Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Steering 419 complaints
left tie
41
10%
reasonable repair
40
10%
stud
32
8%
attempted repaired
29
7%
rod ball
29
7%
ball stud
27
6%
Electrical System 255 complaints
fuel
111
44%
fuel pump
97
38%
pump
97
38%
tipm
95
37%
relay
50
20%
pump relay
37
15%
Engine 201 complaints
lifter
29
15%
lifters
26
13%
diesel
26
13%
hemi
25
13%
tipm
22
11%
fuel system
22
11%
When it breaks
24% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 65,000 miles, from 749 complaints that recorded one).
Failures arrive late and spread out, which looks like wear. Service history matters more than model year here.
What NHTSA did
2 investigations covering this model year, 2 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 112 complaints about this component over roughly 69 months before an investigation opened.
Outer Tie Rod 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.