When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in November: about 43% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January10% (all: 9%)

February8% (all: 8%)

March9% (all: 8%)

April8% (all: 8%)

May9% (all: 8%)

June6% (all: 9%)

July7% (all: 9%)

August9% (all: 9%)

September7% (all: 8%)

October8% (all: 8%)

November10% (all: 7%)

December8% (all: 8%)

What it shows: November is the largest at 10% (all: 7%), followed by January at 10% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is June at 6% (all: 9%).

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