2020 Honda Ridgeline Lighting Problems

I own a 2020 Honda ridgeline pick up truck. For many months, I have been aware of an existing recall on the rear view camera tailgate wire harness and have received two notices. I have been at the dealer twice to have it repaired, the last time of which they canceled my appointment the day before the repair saying they don’t have any parts and that I will hear sometime Late fall. Honda has been aware of this problem with the rear camera tailgate wire harness because of recalls on the 2017 through 2019 models. That I have received two recall notices already with Honda claiming they don’t have the parts to fix it is ridiculous. Their dilatory conduct in fixing this defect is a definite safety concern. My rearview camera does not work and Honda has failed to timely fix it pursuant to recall 24V-321.

Auto dimming/high beam feature flickers on and off intermittently at night without little relation to oncoming vehicles or dark highways. I have asked my local dealer twice to repair this problem, with no resolution. (see attached invoices). I also opened case with the manufacturer (Honda), and they declined to address my issue. I believe this is a safety issue because it is distracting to me and oncoming drivers.

Auto high beam feature fails to go to dim quickly enough when on coming traffic appears. Yet it will dim for white or yellow road sign reflections. The system is very unpredictable and causes people to flash me often. Recurring problem since new.

In winter weather driving the LED headlights become covered in snow and ice. I have to keep finding a safe place to pull over and manually clear the snow and ice off the headlights so I can see properly without dazzling other drivers.

Honda Ridgeline's "Auto High-Beam Headlights" do not work as advertised. They do not automatically engage high-beam headlights when appropriate. When this features rarely engages, the high-beams often disengage quickly - which distracts the driver and creates a temporary dangerous situation. I believe that this can be fixed with software.

WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, THE AUTO DIMMING HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT SYSTEM OFTEN FAILS TO DIM THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN AN ONCOMING VEHICLE IS APPROACHING - OFTEN CAUSING THE ONCOMING DRIVER TO "FLASH" HIS HIGH BEAMS IN ANGER. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO DIM THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN IT SHOULDN'T.- WHEN THERE'S NO VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I FIND OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME PROBLEM HERE... HTTPS://WWW.RIDGELINEOWNERSCLUB.COM/THREADS/AUTO-HIGH-BEAM-COOL-MAYBE-NOT.215738

Since this vehicle was purchased new the automatic high beams have not worked correctly and will often stay on for incoming traffic. There is no fix for this issue at the moment. Mentioned this issue to Honda Corp and dealership and never heard a response from over two years ago. Brought vehicle recently to other dealer and mentioned my vehicle still has this issue. They completed an unrelated software update. Needless to say my Ridgeline is still having this issue.

THE AUTO HIGH BEAM FEATURE DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. TURNS ON AND OFF AT IT'S OWN REFLECTION FROM ROADSIDE SINGS OF ALL SHAPE AND SIZES. FLASHES OTHER VEHICLES WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE ON LOW BEAM. HAVE COMPLAINED TO HONDA AND WAS TOLD IF I DID NOT LIKE IT TOO DEACTIVATE THE FEATURE.

THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM FUNCTION IS ERRATIC AND HAS SWITCHED TO HIGH WHEN ON-COMING TRAFFIC IS APPROACHING. IT ALSO SWITCHES TO LOW WHEN THERE'S NO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL.

The Automatic High Beams on my 2020 rarely activate and when they do, they dim almost immediately after seeing their own reflection even on tiny road markers. Occasionally, they'll activate or flash oncoming traffic which creates a hazard to their visibility and my safety. I alerted my local Honda Dealership at a scheduled service but they stated their were no service bulletins in effect for the Automatic High Beam system, and therefore nothing they would do.