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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints by vehicle

NHTSA component-family rollup for ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING: 43,303 complaint mentions across 981 vehicle records.

Pending review: this new problem hub is generated from real NHTSA component rows and excluded from the sitemap until sampled. Data through 2026; reviewed June 2026.
Problem complaints
43,303
component-family mentions
Vehicle records
981
make/model/year rows
Median per record
21
among records with this family

Makes with the most engine and engine cooling complaints

  • Ford 13,091

    171 vehicle records include this component family

  • Dodge 6,037

    68 vehicle records include this component family

  • Nissan 3,278

    54 vehicle records include this component family

  • Chevrolet 2,013

    70 vehicle records include this component family

  • Mercury 1,765

    37 vehicle records include this component family

  • Pontiac 1,657

    48 vehicle records include this component family

  • Chrysler 1,386

    37 vehicle records include this component family

  • Toyota 1,283

    45 vehicle records include this component family

Highest raw vehicle records

1995 Ford Windstar 1,516 2000 Dodge Intrepid 771 1999 Dodge Intrepid 648 1993 Ford Taurus 573 2001 Dodge Intrepid 500 2002 Nissan Altima 484 2017 Ford Escape 481 1996 Ford Windstar 399 1995 Ford Mustang 371 2003 Nissan Altima 362 1993 Mercury Sable 349 1996 Dodge Neon 336 2018 Ford Escape 330 1996 Dodge Stratus 325 2018 Ford Ecosport 297 1995 Dodge Neon 287

These are unverified consumer reports and manufacturer recalls filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — not validated defect rates, and not adjusted for how many units were produced or sold. High-volume and older vehicles naturally accumulate more complaints. Use this as one research signal, not a verdict on any individual vehicle, and not financial, safety, or purchasing advice. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (public domain).