Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Feb 8, 1996VA
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
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1992 Ford Tempo complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 24, 1996MD
RIGHT LENS GATHERS WATER FLOOD CASE RESULTING IN BULB SHORTING OUT AND GLASS CASE RUPTURING CONTINUOUSLY WITHIN A (2) WEEK PERIOD. TT
Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jan 22, 1996NY
HORN HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES BECAUSE OF FAILURE. TT CONSUMERALSO STATES TRUNK RELEASE WAS NOT WORKING, CRUISE CONTROL AND CIGARETTE LIGHTER.*JB
Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 27, 1995MI
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
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 29, 1995CA
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
Wheels
Filed Nov 27, 1995TX
PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELDS HAVE COME APART. TT
Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Nov 22, 1995PR
SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *SD
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 17, 1995OH
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AT HWY SPEED, NO WARNING. TT
Structure › Body › Hood
Filed Nov 6, 1995TN
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 2, 1995UT
FUEL PUMP FAILS WHEN FUEL TANK HAS LESS THAN FOUR GALLONS OF GAS. *AW
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 30, 1995OH
CAR WAS TICKING OF THE NOISE BOLT FROM THE ENGINE CAME OFF . TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 18, 199500
AUTO STOPS WHILE IN TRAFFIC-MECHANIC CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 14, 1995MD
VEHICLE WILL SEIZE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 14, 1995MI
RECEIVE LETTER THERE WAS DEFECT PART IN THE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY DEALER CHECKED IT AT 57,000 MILES SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE AT 84,000 MILE . TT
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Aug 8, 1995PA
THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 24, 1995NY
WHILE GOING 60 MPH THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF DUE THE CAMSHAFT GEAR GOT CHEWED AWAY BECAUSE THE CAR ENGINE IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Filed Jul 14, 1995AL
BATTERY CABLES REPLACED. *SD
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 29, 1995TX
CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE, WHEN IT BECOMES LOOSE IT CAUSES THE REST OF THE ELETRONICS TO STOP FUNCTIONING. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 19, 1995NY
CRUISE CONTROL GOT STUCK, ENGINE ROAR AT HIGH IDLE. TT
Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jun 1, 1995CA
BECAUSE OF FAULTY WIRING AND INSTALLATION VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. TT
Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights
Filed May 18, 199500
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL CONTINUOUSLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed May 12, 199500
SHOULDER STRAPS IN THE FRONT ON BOTH SIDES DO NOT WORK HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE SEPTEMBER. TT
Steering › LinkagesCrash2 injured
Filed Apr 24, 1995WI
THE TIE ROD BROKE AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT THERE WAS NO STEERING TO TURN CAR TOTALED. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Apr 19, 199500
DRIVE BELT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING, REPLACED 6 TIMES. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 13, 1995OH
MOTOR STARTED SHIFTING AND RUBBING AGAINST THE FIRE WALL DUE TO DEFECTIVE MOTOR MOUNTS. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 19, 1995CA
NOISY BRAKES. *SKD
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