Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

• #515954March 26, 1997
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  THE SHOULDER BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515912March 25, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #807979March 25, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED, FELL ONTO BACK SEAT ONE IN FOUR FAILURES, CAUSED BY RIGHT SIDE ATTACHEMENT FAILURE THAT HOLDS UP SEAT BACK; ACCORDING TO DEALER, ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED REPLACING; REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #809155March 24, 1997
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE HEADLIGHT LENS CHANGES TO A YELLOWISH COLOR, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #810322March 24, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  ON 22-MAR-97, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL 30 SECONDS AWAY FROM DRIVER'S HOME THERE WAS LOTS OF SMOKE IN HOOD AREA. CONSUMER THEN BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO HER GARAGE GOT OUT AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WERE FLAMES UNDERNEATH, CONSUMER THEN CLOSED HOOD AND FIRE STOPPED SHORTLY THERE AFTER. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515326March 21, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

  WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED BY A FUEL LINE CLIP FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515334March 21, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  BOTH SEATBACKS BROKE UPON IMPACT, RESULTING IN INJURIES. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #809269March 20, 1997
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

  WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE INCREASED ITS SPEED, CAUSING A COLLISION. SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807388March 18, 1997
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENS UP. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIMES, TOOK TO DEALER, HE INDICATED SOMTEHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRACK . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #810125March 18, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 25MPH, CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY BROKE IN 3 PLACES, IN FOR REPAIR WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515696March 17, 1997
  SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORBELT/SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD ON ITS OWN.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515427March 17, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

  TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR; ALSO WORN OUT TIE ROD END DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808391March 17, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, MADE LOUD NOISES, HAD NOT WARNING. BRAKES WORN OUT, RETURNED VEHICLE HOME. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT ROTORS HAD TO BE TURNED & NEW BRAKES PUT ON. MANUAL SAYS CK AT 30,000; DEALER SAYS 5,000. *AK *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #810006March 14, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

  WHILE DRIVING THE CLAMP THAT CONNECTS TO RADIATOR HOSE BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515559March 13, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

  ENGINE SURGES/BUCKS AND STALLS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #515413March 12, 1997
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #808443March 10, 1997
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

  WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENED AND DRIVER COULDN'T GET OUT MANUALLY . *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #527932March 6, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE AFTER RECALL (95S28) REPAIR PERFORMED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #807622March 6, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND REAR IMPACT. AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE FRONT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEATBACKS GAVE OUT(COLLAPSED) AND WENT BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HIS FACE ON STEERING WHEEL; THE PASSENGER'S SEAT REMAINED WHERE IT WAS, PINNING THE PASSENGER'S LEGS. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  2

  Deaths:

  0

• #809650March 4, 1997
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  HEADLIGHTS ARE LEAKING WATER AND NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0