1990 Ford Tempo Problems & Complaints

CAR HAS REPEATABLE PROBLEM OF NOT STARTING...HAVE HAD IT TOWED, DUE TO THIS, NUMEROUS TIMES, SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, ETC. ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IT HAS TWO IGNITION DEFECTS...POTENTIALLY... SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT 3 YEARS AGO, I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO BEAR THE COST OF REPAIRS MYSELF. I AM OUTRAGED THAT FORD GOT AWAY WITH NOT RECALLING THESE VEHICLES!!!

JUST AFTER PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE . HE OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE TOP OF THE ALTERNATOR PLUG WAS BURNING FOLLOWED BY WIRING BURNING ACROSS TO THE BATTERY. THE TERMINAL BLOCK ON THE LEFT FENDER BEGAN BURNING AND MELTING. *JB *NM

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR SEAT BELT WITHOUT PAYMENT. *AK

THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES SEPARATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH (KELLY METRIC RADIAL SIZE 18570R14). PLEASE PROVIDE THE DOT NUMBER. *NLM

1.) ROUGH IDLE, AND OIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHEN IDLING AND ONLY GOES OFF WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT OFTEN STALLS OUT, AND DOESN'T WANT TO RE-START. (HAD OIL CHANGED TWICE TO GET EXCESS GAS OUT OF IT FROM TRYING TO START IT.) HAD TO TOW CAR THREE TIMES. PAID $1,000 TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED, BUT ON THE WAY HOME IT DID THE SAME THING. 2.) COOLING FAN QUIT WORKING AND CAR OVERHEATED AND I PAID TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, AS PETCOCK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC DIDN'T NOTICE THAT FAN WASN'T WORKING, SO IT OVERHEATED ON THE WAY HOME WITH A NEW RADIATOR. I FIGURED THAT OUT. ONCE THE FAN WAS REPLACED WITH A WORKING FAN, NO MORE OVERHEATING. AFTER-MARKET RADIATOR WAS BIGGER THAN THE ORIGINAL, CAUSING THE AT FLUID LINE TO GET SAWED OFF BY THE PULLEY 3 TIMES, BEFORE SOMEONE JUST PLUGGED THE LINE AND INSTALLED A SEPARATE AT FLUID "MINI RADIATOR TYPE" COOLER. 3.) TRANSMISSION DRAGS; CAR HAS JUST OVER 70,000 MILES ON IT. HAS REPEATABLE PROBLEM WHEN STARTING OUT AND SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, USUALLY JERKING FORWARD WHEN IT SHIFTS. PUTTING CAR INTO DRIVE AFTER STARTING IT USUALLY ENDS UP IN THE CAR STALLING, AND THE IDLE IS DIFFERENT WHEN IT'S IN GEAR THAN WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. 4.) I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE TFI MODULE, BUT EVERY MECHANIC I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, BUT THE NOTICE SAID THAT A BAD TFI MODULE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY ALWAYS MAKE THE CAR STALL WHEN IT'S GOING BAD, JUST SOMETIMES. STALLED IN RUSH HOUR ONCE. 5.) THE DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT QUIT WORKING, WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC GUIDE FOR THE BELT TO BREAK, AND WHEN I WENT TO FORD TO TRY TO GET THE PART, THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH ONE IT WAS, AND SAID THAT THEY WEREN'T PLANNING TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AFTER 2002 ANYWAY. OFTEN, I ABOUT GOT STRANGLED, AS DID OTHERS WHO RODE IN MY TEMPO, WHEN WE OPENED THE DOOR TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. 6.)FROM THE CAR OVERHEATING, THE FINISH ON THE HOOD IS PEELING AND CRACKING. *NLM

BRAKE ADJUSTERS FAILED 3 TIMES CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE

CONSUMER SLOWED DOWN TO TURN A CORNER AND VEHICLE STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS.ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STEERING. CONSUMER INDICATED TIRES WERE STUCK IN TURNING POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY ALTERNATOR BELT SNAPPED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

LIGHT LENSES HAVE TURNED FROM CLEAR TO WHITE AND NO LONGER FOCUS THE BEAM AHEAD, LIGHT LENES ARE MADE FROM PLASTIC, SUSPECT THAT UV PROTECTION PROVIDED ON OUTSIDE SURFACE TO PROTECT PLASTIC FROM SUNLIGHT AND NOT ALSO TO THE INSIDE SURFACE TO PROTECT LIGHT FROM UV RAYS GIVEN OFF BY QUARTZ BULBS. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO ON AN 85 TEMPO AND SEEMS TO BE ON MANY OTHER CARS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE STALLED, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RESULTING IN A COLLISION, WHICH TOTALED VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT VEHICLE SHUT OFF 4 TIMES, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, PLUGS/WIRES, AND STARTER BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE,. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. ALSO, STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED. *AK

