Ford Tempo Complaints (1988)

126 consumer complaints on file.

#808781February 11, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR HARNESS CAUSED ALTERNATOR TO BURN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546664February 9, 1997
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MALFUNCTIONED FUEL LINE CAUSED ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#808626February 4, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AFTER DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES, FIREMEN WERE CALLED, NO INJURIES,CONSUMER GOT DAUGHTER OUT OF AUTOMOBILE IN TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#806309December 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTED TO THE ALNERNATOR OVERHEATS AND SOMETIMES SMOKE IS EVIDENT. THIS IS A MITSIBISHI ALTERNATOR, FORD DOESN'T RECOGNIZE PROBLEM . *AK AFTER MARKET MANUFACTURER WARNED OF FIRE HAZARD AND SUPPLIED A NEW CONNECTOR WITH REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR- CONNECTOR IT MELTS EVEN THOUGH ALTERNATOR IS FUNCTIONING, EVEN 8 WIRING INSULATION BECOMES BRITTLE OR MELTS FROM HEAT, ON ONE OCCASION REPAIR SHOP DISCOVERED EXTENSIVELY SMOKING CONNECTOR ON THE VERGE OF FLAMES WHILE WORKING ON UNRELATED JOB, MECHANIC STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, LOCAL FORD DEALER DENIED ANY TYPE OF PROBLEMS OR COMPLAINTS.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#512021November 27, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804364October 31, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#804000October 24, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
#PE 96-026, WHILE DRIVING A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ALTERNATOR . *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRE STARTED AT THE ALTERNATOR CONNECTOR, SHOOTING FLAMES, THE RESULTS WERE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PLASTIC CATCHING FIRE AND SPITTING BURNING PLASTIC ONTO FUEL LINES WHICH IN TURN PUNCTURED AND SPRAYED FUEL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#510023October 16, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507249October 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, REPLACED WITH SAME DEFECTIVE SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#509066September 25, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
REPLACED ALTERNATOR FOUR TIMES, ALSO REPLACED WIRING HARNESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#802471September 16, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILED, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801789September 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CABLE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO SHORT OUT, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801818September 4, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FAST IDLING, NO DECREASE IN PRESSURE. VEHICLE NOISY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#801521August 29, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
A MALFUNCTION OF THE LAP SEAT BELT, CLASP IS BROKEN WHERE IT CANNOT BE USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800689August 27, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING THEN VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. SHE GOT BACK IN SAW SMOKE THEN FLAMES FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507556August 15, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507513August 14, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#507420August 13, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800569August 7, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DON'T REMAIN TIGHT. ON ONE OCCASION EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN BRAKES LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#800433August 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ALTERNATOR HAS BURN OUT.*AK POWER CONNECTOR ON THE ALTERNATOR MELTED AND THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR AND CONNECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TOLD THIS ONLY AFFECTS THE 65 AMP ALTERNATOR MADE IN JAPAN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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