Ford Tempo Complaints

1,192 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#865022July 7, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS 2 TIMES, AND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ONCE. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#864907July 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724633June 27, 2000
AIR BAGS
CLOCK SPRING ACTIVATOR - SENSOR UNIT FAILED AGAIN. DRIVER AIR BAG LIGHT WARNING FLASHES CODE 32. ORIGINAL PART REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS CRITICAL AIR BAG PART SHOULD NOT FAIL. FORD MOTOR TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEALER. DEALER SAID REPLACEMENT NOT COVERED AND TO REPLACE WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. THIS CRITICAL ACTIVATION COMPONENT IS DEFECTIVE IN DESIGN AND SHOULD NOT FAIL. PLEASE ADVISE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO ASSIST ME AND OTHER DRIVERS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG OPTION ON THE 1993 FORD TEMPO. THANKS FOR YOU ASSISTANCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724575June 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784133June 22, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, POWER TRAIN
HORN FAILED.*ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724415June 22, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863435June 12, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863153June 7, 2000
SEAT BELTS
CONSUMER 'S VEHICLE WAS PARKED & ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNING, HIT LEFT FRONT & REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. IN CRASH, DRIVER'S SHOULDER BELT BECAME INOPERATIVE & USELESS.ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT STOPPED WORKING. HOWEVER, COULD HEAR MOTOR RUNNING. ONLY LAP BELT COULD BE USED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862539May 25, 2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723095May 23, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, CALIPER 3 TIMES ROTORS 2 TIMES AND A MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THE CAR DOES NOT STOP WELL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CONSTANT GRINDING AND SQUEALING EVEN AFTER REPLACMENT THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY NOW THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE IVE HAD THE CAR UNDER WARRANTY FORD WOULD NEVER FIX THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722944May 20, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AT STOPS AND CUTS OFF WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION WHICH CAUSES STEERING COLUMN TO LOCK, MAKING CAR UNCONTROLLABLE. THE LAST TIME I WENT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. (THANK GOD NO CARS WERE COMING TOWARD ME!!) THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE CAR IS GOING TO CUT OFF. WHAT IS WRONG?? IS THIS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS BEING ADDRESSED IN THE CLASS-ACTION SUIT FOR TEMPO'S? IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT GOES OFF WHEN I BRAKE??*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722954May 20, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SMOKING LIKE A CIGARETTE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN FORD DEALER IN ATHENS,OHIO SAID MY CAR HAD NO RECALL I AM AFAID IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE LIKE MY BROTHERS 1985 FORD TEMPO THEY NEVER GOT A THING FOR THERE CAR. IT WENT UP IN FLAMES IN A MINUTE. I WANT FORD TO FIX MINE. TELL ME HOW?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722961May 20, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES. CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. RIGHT TIRE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE SHARPLY INTO CURB. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY BUT WAS ON A "GET ON" RAMP TO FREEWAY. SO WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE NO UNCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784021May 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, SEAT BELTS
HORN DOES NOT WORK. *CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722311May 5, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THIS CAR WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY SISTER (ORIGINAL OWNER) AFTER ONLY 31000 MILES. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ALL SENSORS, IGNITION MODULE, THROTTLE SOLENOID/SENSOR, AND CLUTCH HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR. I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH ANOTHER BLOWN CLUTCH, THROTTLE/IDLE SOLENOID AND MAIN COMPUTER PROBLEMS. I'VE PUT OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I NOW CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX ANY MORE. UPPON CONTACTING FORD REGARDING THE PROBLEMS, THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR A REAR AXEL PART IN SOME {NOT MINE} MODELS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE? I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT FOR PARTS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861290May 2, 2000
SEAT BELTS
BOTH FRONT MOTOR BELT RETRACTORS FAILED. WILL NOT SECURE OCCUPANTS IN FRONT SEATS, LEAVING BOTH WITHOUT PROPER RESTRAINTS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#721548April 16, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR DOESN'T START COMPUTER MISDIAGNOSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860298April 13, 2000
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. AUTOMATIC BELTS REALEASED & UNRELEASED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND MANUEL TO OVERRIDE . TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND OUT THAT MOTOR & TRACK HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#860224April 12, 2000
SEAT BELTS
MOTOR BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO OPERATE, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR SEAT BELT UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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