarting everything appears to run normally however the warning lights stay on the cruise control does not work. After a couple of days the warning lights went off and everything worked as normal.
The contact owns a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle independently made a sudden stop, with unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic and the mechanic stated that the camshaft sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.
What is on file about the engine
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 23V751000 HighNov 13, 2023 · 248,999 vehicles
- Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Acura TLX, 2016-2020 Acura MDX, 2016 and 2018-2019 Pilot, 2017 and 2019 Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 Odyssey vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the connecting rod bearing in the engine may wear and seize, damaging the engine.
NHTSA investigations
- PE25008 Engine failureopened Aug 20, 2025 · open
- The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 414 reports of connecting rod bearing failures in the 3.5L V6 engine used in the following vehicles: Model Years (MY) 2018-2020 Acura TLX, MY2016-2020 Acura MDX, MY2016-2020 Honda Pilot, MY2018-2020 Honda Odyssey, and MY2017-2019 Honda Ridgeline. The subject engine failures were analyzed as part of a Recall Query (RQ24013). It was determined…
- RQ24013 Engine failureopened Nov 8, 2024 · closed Aug 20, 2025
- On November 8, 2024, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Recall Query RQ24013 to assess the scope of Honda recall 23V-751 after receiving complaints that alleged connecting rod bearing failures in vehicles that were not within the scope of recall 23V-751. In November 2023, Honda recalled 248,999 various Model Year (MY)2016–2020 Honda and Acura vehicles equipped with the 3.5L V6 engine…
42 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
- A23-078 Service bulletinMay 21, 2025
- Service Bulletin - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock-up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator flashing “D” and set DTC P0741 Torque Converter Clutch Performance or Stuck
The 1 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
P0430 P0741 P219A P219B P0369 P0776 P0420 P2652
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Honda Ridgeline names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Honda Ridgeline
Source: the same files- electrical problems 92 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre engine problems common on the 2017 Honda Ridgeline?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 97 owner complaints naming the engine on this model year (28% of everything owners filed about it), and 42 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall, 2 NHTSA investigations are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the engine on the 2017 Honda Ridgeline?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 23V751000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do engine problems show up on the 2017 Honda Ridgeline?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 86,280 miles; half of them between 40,000 and 107,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Engine" heading cover?
The engine and its cooling system. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.