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Hesitation or poor acceleration

The car stumbles, surges, or won’t respond when you press the accelerator.

Owners describe this across 4145 vehicle failure patterns in the NHTSA complaint record. These are unverified owner reports — open a page for the full pattern (failure mileage, diagnostic codes, and repair costs owners cite). Ranked by complaint volume.

Vehicles where owners report this 4145 patterns · top 120

2010 Toyota Prius
brakes · 1,799 complaints
2017 Ford Escape
engine · 1,627 complaints
2014 Ford Focus
powertrain · 1,533 complaints
2014 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 1,397 complaints
2012 Ford Focus
powertrain · 1,348 complaints
2006 Chevrolet Cobalt
steering · 1,291 complaints
2018 Ford Escape
engine · 1,157 complaints
2005 Chevrolet Cobalt
steering · 1,137 complaints
2013 Ford Focus
powertrain · 1,049 complaints
2013 Ford Escape
engine · 1,033 complaints
2006 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 1,016 complaints
2015 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 956 complaints
2012 Ford Focus
steering · 932 complaints
2009 Ford Escape
steering · 825 complaints
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 820 complaints
2010 Ford Fusion
powertrain · 774 complaints
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 774 complaints
2011 Ford F-150
powertrain · 755 complaints
2017 Ford Edge
engine · 750 complaints
2005 Nissan Maxima
powertrain · 738 complaints
2022 Honda Civic
steering · 726 complaints
2017 Ford F-250
steering · 717 complaints
2005 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 710 complaints
2019 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 699 complaints
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
steering · 687 complaints
2018 Ford F-150
powertrain · 679 complaints
2007 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 674 complaints
2015 Chrysler 200
powertrain · 664 complaints
2014 Ford Escape
engine · 659 complaints
2005 Ford Freestar
powertrain · 655 complaints
2016 Ford Focus
powertrain · 653 complaints
2017 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 616 complaints
2016 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 602 complaints
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 577 complaints
2010 Ford Fusion
airbags · 548 complaints
2016 Kia Sorento
engine · 545 complaints
2013 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 539 complaints
2015 Ford Focus
powertrain · 537 complaints
2018 Ford Ecosport
engine · 529 complaints
2015 Kia Soul
engine · 519 complaints
2016 Hyundai Tucson
powertrain · 509 complaints
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
engine · 505 complaints
2008 Chrysler 300
electrical · 497 complaints
2010 Ford Fusion
cruise control · 494 complaints
2013 Nissan Altima
powertrain · 490 complaints
2013 Dodge Dart
powertrain · 483 complaints
2018 Ford Edge
engine · 481 complaints
2016 Honda Pilot
engine · 479 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
powertrain · 475 complaints
2008 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 467 complaints
2014 Ford Escape
powertrain · 467 complaints
2011 Dodge Durango
electrical · 467 complaints
2019 Ford F-150
powertrain · 466 complaints
2016 Kia Soul
engine · 463 complaints
2005 Pontiac G6
steering · 456 complaints
2014 Kia Soul
engine · 455 complaints
2010 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 454 complaints
2013 Kia Optima
engine · 449 complaints
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
powertrain · 449 complaints
2016 Ford Fusion
engine · 441 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
steering · 440 complaints
2019 Jeep Wrangler
steering · 439 complaints
2005 Nissan Titan
powertrain · 434 complaints
2017 Hyundai Tucson
engine · 430 complaints
2017 Ford Focus
powertrain · 429 complaints
2014 Chevrolet Silverado
steering · 424 complaints
2016 Honda Civic
steering · 423 complaints
2005 Ford Freestyle
cruise control · 423 complaints
2006 Ford Freestyle
cruise control · 422 complaints
2020 Ford Explorer
powertrain · 422 complaints
2013 Ford Fusion
steering · 417 complaints
2017 Chrysler Pacifica
powertrain · 417 complaints
2008 Pontiac G6
steering · 417 complaints
2017 Ford Fusion
engine · 415 complaints
2011 Ford F-150
steering · 412 complaints
2019 Ford Edge
powertrain · 412 complaints
2007 Jeep Commander
electrical · 408 complaints
2015 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 405 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
cruise control · 405 complaints
2006 Ford Freestyle
powertrain · 404 complaints
2009 Toyota Corolla
steering · 387 complaints
2013 Ford Fiesta
powertrain · 384 complaints
2005 Ford Freestyle
powertrain · 382 complaints
2013 Kia Sorento
engine · 382 complaints
2017 Subaru Outback
electrical · 381 complaints
2012 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 380 complaints
2013 Ford Escape
powertrain · 380 complaints
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 379 complaints
2010 Toyota Corolla
steering · 372 complaints
2006 Nissan Maxima
powertrain · 372 complaints
2005 Nissan Pathfinder
powertrain · 369 complaints
2008 Dodge Charger
electrical · 367 complaints
2017 Honda CR-V
electrical · 364 complaints
2018 Ford F-150
engine · 363 complaints
2017 Ford Escape
powertrain · 363 complaints
2013 Nissan Pathfinder
powertrain · 360 complaints
2017 Honda CR-V
engine · 357 complaints
2006 Jeep Commander
engine · 355 complaints
2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 352 complaints
2015 Chevrolet Colorado
steering · 349 complaints
2012 Kia Sorento
engine · 344 complaints
2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee
powertrain · 343 complaints
2014 Ford Fusion
steering · 342 complaints
2011 Ford Fiesta
powertrain · 341 complaints
2011 Hyundai Sonata
electrical · 340 complaints
2006 Honda Civic
engine · 338 complaints
2005 Nissan Altima
engine · 338 complaints
2014 Ford F-150
powertrain · 335 complaints
2016 Ford Explorer
engine · 335 complaints
2006 Chrysler 300
powertrain · 334 complaints
2015 RAM 1500
steering · 333 complaints
2018 Honda Accord
engine · 326 complaints
2009 Dodge Grand Caravan
electrical · 325 complaints
2013 Chevrolet Equinox
engine · 320 complaints
2007 Ford Freestyle
powertrain · 315 complaints
2008 Ford Escape
powertrain · 315 complaints
2005 Nissan Pathfinder
engine · 315 complaints
2013 Ford Fusion
engine · 313 complaints
2016 Kia Optima
engine · 312 complaints
2012 Dodge Grand Caravan
electrical · 312 complaints

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