Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 4, 1995IL
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARD CONSUMER HAD ARM OUT OF THE WINDOW INJURIED ARM THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED . TT
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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 →
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Sep 1, 1995NJ
FUEL PUMP QUIT W/OUT WARNING IN HEAVY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. *DSH
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash2 injured
Filed Aug 21, 1995MO
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT DON'T RESTRAIN WAS HIT FROM THE REAR . TT
Seat Belts
Filed Aug 14, 1995TX
DRIVER AUTOMATIC SEATBELT TIGHTENS TOO TIGHT ON DRIVER, CAUSING BREATHING PROBLEM. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 8, 1995OH
FUMES COME IN THE REAR SEAT OF THE CAR, MAKING CHILDREN SICK. TT
Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages
Filed Jun 9, 1995MO
EXHAUST AND SHIELDS REALIGNED DUE TO NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *SKD
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Mar 6, 1995UT
GEARS WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. (PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS). TT
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 23, 1995DE
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE ON PASSENGER SIDE. TT
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Feb 3, 1995TX
UPON STARTING ENGINE SURGED, PLACED INTO REVERSE POSITION WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL INTO FENCE, LURCHED FORWARD INTO GARAGE WALL.
Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Feb 3, 1995TX
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONT CRASH 5-15MPH, 12:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVERS AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Jan 17, 1995IN
BELTS SQUEAL.
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