Ford Tempo Complaints (1993)

227 consumer complaints on file.

#714296November 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4TH FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION MOUNT...OEM FAILED AT 85,000 MILES CAUSING THUMP IN REVERSE...NO REAL HAZARD...THREE AFTERMARKET MOUNTS ALSO SHEARED AND THE LAST ONE (M6056) SHEARED AT BOTTOM ALLOWING TRANSAXLE TO DROP NEAR TOUCHING THE ROAD SURFACE. I LOST A HALF SHAFT, SET PARK CONDITION AS A RESULT AT 5MPH, DAMAGED LEFT FRONT HALF SHAFT AND WEDGED THE ENGINE DAMPER PULLET TO BODY WALL. THIS WILL COST NEAR $2500 FIX. FORD SHOULD INSTALL A CATCH PLATE UNDER THE MOUNT OR A SAFETY WIRE AROUND THE MOUNT TO PREVENT SUDDEN DROP OF TRANSAXLE FROM REAR WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS POTENTIAL KILLER AND FATAL DEFECT. I AM APPALLED AT THE DESIGN OF SUCH MOUNT AND THE SLANT THAT FORD PUTS IT ON (75 DEGREES) WITH NO SAFETY CATCH PLATE UNDER IT. THIS SHOULD BE NOTED TO FORD AND IMMEDIATELY DISSEMINATED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714298November 3, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MOUNT HAS SHEARED 4 TIMES SINCE 85,000 MILES EACH TIME RESULTING ONLY IN AN ANNOYING THUNK GOING INTO REVERSE EXCEPT THIS TIME WHEN IT SHEARED AT BOTTOM IT ALLOWED THE TRANSAXLE TO FALL DOWN 6 INCHES, FORCING PARK WHILE ACCELERATING, JAMMING THE CRANK PULLEY AND RIPPING OUT THE LEFT HALF SHAFT. I AM APPALLED THAT FORD WOULD NOT THINK OF A CATCH PLATE TO FIT UNDER THE MOUNT AREA FORWARD AND OR A SAFETY WIRE AROUND THE MOUNT'S TWO STUDS TO DISALLOW FALLING TO THE STREET LEVEL WHICH IT DID AT 5MPH ACCELERATING TO A INTERSECTION. THIS IS A KILLER FLAW AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK OF RIPPING OUT A HALF SHAFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND FORCING PARK MODE AND JAMMING THE CRANK PULLEY SO,AS TO LOSE POWER STEERING AND RPMS. I REALLY WISH THAT FORD WOULD FIX THIS CAR FOR FREE AS IT IS INEXCUSABLE THAT I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT TWICE A YEAR USING AFTERMARKET MFR FOR $35 WHEN FORD WANTS $91 FOR SAME AND EVEN THE OEM MOUNT RIPPED AT 85,000 MILES..BUT RIPPED AT THE TOP AREA WHICH WAS BENIGN IN SYMPTOMS. I AM DISGUSTED AT THIS DESIGN...MOUNT IS FITTED AT 75 DEGREES ANGLE AND ENGINE-TRANSAXLE HAS NO SAFETY CATCH PLATE OR SAFETY WIRE. PLEASE NOTE THAT SUDDEN SHEAR-TEAR OF THIS LIQUID FILLED RUBBER MOUNT IS LIFE-THREATENING IN NATURE !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549288October 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MANUFACTURER SENT THE RECALL NOTICE TO THE WRONG PERSON, CONSUMER WAS DENIED RECALL REPAIR WORK DUE TO DEADLINE OF REPAIR (97V-019). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#850880October 15, 1999
SEAT BELTS
THE RESTRAINT GUIDE RAIL RETRACTORS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849498September 30, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT LAP BELT GOT STUCK ,WILL NOT UNBUCKLE ITSELF ,TRAPPING DRIVERAND CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842757September 2, 1999
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT INTO POSITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844397August 5, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION ,AND BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. OCCUPANT HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844161August 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
RECALL 97VO19000; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NOTICED SMOKE ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. STOPPED AND PULLED UP THE HOOD AND IT WAS ON FIRE . CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#707268June 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SINCE LAST FEBRUARY: WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. IT STARTS UP AGAIN AFTER ANYWHERE FROM ONE MINUTE TO TWO MINUTES. AFTER I GO ABOUT 3 MILES WITHOUT IT HAPPENING, IT WON'T SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF TO RUN IN THE STORE, AND WHEN I TRY TO START IT WHEN I COME OUT, IT WON'T START. THEN AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES IT STARTS. I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED OUT THE COMPUTER AND SENSORS, CLEANED THE INJECTION SYSTEM FOR THE FUEL, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT THE PROBLEM BEING FIXED. IGNITION MODULE, DISTRIBUTOR/CAP/ROTOR/PLUG WIRES AND SPARK PLUGS, GAS FILTER, IGNITION COIL, PICKUP COIL, AND THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO SPARK, SO THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS, WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#707271June 7, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I HAVE THE FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY CAR SINCE LAST FEBRUARY: WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MILES OF DRIVING, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN. IT START UP AGAIN AFTER ANYWHERE FROM ONE MINUTE TO TWO MINUTES. AFTER I GO ABOUT 3 MILES WITHOUT IT HAPPENING, IT WON'T SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF TO RUN IN THE STORE, AND WHEN I TRY TO START IT WHEN I COME OUT, IT WON'T START. THEN AFTER ABOUT 1 TO 2 MINUTES IT STARTS. I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED OUT THE COMPUTER AND SENSORS, CLEANED THE INJECTION SYSTEM FOR THE FUEL, BUT COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE FOLLOWING PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. IGNITION MODULE, DISTRIBUTOR CAP, ROTOR, PLUG WIRES, SPARK PLUGS, GAS FILTER, IGNITION COIL, PICKUP COIL, AND THE COMPUTER. THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO SPARK, SO THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838732June 2, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AND COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.* AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS STILL STALLING.*SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706963May 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THIS ARE SAFETY RECALLS BY NHTSA THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO FIX PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER! PLEASE HELP THIS CAR IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN. THE ENGINE COOLING FAN IS DEFECTIVE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WON'T EVEN TURN MOST OF THE TIME, AND THE PCV IS ALSO DEFECTIVE AND MAKES THE ENGINE VIBERATE! ALSO THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL OF THOSE PROBLEMS WAS RECALLED BY NHTSA AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS TOLD TO FIX IT AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF FORD TEMPO! NOW THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT THEREFORE PUTTING ME IN DANGER! PLEASE HELP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837722May 11, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES DO NOT MOVE ON THE RAIL. THE BELST ARE IN THE FORWARD POSITION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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