2002 Plymouth BREEZE problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 model year. Data updated: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Most common problems
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 1 | 100.0% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components: 1; Vehicle Speed Control: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 |
2002: 1
Pattern summary
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 8017540 · 2002-08-29 (August 29, 2002)
WHILE TRAVELING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES CLAPPER BECAME RED HOT ORANGE AND GLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 8017540 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle analysis explorer
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
1 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
| Component | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 6636.3%ODI 10002561WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE HEAD GASKET START LEAKING GASOLINE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB | 5434.8%ODI 10003890 · 45,800 miTHE HEAD GASKET LEAKED OIL INTO THE COOLANT SYSTEM. WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, WATER PUMPAND HOSES. *TS COOLANT ALSO LEAKED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD. *JB | 4123.6%ODI 10010572 · 90,000 miI OWN A 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. MY HEAD GASKET IS BAD, AND EVERYONE: THE LOCAL DEALER REPAIR SHOP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALL SAY THAT IT WAS A BAD DESIGN IN THE GASKET METAL TYPE. THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE COME THROUGH THEIR SHOPS, AND NONE ARE CAUSED BY OWNER NEGLECT. IF IT IS A DEIGN ERROR, WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY $600 TO GET IT FIXED? SHOULD DESIGN DESIGN PROBLEMS BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL? *NLM | 1613.7%ODI 10000817 · 76,000 miRADIO EXPIRED BEFORE WARRANTY JULY 2000--NO REPLACEMENT BY CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 52,000 APRIL 2001-- NO REPLACEMENT OR HELP OF ANY KIND FROM CHRYSLER, HEAD GASKET NOW AT 76,000, JANUARY 2003 NO HELP OR REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER, WAS TOLD NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB | 25.3%ODI 10132716SO LAST NIGHT, I WANDER OVER TO A BBQ HELD BY SEVERAL OLD FRIENDS OF MINE. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING SOME FOLKS I HAVEN'T SEEN IN A WHILE, AND LET'S FACE IT - I LOVE PARTIES. I'M THERE FOR ALL OF 5 MINUTES, AND I'M JUST GETTING AROUND TOWARD SAYING HELLO TO SOME FRIENDS WHEN SOMEONE YELLS OUT THAT THERE'S A FIRE UNDER ONE OF THE CARS OUT ACROSS THE STREET. WE RUSH TO THE FRONT YARD, AND LO AND BEHOLD, THERE'S SPARKS AND WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FIRE CRACKER OR FLARE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END - OF MY CAR! WE GRAB THE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THE… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 2111.5% | 1610.3% | 148.0%ODI 10073052 · 44,591 miHEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL FAILURE ON MY 1998 PLYMOUTH BREEZE WHICH CAUSED OIL LEAK AND LED TO MY HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH TO STOP OIL LEAK. CAR HAD 44591 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. REPLACED BOTH HEADGASKET AND CAM SEAL. *AK | 21.7% | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 189.9%ODI 10058311 · 54,000 miI PURCHASED MY 1996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IN APRIL OF 1998 WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 115,000 MILES ON IT. THE INITIAL SIGNS OF PROBLEMS BEGIN AT 50,000 MILES WITH AN OIL LEAK NO ONE COULD SEEM TO FIX (NOT EVEN THE DEALERSHIP). WITHIN A SPAN OF 82, 000 MILES: I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET TWICE AT 54,000 AND 113,000 ($1000), I HAVE HAD TWO MAJOR TUNE-UPS AT 60,000 AND 92,000 MILES ($500), I HAVE HAD ALL SENSORS REPLACED AT 101,000 MILES ($1500), I HAVE HAD THREE MAJOR BRAKE JOBS WITHIN 18 MONTHS ($1800), I HAD TO… | 85.2%ODI 10010789 · 40,000 miI NOTICED A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE FROM A MINIMUM SPEED OF 25 MPH AND MORE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. MY BREEZE ONLY HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS AND THEY FOUND THAT A RETAINING SNAP RING HAD BROKEN LOOSE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION (METAL CONTAMINATION, ETC.). THE COST TO REMOVE AND REINSTALL THE TRANSMISSION, DIAGNOSIS, REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AND R… | 84.6%ODI 10170424 · 62,500 miCHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, P0700 & P0725 CODES. THERE ARE RELATED TO TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WILL, AFTER ABOUT 30 MILES OF FREEWAY DRIVING, JERK SLIGHTLY, THEN "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON. TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTS POORLY, JERKS AND SLAMS ON DOWN AND UP SHIFTS. TRANS WILL THEN GO INTO LIMP MODE, LIMITING SPEED TO 45 MPH MAX. RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, THERE ARE 1000'S OF SIMILAR TRANSAXLE PROBLEMS REPORTED. SO FAR, HAVE CHANGED TRANS FLUID, TWICE. LAST TIME COST WAS $150+. REPLACED INPUT AND OUTPUT TRANS SENSORS, INPUT REPLAC… | 108.5%ODI 10000817 · 76,000 miRADIO EXPIRED BEFORE WARRANTY JULY 2000--NO REPLACEMENT BY CHRYSLER TRANSMISSION SENSORS AT 52,000 APRIL 2001-- NO REPLACEMENT OR HELP OF ANY KIND FROM CHRYSLER, HEAD GASKET NOW AT 76,000, JANUARY 2003 NO HELP OR REPLACEMENT FROM CHRYSLER, WAS TOLD NOT THEIR PROBLEM SINCE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *JB | 12.6%ODI 8006927WHILE WAITING AT A TOLL BOOTH, TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. WOULD CATCH OFF AND ON TO MOVE FORWARD. