Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-03-01 | 88V024000 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 91,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ACK UP.NMENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND MOTOR DIES. STARTS RIGHT. |
| 2005-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FREE REPAIRS TO 1988 FORD TEMPO GL'S TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR.*MR *NM |
| 2005-01-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS HAVING RETRACTION PROBLEMS WITH HER SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT IS NOT RETRACTING CORRECTLY… |
| 2003-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. *AK *NLM |
| 2002-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GASOLINE LEAKS ON ENGINE. *AK CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE COMING OUT OF THE VACUUM HOSE THAT RUNS FROM THE FUEL PRESSUR… |
| 2002-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL96V 071000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28 CONCERNING IGNITION FAI;URE. CONSUMER NOTICED FROM OUTSIDE WINDO… |
| 2001-12-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE FAILS TO OPERATE IN DRIVE, BUT IT DOES OPERATE IN REVERSE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK |
| 2001-11-07 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING, WIFE IN PASSENGER SEAT WITH LAP BELT ENGAGED. UPON STOPPING, LAP BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE. IMPOSSIBLE FO… |
| 2001-07-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING IN TOWN ON 07/21/01 IN THE AFTERNOON GOING HOME, WHEN CAR STARTED VIBRATING REAL BADLY, AND WONDERED ALL OV… |
| 2001-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. SOMETIME IT WILL RESTART JUST TO STALL AGAIN AFTER A FEW MILES. THE IGNITION SWITCH … |
| 2001-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE LAP BELT ON PASSENAGER SIDE FRONT WILL NOT STAY CLASPED. DRIVERS SHOULDER STRAP (AUTOMATIC) WILL NOT SLIDE OPEN. T… |
| 2001-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN INJURY BEFORE FORD FIXES!. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2000-08-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | MOTIONLESS FORD IN GARAGE FAILED TO START 8-21-00, REPAIR SHOP INSTALLED FORD MODULE, SAYING THAT WAS CHIEF PROBEM. T… |
| 2000-03-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS MALFUNCTIONED. AUTOMATIC BELTS REALEASED & UNRELEASED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER TRIED TO FIND MANUEL TO OVERRI… |
| 2000-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | No | 1 | CAR ACCELERATED IN REVERSE AT HIGH SPEED CAUSING CRASH INTO A WALL RESULTING IN INJURY THE DRIVER. YH |
| 1999-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING IGNITION SWITCH TO THE OFF POSITION AND TURNING IT TOO FAR, WHEN COME BACK TO THE CAR, BATTERY IS DEAD.… |
| 1999-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 2 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *SLC |
| 1999-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | POSSIBLE FUEL LINE FAILURE/LEAKAGE CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE. MJS |
| 1999-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 60 MPH. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST PO… |
| 1999-08-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 1 | ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON |
| 1999-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | SMELLED HOT WIRE SMELL WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. NOTICED 1 INCH FLAME IN LEFT AIRVENT WHICH GREW TO 5 INCHES WHEN STOP… |
| 1999-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED FOR THE SECOND TIME . THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER OF 1998. IN JANUA… |
| 1998-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | A FAULTY ALTERNATOR CAUSED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. THE ALTERNATOR HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO OVERHEATING WITH A… |
| 1998-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC AND VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS. *AK |
| 1998-08-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAN HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER HAS TO KEEP FOOT O… |
| 1998-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRACK IN EXHAUST MANIFOLD, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF FUMES AND NOISE |
| 1998-05-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR TERMINAL AND WIRING HARNESS FAILED. |
| 1997-12-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG. DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH, APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION, AND WENT THROUGH WITH NOT ENOUGH TIME TO BRAKE. HIT … |
| 1997-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL #95S28 ON 11/6/97. VEHICLE CUT OFF. THE OWNER DOES NOT THINK THAT TH… |
| 1997-09-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN COOLING FAN MOTOR CAUSED WIRING INSULATION TO BURN, RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF MAIN WIRE HARNESS. |
| 1997-09-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE FROM THE FRAME TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE DRIVER SEAT TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED I… |
| 1997-05-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT, VEHICLE WILL STALL AND SOUND LIKE IT IS ABOUT TO CUT OFF. ALSO,DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WON'T WOR… |
| 1997-04-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | DRIVING VEHICLE, ACTS LIKE VAPOR LOCKING; THEN VEHICLE WOULD STOPPED RUNNING; TOOK TO DEALER AND HE COULD NOT FIX PROBL… |
| 1997-02-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S MOTOR BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. (1ST VEHICLE ON #603313) |
| 1997-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE CAUSED BY A FUEL LINE CLIP FAILURE. *AK |
| 1997-02-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MALFUNCTIONED FUEL LINE CAUSED ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. |
| 1997-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE AFTER DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS. STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SAW FLAMES, FIREMEN WERE… |
| 1996-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATORS HAVE MELTED AND FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. |
| 1996-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK *JB |
| 1996-09-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FAST IDLING, NO DECREASE IN PRESSURE. VEHICLE NOISY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON.*AK |
| 1996-08-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR CABLE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO SHORT OUT, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES.*AK |
| 1996-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING THEN VEHICLE STALLED IN INTERSECTION. SHE G… |
| 1996-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ALTERNATOR HAS BURN OUT.*AK POWER CONNECTOR ON THE ALTERNATOR MELTED AND THE WHOLE ALTERNATOR A… |
| 1996-07-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | MALE PLUG ON THE BACK OF THE ALTERNATOR BURNT UP. PLUG IS A PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK |
| 1996-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | #PE 96-026, WHILE DRIVING A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE ALTERNATOR . *AK CONSUMER STATES THE FIRE STARTED AT THE ALTERN… |
| 1996-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT UNBUCKLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1996-06-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DROVE TO STORE, RETURNED HOME, NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT STILL ON, CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND BUNDLE OF WIRES WAS SMOKING, UNPLUG… |
| 1996-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE IN IGNITION SWITCH. CAR WAS TOTALED. *AK CONSUMER STATES APPROXIMATELY 2 BLOCKS FROM HOME CONSUMER … |