Brakes
Antilock system (ABS), parking brake, master cylinder, calipers, rotors, pulsation or vibration, squeaking, brake failure or wear.
What Owners Say
"at 65000 miles, just normal wear"
Gary H., WV (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX 3.5-L V6)"Passenger rear caliper failed damaging brake shoe. Both replaced"
James M., NJ (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"Left rear caliper froze in the closed position. We had to replace both rear calipers, rotors, and pads"
John M., FL (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"The rear disc brake calipers corroded and caused premature brake wear. I now have these checked annually and they have needed cleaning and lubrication"
Anonymous, NY (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"caliper failed. Wife kept driving & took out the rotor. Replaced both front rotors and calipers & pads."
Anonymous, PA (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"I have had the rear brakes replaced twice in 90k miles. That maybe normal however, the calipers needed to be replaced for the last replacement."
George B., NH (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"These tend to build up rust and thus do not move in/out fully. This causes excess brake pad wear."
Anonymous, ON (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"Sticking brake caliper"
Anonymous, MN (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX 3.5-L V6)"Rear Brakes only made it 40000 miles"
Anonymous, OH (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"Had to replace front rotors due to damage from brake pads"
Anonymous, NC (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"No problem"
Anonymous, WA (2008 Honda Ridgeline 3.5-L V6)"brakes wore out prematurly"
Anonymous, WI (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"I had to get my brakes replaced"
Barry M., BC (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"It made it 120000 miles on the original brakes, so this was anticipated"
Anonymous, OR (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"Winter road salt deterioration"
Anonymous, (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"Disc pad replacement"
Anonymous, (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"Normal brake repair, price of fluid high"
Anonymous, OR (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"No protection from salt in winter, Brake parts unpainted or not coated- tends to rust very quickly- as do the steel wheels"
Eve B., ID (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"The problem created noise when stopping. The break replacement was expected because of the high mileage."
Gary B., NH (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"at 53000, had to replace back brakes only"
Tom T., GA (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"As noted, routine. Pads and rotors."
Anonymous, MN (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"Rear brakes replaced with less than 50000 Km"
Mike J., BC (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX 3.5-L V6)"parking brake rusted and fused. had to get new and park brake cables"
Anonymous, (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"This vehicle has had trouble with the rear brakes. My mechanic said this was a defect for that year"
Anonymous, NY (2008 Honda Ridgeline 3.5-L V6)"Front disk pads were replaced in 2015. Rear disk pads were replaced twice in the last two years. At least they said they replaced them twice. And now the rears are ready again. But possibly due to trailer towing once tor twice a year. No Biggy, happy with my truck"
Anonymous, RI (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"First brake job was at approx. 60000 miles. Next brake job needed in half the mileage"
Anonymous, NH (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"Excessive wear of rear brakes"
Anonymous, MN (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"This is the 3rd rear brake pad replacement since new"
Craig S., OH (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"Brakes are failing, but instead of squeaking or grinding, have gotten very soft"
Anonymous, NY (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTS 3.5-L V6)"2ND SET OF BRAKES THAT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. ONLY 35000 MILES"
Steve C., NJ (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"Given that the truck is not used for heavy loads or wear and tear, the brake pads tend to wear at an extremely fast rate even though the truck has a low annual mileage."
Anonymous, ON (2008 Honda Ridgeline 3.5-L V6)"With 78,000 miles on this truck I have already had to have two $1,000+ brake jobs as the result of frozen calipers"
Anonymous, WI (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)"rear brakes wore out much faster than front"
Anonymous, MN (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"I took the vehicle in for routine brake service. A couple of days later, while driving on the expressway, the brakes failed due to a mechanical failure in the front left wheel causing the brake fluid to gasify and cause the total loss of brakes while operating at 110 kph in heavy traffic. The failure occurred as a result of something letting go in the breaking mechanism while driving at speed. The brakes were NOT in use at the time of the failure. The vehicle started to jump about and when the brakes were applied, the pedal went to the floor."
Anonymous, ON (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX 3.5-L V6)"Again this is the result of heating up Rotors. They warp and cause pulsing feel. I replaced the rotors and that solved it. The Ridgeline has been very reliable otherwise."
Anonymous, MA (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"Even with annual brake maintenance, parts continually seize up and require extra work and replacement."
Anonymous, ON (2008 Honda Ridgeline 3.5-L V6)"rusting rotors"
Bruce G., MN (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTX 3.5-L V6)"rotors went bad"
Anonymous, WI (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"I believe Rotors are not made thick enough, and get hot and warp. This is done to lower weight of the vehicle, to increase fuel economy... but I have replaced the rotors twice in the front brakes, due to warping. I dont drive a lot, but you cant turn the rotors, to fix them. Just have to buy new ones. Overall the braking is good. I bought heavy duty brakes this time (for towing, even though I rarely tow anything.) hoping this helps extend life."
Anonymous, MA (2008 Honda Ridgeline RTL 3.5-L V6)"Just need to replace brakes"
Anonymous, MT (2008 Honda Ridgeline Unsure 3.5-L V6)
"Frozen calipers caused no braking in one wheel"
Anonymous, WI (2008 Honda Ridgeline RT 3.5-L V6)