Vehicle
Honda Ridgeline
The pickup, and unlike almost every rival it is a unibody with independent rear suspension built on the Pilot and Odyssey platform rather than a ladder frame — so Pilot information covers it and truck expectations do not. Front-wheel drive as standard with an on-demand rear coupling, which means a traction complaint is a coupling and control-unit question and there is no transfer case or low range to fail. The 3.5 J35 with cylinder deactivation is the only engine.
Generations
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First generation 2005–2014
A unibody pickup on the Pilot's platform — no ladder frame, no transfer case, and Pilot information covers the powertrain.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 i-VTEC — J35 · petrol
- Transmissions
- H5 BJFA 5-speed automatic · H5 PSFA 5-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Second generation 2016–present
Still a unibody; cylinder deactivation on the J35 makes an uneven-running complaint a VCM question before an ignition one.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Honda Global Midsize
- Engines
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- 3.5 V6 i-VTEC — J35Y6 · petrol · J35 with cylinder deactivation
- Transmissions
- 6-speed H6 automatic · 9-speed ZF 9HP automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
Service information
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