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED ALONG SIDE OF CONSUMER AND STATED THAT BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL, AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, BUT IT WILL START BACK UP AGAIN. ALSO, CONSUMER CAN HEAR IT WHEN IT IS GETTING READY TO CUT, WHICH GIVES HER TIME TO APPLY BRAKES AND PULL TO SIDE OUT OF TRAFFIC.*AK

REPLACED SEATBELT AND THEY DO THE SAME THING LOCK IN THE BUCKLE POSITION WHEN WIFE PUT IN DITCH SHE HAD TO SQUEZE TO GET OUTEVEN WHEN OPEN DOOR WOULD NOT RELEASE THE HEATER CONTROL HAS BEEN BURNT 3 TIMES AND CURRENTLY IS BURNT AGAIN THEN THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER A RECALL AND THAT DINGS NOW WHEN THE KEY ISN'T EVEN IN IT NICE RECALL I WENT TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE SEATBELTS THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ABOUT 300.00 PER DOOR TO FIX MY WIFE WAS QUITE UPSET ABOUT IT WROTE FORD MOTOR A LETTER THEY NEVER ECNOLLEDGE IT. SHE WON'T EVEN LET ME REPLACE THE ENGINE IN IT CAUSE SHE SAYS SHE WILL NOT DRIVE THAT CAR THAT COULD GO UP IN FLAMES OR DOESN'T HAVE SEATBELT THAT WORK CAUSE FORD DON'T KNOW HOW TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS PROPER SHE FEELS THE FORD COMPANY HAS DONE NOTHING BUT ENDANGERED MANY ADULTS AND CHILDRENS LIVES WITH THESE PROBLEMS AND SAYS SOMEONE OTTA TAKE CONTROL OVER THIS MATTER SINCERELY [XXX] AND [XXX]. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 9-29-01. A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR INTO THE LEFT FRONT (PASSANGERS) CORNER PANEL. THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTALED HAD I HAD FULL COVERAGE. THE SEATBELT IS AN AUTOMATIC SEATBELT, SO WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED ON, THE SEAT BELT AUTOMATICALLY COMES BACK ON THE DOOR. WELL, THAT DAY IN THE ACCIDENT, THE SEATBELT NEVER LOCKED, THE TOP DIDNT, THE AUTOMATIC PART. WHAT SAVED ME FROM HITTING THE WINDSHEILD WAS THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE LAP BELT. I KNOW HAVE LUMPS IN MY BREAST THAT WONT GO AWAY FROM BOUNCING OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. I DONT HAVE A JOB AND THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I STILL AND WILL AWALYS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY UPPER BACK, CHEST AND NECK FROM BOUNCING OFF THE STEERING WHEEL. AND YES, I WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT AFTER THE ACCIDENT IN AN AMBULENCE ON A STRETCHER. I CONTACTED FORD THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SEATBELTS AND THEY SAID THEYC OULNT COME UP WITH ANYTHING CAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE CAR. AS FOR THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR, I AM UNSURE, I KNOW IT HAD HIGH MILEAGE. ABOUT SIX MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OR LESS THAN THAT, I HAD TO SELL THE CAR, I COULDNT AFFORD TO KEEP IT IN STORAGE AND I WASNT ALLOWED TO HAVE IT LIKE IT WAS AT MY APARTMENT. THANK YOU. *AK

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENS HAS BECOME DISCOLORED, CAUSING BRIGHTNESS OF HEADLIGHTS TO BE EXTREMELY DIM. *AK *JB

96 V 071 000/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IGNITION: VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR WHILE PULLING OFF FROM A STOP POSITION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THAT RECALL. BUT, DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL. *AK *SLC

I HAD TO HAVE MY IGNITION MODUAL REPLACED BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD STALL ON ME WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I READ IN THE PAPER TODAY THAT FORD IS FIGHTING THE RECALL ON THIS EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE E-MAILED FORD IN HOPES OF RECTIFING THIS SITUATION, BUT THOUGHT I WOULD ALSO CONTACT YOU FOR HELP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.*AK

CONSUMER STATES AS SHE WAS DRIVING, VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, SHE THEN PULLED OVER AND THAT IS WHEN SHE SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT#10-90-330)*JB

