Complaint pattern reports · 3 published aggregate analyses

Complaint pattern reports: recurring themes

Each report groups published model-year records around a component theme. The writing is original aggregate analysis over the shipped manifest, with NHTSA ODI provenance and limitations attached.

Reports 3Related records 9Snapshot 2026-07-19Method v1.3
22,603
Complaint reports across related records
9
Related model-year records
68,207
Mean of publishable record medians
3
Published pattern reports

Aggregate cluster fingerprint

Recurring report themes

Counts sum manifest narrative clusters across the nine related records. Cluster labels are aggregate summaries, not quotations.

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3,514
Transmission behavior
aggregate reports in related model-year records
2,944
Stalling or shutdown
aggregate reports in related model-year records
2,497
Brake performance
aggregate reports in related model-year records
2,463
Steering effort
aggregate reports in related model-year records
1,452
Airbag concerns
aggregate reports in related model-year records

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Failure files are editorial investigations built from published complaint records. They connect recurring complaint patterns to the model-year pages that contain the underlying evidence.

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Published editorial failure files
731
Published model-year records
2026-07-19
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Transmission complaint signals3 related model-years

2014 Ford Focuscompact-sedan-2012-2016 · 9.6 to 9.69.62,589 reports2002 Ford Explorermidsize-suv-2000-2004 · 9.8 to 9.89.83,293 reports2012 Ford Focuscompact-sedan-2010-2014 · 9.9 to 9.99.93,756 reports

This file is an aggregate editorial grouping. Shared placement does not prove a shared defect or cause.

Electrical complaint signals3 related model-years

2005 Jeep Grand Cherokeemidsize-suv-2003-2007 · 9.9 to 9.99.92,051 reports2012 Jeep Grand Cherokeemidsize-suv-2010-2014 · 8.8 to 9.19.11,637 reports2006 Jeep Grand Cherokeemidsize-suv-2004-2008 · 9.0 to 9.69.61,280 reports

This file is an aggregate editorial grouping. Shared placement does not prove a shared defect or cause.

Brake complaint signals3 related model-years

2010 Ford Fusionmidsize-sedan-2008-2012 · 9.9 to 9.99.95,125 reports2008 Honda Accordmidsize-sedan-2006-2010 · 8.9 to 9.59.11,520 reports2008 Ford Fusionmidsize-sedan-2006-2010 · 8.5 to 8.98.71,352 reports

This file is an aggregate editorial grouping. Shared placement does not prove a shared defect or cause.

Aggregate summaries · no individual complaint text

The files in manifest terms

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Steering effort: Reports describe steering effort or control concerns
1,416 reports2010 Ford FusionBrake complaint signals
Transmission behavior: Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
998 reports2014 Ford FocusTransmission complaint signals
Transmission behavior: Reports describe harsh shifting, slipping, or shuddering
987 reports2002 Ford ExplorerTransmission complaint signals

These original aggregate summaries come from the shipped manifest. No ODI identifier or individual narrative is reproduced.

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