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A WHINING SOUND. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WHINING NOISE INDICATED DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *SLC | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Air Bags:Frontal | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 94.9%ODI 708678OIL PAN DESIGN DEFECT CAUSED INITIAL REPORT ..SEE ODI 701385..REPORTED NOV 1998 WHEN OIL PAN WORE THRU AND DEVELOPED SLOW OIL LEAK AND OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FAILED RESULTING IN ENGINE SEIZINGNECESITATING REBUILD AT APRX $3700.. AT 5114 MILES LATER(52900) WHILE ON HOIST, OWNER CHECKED PAN AND FOUND THAT THE PAN HAS AGAIN WORN ALMOST THROUGH FROM ROAD ABRASIONS DURING JUST NORMAL OPERATION WITH OCCASIONAL DRAGGING ON SPEED BUMBS ,DRIVEWAY INCLINES ,ROAD GUTTERS ON DRIVE IN ETC. IF CONTINUES TO WEAR AT CURRENT RATE EXPECT FAILURE ON THE NEW R… | 95.8%ODI 10088011 · 123,000 miWHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON A DRY/SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. NO INJURY TO REPORT. *AK | 95.2%ODI 10005905FRONT COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASH, PASSENGER INJURED AS WELL. VEHICLE IS TOTALED. PH | 76.0%ODI 10099212THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB UPDATED 2/7/2005. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *NM | 12.6%ODI 8016566WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY SKIDDED ON THE ROAD AND HIT A DITCH, ROLLING TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 84.4%ODI 10006748 · 50,000 miTHE HEAD GASKET IS LEAKING OIL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PH | 74.5%ODI 10004845THE CONSUMER STATED, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE ENGINE FLUIDS BEGAN TO BUBBLE, AND CAUSED THE OIL TO BOIL OVER INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. TS SCC | 95.2%ODI 10006781VEHICLE BEGAN LEAKING OIL DUE TO THE BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PH | 86.8%ODI 10069171TRANSMISSION SENSORS WENT OUT, EXTENDED WARRANTY REFUSED TO PAY ANY OF COSTS. HEAD GASKET OUT OF CAR PRESENTLY UNABLE TO OBTAIN ANY HELP WHATSOEVER. | 37.9%ODI 10124098 · 70,000 miDT: 2000 PLYMONTH BREEZE, CAUGHT FIRE IN CONSUMER'S YARD. NOTHING ELSE WAS ON FIRE NEAR VEHICLE. CONSUMER'S SON HAD JUST BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME. THE CONSUMERS SON SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Unknown Or Other | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 73.8%ODI 10151012 · 98,043 miAPPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS AGO, AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN, I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE PROBLEM WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER BACKING UP. AND WAS NOT ALWAYS CONSISTENT. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY GARAGE WHO CHECKED THE BELTS AND FLUID. THEY REPORTED EVERYTHING WAS FINE. YESTERDAY (2/22) LEAVING WORK I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OUT OF THE PARKING LOT INTO THE EXIT LANE, AND LOST ALL STEERING ABILITY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO SEE IF I NEEDED HELP. WHEN I TOLD HIM I LOST THE STEERING AGAIN AND ASKED IF HE COULD LOOK. WHEN I OPENED… | 85.2%ODI 10002688THE HEAD GASKET OF MY 1997 PLYMOUTH BREEZE IS LEAKING OIL FROM THE HEAD GASKET. THIS IS NOT A NEW PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPORTED EARLIER. WHEN I FIRST TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT HE TOLD ME IT WOULD COST @$200. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT HAS CONTINUED AND I WONDERED IF THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. | 21.1% | 32.6%ODI 10004660CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE GEAR SHIFT WHICH MOVED EASILY FROM PARK AND THE VEHICLE DRIFTED BACKWARDS. *JG PH | 25.3%ODI 10039408MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET TO SCHOOL. HE MADE IT MAYBE 2-21/2 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN HE SAYS HE HEARD A LITTLE NOISE AND THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING PROPERLY. OTHER VEHICLES BEGAN BLOWING THIER HORN AT HIM AND HE HAD TO STOP THE CAR, WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR HE SAW FLAMES START COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY. THE FIRE GOT PRETTY OUT OF CONTROL, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT. OUR CAR IS DESTROYED. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHY THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS SUGGESTED TO US… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Steering | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 42.2%ODI 100502071996 PLYMOUTH BREEZE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE.*MR THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF STEERING PROBLEMS. CONSUME LATER RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM CHRYSLER THAT CONCERNED THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES. INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE TOTALED. