Ford Tempo Complaints (1993)

227 consumer complaints on file.

#8014836July 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013247July 3, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CONSUMER STATES WHEN WEATHER IS HOT THE ENGINE WILL DIE OUT. CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE HAS COOLED DOWN, CONSUMER IS ABLE TO RESTART. *JB THE CONSUMER HAD MODULE REPLACED AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION OF ENGINE SHUTTING OFF, BUT THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING OTHER VEHICLES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009143May 3, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
HEARING A THUMP IN THE REAR BUT WAS NOT AWARE WHERE NOISE COULD HAVE BEEN. VEHICLE WAS GOING 25MPH AND FELT LIKE HAD NO STABILITY CONTROL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE TRYING TO AVOID ACCIDENT CONSUMER HIT BRAKES AND STABILIZER LINK FAILED. *YD
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
#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
#894122August 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT NOTICE. ONCE IT STALLED ON HIGHWAY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK DEALER CAN NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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

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