Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#759910March 28, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHT LENSES HAVE TURNED FROM CLEAR TO WHITE AND NO LONGER FOCUS THE BEAM AHEAD, LIGHT LENES ARE MADE FROM PLASTIC, SUSPECT THAT UV PROTECTION PROVIDED ON OUTSIDE SURFACE TO PROTECT PLASTIC FROM SUNLIGHT AND NOT ALSO TO THE INSIDE SURFACE TO PROTECT LIGHT FROM UV RAYS GIVEN OFF BY QUARTZ BULBS. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO ON AN 85 TEMPO AND SEEMS TO BE ON MANY OTHER CARS. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759582March 20, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005600March 13, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN. SHE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005921March 5, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE LAP BELT ON PASSENAGER SIDE FRONT WILL NOT STAY CLASPED. DRIVERS SHOULDER STRAP (AUTOMATIC) WILL NOT SLIDE OPEN. THE MOTOR CAN BE HEARD INSIDE, BUT WILL NOT MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004990March 5, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RESULTING IN A COLLISION, WHICH TOTALED VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE SHUT OFF 4 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, PLUGS/WIRES, AND STARTER BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#758920March 4, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MY CAR HAS A STALLING PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT JUST DIES WHEN YOU STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND SOMETIMES IT TRY'S TO DIE WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING IT AND I HEARD A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY CAR ON THE NEWS BUT I DIDN'T GET A LETTER TELLING ME OR SOMETHING THAT I COULD TAKE TO THE DEALER SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. BECAUSE IF I DON'T I'M GOING TO BE IN AN ACCADIENT IF I DON'T AND I HAD LIKE TO GET THE RECALL FIXED BECAUSE I HAVE A 7 MONTH OLD BABY AND DON'T WANT TO BE IN AN ACCADIENT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564489February 27, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER, UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE MAIN PULLEY BOLTS ARE WORKING LOOSE. THEY WEREN'T PROPERLY TORQUED FROM THE FACTORY. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED, PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR, LIGHTING SYSTEM AND STEERING POWER WAS LOST BECAUSE OF CONNECTIONS TO THE MAIN PULLEY. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003775February 8, 2002
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, INTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HITS A BUMP DOOR AJAR LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND DOOR UNLOCKS. SOMETIMES DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL SHUT, AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T. ALSO, SOMETIMES LATCH IS STUCK FROM INSIDE,. DRIVER FEELS TRAPPED AND UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003297January 31, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563989January 17, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO THICK IGNITION MODULE THAT FAILED, CONSUMER FEELS THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002198January 15, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
UPDATE TO IMAGE # 827205: DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT FAILS TO RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756830January 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE MOTOR AND/OR TRANSMISSION MOUNTS ON THE DESCRIBED VEHICLE HAVE FAILED THREE(3) TIMES, THE FIRST AS NOTED, OCCURRED AFTER ONLY 18,000 MILES AND AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD JUST PASSED THE 36 MONTH NEW CAR WARRANTY. WADE FORD IN SMYRNA ,GA REPLACED THE MOUNTS THE FIRST TIME AT NO LABOR CHARGE...ONLY PARTS BECAUSE THE DATE WAS SO CLOSE TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. SINCE THEN, THE MOUNTS HAVE FAILED TWO MORE TIMES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER CAR OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001755January 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE IN DRIVE, BUT IT DOES OPERATE IN REVERSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001286December 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE,. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. ALSO, STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#6900627December 10, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED ALONG SIDE OF CONSUMER AND STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899767November 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, BUT IT WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. ALSO, CONSUMER CAN HEAR IT WHEN IT IS GETTING READY TO CUT, WHICH GIVES HER TIME TO APPLY BRAKES AND PULL TO SIDE OUT OF TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755056November 29, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REPLACED SEATBELT AND THEY DO THE SAME THING LOCK IN THE BUCKLE POSITION WHEN WIFE PUT IN DITCH SHE HAD TO SQUEZE TO GET OUTEVEN WHEN OPEN DOOR WOULD NOT RELEASE THE HEATER CONTROL HAS BEEN BURNT 3 TIMES AND CURRENTLY IS BURNT AGAIN THEN THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER A RECALL AND THAT DINGS NOW WHEN THE KEY ISN'T EVEN IN IT NICE RECALL I WENT TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE SEATBELTS THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT 300.00 PER DOOR TO FIX MY WIFE WAS QUITE UPSET ABOUT IT WROTE FORD MOTOR A LETTER THEY NEVER ECNOLLEDGE IT. SHE WON'T EVEN LET ME REPLACE THE ENGINE IN IT CAUSE SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THAT CAR THAT COULD GO UP IN FLAMES OR DOESN'T HAVE SEATBELT THAT WORK CAUSE FORD DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS PROPER SHE FEELS THE FORD COMPANY HAS DONE NOTHING BUT ENDANGERED MANY ADULTS AND CHILDRENS LIVES WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND SAYS SOMEONE OTTA TAKE CONTROL OVER THIS MATTER SINCERELY [XXX] AND [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899468November 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER STOPPING AND SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, ENGINE WILL START AFTER ONE TO TWO HOURS OF COOL DOWN TIME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#754839November 24, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
CAR STALLS WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNED SHARPLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899280November 20, 2001
SEAT BELTS
BOTH FRONT RESTRAINTS ARE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITOINAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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