WHILE AT A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE OFF. PAINT IS PEELING OFF OF VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT THE TFI IGNITION MODULE WAS REPLACED AFTER ONE INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START BUT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE SURGES FOWARD AT TIMES, IT CAN MOVE FOWARD UP AN INCLINE WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE REAR SUSPENSION FAILED, THE PART WHICH CAME OFF OF SUSPENSION IS NEAR THE EXHAUST AND IS CAUSING RUST ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS NO RUST. *JB

GENERATOR IGNITED A SPARK, AND COATING ON ROOF CAUGHT ON FIRE. MECHANIC SAID THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THER WAS PROBLEM WITH HARNESS CONNECTOR. CONSUMER FELT ITS WAS A MANUFACTURER' DEFECT. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CONSUMER CAME TO STOP AND VEHICLE STALLED RESULTING IN BEING HIT ON LEFT REAR DOOR AND VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC REAR AXLE WAS BENT DUE TO THIS ACCIDENT. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, APPRXIMATELY $1300. VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING FOR THE LAST 30000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THE ESTIMATE FOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS MUCH MORE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS LEMON AND HAD CHANGED HANDS FIVE TIMES. *YH

THIS VEHICLE HAS A STALLING PROBLEM WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN OR INTERSECTION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT IGNITION SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND THERE IS NO MORE STALLING PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND WAS SIDE CRASHED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE UPCOMING TRAFFIC. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM WAS COMING BACK. 2 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE EXPERIENCING AN OIL LEAK. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHICH COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT.CONSUMER HAD IGNITON IDLE SENSOR REPLACED EVERY YEAR .*AK

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VEH. STOPS UNEXPECTEDLY ("CALIFORNIA RECALL PROBLEM" SYMPTOMS) WHILE CLIMBING IN MOUNTAINS AND UNDER WARM CONDITIONS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, VEH. WILL RUN AGAIN BUT THEN REPEATS THE STOPPING PROBLEM. ENGINE STOPS AND POWER-ASSISTED BRAKING/STEERING IS LOST IN HIGHWAY DRIVING. *AK

ARE MY DEFECTIVE SEATBELTS (DRIVER'S SIDE CLASP DOES NOT WORK) COVERED AND WHERE DO I GET THEM REPLACED?

THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS BARELY PROVIDE ENOUGH LIGHT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE GLASS IS VERY FOGGY AND MOISTURE SEEMS TO COLLECT IN THEM. I HAVE HAD THE BULBS REPLACED BUT THIS DOES NOT HELP TO LIGHT THE ROADWAYS. CAN FORD FIX THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU.

STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. ONCE ON EXPRESSWAY, MOST ON 4 LANE 55 MPH ROADS. MANY SITUATIONS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. AFTER SITTING AT ROADSIDE FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS IT WOULD START RIGHT UP. TRIED A NUMBER OF REMEDIES BEFORE HEARING OF THE POSSIBLE RECALL IN CALIFORNIA. IT WAS A USED FUNCTIONAL CAR SO WE DID ALL OF THE DO IT YOURSELF REMEDIES LIKE DRY GAS, NEW STARTER, ETC. ALL OF THE SITUATIONS IN THE ARTICLES ABOUT THE RECALLS DESCRIBED MY INSTANCES TO A T.*AK

THERE WERE SAFETY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE THAT WERE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THIS RECALL WAS EVER DONE AND THE SWITCH REPLACED? *AK

THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 7/99 AND CONTINUES 9/00. AT APPROX. 65 MILES PER HOUR WITH TEMPERATURE AT 85 DEGREES + THE ENGINE CUTS OUT(STOPS). THIS MEANS NO POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES. WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS AND HAVE ALMOST BEEN KILLED ON THE FREEWAY 6 TIMES. THE LAST TIME AN 18 WHEELER ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND JUST MISSED A SCHOOL BUS LOADED WITH KIDS. WE NOW DO NOT LEAVE HEMET WHERE WE DRIVE 45MPH AND GET ANYWHERE IN 20 MINUTES. MY FAMILY MUST VISIT US OR COME AND PICK US UP. WE HAVE REPLACED THE TFI MODULE WITH A NEW FORD PART FOR $130 AT PEP BOYS A LOCAL REPAIR CHAIN. THERE ARE NO TESTS TO DISCOVER A FAILING COMPONENT. PLEASE HELP BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY THAT MAY NOT BE AS GOOD A DRIVER AS MY WIFE AND I.*AK

