Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-25 | 97V019000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | 75,200 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TEMPO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK IN ROUTED OUT AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK. THE… |
| 2008-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD TEMPO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT I… |
| 2008-01-05 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WIPERS ON MY 94 FORD TEMPO STOP INTERMITTENTLY, THEN START A FEW SECONDS LATER. THIS IS DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. … |
| 2004-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE HEATING LEVEL WENT UP. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO THE STORE TO PURCHASE ANTIFREEZE, NOTICED… |
| 2004-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S IDLE SPEED VARIES AND STARTS TO SHAKE… |
| 2004-03-17 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | BECAUSE OF AN EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN THE R. R. CONTROL ARM RUSTS THROUGH TOTALLY ON THE 1994 FORD TEMPO. I BELIEVE THIS … |
| 2003-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1994 FORD TEMPO GL. MY HUSBAND'S CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES AND SMOKE YESTERDAY WHILE DRIVING IT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND P… |
| 2003-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT GOES ON WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES GOING OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SOMETIMES STAYING ON FOR… |
| 2002-12-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DUE TO FUMES EMITTING FROM MUFFLER BOTH OF THE LEFT REAR SUSPENSION BARS CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THEM TO DROP. CONSUMER … |
| 2002-10-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY STEPDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. THE ELECTRONIC SEATBELT TIGHTENED WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT BE RELEASED. SHE HAD DIFFICU… |
| 2002-07-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLLED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRI… |
| 2001-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE WOULD SHUT OFF, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT F… |
| 2001-11-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER STOPPING AND SHUTT… |
| 2001-11-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT RESTRAINTS ARE INOPERABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITOINAL INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2001-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL. ALSO, SOMETIMES VEHICLE STARTS INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK |
| 2001-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURT… |
| 2001-03-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER WAS IN PARKING LOT DRIVING ABOUT 2 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED, ENGINE REVVED. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT … |
| 2001-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN. SHE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. … |
| 2000-11-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF A FAMILY EMPLOYEE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE ON TWO OCCASIONS. I SMELLED … |
| 2000-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK RUSTED/CORRODED THROUGH TOP. DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WHEN TOLD OF COMPLAINT ABOUT FUEL FUMES IN GARAGE. … |
| 2000-09-20 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | MY SON WAS INJURED AND HIS CAR WAS TOTALED IN A 35 MPH COLLISION WHEN THE FRONT OF HIS CAR STRUCK THE READ END OF ANOTH… |
| 2000-09-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HAVE HAD CAR IN SHOP DIFFEERENT TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, STALLING AND NOT STARTING AND THE FORD PLACE CAN'T PIN POINT IT… |
| 2000-08-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WE BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE OF A SEAT BELT, INCLUDING MOTORIZED RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, SHOULD BE FULLY SUPPORTED BY MANDATO… |
| 2000-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS LAP SEAT BELT LET GO (BROKE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,THE SEAT BELT WILL NOT STAY LATCHED .A CO… |
| 2000-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THIS CAR STALLS WHEN OVER HEATED IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC,THE TEMP.GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW THAT IT IS HOT ,BUT THE CAR JUST S… |
| 2000-07-17 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 2 | AT 35-40 MPH CONSUMER HAD ACCIDENT, UPON IMPACT DRIVER 'S SEATBELT DID NOT WORK, REAR SEATBELT THAT HELD CHILD SAFETY S… |
| 2000-06-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK WAS EXPERIENCING FUEL LEAKAGE NEAR EXHAUST PIPE DUE TO SEVERE RUST/CORROSION. *AK |
| 2000-05-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML |
| 2000-05-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, CALIPER 3 TIMES ROTORS 2 TIMES AND A MECHANIC CAN NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THE CAR DOES NOT STO… |
| 2000-03-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET; NO WARNING; NO NOTHING. *AK |
| 2000-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT 25MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED. IT WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES.*AK |
| 2000-03-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN GOING AT A SPEED OF 25MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT START FOR … |
| 2000-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK RUSTED AND LEAKED OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CONSUMER FEARED THAT THIS MAY HAVE STARTED A FIRE IF VEHICLE … |
| 2000-01-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A HOLE IN THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK SPILLS OUT OF THE TANK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER CABIN OF VEHICLE RESULTIN… |
| 2000-01-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC RESTRAINTS ARE INOPERABLE, THEY WILL NOT MOVE BACK AND FORTH ON THE TRACKS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 1999-11-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK WAS LEAKING AND SPRAYING GAS BACK ON THE MUFFLER. THERE WERE ALOT OF FUMES IN THE CAR. IF SOMEONE CAME BY, … |
| 1999-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD MANY CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH BOTH SEATBELTS. MAKE LOTS OF NOISE. *AK |
| 1999-09-24 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN OPENING THE DOOR AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STARTS TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. IT WOULD STOP HALF WAY UP THE CURB ON THE TRAC… |
| 1999-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS IN LOW GEAR *AK |
| 1999-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE IS FLUID LEAKING OUT DUE TO ABLOWEN OUT ENGINE HEAD GASKET.TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS VERY TIME CONS… |
| 1999-08-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ANY SPEED JUST QUITS, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, DEALERS CAN'T DIAGNOSE… |
| 1999-08-18 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER REPORTED A CORRODED AND HALF WAY RUSTED REAR CONTORL ARM. DEALER MFR. NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PR… |
| 1999-08-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FORD DEALER REFUSED OUR REQUEST FOR DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE ZONE MGR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS INSULATED ITSELF FROM CUS… |
| 1999-07-26 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES WERE MAKING NOISES. TOOK TO THE MECHANIC, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR. *AK |
| 1999-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OWNER HEARD A NOISE IN THE ENGINE. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WIT… |
| 1999-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT MY 94 TEMPO STALLS AND WILL NOT START UNTIL IT COOLS DOWN. IT WILL START AND RUN UNTIL THE ENGI… |
| 1999-06-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT TRACK MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE BECOME STUCK IN ONE POSITION AND WILL NOT MOVE… |
| 1999-05-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO OVERSPEED, RACING UP TO 6500 RPMS. … |
| 1999-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | A NO-START ON THESE DATES4/5/99,4/12/99, 6/9/99, 7/6/99, 9/19/00, 10/13/00. HAS DONW IT ONE MORE TIME. DEALER KELP PUTT… |