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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 →

Seat Belts
Filed Feb 23, 1998PA

DRIVERS SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILED(THAT INCLUDES THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND MOTOR).

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Feb 20, 1998NV

BRAKE FAILURE.

Seat Belts › Front › Webbing
Filed Feb 4, 1998AR

SHOULDER BELT COMES ACROSS THROAT; COULD CRUSH WINDPIPE OR BREAK NECK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Dec 8, 1997MA

POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 5, 1997CA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Oct 27, 1997FL

EXHAUST PIPE CAME APART AT THE WELD AND FELL TO THE ROOD. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Oct 15, 1997CA

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 15, 1997CA

VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY TIME AND ANY PLACE, AFTER WAITING 5 TO 10 MINUTES IT WILL AGAIN RESTART.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 9, 1997MA

TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND BANGS INTO GEAR, VERY ERRATIC.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 6, 1997NJ

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

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Filed Oct 2, 1997CA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe
Filed Sep 23, 1997FL

EXHAUST PIPE CAME APART AT WELD AND FELL ON TO THE ROAD. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Sep 11, 1997TX

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 22, 1997OR

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

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 29, 1997LA

GAS TANK LEAKS.

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 21, 1997AL

FRONT END SUSPENSION BOLT CAME LOOSE TWICE, ONCE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT.

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 10, 1997PA

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR TIGHTENED AND DRIVER COULDN'T GET OUT MANUALLY . *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Feb 20, 1997DC

SPARK PLUGS FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 12, 1997IN

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

Seat BeltsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 7, 1997FL

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION DRIVER'S AN PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING INJURIES. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 18, 1996MI

CRUISE CONTROL, VEHCILE STALLED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Oct 25, 1996MO

WAS DRIVING AND UPON APLYING THE BRAKES THERE WERE NO BRAKES, CONSUMER HIT A WALL . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 24, 1996NY

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

Seat Belts
Filed Oct 15, 1996NE

MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 11, 1996PA

BRAKE ROTORS MACHINED 3 TIMES.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 10, 1996TX

SERPENTINE BELT ATTACHED TO THE HARMONIC BALANCER CRACKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. *AK

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Oct 1, 1996NE

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

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Sep 17, 1996CA

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE GAS PEDAL FALL OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 6, 1996MD

FUEL PUMP CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 27, 1996AZ

ENGINE PULLEY FAILED.

Electrical System › WiringCrash
Filed Aug 16, 1996MA

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

Seat Belts › Front
Filed Aug 2, 1996WI

CONSUMER WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 9, 1996DC

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jun 25, 1996FL

EVERY 400 MILES REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO WEAR. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jun 4, 1996CO

THE AUTOMATIC RESTRAINING SYSTEM ON THE CAR FAILS TO LOCK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED AND DOES NOT RESTRAIN.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 28, 1996MO

2 BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 13, 1996MO

WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS DUE TO MATERIAL BEING SUBSTANDARD. WORN BENEATH THE SAFETY SPECIFICATIONS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire
Filed Mar 5, 1996AZ

WHILE DRIVING SMELL SMOKE UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 22, 1996CA

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

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 7, 1996MD

VEHICLE BROADSIDED SEAT BELT RELEASED AND DRIVERS HEAD HIT WINDSHIELD UPON IMPACT. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Feb 7, 1996CO

HEARD RATTLING NOISE BELT IN TENSIONER FRACTURED. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 1, 1996MA

WHEN INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Structure › Body › Hatchback/Liftgate › Support Device/Strut
Filed Jan 28, 1996FL

TRUNK TORSION BAR DISCONNECTS, CAUSING THE LID TO DROP DOWN. *DSH

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Jan 25, 1996OH

ERRATIC IDLE ALLOW THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND STALL. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 16, 1996CA

FAILURE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 4, 1996OH

FUEL THROTTLE STUCK, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 75MPH IN A 30 MPH ZONE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 21, 1995CO

HAD A FRONTAL COLLISION SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN. TT

Steering › Linkages
Filed Dec 7, 1995OH

INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS CONTINUALLY FAIL CAUSING DAMAGE WHEEL AND TIRES. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 28, 1995MO

THROTTLE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCELERATION. TT

Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 13, 1995CA

CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT WENT TO BACK OF THE VEHICLE. TT

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