Owners have filed 863 complaints with NHTSA describing a Ford Fusion that overheats or loses coolant. That is 7.7% of the 11,245 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2020, and the largest groups come from the 2016 car (183 reports), the 2013 car (174) and the 2017 car (161). NHTSA …

Owners have filed 688 complaints with NHTSA that mention a check engine light on a Ram 1500. That is 5.5% of the 12,574 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, with the most from the 2014 (124), 2015 (111) and 2016 (93) trucks. A check engine light is a warning, not a diagnosis, so …

Owners have filed 1,101 complaints with NHTSA describing a Chevrolet Silverado that stalls, loses power or shuts off while driving. That is 9.5% of the 11,531 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, and the largest group comes from the 2014 truck with 199 reports. NHTSA lists …

Owners have filed 902 complaints with NHTSA describing a Ford F-150 that shifts harshly, jerks, shudders or changes gear when it should not. That is 5.3% of the 16,980 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, and 2018 stands out with 199 of them, followed by 2019 with 146. NHTSA's …

Of the 2,923 complaints NHTSA holds for the Volkswagen Jetta, 175 (6%) mention the check engine light. They come from every model year from 2012 to 2025, but the 2013 and 2014 cars stand out with 47 and 31 reports. In most of them the light is not the whole story: owners describe it arriving together with a …

Owners have filed 1,360 complaints with NHTSA describing a Ford Escape with a failed engine or an engine that had to be replaced. That is 8.6% of the 15,730 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2013 to 2025, and two clusters stand out: 2017 and 2018 together account for 967 of them. NHTSA's …

Owners have filed 1,179 complaints with NHTSA describing a Jeep Grand Cherokee that stalls, loses power or shuts off while driving. That is 11.8% of the 10,008 complaints on file for the model. The reports cover model years 2012 to 2026, and 2012 stands out with 352 of them. NHTSA's recall data lists several campaigns …

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 …

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 …

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 …