Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Engine 382 complaints
engine
325
85%
towed
130
34%
seized
53
14%
knocking
41
11%
engine seized
39
10%
engine engine
35
9%
Service Brakes 104 complaints
however part
38
36%
part recall
36
34%
repair yet
35
33%
yet exceeded
28
27%
aware experienced
22
21%
confirms parts
22
21%
Steering 99 complaints
wanders
14
14%
coupler
13
13%
When it breaks
30% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 65,109 miles, from 477 complaints that recorded one).
No clear early or late pattern.
What NHTSA did
8 investigations covering this model year, 5 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 604 complaints about this component over roughly 109 months before an investigation opened.
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
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.