Phrases over-represented in these complaints compared with the same component on every other vehicle. Counts are complaints containing the phrase.
Engine 209 complaints
campaign
59
28%
engine engine
53
25%
campaign engine
49
24%
engine cooling
47
23%
cooling
47
23%
converter
39
19%
Steering 166 complaints
coupler
42
25%
clicking
39
24%
clunking
36
22%
steering coupler
24
15%
coupling
20
12%
clunking noise
20
12%
When it breaks
17% of reported failures happened before 30,000 miles (median 88,000 miles, from 310 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
5 investigations covering this model year, 3 of which list a recall campaign. Owners had filed 43 complaints about this component over roughly 122 months before an investigation opened.
Hyundai and Kia ABS Module Fires
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.