Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1986 Ford Tempo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1986 FORD TEMPO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T… |
| 2005-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED AN ODD ODOR. UPON REENTERING AND STARING THE VEHICLE WHIT… |
| 2000-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WERE THREE BATTERIES TESTED FROM PEP BOYS. *AK |
| 2000-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON THE IGNITION PROBLEM, THE CAR DIED ON THE STATE HIGHWAY & I HAD TO GET TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY CAR WAS LAID UP FOR … |
| 2000-03-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COULD ACCELERATE, EVEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES. *AK |
| 1999-12-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ARE MALFUNCTIONING. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S THE LENS. BUT THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK, AND HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY… |
| 1999-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CONSUMER WENT TO START UP CAR AND WENT BACK INTO THE HOUSE. CONSUMER CAME BACK OUT AND CAR WAS SMOKING'. CONSUMER SHUT… |
| 1998-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED. *AK |
| 1997-11-06 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | CV JOINT FAILED. |
| 1997-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING; CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING COMPUTER MODEL. VEHICLE WAS INSPECTE… |
| 1997-10-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE … |
| 1996-09-05 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | GEARS JUMPED FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE GIVE MORE INFORMATION. *AK |
| 1996-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLES HIGH, LOSES POWER OVER 20 MPH, AND STALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *DH |
| 1996-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-04-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP | No | 0 | POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING POWER STERING FLUID UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK |
| 1996-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING ENGINE FIRE. *DSH |
| 1996-03-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *DH |
| 1995-09-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | ALL TIRES REPLACED. *SD |
| 1995-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERIOR SYSTEM FIRE, IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. *AK |
| 1995-06-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE, ELECTRICAL WIRES AROUND STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT FIRE. |
| 1995-04-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | 2 COLLISIONS AND THE AIRBAG HAS NEVER COME OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT |
| 1995-02-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DOES NOT PROPERLY RETAIN DRIVER WHEN DRIVING DUE TO FRAYING AND TOO MUCH SLACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE D… |
| 1995-02-15 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEAT LATCHES FAILED, CAUSING DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS DURING ACCIDENT. *AW |
| 1995-01-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND CAR ACCELERATED AND HIT A HOUSE PURCHASE CAR USED . TT |
| 1994-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH |
| 1991-04-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE WIRES TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE DASH WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR EXCELLERATES ON ITS OWN/PEGS RPMS/THEN LUGS AND WONT RUN SMOOTHLY |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE IGNITION TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE STICKS, CAUSES EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR. *AK |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | HYDRAULIC BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN AT STOP SIGN AND MAKING A TURN THE CAR STALLS . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |