Ford Tempo Complaints (1990)

133 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#876731December 19, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
GENERATOR IGNITED A SPARK, AND COATING ON ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THER WAS PROBLEM WITH HARNESS CONNECTOR. CONSUMER FELT ITS WAS A MANUFACTURER' DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875005November 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS VEHICLE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR INTERSECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND THERE IS NO MORE STALLING PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874979November 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER CAME TO STOP AND VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN BEING HIT ON LEFT REAR DOOR AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC REAR AXLE WAS BENT DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, APPRXIMATELY $1300. VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING FOR THE LAST 30000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE ESTIMATE FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS MUCH MORE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS LEMON AND HAD CHANGED HANDS FIVE TIMES. *YH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874099October 30, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND WAS SIDE CRASHED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE UPCOMING TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM WAS COMING BACK. 2 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#873318October 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.CONSUMER HAD IGNITON IDLE SENSOR REPLACED EVERY YEAR .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734341October 15, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#734013October 11, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEH. STOPS UNEXPECTEDLY ("CALIFORNIA RECALL PROBLEM" SYMPTOMS) WHILE CLIMBING IN MOUNTAINS AND UNDER WARM CONDITIONS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, VEH. WILL RUN AGAIN BUT THEN REPEATS THE STOPPING PROBLEM. ENGINE STOPS AND POWER-ASSISTED BRAKING/STEERING IS LOST IN HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733650October 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
ARE MY DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS (DRIVER'S SIDE CLASP DOES NOT WORK) COVERED AND WHERE DO I GET THEM REPLACED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733651October 7, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BARELY PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE GLASS IS VERY FOGGY AND MOISTURE SEEMS TO COLLECT IN THEM. I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP TO LIGHT THE ROADWAYS. CAN FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#733168October 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE ON EXPRESSWAY, MOST ON 4 LANE 55 MPH ROADS. MANY SITUATIONS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. AFTER SITTING AT ROADSIDE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. TRIED A NUMBER OF REMEDIES BEFORE HEARING OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL IN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS A USED FUNCTIONAL CAR SO WE DID ALL OF THE DO IT YOURSELF REMEDIES LIKE DRY GAS, NEW STARTER, ETC. ALL OF THE SITUATIONS IN THE ARTICLES ABOUT THE RECALLS DESCRIBED MY INSTANCES TO A T.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732730September 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THERE WERE SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS RECALL WAS EVER DONE AND THE SWITCH REPLACED? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731226September 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 7/99 AND CONTINUES 9/00. AT APPROX. 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH TEMPERATURE AT 85 DEGREES + THE ENGINE CUTS OUT(STOPS). THIS MEANS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED ON THE FREEWAY 6 TIMES. THE LAST TIME AN 18 WHEELER ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND JUST MISSED A SCHOOL BUS LOADED WITH KIDS. WE NOW DO NOT LEAVE HEMET WHERE WE DRIVE 45MPH AND GET ANYWHERE IN 20 MINUTES. MY FAMILY MUST VISIT US OR COME AND PICK US UP. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TFI MODULE WITH A NEW FORD PART FOR $130 AT PEP BOYS A LOCAL REPAIR CHAIN. THERE ARE NO TESTS TO DISCOVER A FAILING COMPONENT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY THAT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD A DRIVER AS MY WIFE AND I.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865373July 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR RETRACTOR WON'T MOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550557January 22, 2000
CHILD SEAT:HANDLE (INFANT)
KOLCRAFT MODEL # 871536R, DOM 07/16/1998:WHILE CARRING CHILD IN HAND CARRIER, HANDLE POPPED OUT OF POSITION ON ONE SIDE, AND MOVED A NOTCH OR TWO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549296October 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, TIRES
WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709679August 6, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THE CAR STALLS CONSTANTLY - WHEN YOUR AT A STOP THE CAR WILL STALL OR FALTER
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
#706280May 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CAR CONTANTLY STALLS, HAVE HAD SERVICE 3 TIMES TO CORRECT, NOTHING WORKS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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