Owners filed 679 NHTSA complaints that mention the check engine light on the Chevrolet Malibu, which is 12.4% of the 5,474 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2023. The 2016, 2017 and 2018 cars have the most, with 140, 130 and 127 reports. Many of these owners describe the light …
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Owners of the Ford Focus have filed 1,358 complaints with NHTSA that describe rough idling, misfires or hesitation when accelerating. That is 10.8% of the 12,615 complaints on file for the model, across model years 2012 to 2018. In the data as of 27 October 2026, 14 of these reports mention a crash, none mention a …
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Owners filed 932 NHTSA complaints about Ford Explorer power steering failing, locking up or turning heavy. That is 6.6% of the 14,063 complaints on file for the Explorer. The reports cluster in model years 2012 to 2016, and 2013 alone has 314 of them. NHTSA lists four recall campaigns that touch steering on the …
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Owners of the Ram 1500 have told NHTSA about the engine stalling, losing power or shutting off while driving in 1,531 complaints. That is 12.2% of the 12,516 complaints filed for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, and the 2022 model year has the most as a share of its own complaints (173 of 631, …
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Owners filed 858 NHTSA complaints about rough idling, misfires or hesitation when accelerating on the Ford Edge. That is 9.3% of the 9,252 complaints on file for the model. Most come from model years 2017 (289 reports) and 2018 (206 reports). NHTSA's recall data for these model years has no recall matching this problem …
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Owners filed 231 NHTSA complaints about the check engine light on the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. That is 8.2% of the 2,820 complaints on record for the model. Reports cover model years 2012 to 2024, and the most come from 2015 (46) and 2016 (47). The light is a warning, not a diagnosis: owners linked it to very different …
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Owners filed 1,023 complaints with NHTSA describing the power steering on the Ford Fusion failing, locking up or turning heavy. That is 9.1% of the 11,219 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2018, and the 2012 model year alone accounts for 625 of them. NHTSA lists five steering …
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Owners filed 391 complaints with NHTSA describing the Volkswagen Jetta stalling, losing power or shutting off while driving. That is 13.4% of the 2,923 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2024, with the largest groups from the 2013 (103 reports) and 2019 (95 reports) model years. …
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Owners filed 818 NHTSA complaints that mention the check engine light on the Chevrolet Silverado. That is 7.1% of the 11,450 complaints on file for the model. The reports come from every model year from 2012 to 2026, with the most from the 2021 (147 reports), 2020 (116) and 2019 (105) trucks. The light is a warning, …
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Owners have filed 2,293 complaints with NHTSA about the Ford Escape engine overheating or losing coolant. That is 14.6% of the 15,730 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, but they cluster heavily on the 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018 Escape. Ford has issued several recalls that …
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