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR RETRACTOR WON'T MOVE.*AK

KOLCRAFT MODEL # 871536R, DOM 07/16/1998:WHILE CARRING CHILD IN HAND CARRIER, HANDLE POPPED OUT OF POSITION ON ONE SIDE, AND MOVED A NOTCH OR TWO. *AK

WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED. MJS

TWO TIRES FAILED. MJS

WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED. MJS

TWO TIRES FAILED. MJS

WINDOW WIPER MOTOR FAILED. MJS

TWO TIRES FAILED. MJS

THE CAR STALLS CONSTANTLY - WHEN YOUR AT A STOP THE CAR WILL STALL OR FALTER

THE PLASTIC HEADLIGHTS HAVE BECOME CLOUDED CUTTING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT THAT PASSES THROUGH. HAVE NOTICED THIS ON A LOT OF CARS. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO SEALED BEAM HEADLIGHTS? AREN'T THERE HEADLIGHT LENS TRANSPARENCY STANDARDS? *AK

CAR CONTANTLY STALLS, HAVE HAD SERVICE 3 TIMES TO CORRECT, NOTHING WORKS, NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG.

KEY BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND CONSUMER COULDN'T TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH LOCKED UP. CONSUMER HAD TO CALL OUT A LOCK SMITH TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. *AK

IMPROPER WIRE REPAIRS CAUSE THE VEHICLE ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE.

SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SEAT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN CONSUMER TRIES USING THE SHOULDER BELT ALL THAT HE HEARS IS THE MOTOR RUNNING. THE CONSUMER THINKS THE SEATS ARE OFF TRACK. ALSO, PASSENGER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT IS STUCK IN THE FRONT, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS STUCK IN THE BACK. *AK

ALSO HAVE 95 CONTOUR WITH SAME PROBLEM. EXHAUST MANAFOLD CRACKS AND ALLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INTO DRIVING COMPARTMENT

SHOULDER MOTOR SEATBELT GETS STUCK. NEEDS TO PULL THE SHOULDER BELT IN ORDER TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE SHOULDERBELT 2 TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH WILL START THE CAR, BUT WHEN THE SWITCH IS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, IT WILL NOT KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. REPAIRS DONE TO PREVIOUS RECALL 95S28 ON 12/17/96. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REPAIR THE WORK BECAUSE OF TIME FRAME LIMITATIONS ON RECALL. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS/LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES, AND INNER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY FAILED.

PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER HARNESS WORKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN OPENING THE DOOR. OWNER BELIEVES THAT THE MOTOR FAILS TO OPERATE.

DRIVERS LAP BELT BUCKLE FAILED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED RESULTING IN SLIPPAGE.

VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. HORN WAS BLARING & OWNER LOOKED OUT WINDOW & NOTICED VEHICLE IN FLAMES. WAS TOLD FIRE OCCURRED NEAR IGNITION SWITCH AREA. CALLED DEALER & INFORMED UNDER RECALL (#96V071000). WILL REPAIR IGNITION SWITCH & WIRING HARNESS ONLY & NOTHING ELSE. OWNER NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE. HAD OWNED VEHICLE SINCE NEW. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, RESULTING IN A FIRE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT; THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR OR TURNING ON THE IGNTION. *AK

CENTER REAR LAP BELT PULLED COMPLETELY OUT FROM THE ANCHOR POINT.

WHILE DRIIVNG 50-55 MPH THE CAR JUMPS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO CUT OFF. AT STOP SIGNS, IF DOES NOT HAVE FOOT ON BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE. WHEN DRIVING AND COMING TO A SLOW DOWN OR STOP DRIVER HAS TO KEEP FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL SO THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DIE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOT CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE POSITION AND FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE ACCERLATED TO 60 MPH, CRASHING INTO A HOME AND BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK, CAUSING INJURIES AND DAMAGES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

THE ELECTRIC LOCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE

ENGINE FIRE.

FRONT SEAT BACKS COLLAPSED DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORBELT/SHOULDER STRAP DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD ON ITS OWN.

INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND REAR IMPACT. AFTER BEING HIT FROM THE FRONT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT SEATBACKS GAVE OUT(COLLAPSED) AND WENT BACK INTO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT HIS FACE ON STEERING WHEEL; THE PASSENGER'S SEAT REMAINED WHERE IT WAS, PINNING THE PASSENGER'S LEGS. *AK

ELECTRICAL:IGNITION SWITCH RECALL#96V071. VEHICLE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, WALKED ABOUT 6 HOUSES DOWN .PEOPLE STARTED SCREAMING THAT VEHICLE WAS SMOKING,SUDDENLY BURST INTO FALMES. VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAKS. *AK

REPLACE ALTERNATOR 8 DIFFERENT TIME, POSSIBLE DUE TO DESIGN FLAW CAUSING IT TO SHORT OUT.

FIVE SET OF BRAKE INSTALLED, THREE WERE SEMI-METALLIC BRAKE SHOES.

IGNITION SWITCH HAD TO BE REPAIRED EARLIER, AFTER BREAKING.

ALTERNATOR REPLACED EIGHT TIMES DUE TO SHORTING OUT. MJS

VEHICLE HAS HAD FIVE SETS OF BRAKES INSTALLED. MJS

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. MJS

POWER SEAT BELT ON DRIVER SIDE IS INOPERATIVE.

OWNER STATES THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED ,SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, ALSO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT STARTED FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. *AK *JB

ALTERNATOR WIRES BURNT.

WINDSHIELD BROKE. (ANN ARBOR POLICE REPORT)

THE FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING. HAVE TO MANUALLY PULL THE SEAT BELTS OVER THE BODY BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

NO PARTS, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, THE DEALER SAID THAT HE WOULD CALL OR SEND A LETTER WHEN THE PARTS ARE IN AND IT HAS BEEN A MONTH AND STILL NO PARTS. PLEASE EXPLAIN IN DETAIL *AK

THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT OPERATE. *AK *JB

CONSUMER WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, DRIVER WAS INJURED . PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

POOR AUTOMATIC SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT PERFORMANCE. THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN PLACE UPON A FRONTAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. *AK

MOTOR MOUNTS DISINTEGRATED, TIE ROD END BUSTED, CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, NO WARNING, SPEED 25 MPH. NO ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED BACKREST ADJUSTMENT GEAR FAILURE, WHEN DRIVER'S BACKREST COLLASPED AT APPROX. 25MPH, DRIVER RECLINED REARWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. *AK CONSUMER STATES HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE, VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF ,CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED IT, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE DETRATEAL SENSOR WAS BAD, WHICH WAS CASUING VEHICLE TO STALL, CONSUMER GOT THE THROTTLE FIXED AND LATER THERE WAS A RECALL AND WHEN CONSUMER REQUESTED HIS MONEY BACK DEAKER ADVISED HIM THEY COULD NOT GO THAT FAR BACK INTO COMPUTER.*JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT MAKES A HORRIBLE NOISE WENT IT RETRACTS.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT TRAIN STATION TO MEET SOMEONE, ANOTHER PERSON CAME IN THE STATION TO REPORT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER BETWEEN SEATS CONSOLE CAUSED VEHICLE FIRE.

REAR BRAKES FAILED THREE TIMES DUE TO UNEVEN WEAR.

PASSENGER MOTORBELT MAKES GRINDING NOISE/RESPONDS TO DRIVERS DOOR.

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR CABLE TO MELT.AK

IN ORDER TO BRAKE, PUMPING THE PEDAL IS SOMETIMES REQUIRED. BRAKES SEEM TO FADE. REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS ARE NOT WORKING.*AK *JB

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS FAILED, CAUSING REAR BRAKE FAILURE.

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS REPLACED 3 TIMES. *SD

WHILE DRIVING HOME, TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY, AFTER ARRIVING AT HOUSE, FRONT STEERING TIE ROD (INSIDE) WAS SHEARED/BROKE OFF, COVERED W/RUBBER BOOT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING HOME, TURNED INTO DRIVEWAY, AFTER ARRIVING AT HOUSE, FRONT STEERING TIE ROD (INSIDE) WAS SHEARED/BROKE OFF, COVERED W/RUBBER BOOT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK RECALL 96V071 WAS NEVER RECEIVED, CONSUMER HEARD OF RECALL THROUGH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILURE, WHEN NOTICED CLANKING SOUND AND REAR BRAKES WERE RUBBING. *AK

WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES MAKE A CLICKING NOISE, ADJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES, NO ACTUAL BRAKING PROBLEMS. *AK

PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT INOPERATIVE. *SD

THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER HAS FAILED AND HAS CAUSED POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE. *AK

ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING HARNESS TO MELT 5 TIMES. *SD

LINKING TRANSMISSION OIL, CAUSING TO BLOW THE CEIL.

THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT DISLODGED FROM THE ANCHORS AND CAME OUT OF THE CAR.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RESTRAINT FAILED. *AK *JB

MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED DUE TO TEARING. *DH

SEAT BELT REPAIRS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO UNAVAILABILITY OF PARTS.

THE EMERGANCY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKES ARE NOT ADJUSTED PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUGHT FIRE. *DH

ENGINE FIRE. *DH

REAR BRAKE FAILURE, ADJUSTERS FALL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE AND OR BRAKE LOCK UP PE96-005. *AK

REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILED TO ADJUST AND OWNER STATES MUST USE HAND. FRONT BRAKES ABSORB ALL STOPPING THAT'S APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

REAR BARKE ADJUSTER BROKE OFF, DAMAGING THE WHEEL THE FIRST TIME, SECOND TIME WORE OUT THE PAD.

THE REAR BRAKES WERE CORODED AND CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, BRAKE ADJUSTER FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE PE96-005A. *AK

FAILURE OF THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER, BRAKE ADJUSTER FELL OUT OF POSITION, RESULTING IN REAR BRAKE FAILURE PE96-005A. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCHON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCHON FIRE UNDER THE DASH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE SITING IN THE DRIVEWAY,CAUSED BY IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. *SD

PASSIVE RESTRAINT DOESN'T ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY REMAINING IN LOCKED POSITION. FORD HAS REMEDY WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BYPASS SYSTEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRAIN DRIVER WHEN VEHICLE HIT ROAD GUARD RAIL. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRAIN DRIVER WHEN VEHICLE HIT ROAD GUARD RAIL. *AK

UNDERHOOD FIRE CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRING. LIGHTS GO ON/OFF WHILE DRIVING; IMPAIRS VISION. TT

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD TWO FIRES RESULTING FROM THE ALTERNATOR SWITCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS IS BURNING WHICH CAUSES THE ALTERNATOR TO GO BAD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

UNDER THE DASH FIRE, STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SHORT IN IGNITION SWITCH, VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR PERIOD OF 9 HRS. TT

HEAVY WIRE 3 PRONG CONNECTOR PLUG CAUGHT ON FIRE, REPLACE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY. TT

BEARING THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN IN POSITION FELL APART IN THE STEERING ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT . TT

STEERING FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

THE VEHICLE QUITS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL NOT RUN AGAIN UNLESS YOU LET IT SIT. HAPPENS WHEN ITS HOT OUTSIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

STEERING VERY LOOSE CAUSING DRIVER TO NOT HAVE FULL CONTROL; VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD. TT

INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK

INNER TIE RODS BROKE ON VEHICLE, LOSS OF STEERING. *AK

DRIVING LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS W/O WARNING CAR STALLS, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING/BRAKES. *SD

BRAKES REPLACED (3) TIMES W/OTHER COMPONENTS FAILING AS WELL. REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE WEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

WHILE DRIVING, LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

WHILE DRIVING, LOW TO HIGH SPEEDS, ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT

1) VEHICLE WILL STALL AT ANYTIME WITH NO WARNING DUE TO POSSIBLE THROTTLE FAILURE. 2) REAR BRAKE STAR WHEEL FAILS . TT

UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION WHILE STOPPED, REAR LAP BELT BUCKLE DISENGAGED, ALSO FRONT PASSENGER LAP BELT STICKS WHEN PRESS RELEASE BUTTON. TT

STEERING FAILURE, RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

CONSUMER GRANDDAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

STEERING ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKS ON OCCASION, BROKE MOTOR MOUNTS, TIE RODS, ETC. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKS ON OCCASION, BROKE MOTOR MOUNTS, TIE RODS, ETC. TT

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WORKS ON OCCASION, BROKE MOTOR MOUNTS, TIE RODS, ETC. TT

IGNITION WIRES CORRODED AT COIL CONNECTION, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM STARTING. *SKD

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

REPLACED HEADLIGHTS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING OF THE BRIGHTS AT NIGHT.

REPLACED FUEL PUMP.

INSTALLED REAR BRAKES DUE TO BROKEN LEFT REAR ADJUSTER.

REPLACED LEAKING RACK/PINION (OTHER VEHICLE ON 468577). *AK

REPLACED LOOSE OUTER TIE ROD ENDS.

REPLACED TPS.

REPLACED OIL PAN.

REPLACED OIL PAN GASKET DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. *AK

TRANSMISSION LEAK. *AK

REPLACED TRANSAXLE. *AK