Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 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.

2
Open recalls
133
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
41
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

133 filed
16
Crashes
27
Fires
12
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    18
  • Seat Belts
    15
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    13
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    12
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
    12
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    8
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    5
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    4

Recalls

2 campaigns
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.

90E043001·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1990-10-30

THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.

RiskINFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

FixREPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.

NHTSA investigations

3 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

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

FAILED PASSIVE RESTRAINT

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