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DRIVER WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN HE HEAR A CLINKING OR POPPING SOUND. AT THE ENID OF THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. HE HIT THE CURB AN… | 21.3%ODI 10069170I'VE BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY '97 BREEZE SINCE I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL OF 2002. THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE DOOR PANELS SHAKE/VIBRATE WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. COME TO FIND OUT THERE WAS A BOLT MISSING OFF OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE OTHERS WERE LOOSE AND THEY GOT FIXED BUT THE CAR STILL HAS THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. | 63.4%ODI 10004814WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. TS | 54.3%ODI 10069673AIR CONDITIONING-BURNED OUT ENGINE-TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED, THERE IS OIL DRIPPING INTO THE HEAD GASKET AS WELL TRANSMISSION-FELL OUT WHEEL-TIE ROD BROKE OTHER-STRANGE NOISES IN THE CAR, WINDOW AND DASH-HEAR A RATTLING NOISE STEERING-THE SWAY MECHANISM HAD TO BE REPLACED | 410.5%ODI 10437508 · 140,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 PLYMOUTH BREEZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED AND THEY ADVISED HE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE FRACTURING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 140,000. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
| Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Hose, Piping, And Connections | 0UnavailableNo examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. | 10.6%ODI 10414885 · 131,000 miI HAVE NOTICED THAT A WHITE SMOKE HAS BEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICEABLY WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, OR WHEN I AM STOPPED. I HAVE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND IT SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I DID REPLACE THE VALVE COVER CASKET, AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE ISSUE, AND CLEANED THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL OCCURRING... I NOTICE SATURATION ON THE TWO LINES RUNNING BEHIND THE ENGINES, BUT NOT SURE IF IT A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. HOWEVER, I AM NOT LOOSING OIL NOR ANTIFREEZE. ALSO, THEY ARE NOT MIXI… | 86.8%ODI 10152922I HAVE A '99 PLYMOUTH BREEZE, I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING PUMP RECENTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT I DID NOT NEED ONE, THE PRESSURE TEST SAID IT WAS NEGATIVE FOR A LEAK. NOW UNFORTUNATELY, FOUR MECHANIC VISITS & $1300 LATER, MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY! I AM MORE THAN A LITTLE UPSET. HOW, CAN A VEHICLE BE SO DECEIVINGLY DANGEROUS! WHAT AM I TO DO NOW?! *NM | 1231.6%ODI 10148515 · 125,320 miMY SON BOUGHT A PLYMOUTH BREEZE 2000 AND ONLY HAD IT THREE AND A HALF WEEKS. HE NOTICED THAT POWER STEERING SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE HARDER TO STEER. I NOTICED H CAR SMELLED HOT TWO NIGHTS BEFORE THE FIRE. HE DROVE THE CAR TO A BASKETBALL GAME AND ARRIVED ABOUT 7:20PM. HE PARKED AND LOCKED THE CAR IN THE HIGH SCHOOL PARKING LOT. WITHIN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES THEY WERE ANNOUNCING THE OWNER OF A CAR FROM G AND G AUTO IN MERRILL NEEDED TO REPORT TO THE PRINICIPAL. WE DID NOT YET HAVE OUR NEW LISCENSE PLATES YET. MY SON WENT OUT FIRST TO THE PA… | 00.0%No examples available for this selection. |
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
| Component | Mileage range (25th–75th percentile) | Median | Usable records | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No usable records for this analysis. | ||||
Complaint and recall timeline
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
| Month | Complaints | Campaigns announced | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2024-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-10 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-11 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2025-12 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-01 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-02 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-03 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-04 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-05 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-06 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-07 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-08 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-09 | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
| 2026-10 (partial) | 0 | None | No examples available for this selection. |
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2000: 5 complaints · 2002: 1 complaints
| Model year | Through age 0 | Through age 1 | Through age 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Date coverage across each selected cohort
| Year | Incident dates used | Filing date fallbacks | Excluded dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
| Component | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components | Vehicle Speed Control |
|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components | — | 1ODI 8017540WHILE TRAVELING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES CLAPPER BECAME RED HOT ORANGE AND GLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1ODI 8017540WHILE TRAVELING WITH SPEED CONTROL ON AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES CLAPPER BECAME RED HOT ORANGE AND GLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK | — |
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
0 patterns with matching reports.
No narratives match the published patterns.