Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#744465April 24, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN INJURY BEFORE FORD FIXES!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744413April 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885779April 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING OFF AND ON SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, NUMEROUS REPAIRS. CANNOT REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785390April 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCED STALLING, USUALLY IN WARM WEATHER AFTER 40 MINUTES OF DRIVING, FORD HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE STALLING PROBLEMS WHICH IS PROBABLY RELATED TO THE IGNITION SYSTEM. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885155April 5, 2001
SEAT BELTS
FRONT AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS HAVE FAILED , DO NOT RUN ON TRACK , STUCK AND WILL NOT TIGHTEN, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743383April 1, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP THERE IS AN ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. THE ODOR IS ALSO THERE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. IT GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUETS OF DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743254March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR
LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM FAILED BECAUSE OF CORROSION--DUE TO EXHAUST CONDENSATE FROM MUFFLER BLEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883844March 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE STALLS ON HIGHWAY AND TURNS OFF WITH NO POWER AT ALL. CONSUMER WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IF THEY CORRECT IT, IT MAY HAPPENED AGAIN BECAUSE TFI MODULER WAS TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE BLOCK. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN ITS WARM OUTSIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883041March 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS IN PARKING LOT DRIVING ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED, ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED. VEHICLE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN, A TREE, AND WAS THEN STOPPED BY A POLE.*AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#882463March 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FOR A HIGH AMOUNT OF TIME ENGINE DIES OUT WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR EVEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. NO ONE KNOWS PROBLEM.*AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881703February 28, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN REPLACEMENT TIRES SIZE P18570R14, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE. TIRES HAD LESS THEN SIX THOUSAND MILES ON THEM AND FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED AT SIDEWALL AREA. ALSO, REPLACEMENT TIRE WITH LESS THAN ONE THOUSAND MILES EXPLODED WHEN DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881445February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN DRVING AT ANY TIME AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE CUTS OFF IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881480February 26, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741128February 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE WILL NOT START AT TIMES UNLESS YOU PUMP THE GAS PEDAL VERY HARD AND FAST DOESN'T DO THIS AT ALL TIMES ON OCCASIONALLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741043February 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH AS MANY AS 15 RED LIGHTS, AND I HAVE TO DRIVE THROUGH THESE LIGHTS AT A RATE OF 5 TIMES A WEEK. SEVERAL OF THESE RED LIGHTS ARE LOCATED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. MY CAR HAS STALLED/DIED DURING IDLING OVER 50 TIMES AND COUNTING. USUALLY WHEN IT IS WARM WEATHER AND THE CAR IS IDLING AND HEATED UP TO A NORMAL TEMPERATURE. ITS RANDOM BASED, IN THE SUMMER COULD BE 10-20 STOPS BEFORE IT STALLS AND DIES, USUALLY WHEN I START TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN. I REPLACED ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPTMENT AND EGR PARTS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURED. DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPTMENT SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. I DID NOT LEARN ABOUT THIS HIDDEN DEFECT UNTIL THE NEWS MEDIA ANNOUNCED MAJOR LAWSUITS AGAINST FORD FOR THIS HIDDEN PROBLEM, WHICH MATCHES MY SYMPTOMS EXACTLY. IT IS A SHAME THAT FORD KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DID NOT PUT OUT ANY SERVICE ADVISORIES, AND IN FACT, DISCLAIMED THIS PROBLEM! I INVITED THE FORD PEOPLE TO COME RIDE IN THE CAR SINCE THEY CLAIM THE CAR IS SAFE. IT IS NOT FUN AND SAFE FOR AN 18-WHEELER TO HAVE TO STOP AT A GREEN-LIGHT WHEN I AM STALLED AND TRYING TO START MY FORD TEMPO!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785272February 14, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#880006February 7, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION LOCK DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN STICKING KEY INTO IGNITION LOCK IT SEEMS LIKE HAVING THE WRONG KEY.AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880046February 7, 2001
SEAT BELTS
FRONT MOTORIZED SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN PUTTING KEY INSIDE OF IGNITION TO START. SEAT BELT MOTOR WAS BROKEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740361February 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ENGINE STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR ABOUT 45-60 MINUTES. LOSES POWER AND AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WILL NOT IMMEDIATLEY RESTART , OR IF IT RESTARTS RUNS ROUGH WITH ONLY ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR. FORD DEALERS IN PUERTO RICO HAVE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM WITHOUT SUCCESS. ON ONE OCCASION THE DEALER REPLACED THE COOLING FAN, BELIEVING THE PROBLEM WAS COOLING RELATED. IT STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE MANAGER ONLY OFFERS TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS IT IS SUCH AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE STALLING WILL HAPPEN UNLESS THE CAR IS DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NEARLY AN HOUR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559354February 1, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, VARIOUS PARTS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY SITUATION, POSSIBLY THE TFI MODULE. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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