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1984 Ford Tempo Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 17, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
6
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 29, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 14 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Ford Tempo. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–14 of 14

Electrical
Filed Mar 17, 2004

CLASS ACTION FOR FORD TFI MODULE IN FORD TEMPO. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENT TFI MODULE, HOWEVER HE WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR AND TOWING BECAUSE THE COST WAS NOT LISTED ON THE INVOICE, BUT IT WAS ON THE PREVIOUS INVOICE WHEN THE PROBLEM WAS THOUGHT TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH, IT WAS SOON DISCOVERED THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT THE PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN THE NEXT DAY. *JB *NM

NHTSA ID
10055466
Mileage
70,651 mi
Electrical
Filed Feb 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF, VARIOUS PARTS REPLACED BUT DID NOT RECTIFY SITUATION, POSSIBLY THE TFI MODULE. *CJ

NHTSA ID
559354
Electrical
Filed Nov 13, 2000

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, POSSIBLY RELATED TO THE TFI MODULE. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557272
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 25, 1997

SEATBACK REST COLLAPSED, FELL ONTO BACK SEAT ONE IN FOUR FAILURES, CAUSED BY RIGHT SIDE ATTACHEMENT FAILURE THAT HOLDS UP SEAT BACK; ACCORDING TO DEALER, ENTIRE SEAT NEEDED REPLACING; REPLACED, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID
807979
Incident
Oct 15, 1994
Electrical
Filed Aug 7, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL FIRE, SUSPECTED TO HAVE STARTED WITH IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
986069
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 29, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE DRIVEWAY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984935
Incident
Oct 31, 1990
Interior & seats
Filed May 11, 1996
Fire reported

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DH

NHTSA ID
504584
Incident
Apr 1, 1988
Electrical
Filed May 5, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504441
Incident
May 5, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 19, 1996
Fire reported

WK. 703-356-2050, STARTED THE VEHICLE TURN IGNITION ON, VEHICLE CUT OFF, SAW SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD, ENGINE COMPARTMENT/UNDER THE DASH. *AK

NHTSA ID
983079
Incident
Feb 8, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE VEHICLE IGNITION SWITCH TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
982946
Electrical
Filed Dec 31, 1995

DISTRIBUTOR FAILED TWICE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL.

NHTSA ID
490856
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
ElectricalEngineTransmission
Filed Sep 9, 1995

BATTERY FAILED.

NHTSA ID
483986
Incident
Sep 9, 1995
Seat belts
Filed May 8, 1995

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED. (2ND VEHICLE ON 486028) *AW

NHTSA ID
479631
Incident
May 8, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Mar 29, 1995

SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
962726
Incident
Jan 21, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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