Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Power Train 101 complaints
control module
20
20%
tcm
18
18%
transmission control
16
16%
hotline
13
13%
referred
13
13%
tcm needed
10
10%
When it breaks
25% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 57,183 miles, from 117 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, 0 of which list a recall campaign.
Timing Belt 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.