Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#843378July 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE MAKING NOISES. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843416July 26, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WON'T SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR UNLESS THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT 40 TO 50 MPH, AND WHEN THE CONSUMER IS DRIVING AT 30 TO 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT ON IT'S OWN AT HIGH SPEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843418July 26, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO OVERSPEED, RACING UP TO 6500 RPMS. APPLIED BRAKES WHICH DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843260July 24, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING IN HOT TEMPERATURES IT WAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT APPROX\IMATELY EVERY 100 MILES. WHEN IT GOT HOTTER IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL OUT AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 50 MILES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION AND INSPECTED. REPAIRED BY REPLACING A TFI MODULE; PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. INSIDE TEMPERATURE GAUGES READ NORMAL. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709061July 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CAR EXCELLERATES ON ITS OWN/PEGS RPMS/THEN LUGS AND WONT RUN SMOOTHLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842771July 21, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER HAS PUT IN 3 GAS TANKS WITHIN 62,000 MILES. ALL 3 TANKS BECAME DEFECTIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708510July 12, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE TIE-ROD(OUTER) HAS BEEN REPLACED (PASSENGER SIDE) TWICE WITHIN A YEAR SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND DURING TIRE REPLACEMENT ON THE FIRST TIME, AND DURING A BRAKE REPLACEMENT ON THE SECOND. THERE IS A VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING FROM A HIGH SPEED (45MPH OR GREATER). EACH TIME THE TIE-ROD IS REPLACED, THE VIBRATION GOES AWAY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEN RETURNS GRADUALLY UNTIL THE VIBRATION IS DOMINATE DURING BRAKING. USUALLY AFTER ABOUT 3500 MILES SINCE REPLACEMENT OF TIE-ROD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842041July 9, 1999
WHEELS:HUB
WHILE TURNING OFF ONTO HIGHWAY AT 25 MP REAR WHEEL HUB CAME OFF. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE HELP OR ADDITION INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708369July 8, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
RESTRAINT DOES NOT OPERATE. FORD DEALERS IN THIS AREA HAVE EXPRESSED A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF TEMPOS. I AM 3 MONTHS PREGNANT AND FEEL THAT A RECALL IS WARRANTED SINCE THIS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546517July 6, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
HOSE/LINE COMING OFF THE BACK OF COMPRESSOR, LINE FROM MANIFOLD TO CONDENSOR FAILED ALSO. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707915June 26, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE HAVING PFE SENSOR REPLACED, IT WAS NOTED THAT REAR CONTROL ARM AND LEFT REAR CORNER OF GAS TANK "BADLY RUSTED". MECHANIC BELIEVES IN PART DUE TO ACIDIC WATER COMING FROM DRAIN HOLE OF MUFFLER. RUSTING IS SO BAD REAR CONTROL ARM LOOKS CHARRED. MECHANIC ALSO NOTED HE HAD "NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS". HAVE BEEN ADVISED TO DO NO LONG DISTANCE DRIVING, THAT RISK OF FIRE IS GREAT AND IF CONTROL ARM RUSTS FURTHER, RISK OF BREAKING AWAY FROM WHEEL COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546423June 25, 1999
SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, INTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
SEAT BELT MOTOR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707880June 24, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME CLOUDED CUTTING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT PASSES THROUGH. HAVE NOTICED THIS ON A LOT OF CARS. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS? AREN'T THERE HEADLIGHT LENS TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840919June 23, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S & PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE BELTS ARE OFF THE TRACTS. WOULD NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR RUNNING EVEN THOUGH THE BELTS HAVE NOT RETRACTED. THEY ARE USABLE BUT NOT LOCKED IN. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECKED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840777June 22, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR THE SECOND TIME . THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1998. IN JANUARY OF 1999, THE REPLACEMENT USED ALSO CRACKED. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840816June 22, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
THE SHOULDER BELTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE (04 MAR 99) & THE PASSENGER SIDE (18 NOV 95) MOTOR IS INOPERATIVE. THE BELTS CAME OFF THE TRACTS. WOULD NOT PROTECT OCCUPANT. CAN HEAR THE MOTOR STILL RUNNING. THE SHOULDER BELT CAN BE USED BUT NOT LOCKED IN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707684June 19, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOPLIGHT CAR BUCKS AND THEN STALLS, NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AT LIGHTS FOR IT TO KEEP RUNNING, ENGINE DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY, HAD NUMEROUS THINGS CHECKED/CLEANED, NONE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, CAR REPAIR MEN ARE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707393June 10, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
FOR THREE YEARS THIS CAR HAS BEEN STALLING IN HOT HUMID WEATHER.THIS CAR RUNS FINE IN THE WINTER MONTHS.I HAD THIS CAR IN TO CAPITAL FORD WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, MANY PARTS WERE REPLACED.ONLY KNOW ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THIS CAR.I FEEL THIS CAR IS VERY UNSAFE.WHILE DRIVING IT JUST STALLS IF I WAIT 15 MINUTES CAR WILL RESTART I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING WITH OTHER CARS SUCH AS MINE. THANK YOU PAULA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#839118June 9, 1999
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE DRIVING TILT STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FALL DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707333June 8, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT MY 94 TEMPO STALLS AND WILL NOT START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. IT WILL START AND RUN UNTIL THE ENGINE GET HOT AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM BUT DROPPED THE INVESTIGATION. PLEASE RESUME YOUR RESEARCH. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT TRYING TO DRIVE 65 MILES TO SCHOOL EACH DAY AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS WELL AS AN INCONVIENCE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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