When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in August: about 66% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January5% (all: 9%)

February4% (all: 8%)

March8% (all: 8%)

April7% (all: 8%)

May10% (all: 8%)

June13% (all: 9%)

July14% (all: 9%)

August15% (all: 9%)

September8% (all: 8%)

October6% (all: 8%)

November4% (all: 7%)

December5% (all: 8%)

What it shows: August is the largest at 15% (all: 9%), followed by January at 5% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is November at 4% (all: 7%).

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