1993 Ford Tempo complaints

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF, DUE TO FAILURE OF THE AIR BAG MONITOR SYSTEM. *YC

REAR WINDSHIELD SHATTERED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. CANNOT PULL DOOR LOCK UP. CAR EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC LOCKS AND CHILD SAFETY LOCK. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD IF PASSENGER IN REAR OF CAR NEEDS TO EXIT THE RIGHT REAR DOOR. CONTACTED GARY AT WARNER FORD IN SLC ON 3/19/99 @ APPROX. 13:30. HE INDICATED THAT IT'S NOT FORDS RESPOSIBILITY TO REPAIR PROBLEM FOR NO CHARGE. I DISAGREE.

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FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER GAS PEDAL CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE.

AFTER VIEWING DATELINE FEB. 10, 1999, I REALIZED WHAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS DOWN. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE DASH MAT HAD SLIPPED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. WELL I REMOVED THE MAT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BOTH TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS TERRIFIED. I CANNOT STOP THE CAR WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND MUST SHUT OFF THE CAR EVEN IF IN TRAFFICE. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH FORD AND MY LOCAL DISTRIBUTORSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO INSPECT THE SYSTEM, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE NATSA ORDERS A RECALL, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I FIND IT INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAT FORD WOULD NOT ORDER THEIR OWN RECALL TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS EVEN AFTER THEIR OWN ENGINEERS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. ANYWAY, PLEASE ORDER THE RECALL - IT SEEMS THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE LIVES OF PEOPL E WHO OWN OR RIDE IN THESE CARS. THANK YOU.

MIDAS HAS REPALCED ENTIRE EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM MANIFOLD PIPE BACK. STILL GETTING SICK. TOOK CAR BACK TO MIDAS AND DISCOVERD THAT NONE OF THE CLAMPS HAD BEEN TIGHTENED. MIDAS FIXED AND SEALED ENTIRE SYSTEM. STILL GETTING CARBON MONOXIDE INSIDE CAR. HAD FIREDEPARTMENT TEST AGAIN, AND STILL GETTING 30 AND 40 PARTS PER MILLION READING'S. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND HAD THEM TEST EVERYTHING. RESULTS ACCORDING TO THEM ARE EVERYTHING IS TIGHT AND NOT LEAKING. BUT THEY ARE AT AT A LOSS NOW. THE SERVICE ADVISOR TELLS ME THAT I HAVE A PROBLEM, AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. IF THE DEALER CANNOT FIX IT THEN WHO CAN? I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH CARBON MONOXIDE IN IT . PEOPLE DIE! IF I PASS OUT, AND CROSS THE CENTER LINE AND HIT SOMBODY HEAD-ON , PEOPLE WILL DIE. WE HAVE A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM HERE, AND NO ONE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN DO AT THIS POINT . CAN ANYONE HELP? *AK

MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM, INITIAL OBSERVATION WOULD INDICATE A FAULTY INTAKE OR EXHAUST VALVE OR SPRING. DEALER TECHNICIAN INDICATES THAT A NORMAL INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENT SHOULD LAST WELL OVER 50K MILES. ENGINE MAKES LOUD NOISE AND BUILDS UP A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN THE CRANKCASE. *AK

CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

MOTOR ON SEAT BELT CHEWED UP RETRACTOR AND BELT LOCKED UP IN FORWARD POSITION.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER STRAPS WHICH RUN AN A BATTERY ARE OFF TRACK CONTINUOUSLY, REPAIRS MADE ONCE, PAST WARRANTY, DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED ANY REPAIRS ARE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. CONSUMER CONTINUOUSLY HAS TO REPLACE BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE HYDROPLANES AT SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET.

FAULTY TIRES CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HYDROPLANE AT THE SLIGHTEST ACCELERATION WHEN THE ROADS ARE WET. NLM

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH CRANKSHAKT: PULLEY MAKING NOISES WHENEVER VEHICLE IS MOVING SLOW. DEALER/MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE ,WILL NOT MOVE, STUCK, CAUSING A LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

THE FRONT SEAT BELST MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY. CAN HEAR MOTOR RUNNING WHEN DOORS ARE OPEN. BELTS DO NOT MOVE. WHEN IN IGNITION & TURNED, BELT MOTOR STOPS. DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR BELT MOTOR. *AK

VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE DRIVING LIGHTS WHICH ON ONCOMING TRAFFIC ARE A DISTRACTION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 40MPH DOWNHILL, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKE RESPONSE, HIT A TRUCK, FRONTAL IMPACT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE LOCKED UP ,CAUSING THE SEAT BELT NOT UNLOCK. MAKES LOUD NOISES WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT.DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SEATBELT (ALL) MOTOR DOESN'T RUN AND BACKSEAT STICK, POWER LOCKS ONLY WORK WHEN IT WARM, DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. CAMSHAFT PULLEY WAS RECALLED AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED, JUST AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT IT BROKE AGAIN. BRAKES GO OUT EVER SIX MONTH, REPLACED WATERPUMP TWICE, IDLE PULLEY, FAN MOTOR AND THE LOWER FRONT BALL JOINTS, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY TWICE, ENTIRE MUFFLER SYSTEM 3 TIMES, BAR THAT GOES ACROSS THE FRONT BY THE WHEELS, BLOWER MOTOR CHRIPS AND SQUEEKS AT LOW BLOWING SPEEDS, REPLACE MUFFLER HEAT SHIELDS AND THERE STILL IS CLANGING NOISE IN THE FRONT CRANKSHAFT, ALSO REPLACED MOTOR MOUNTS, SHOULD HAVE KEPT THE BEATER IT WAS MUCH CHEAPER.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELTS TRAVEL ON A TROLLY BY A MOTOR. THE DOOR WAS OPENED AND CLOSED TOO MUCH , AND GEARS ON TROLLY ARE WORN OFF AND BURNT THE MOTOR OUT, DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

CRANKSHAFT: PULLEY RUBBER ISOLATOR SHEARED OFF.

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS BROKEN IN THE RESTRAINT POSITION, WHICH CAUSES THE LAP AND SHOULDER BELTS NOT TO LOCK WHEN RESTRAINED DUE TO SENSOR INADEQUACIES OF THE SYSTEM DESIGN. THE TRACK BELTS INTHE SHOULDER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED. THE MOTOR DIRIVE WHEELS DID NOT INDEX ONTHE HOLES AND CHEWED UP THE BELTS IN THEIR STALLED POSITION (IN TRACK). CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *TT

IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 15, 97. THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN AND DEALER STATED NO WARRANTY. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT TRACK AND MOTOR BROKE. DEALER CLAIMS TO SELL A LOT OF THESE PARTS.

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOUBLED UP IN THE TRACK AND LOCKED UP. (QCAW)

THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT HAS FAILED AND IS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION.

CRANK SHAFT DAMPER FAILED.

WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, OWNER NOTICES A FUEL SMELL WITHIN THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A DAY. AFTERWARDS, THERE WILL ALSO BE FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TANK WAS REPLACED, THERE WAS A HOLE WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE RUSTED THROUGH NEAR THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *SLC

ENGINE NOISE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE HARMONIC BALANCER.

MOTOR BELTS FAILED CAUSING SEVERAL INJURIES, ONCE DURING ACCIDENT.

LEFT REAR BRAKE SHOE LININGS SEPARATED FROM SHOES. LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARINGS CAME APART. BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS LEAKED. FRONT ENGINE PULLEY/HARMONIC BALANCER CAME APART.

TAILPIPE AND MUFFLER SEAM IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING NOISE.

CONSUMER TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE OPENING BY OPENING THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND SHOULDER BELT GOT STOCK VEHICLE HAS MANUAL LAP BELT AND AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT. AFTER BELT GOT STUCK, DID NOT RESTRAINT BACK AND STAYING LIKE THIS UNTIL NOW. *AK

FRONT CRANKSHAFT/PULLEY FAILED.

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT BECOMES VERY TIGHT, CHOKING THE DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

DOOR IS FALLING OFF DUE TO PILLAR RUSTING AROUND THE HINGE.

DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT STICKS, DOES NOT ADEQUATELY RESTRAIN OCCUPANT, PASSENGER'S SIDE BELT COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE, ACCORDING TO DEALER, SYSTEM NEEDS NEW TRACTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE CUTS OFF, GIVING THE DRIVER NO INDICATION. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RUN HOT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE LEFT REAR TRAILING ARM SNAPPED INTO AND THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL; MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND STICKS, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL.

GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN/STICKS. *AK

MAIN BEARING ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE.

VEHICLE STALLS CONTINUOUSLY SINCE OWNERSHIP, SEVERAL REPAIRS MADE HOWEVER NO REMEDY.

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE RETRACTOR. THE BELT IS STUCK IN THE CLOSE POSITION. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 94, ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE BELT STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER (4) TIMES WITHIN (2) YEARS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS RANDOMLY WHEN TAKING OFF AND IDLES WHEN BACKING UP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND LOSES POWER. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP . AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE FUEL PUMP THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CUT OFF.OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS OR LONG DISTANCES VEHICLE CHOKES AND APPEARS TO LOSE POWER. AT THIS POINT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEAR AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK