Ford Tempo Complaints (1992)

176 consumer complaints on file.

• #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

• #980915March 19, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE CONSUMER SMELLS A VERY BAD ODOR/FUMES IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #980871March 18, 1996
  STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

  WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #502469March 8, 1996
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

  REPEATED OPENING OF DRIVERS DOOR CAUSED DRIVER TO STRAIN/INJURE ARM DUE TO PLACEMENT OF HANDLE. *DH

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #980113March 5, 1996
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  WHILE DRIVING, WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING INTO LANE, UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  4

  Deaths:

  0

• #979978March 1, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

  THE VEHICLE HAD A FIRE AROUND THE WIRING HARNESS AND NEAR THE AIR CONDITIONING AND WERE THE FAN IS PLUGGED IN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #979911February 29, 1996
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

  WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 50MPH, SUDDENLY ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO WARNING, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCAISIONS, DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #979510February 21, 1996
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

  MOTOR MOUNT IN THE MIDDLE BROKE, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO DROP DOWN ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, BREAKING THE PIPE FROM THE MANIFOLD. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #979436February 20, 1996
  SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS TOTALLY FAILED. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #978998February 9, 1996
  STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

  STEERING WHEEL WIRING WAS RUBBING AGAINST DASH AND STARTED A FIRE, HAD TO HAVE REROUTED. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #978913February 8, 1996
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

  ENGINE WILL NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THE FOOT IS TAKEN OFF THE GAS, REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, WIRING HARNESS, 3 COMPUTERS AND SEVERAL SENSORS, TO NO AVAIL. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #978110January 24, 1996
  EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

  RIGHT LENS GATHERS WATER FLOOD CASE RESULTING IN BULB SHORTING OUT AND GLASS CASE RUPTURING CONTINUOUSLY WITHIN A (2) WEEK PERIOD. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #977958January 22, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

  HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE. TT CONSUMERALSO STATES TRUNK RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER.*JB

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #977048December 27, 1995
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER

  DRIVER SEAT RECLINER BROKE AFTER BEING HIT IN THE REAR BY A TRUCK, DEALER REPAIR MECHANISM, SEAT DOES NOT GO IN THE RECLINED POSITION. TT

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #975670November 29, 1995
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL POPS UP AND IS REALLY HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO GET IT DOWN AGAIN. TT CONSUMER WAS TOLD A SLIGHT STICKING WAS NORMAL FOR THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSIOIN, CONSUMER STATES THE STICKING IS NOT SLIGHT. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #975532November 27, 1995
  WHEELS

  PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELDS HAVE COME APART. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #488358November 22, 1995
  SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

  SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *SD

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #975127November 17, 1995
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT HWY SPEED, NO WARNING. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #974625November 6, 1995
  STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

  WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #483643September 2, 1995
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

  FUEL PUMP FAILS WHEN FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN FOUR GALLONS OF GAS. *AW

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0