1992 Ford Tempo complaints

WHEN TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENS UP. THIS HAPPENED SOMETIMES, TOOK TO DEALER, HE INDICATED SOMTEHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRACK . *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 25MPH, CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY BROKE IN 3 PLACES, IN FOR REPAIR WILL PROVIDE REPAIR BILL. *AK

THE CRANK SHAFT PULLEY ASSEMBLE FAILED.

AFTER TURNING RADIO ON, AREA AROUND LEFT SIDE OF RADIO GETS TOO HOT.

SUSPENSION FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT.

THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY ASSEMBLY FAILED AND REPLACED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO FREEZE.

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

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

THE MANUAL LAP BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONCE LATCHED, IT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A PENNY IN THE FEMALE BUCKLE PART WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW IT TO UNLATCH. *AK

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH,TOOK TO VEHICLE DEALERS, THEY REPAIRED PROBLEM BUT OWNER SEES SMOKE UNDER DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED/CAUGHT FIRE.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR, WHEN IT IS LOCKED IN, IT SOMETIMES TIGHTENS TOO MUCH . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE RACES UP TO A HIGH IDLE SPEED.

THE STEERING COLUMN CAME APART . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

THE SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE FORWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT RETRACT BACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY IDLE CONROL VALVE FAILED, CAUSING INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

MOTORIZED SEAT BELT FAILED. ( 2ND VEHICLE ON 601623)

MOTORIZED DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR INOPERATIVE.

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HAD A FIRE WHICH STARTED UNDER THE DASH NEAR THE GLOVE DEPARTMENT.*AK

THE BYPASS VALVE CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONS AFFECTING THE IDLE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE MALFUNCTION ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF FUEL IN ANY GEAR INCLUDING PARK.

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WAS IN THE RETRACT POSITION.*AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED.

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT, WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR, THE MOTOR TO THE SEAT BELT WILL MAKES NOISE, BUT THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. DRIVERS DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL.*AK

REAR VIEW MIRRORS MUST BE ADJUSTED MANUALLY DUE TO MISSING PART. *SD

THERE WAS AN OIL SMELL IN CAR/REPLACED SEVERAL GASKETS, IT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, SMELL CONTINUED. *AK

OIL ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE. *SD

PASSENGERS SEAT BELT TIGHTENS TOO MUCH, ONLY RELEASING WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. *DH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMELLED SOMETHING, PARKED VEHICLE, STARTED SMOKING, CHECKED UNDER HOOD, CALLED 911, VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION , PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

VEHICLE SURGED THREE TIMES. *DH

THE VEHICLE WENT UP IN FLAMES WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY AND WILL NOT RESTRAIN IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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