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Engine stalling or shutting off

The engine cuts out while driving or at idle — a top safety complaint, with many possible root causes.

Owners describe this across 6404 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 6404 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
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
2007 Toyota Prius
lighting · 957 complaints
2015 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 956 complaints
2012 Ford Focus
steering · 932 complaints
2006 Toyota Prius
lighting · 866 complaints
2013 Ford Edge
electrical · 832 complaints
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 820 complaints
2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 774 complaints
2011 Ford F-150
powertrain · 755 complaints
2009 Dodge Journey
electrical · 743 complaints
2005 Nissan Maxima
powertrain · 738 complaints
2011 Ford Explorer
steering · 736 complaints
2005 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 710 complaints
2019 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 699 complaints
2011 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 690 complaints
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt
steering · 687 complaints
2018 Ford F-150
powertrain · 679 complaints
2015 Chrysler 200
powertrain · 664 complaints
2006 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 664 complaints
2014 Ford Escape
engine · 659 complaints
2011 Ford Edge
electrical · 657 complaints
2005 Ford Freestar
powertrain · 655 complaints
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer
fuel system · 646 complaints
2008 Ford Fusion
airbags · 623 complaints
2017 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 616 complaints
2010 Dodge Journey
electrical · 603 complaints
2016 Jeep Cherokee
powertrain · 602 complaints
2013 RAM 1500
steering · 601 complaints
2005 MINI Cooper
steering · 600 complaints
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
fuel system · 598 complaints
2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer
electrical · 590 complaints
2006 Jeep Commander
electrical · 582 complaints
2010 Dodge Grand Caravan
electrical · 577 complaints
2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 577 complaints
2013 Ford Edge
brakes · 576 complaints
2005 Dodge Ram 1500
powertrain · 562 complaints
2016 Kia Sorento
engine · 545 complaints
2006 Saturn Ion
steering · 543 complaints
2013 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 539 complaints
2007 Pontiac G6
steering · 539 complaints
2015 Ford Focus
powertrain · 537 complaints
2005 Dodge Durango
fuel system · 537 complaints
2007 Toyota Camry
cruise control · 532 complaints
2015 Chrysler 200
electrical · 531 complaints
2018 Ford Ecosport
engine · 529 complaints
2016 Honda Pilot
electrical · 527 complaints
2015 Kia Soul
engine · 519 complaints
2008 Ford Fusion
brakes · 517 complaints
2016 Hyundai Tucson
powertrain · 509 complaints
2011 Chrysler Town and Country
electrical · 507 complaints
2017 Hyundai Santa Fe
engine · 505 complaints
2007 Chevrolet Silverado
airbags · 503 complaints
2008 Chrysler 300
electrical · 497 complaints
2008 Toyota Prius
lighting · 494 complaints
2010 Ford Fusion
cruise control · 494 complaints
2013 Nissan Altima
powertrain · 490 complaints
2007 Toyota Camry
engine · 486 complaints
2013 Dodge Dart
powertrain · 483 complaints
2014 RAM 1500
steering · 483 complaints
2018 Ford Edge
engine · 481 complaints
2016 Honda Pilot
engine · 479 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
powertrain · 475 complaints
2005 Ford Escape
suspension · 469 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
2014 Kia Soul
engine · 455 complaints
2010 Chevrolet Malibu
steering · 454 complaints
2018 RAM 3500
brakes · 452 complaints
2013 Kia Optima
engine · 449 complaints
2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
powertrain · 449 complaints
2015 Kia Optima
engine · 448 complaints
2012 Ford Edge
electrical · 446 complaints
2016 Ford Fusion
engine · 441 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
steering · 440 complaints
2019 Jeep Wrangler
steering · 439 complaints
2013 Nissan Altima
airbags · 433 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 Nissan Altima
lighting · 420 complaints
2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee
electrical · 419 complaints
2013 Ford Fusion
steering · 417 complaints
2017 Chrysler Pacifica
powertrain · 417 complaints
2017 Ford Fusion
engine · 415 complaints
2007 Jeep Commander
electrical · 408 complaints
2007 Saturn Ion
steering · 406 complaints
2015 Hyundai Sonata
engine · 405 complaints
2010 Ford Escape
cruise control · 405 complaints
2006 Ford Freestyle
powertrain · 404 complaints
2007 Toyota Camry
brakes · 394 complaints
2009 Toyota Corolla
steering · 387 complaints
2013 Ford Fiesta
powertrain · 384 complaints
2018 Honda CR-V
engine · 383 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
2013 Chrysler Town and Country
electrical · 374 complaints
2012 Chrysler Town and Country
electrical · 374 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
2012 Toyota Corolla
airbags · 367 complaints

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