Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems — most reported vehicles

20,631 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) component group. Below are the model years with the most reports. Last verified Aug 7, 2026.

#	Vehicle	Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints	Share of that vehicle’s complaints
1	2009 Chevrolet Malibu	255	17%
2	2010 Chevrolet Malibu	227	17%
3	2002 Toyota Sequoia	196	29%
4	2011 Chevrolet Malibu	174	18%
5	2014 Chevrolet Silverado-1500	161	11%
6	2003 Toyota Sequoia	158	28%
7	2010 Ford Fusion	144	3%
8	2011 Chevrolet Impala	132	26%
9	2012 Chevrolet Malibu	129	14%
10	2001 Toyota Sequoia	124	23%
11	2014 Chevrolet Traverse	117	21%
12	2007 Toyota Camry-Hybrid	115	19%
13	2015 Chrysler 200	108	5%
14	2012 Chevrolet Cruze	108	13%
15	2009 Chevrolet Impala	108	13%
16	2013 Chevrolet Impala	108	40%
17	2014 Chevrolet Impala	104	16%
18	2011 Chevrolet Traverse	103	17%
19	2004 Toyota Sequoia	98	26%
20	2005 Honda Pilot	96	14%
21	2011 Ford Fusion	93	3%
22	2009 Volkswagen Jetta	93	10%
23	2005 Toyota Sequoia	93	26%
24	2005 Chevrolet Corvette	90	17%
25	2014 Jeep Cherokee	88	3%
26	2012 Chevrolet Traverse	84	24%
27	2012 Ford Fusion	80	3%
28	2016 Chevrolet Malibu	76	9%
29	2011 Chevrolet Cruze	75	10%
30	2010 Chevrolet Impala	74	17%
31	2010 Chrysler Town-And-Country	73	5%
32	2013 Chevrolet Malibu	72	9%
33	2014 Chevrolet Cruze	69	10%
34	2009 Volkswagen GTI	69	41%
35	2004 Toyota Sienna	68	3%
36	2008 Chevrolet Malibu	68	7%
37	2007 Hyundai Santa-FE	68	10%
38	2011 Hyundai Sonata	62	2%
39	2007 Chevrolet Equinox	62	9%
40	2013 Chevrolet Cruze	62	11%
41	2007 Toyota Camry	61	2%
42	2009 Saturn Aura	59	15%
43	2010 Toyota Prius	58	2%
44	2008 Chevrolet Impala	58	7%
45	2006 Hyundai Sonata	57	5%
46	2008 GMC Acadia	57	7%
47	2010 Chevrolet Traverse	57	9%
48	2014 GMC Sierra-1500	56	8%
49	2015 Chevrolet Colorado	56	12%
50	2024 BMW X5	56	39%

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component for each model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports, and raw totals favor high-volume sellers — a popular model can rank high simply because more of them are on the road.

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