Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Ford Tempo.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD TEMPO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE. THE CONTACT … |
| 2006-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | 1992 TEMPO RIGHT CALIPER, BATTERY CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR NEEDED A COVER. SPRINGS AND … |
| 2005-05-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON ROUTE 20 NEAR OBERLIN, OHIO I HIT A POTHOLE WHICH WAS LARGE ENOUGH TO MAKE MY CAR SWERVE. TH… |
| 2004-02-09 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | FRONT SEAT BELT AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR INOPERABLE.........VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS A THREE POINT RESTRAINT CAPABILITY........… |
| 2003-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ALL GASKETS & SEALS LEAK. NEEDS ABOUT A QUART OF OIL PER 15 MILES. BECAUSE OF OIL DRIPPING, CAR CATCHES ON FIRE. NOTHIN… |
| 2003-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FROM BURDINES HIALEAH PARKING LOT, THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SMOKING AND I PULLED INTO THE FIRST … |
| 2002-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 96 V 071 000/IMANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28 CONCERNING IGTURN SIGNAL AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK INTERMIT… |
| 2002-08-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT DRIVER 'SSEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS ALL STIPPED OUT. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS.*AK |
| 2002-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE BLEW A ROD WHILE DRIVING MAKING A 3 INCH WHOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE AND CAUSING SMOKE AND OIL TO EXPE… |
| 2002-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | REGARDING THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WHEN OPENING THE CAR DOOR, THE MOTOR BELT RUNS BUT THE SEAT BELT STAYS IN PLACE INSTEAD … |
| 2002-05-31 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING VEHICLE THERE WAS A BAD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROB… |
| 2002-05-30 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. TRIED TO STEER VEHICLE BACK. STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND. DRIVER LOST CONTRO… |
| 2002-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE HORN QUIT WORKING, THE COOLING FAN HAS QUIT TWICE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED , NOW THE FAN PROBLEN IS IN THE WIRING , H… |
| 2001-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | STALLS/STOPS WHEN WARM, WON'T START AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR A LONG DISTANCE, RUNS ROUGH, HAS SHORTED OUT 2 DISTRIBUTORS.… |
| 2001-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN VEHICLE GETS UP TO 60 MPH IN SPEED ODOMETER READS 65MPH AND 85MPH. WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW HOW FAST … |
| 2001-04-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED WITH A CLANKING NOISE, THEN IT BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND SKIP GEARS.*AK CONSUMER STATES PART… |
| 2000-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER WILL RESTART ENGINE, THEN IT WILL WORK A… |
| 2000-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. *SLC |
| 2000-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO STALL AFTER STOPPING AT LIGHTS AND INTERSECTIONS, IT USUALLY STALLS IMMEDIATELY AFTER HIT… |
| 2000-09-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | 11/18/96 DRIVER SIDE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT INOPERABLE..REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY; 8/14/97 PASSENGER SIDE MOTORIZED SHO… |
| 2000-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PEELING AND FADING PAINT |
| 2000-05-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THROTTLE STICKS CAUSING LATE SHIFTING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SAME PROBLEM CAUSES EARLY AND ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING. WH… |
| 2000-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SMOKING LIKE A CIGARETTE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN FORD DEALER IN ATHENS,OHIO SAID MY CAR HAD NO RECALL I AM AFAID IT W… |
| 2000-04-03 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MOTOR BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAILED TO OPERATE, LEAVING DRIVER WITHOUT ANY RESTRAINT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO RE… |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. SOON AFTER VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE STA… |
| 2000-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN HIT A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC DETECTED THAT DISTRIBUTOR… |
| 2000-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | CAR DOESN'T START COMPUTER MISDIAGNOSING. *AK |
| 2000-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT IN A SHOPPING CENTER VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT VEHICLE WHICH KEPT IDLI… |
| 1999-09-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A COLLISION AT A SPEED OF 53 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN TH… |
| 1999-08-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-07-16 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | UPON HAVING A FLAT TIRE, I FOLLOWED THE MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TIRE BY USING THE FACTORY INSTA… |
| 1999-06-12 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER HARNESS HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN THIS VEHICLE. AT AROUND $150 EACH TIME IT IS GETTING Q… |
| 1999-04-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TSB 94M83 REPAIRED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY, NEXT FAILURE $328.74. NO SAFETY DEFCT ENUMERATED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 1999-04-22 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE MAKING A TURN TO THE LEFT ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK |
| 1999-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SWICTH INVOVLED IN RECALL REPLACED BY DEALER , APPROXIMATLY TWO WEEKS AGO CAR NOW HAS A FAILURE STARTIN G , RELAY WIL… |
| 1999-04-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 1 | WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITION DURING A WARM DAY THE BLOWER CAME ON AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE KNOB. THE … |
| 1999-03-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND STARTING IT UP, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AS W… |
| 1999-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUALLY DOES NOT START, SEVERAL REPLACEMENTS/REPAIR ATTEMPTS OF THE (STARTER/SOLENOID/MOTOR,BATTERY,ALTERNA… |
| 1999-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | E83Z-19980-A CONTROL ASSY. & 10 PIN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR E83B-14A468-B....SEEMS THE CHIP INSIDE THE CONTROL PANEL FAILS… |
| 1998-12-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS… |
| 1998-12-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE IGNITION SWITCH, BURNING THE WHOLE FRONT … |
| 1998-11-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING THE ENGINE. DEALER STATES THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE CRANKSH… |
| 1998-10-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S / PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN RELEASED. CONSUMER CAN HEAR THE MOTOR STILL… |
| 1998-09-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE, RECALL ON COMPONENT, HOWEVER CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE SEVERAL RECALL… |
| 1998-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | REPLACEMENT DUE TO RECALL IS DEFECTIVE AND MANUFACTURE WANT ME TO PAY FOR REPAIR. NO WAY!!! THEIR PROBLEM AND THEY NEED… |
| 1998-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE/TRANSMISSION MOUNTS FAILED. QCAW |
| 1998-07-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SHOULDER SEAT BELTS DO NOT MOVE AT ALL,. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1998-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE, THE DEALER CANNOT GET A DIAGONOSTIC READING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE COMPUTER IS DEFECTI… |
| 1998-07-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER' S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK |
| 1998-07-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | No | 0 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER BROKE. |