Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#894193August 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN
SPEED ODOMETER KEEPS GOING OUT. THIS HAPPENS AT 45 MILES PER HOUR. NEEDLE JUMPS AND KIND OF STICKS IN PLACE. CONSUMER STATED THIS WAS FOURTH SPEED ODOMETER REPLACE IN 125,000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562259July 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES AS SHE WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, SHE THEN PULLED OVER AND THAT IS WHEN SHE SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-90-330)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562270July 31, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE, CONSUMERS MUFFLER/RESONATOR FELL OFF CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT REAR BUMPER, ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-90-340)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749336July 27, 2001
TIRES
WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON 07/21/01 IN THE AFTERNOON GOING HOME, WHEN CAR STARTED VIBRATING REAL BADLY, AND WONDERED ALL OVER ROAD. THE TIRE IN QUESTIONED IS OFF THE RIGHT FRONT OF A 1988 FORD TEMPO. IT IS CHEWED UP AROUND THE INSIDE AND ALSO HAS "SEVERAL SOFT SPOTS" IN THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2RV TIRESIZE: P18570R14)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892348July 10, 2001
POWER TRAIN
WHEN VEHICLE GETS UP TO 60 MPH IN SPEED ODOMETER READS 65MPH AND 85MPH. WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST HE IS GOING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747522June 28, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIME IT WILL RESTART JUST TO STALL AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER A PREVIOUS RECALL BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACE TWICE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING/MODULE THAT REGULATES THE ELECTRICAL PULSES THAT FIRE THE PLUGS. I WILL ASK THE DEALER TO RESEARCH. UNFORTUANTELY, THIS ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON FORD TEMPO'S BUT NONE OF THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ADDRESS IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747534June 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR CUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN DAYTIME WHEN WEATHER IS VERY HOT. I HAVE TO LET THE CAR SIT ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. NO PROBLEMS AT NIGHT, OR EARLY MORNING WHEN IT'S COOL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890523June 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT ANY SPEED STANDING STILL OR IN MOTION. VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM MOST IN DO THE SUMMER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM TO CORRECT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890317June 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERINCEING ON GOING/INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH STALLING, MOSTLY IN HOT WEATHER CONDITION. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART APROXIMATELY 1/2 HRS LATER ON. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889797June 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT TRACK MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE BECOME STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED DRIVERS SIDE SHOULDER BELT TRACK APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO WHILE VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT HAS BECOME STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889657June 4, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889013May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE OFF. PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE TFI IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BUT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE SURGES FOWARD AT TIMES, IT CAN MOVE FOWARD UP AN INCLINE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888503May 17, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745166May 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887707May 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS STALLING IN HOT WEATHER/ 80-100 DEGREES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887481May 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WILL STALL DURING ANY HIGHWAY DRIVING OR WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES PAST 50 MPH. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744823May 2, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR REBUILT AND BOUGHT FROM ADVANCE AUTO PARTS. THIS WAS THE SECOND ALTERNATOR WITH PROBLEMS, THE FIRST WAS TAKEN BACK AND THIS ONE THE MECHANIC REPLACED AND SAID THAT WHO DOES ADVANCE'S REBUILDING ISN'T THAT GREAT. THE TIME AND MONEY SPENT FOR THEIR REJECT ALTERNATOR'S IS UNJUST. THE RED LIGHT INDICATOR STAYED ON UNTIL THIS NEW ALTERNATOR WAS PUT IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560976April 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, THE PART WHICH CAME OFF OF SUSPENSION IS NEAR THE EXHAUST AND IS CAUSING RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO RUST. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886911April 27, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT FULLY EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886811April 25, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED WITH A CLANKING NOISE, THEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND SKIP GEARS.*AK CONSUMER STATES PART HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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