When in the year do owners report it?

NHTSA owner complaints about this part run furthest above the usual seasonal share in November: about 32% more of them name an incident that month than complaints about any part would predict. A complaint is a report, not a measured failure.

January9% (all: 9%)

February7% (all: 8%)

March6% (all: 8%)

April6% (all: 8%)

May6% (all: 8%)

June9% (all: 9%)

July10% (all: 9%)

August11% (all: 9%)

September10% (all: 8%)

October9% (all: 8%)

November10% (all: 7%)

December8% (all: 8%)

What it shows: August is the largest at 11% (all: 9%), followed by January at 9% (all: 9%); the smallest shown is April at 6% (all: 8%).

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