Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Ford Tempo

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
124
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
36
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

124 filed
5
Crashes
21
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    18
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    14
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    12
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    12
  • Seat Belts
    10
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    8
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    6
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    5

Recalls

1 campaign
96V071000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1996-04-25

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

NHTSA investigations

4 actions
PE96005·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1996-01-19 → 1996-05-28

REAR BRK ADJUSTER FAILURE

DP96002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1996-01-11 → 1996-01-19

REAR BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE

EA91052·SEAT BELTS1991-11-27 → 1992-11-24

SEAT BELT SEPARATION

EA90008·SEAT BELTS1989-12-27 → 1991-12-31

FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT

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