Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Electrical System 253 complaints
start
136
54%
starter
75
30%
starting
49
19%
stranded
32
13%
push
26
10%
starts
24
10%
Engine 121 complaints
start
49
41%
starter
29
24%
battery
26
22%
button
16
14%
push
11
9%
Unknown Or Other 99 complaints
starter
23
24%
starting
15
16%
starts
10
10%
When it breaks
39% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 39,999 miles, from 398 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
3 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 321 complaints about this component over roughly 89 months before an investigation opened.
Electrical overstress
What owners and forums say
Not built yet. This panel is meant to carry community sentiment beside the filed-complaint data, so the two can be compared. Showing something weaker here would defeat its purpose.
Limits of this figure. It counts safety complaints filed with the federal government, which is a floor on failures and not a census: problems that only cost money are under-reported. Complaint rates also reflect how likely a brand’s owners are to file, which cannot be separated from how often the car fails. Sales are calendar-year and the denominator for this nameplate is automated checks only, not verified against an external source.