Driver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Dec 22, 1999
MOTORBELT REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 550069
- Incident
- May 5, 1999
1993 Ford Tempo Driver assistance Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Driver assistance 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.
11
Latest Dec 22, 1999
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.
5%
of 227 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.
2
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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Tempo submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 5, 1999
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION ,AND BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. OCCUPANT HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844397
- Incident
- May 27, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 19, 1999
WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOPLIGHT CAR BUCKS AND THEN STALLS, NEED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AT LIGHTS FOR IT TO KEEP RUNNING, ENGINE DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY, HAD NUMEROUS THINGS CHECKED/CLEANED, NONE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, CAR REPAIR MEN ARE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 707684
- Incident
- Jun 19, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 12, 1999
AFTER VIEWING DATELINE FEB. 10, 1999, I REALIZED WHAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHEN THE ACCELERATOR STICKS DOWN. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE DASH MAT HAD SLIPPED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. WELL I REMOVED THE MAT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, BOTH TO ME AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS TERRIFIED. I CANNOT STOP THE CAR WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND MUST SHUT OFF THE CAR EVEN IF IN TRAFFICE. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH FORD AND MY LOCAL DISTRIBUTORSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THEY WILL BE HAPPY TO INSPECT THE SYSTEM, BUT BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT UNLESS THE NATSA ORDERS A RECALL, NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I FIND IT INCOMPREHENSIBLE THAT FORD WOULD NOT ORDER THEIR OWN RECALL TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS EVEN AFTER THEIR OWN ENGINEERS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. ANYWAY, PLEASE ORDER THE RECALL - IT SEEMS THE ONLY WAY TO SAVE LIVES OF PEOPL E WHO OWN OR RIDE IN THESE CARS. THANK YOU.
- NHTSA ID
- 703220
- Incident
- Jan 11, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 3, 1997
GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AND STICKS, RESULTING IN VEHICLE ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL.
- NHTSA ID
- 526437
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 3, 1997
GAS PEDAL ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN/STICKS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 526411
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 20, 1996
GAS PEDAL STICKS.
- NHTSA ID
- 513157
- Incident
- Dec 16, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 9, 1996
WENT TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, ACCELERATED TO (70) MPH AND GAS PEDAL STUCK AT (70), HAD TO RIDE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL TO STOP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 986852
- Incident
- Jun 17, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 31, 1996
WHEN DRIVING CAR ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH HAD TO RIDE BRAKES FOR 4 MILES TO GET CAR TO 10 MPH THEN TURN CAR OFF TO STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 978497
- Incident
- Jan 2, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 18, 1996
Crash reported
DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT SPEED 25MPH, IMPACT 1:00 POSITION, ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977798
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 14, 1995
Crash reported
AUTO-TRAN; AFTER PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, FOOT ON BRAKE; JUMPED INTO FAST IDLE; VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 966890
- Incident
- Dec 15, 1994
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 .