Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

• #983184April 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  AFTER PARKED A FEW MINUTES, VEHICLE IGNITED RIGHT AWAY W/FIRE CONSUMED AND TOTALED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983205April 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN AND UNDERDASH; IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES, DASHBOARD WAS IN VISIBLE FLAMES; EXTINGUISHED BY FIRE DEPT.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983243April 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

  AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE WIRES TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983392April 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  UPON PARKING, MOMENTS LATER FOUND ENGINE AND DASH ON FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983042April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE, STEERING COLUMN SMOKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING COLUMN AND DASHBOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983079April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WK. 703-356-2050, STARTED THE VEHICLE TURN IGNITION ON, VEHICLE CUT OFF, SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, ENGINE COMPARTMENT/UNDER THE DASH. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983082April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, ELECTRICAL WIRES AROUND STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983090April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983092April 19, 1996
  STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

  POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING POWER STERING FLUID UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983118April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  THERE IS APPARENT FIRE DAMAGE UNDER THE DASH AND HAS CAUSED ELETRICAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE CAR. THERE IS SMOKE ALSO VISIBLE EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983143April 19, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  IGNITION SWITCH WAS STARTING TO BECOME EXCESSIVELY HOT AND WAS REPLACED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982899April 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  THE VEHICLE HAD FIRE DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE CAR WAS BUILT IN CANADA. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982946April 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982985April 18, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE, AND ALTERNATOR WAS BURNED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983031April 17, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WHILE DRIVING, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS NOTICED SMOKE COMING FRON STEERING COLUMN, NO FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #503339April 10, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

  MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982391April 5, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

  BRAKE FAILURE, PULSATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, EMERGENCY BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #982264April 3, 1996
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE FAILS TO DECELERATE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #981285March 27, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #981172March 25, 1996
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM

  HYDRAULIC BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TIRES TO LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0