Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#807125January 28, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE QUITS INTERMITTENTLY. DUE TO GAS LEAKING OUT OF TANK 4 TO 5 FEET WHEN REMOVING GAS CAP. THE GAS HAS FINISHED SHOOTING OUT BEFORE THE CAP IS PUT BACK ON, THERE IS A BOILING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE IS FILLED WITH SMELLY GAS FUMES, CAUSING NAUSEA/HEADACHES/EMOTIONAL STRAINS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808293January 28, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
EXPERIENCED IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION, KEY WOULDN'T TURN TO START, AFTER REPLACING IGNITION SWITCH EXPERIENCED FIRE WHICH STARTED IN EXTREMELY COLD CONDITIONS, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM IGNITON SWITCH, THEN STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#514208January 27, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
REPLACE ALTERNATOR 8 DIFFERENT TIME, POSSIBLE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#602480January 23, 1997
SEAT BELTS
POWER SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807048January 23, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ARE INOPERATIVE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT ALSO DOES NOT FULLY RETRACT OR IS TRAPPED IN THE TRACK. CONSUMER HAS YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808052January 23, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM TIRES, PULLED OFF ROAD, THEN NOTICED FLAMES, POURED WATER ON BRAKES, PACKED IT W/MUD, AFTER A FEW HOURS DROVE VEHICLE HOME. TOOK VEHICLE IN & HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806651January 22, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AND WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808006January 22, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING, LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM; VEHICLE'S HEADLAMP AREA GOT WET, HAD HEADLAMP CHANGED; LIGHT HOLDER CELL IS MELTING; CA NOT KEEP LIGHT AREA FROM GETTING WET; BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES; DEALER CANNOT FIND/FIX PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807883January 21, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807837January 17, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
HAD RECALL WORK DONE, WIPED MEMORY OF RADIO AND CLOCK, BATTERY NEEDS CONSTANTLY TO BE JUMPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807853January 17, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM THE PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY , ALSO THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETAIN THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513946January 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
ENGINE FAN FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#807248January 7, 1997
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION DRIVER'S AN PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#525802January 6, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DURING VEHICLE COLLISION SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN PROPERLY RESULTING IN INJURY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#513375January 6, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO FUEL INJECTION FAILURE; ALSO, CV BOOTS FAILED, RESULTING IN CLICKING NOISE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806991January 2, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HARMONIC BALANCER CONNECTED TO THE POWER STEERING WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER LOST HIS POWER STEERING AT 40,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513316December 30, 1996
SEAT BELTS
MOTORIZED SEAT BELT JAMMED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#513157December 20, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#803807December 18, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL, VEHCILE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806552December 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED ,SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT STARTED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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