1992 Ford Tempo seat belts problems
43 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 1992 Ford Tempo, which is 16% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 16% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 6 injuries.
What owners wrote
Driving at approximately 5 MPH consumer had to make an emergency stop,vehicle was rearended by another vehicle, motorized shoulder belts did not lock up, causing chest injuries due to hitting against the steering wheel. This happened in wet conditions.
Front seat belt automatic retractor inoperable.........vehicle no longer has a three point restraint capability.........unsafe!!!! This is the third failure for the front automatic seat belt restraint system on three different vehicles. I'm the "duty" mechanic for our family and have become quite adept at fixing these restraints. I've replaced the nylon "feed belt" in the automatic retractors.........this is the "failing" part. In my observation, this is a design failure by ford.
Other problems reported for the 1992 Ford Tempo
- Engine 50 complaints
- Electrical system 48 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints
- Brakes 15 complaints