Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Service Brakes 290 complaints
vacuum
67
23%
vacuum pump
51
18%
low speeds
43
15%
low speed
32
11%
stiff
26
9%
becomes
22
8%
Power Train 216 complaints
truck
86
40%
torque
37
17%
converter
36
17%
torque converter
35
16%
chevy
22
10%
shudder
22
10%
Steering 173 complaints
truck
75
43%
box
31
18%
play
30
17%
inches
21
12%
steering box
20
12%
play steering
13
8%
When it breaks
32% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 44,000 miles, from 594 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
1 investigation covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 192 complaints about this component over roughly 44 months before an investigation opened.
Brake Vacuum Pump Failure
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.