When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in September: about 48% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January6% (all: 9%)

February7% (all: 8%)

March9% (all: 8%)

April9% (all: 8%)

May9% (all: 8%)

June8% (all: 9%)

July12% (all: 9%)

August13% (all: 9%)

September12% (all: 8%)

October5% (all: 8%)

November5% (all: 7%)

December6% (all: 8%)

What it shows: August is the largest at 13% (all: 9%), followed by January at 6% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is November at 5% (all: 7%).

Source: NHTSA owner complaint files · file downloaded 2026-10-05