Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1985 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
MY 1985 FORD TEMPO GL HAS 3 RECALLS AND FORD SAYS IT DOESN'T. VIN# [XXX] 1.ECU DEFECTIVE THROTTLE REMAINS PARTIALLY OPENED OEM # 85V134000, 2.BACK TIRE REAR CONTROL ARM SPINDLE BOLT OEM # 85V086000, 3.FUEL PUMP OEM # 07E064000.WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? *TR
OIL LEAKS FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD.
THE CAR DIES AT ANY TIME, ANYWHERE, MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A FAULTY MODULE. I AM IN GREAT DANGER OF THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD AND MYSELF. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE, AS I HAVE BEEN STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE RECALL OF THIS MODULE.*AK
ELECTRONIC MODULE ON DISTRIBUTOR FAULTY AND CAUSED CAR TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NARROWLY AVOIDED HAVING AN ACCIDENT WHEN ENGINE DIED. FORD CHARGED FOR A NEW PART BUT OTHER CARS MAY STILL HAVE THIS FAULTY PART PUTTING THE PUBLIC AT RISK
THIS CAR WAS GIVEN TO ME BY MY SISTER (ORIGINAL OWNER) AFTER ONLY 31000 MILES. THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, ALL SENSORS, IGNITION MODULE, THROTTLE SOLENOID/SENSOR, AND CLUTCH HAVE GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING, USUALLY WHEN STARTING THE CAR. I NOW HAVE A CAR WITH ANOTHER BLOWN CLUTCH, THROTTLE/IDLE SOLENOID AND MAIN COMPUTER PROBLEMS. I'VE PUT OVER $2,000 IN REPAIRS AND STILL HAVE A CAR THAT I NOW CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX ANY MORE. UPPON CONTACTING FORD REGARDING THE PROBLEMS, THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS EXCEPT FOR A REAR AXEL PART IN SOME {NOT MINE} MODELS. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE? I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT FOR PARTS. THANK YOU.
INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE (TFI) FAILURE. *AK
AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE, IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING COLUMN GETS HOT; IGNITION KEY BECOMES REAL HOT; DIFFICULT TO HOLD/REMOVE WITH HAND. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAD A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD . SOURCE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A LOT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE IGNITON SWITCH. *AK CONSUMER STATES THE WHOLE DASH WAS BURNED UP. *SLC
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION SYSTEM WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
UPON PARKING, MOMENTS LATER FOUND ENGINE AND DASH ON FIRE, FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH WAS STARTING TO BECOME EXCESSIVELY HOT AND WAS REPLACED. *AK
WHEN BRAKES PRESS, VEHICLE INCREASE IN POWER, POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE COMPUTER. TT
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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