Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Service Brakes 249 complaints
vacuum
72
29%
vacuum pump
56
23%
low speeds
41
17%
backing
36
15%
stiff
22
9%
buick
21
9%
Exterior Lighting 156 complaints
truck
45
29%
poor
44
28%
rural
15
10%
projector
14
9%
low high
13
9%
inadequate
13
9%
Power Train 119 complaints
truck
51
43%
vibration
12
10%
torque
11
10%
torque converter
10
9%
When it breaks
34% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 44,264 miles, from 608 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
2 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 89 complaints about this component over roughly 22 months before an investigation opened.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
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.