1991 Ford Tempo problems
Owners have filed 143 complaints about the 1991 Ford Tempo with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 23.8% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 18.9%.
Complaints143
Crashes12
Fires7
Injuries8
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 23.8% · 34
Electrical system 18.9% · 27
Service brakes, hydraulic 15.4% · 22
Seat belts 9.1% · 13
Fuel system, gasoline 7.7% · 11
Seats 6.3% · 9
Vehicle speed control 5.6% · 8
Steering 2.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 12 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire, 8 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Ford Tempo in this data, 1991 draws comparatively few complaints; 1993 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 10 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 40,000 miles.
In owners' own words
1991 Ford Tempo started smoking and then debris flew off and hit the vehicle behind her. *Kb the consumer stated the vehicle stalled as she attempted to pull over to the side of the road. The consumer exited the vehicle and looked under it and discovered oil was leaking and piece of from the vehicle was missing. (Ohio traffic crash report) Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle stalled when making left turns after it has been warmed up. Or if it was shot. Consumer must wait to cool down vehicle in order to restart. If consumer did not wait long enough it will stall out again. Consumer has taken vehicle to Ford, but dealer could not determine cause. Defect has been ongoing for 2-3 years. Engine and engine cooling
Consumer states that shortly after purchase of vehicle, it started experiencing stalling mostly after coming to a stop, consumer has taken vehicle to several Ford dealers who can not remedy the problem and has spent a lot of money, the stalling has almost caused a collision, vehicle currently has 89767 miles. *Slc Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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