1993 Ford Tempo problems
Owners have filed 316 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Ford Tempo. Seat belts is the most reported problem area, at 20% of complaints. After that come engine (19%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 316 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the Ford Tempo with enough data (151 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Harmonic balancer ( crankshaft pully) on the ford tempo is defective. The ford motor company is aware of the problem and refuses to recall the tempo or reimburse owners for the work that has to be done in order to have the vehicle work.
Vehicle was traveling 40MPH downhill, applied brakes and they went to the floor, no brake response, hit a truck, frontal impact. Dealer contacted, and cannot duplicate the problem.
The consumer was in an rear end collision and the passenger side seat belt did not lock causing the passenger to move forward.
Without warning, rear power window came up pinning my wifes arm between glass and top of door. We were unable to stop window from continuing to try to close. We turned the car off at this point, but it continued to rise, finally after about 10 minutes of trying to release the window my wife was in such pain that I was forced to bend the window and it shattered releasing her arm. She went to the emergency room where she was diagnosed with a bad sprain.
Tl*the contact owns a 1993 ford tempo. The engine would not turn over, but when the key was slightly turned in the ignition, something electrical in the vehicle would start. When the contact changes the key slightly in the ignition, he loses all power and can hear an electrical spark as if it is attempting to make a connection. The vehicle goes from having no power to power, depending on the sparking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on three different occasions for this failure.