DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILED(THAT INCLUDES THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND MOTOR).
1994 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 1994 record →
BRAKE FAILURE.
SHOULDER BELT COMES ACROSS THROAT; COULD CRUSH WINDPIPE OR BREAK NECK
POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.
DRIVING VEHICLE 40MPH, WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON; THEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. SPEED VARIES. WOULD TURN VEHICLE OFF FOR A WHILE & THEN IT WOULD RESTART. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
EXHAUST PIPE CAME APART AT THE WELD AND FELL TO THE ROOD. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY TIME AND ANY PLACE, AFTER WAITING 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT WILL AGAIN RESTART.
TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND BANGS INTO GEAR, VERY ERRATIC.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE DROPS OUT OF GEAR. THE OWNER HAS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PUT IT IN PARK .THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM LIGHT TRANSMISSION SLIPS DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO HIGHER GEAR. WIPER BLADE FAILED, REAR DOOR HARD TO CLOSE, AND THE HOOD DOES NOT CLOSE RIGHT. *YD
WHILE DRIVING AND UNPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CALLED THE DEALER , DEALER HAS REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER . *AK
EXHAUST PIPE CAME APART AT WELD AND FELL ON TO THE ROAD. *AK
A TAPPING SOUND COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT PART OF ENGINE THAT WAS DUE TO A LOOSE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY. THE PULLEY HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK *SLC
CRANKSHAFT:PULLEY VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE LIKE METAL RUBBING AGAINST METAL. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. *AK CONSUMER SAID THE LISTED NAME AND ADDRES IS MINE BUT I HAVE NEVER OWNED THIS VEHICLE NOR HAVE I EVER HAD ANY KNOWLEDGE OF IT BEFORE. *YH
GAS TANK LEAKS.
FRONT END SUSPENSION BOLT CAME LOOSE TWICE, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENED AND DRIVER COULDN'T GET OUT MANUALLY . *AK
SPARK PLUGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.
OWNER STATES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG, IT WAS A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 25MPH. *AK
VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION DRIVER'S AN PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL, VEHCILE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND UPON APLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES, CONSUMER HIT A WALL . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON VEHICLE, FIRST AT 2,000 MILES THAN AGAIN AT 32, 000. WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKES THERE IS PULSATIION/SHAKING AND THE BACK BRAKES GRIND AND SCRAPE. *AK
MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS MACHINED 3 TIMES.
SERPENTINE BELT ATTACHED TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER CRACKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. *AK
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS JAM AND DO NOT MEET ON THE TRACKS. THE SEAT BELTS HAVE BEEN FIXED SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE NOT CORRECTED YET. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE GAS PEDAL FALL OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK
FUEL PUMP CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK
ENGINE PULLEY FAILED.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED , WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE ON, ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE START UP IN GEAR AND HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE IMPACT 1:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. *AK
CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK
EVERY 400 MILES REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO WEAR. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING SYSTEM ON THE CAR FAILS TO LOCK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AND DOES NOT RESTRAIN.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
2 BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO MATERIAL BEING SUBSTANDARD. WORN BENEATH THE SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING SMELL SMOKE UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK
THE DRIVER SEATBELT SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT TIE UP DURING THE ACCIDENT CAUSING THE DRIVER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. CALLED FORD FOR REPORT AN NOTHING *AK
VEHICLE BROADSIDED SEAT BELT RELEASED AND DRIVERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD UPON IMPACT. TT
HEARD RATTLING NOISE BELT IN TENSIONER FRACTURED. TT
WHEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
TRUNK TORSION BAR DISCONNECTS, CAUSING THE LID TO DROP DOWN. *DSH
ERRATIC IDLE ALLOW THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND STALL. TT
FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. TT
FUEL THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75MPH IN A 30 MPH ZONE. TT
HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT
INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS CONTINUALLY FAIL CAUSING DAMAGE WHEEL AND TIRES. TT
THROTTLE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT TO BACK OF THE VEHICLE. TT
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