Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Steering 111 complaints
pump
45
40%
steering pump
32
29%
low
32
29%
low speeds
18
16%
Power Train 72 complaints
plate
23
32%
wave
22
31%
wave plate
21
29%
Engine 67 complaints
timing
23
35%
chain
22
33%
timing chain
20
30%
water
10
15%
When it breaks
8% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 75,417 miles, from 281 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
4 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 24 complaints about this component over roughly 13 months before an investigation opened.
Fleet Vehicle Recall Completion Audit
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.