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1987 Ford Tempo Engine Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Engine reportsComplaints 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.
14
Latest Sep 4, 2002
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
26%
of 53 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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.

Owner reports naming engine

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Engine
Filed Sep 4, 2002

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. DEALER HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS, INCLUDING FUEL PUMP. BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK *YH

NHTSA ID
8017879
Incident
Jan 1, 1988
Engine
Filed Sep 5, 2001

THE VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING MAKING BRAKING AND STEERING MORE DIFFICULT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE SOLVED, ON ONE OCCASION THE DRIVE STRUCK A UTILITY POLE AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE MAKING A TURN.

NHTSA ID
562913
Engine
Filed Apr 12, 2001

VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING OFF AND ON SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE, NUMEROUS REPAIRS. CANNOT REMEDY.*AK

NHTSA ID
885779
Incident
Dec 1, 1987
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+1 more
Filed May 13, 1999

BRAKES FAILED. MJS

NHTSA ID
545527
Incident
Mar 5, 1999
Engine
Filed Aug 18, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING FIRE. OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT.

NHTSA ID
539056
Incident
Jul 29, 1998
Engine
Filed Mar 11, 1998
Fire reported

ENGINE FIRE DESTROYED CAR(OHIO STATE POLICE)

NHTSA ID
530974
Engine
Filed Feb 13, 1998

EGR SENSORS FAILED CAUSING STALLING

NHTSA ID
530483
Engine
Filed Nov 10, 1997

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES POWER/STALLS.

NHTSA ID
524595
Engine
Filed Sep 30, 1997

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES CONTINUED STALLING, UNABLE TO RECTIFY OR FIND FAULTY COMPONENT.

NHTSA ID
522822
Engine
Filed Sep 30, 1997

FILLED UP A QUARTER OF A TANK OF 87 OCTANE, SOON AFTER, VEHICLE STRUGGLED TO IDLE/STALLED. SUBSEQUENTLY, FILLED UP WITH GAS AT ANOTHER STATION AND VEHICLE RAN BETTER. HAD TO ADD GAS FOR TREATMENT FOR VEHICLE TO RUN NORMALLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
520825
Incident
Jun 30, 1997
Engine
Filed Sep 29, 1997

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 10-15 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER VEHICLE STALLED OUT. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STARTED UP. OWNER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AND WHEN TURNING A CORNER. OWNER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
816698
Incident
Sep 28, 1997
Engine
Filed Apr 10, 1997
Fire reported

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STARTED TO STALL. WHEN OWNER PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT TOOK ONLY 15MIN FOR THE WHOLE VEHICLE TO BURN DOWN. *AK

NHTSA ID
810870
EngineSteering
Filed Aug 23, 1996

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
507853
Incident
Aug 1, 1994
BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed Jan 20, 1995

WOULD ACCELERATE AT NORMAL SPEED AND THEN DROP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. TT

NHTSA ID
958969
Incident
Sep 9, 1991

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical26

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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