Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Service Brakes 76 complaints
booster
42
54%
brake booster
31
40%
hissing
26
34%
hissing sound
16
21%
push
14
19%
extended warranty
13
17%
When it breaks
15% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 71,000 miles, from 122 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
3 investigations covering this model year, 1 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 27 complaints about this component over roughly 8 months before an investigation opened.
Brake Booster 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.