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1992 Ford Tempo brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 15 complaints for the 1992 Ford Tempo, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 fires.

What owners wrote

While driving vehicle noticed smoke coming from tires, pulled off road, then noticed flames, poured water on brakes, packed it w/mud, after a few hours drove vehicle home. Took vehicle in & had it repaired.

April 1996 Fire

The horn quit working, the cooling fan has quit twice and had to be replaced , now the fan problen is in the wiring , havent fixed it yet, the fuel pump has been replaced twice, the righ headlight hs been replaced 7 times in 3 years, the drivers side seatbelt no longer works , the transmission leaks at the drivers side cv axle and the drivers side cv asle has had to be replaced 3 times in the last 3 years , the max fuel economy is 16 mpg (highway), the engine idles up and down at stop signs , the ignition switch…

Reported at 170,000 miles, May 2002

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