Brakes
Filed Feb 14, 2001
2 injuries reported
BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, 2 PEOPLE WERE INJURED. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 785272
- Incident
- Aug 7, 1999
1988 Ford Tempo Brakes Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Brakes 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.
10
Latest Feb 14, 2001
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.
8%
of 126 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesElectricalEngine+5 more
Filed Jan 30, 2001
THE SPEED SENSOR FAILED. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 559307
- Incident
- Jan 30, 1990
Brakes
Filed Sep 16, 1996
THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER FAILED, PURCHASED CAR NEW . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802471
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 1996
REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS DON'T REMAIN TIGHT. ON ONE OCCASION EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, RESULTING IN BRAKES LOCKING UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 800569
Brakes
Filed Jul 16, 1996
EMERGENCY BRAKE WOULD NOT ENGAGE BRAKE SHOES. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 506483
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1995
BrakesElectrical
Filed Jun 11, 1996
Fire reported
DROVE TO STORE, RETURNED HOME, NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT STILL ON, CHECKED UNDERNEATH AND BUNDLE OF WIRES WAS SMOKING, UNPLUGGED BRAKE SWITCH, WIRES OVERHEATED. *AK CONSUMER HAD TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY AND REPAIR WIRES THEY MELTED TOGETHER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WIRE HAD MELTED TOGETHER CAUSING A HOT SHORT.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 985522
- Incident
- Jun 11, 1996
Brakes
Filed May 7, 1996
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 15-20MPH, EPERIENCED FAILURE OF LEFT AND RIGHT REAR BRAKE ADJUSTERS, CAUSING REAR TIRES TO LOCK UP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 984260
Brakes
Filed Apr 23, 1996
WHEN YOU APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE CONTINEUS TO MOVE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 983344
- Incident
- Apr 3, 1996
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 1995
REAR BRAKE DRUM RUSTED, CAUSING FAILURE OF BRAKE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 501259
- Incident
- Dec 13, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 9, 1995
RIGHT REAR TIRE LOCKED BECAUSE THE BRAKE BLEW APART. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961632
- Incident
- Mar 7, 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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .