Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Engine 228 complaints
knocking
31
14%
loud
30
13%
rod
29
13%
heard
26
12%
campaign engine
22
10%
bearing
17
8%
When it breaks
34% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 71,348 miles, from 279 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
6 investigations covering this model year, 4 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 604 complaints about this component over roughly 109 months before an investigation opened.
Non-crash Vehicle Fires
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.