Ford TEMPO transmission problems
21 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
727 owner complaints analyzed
11 distinct recall campaigns
82,948 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1981 to 2000 model years. Data snapshot: . 38 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
21 of 727 complaints match this topic (2.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 483986 · 1995-09-09 (September 9, 1995)
TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *TW
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Owner report 10121481 · 2005-05-12 (May 12, 2005)
CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FREE REPAIRS TO 1988 FORD TEMPO GL'S TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR.*MR *NM
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Owner report 479628 · 1995-04-14 (April 14, 1995)
TRANSMISSION SLIPS.
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Owner report 971018 · 1995-08-24 (August 24, 1995)
CLUTCH FAILED TWICE,TRANSMISSION FAILED, BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUCTIONED, AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, EXHAUST SYSTEM REPLACED, OIL PAN GASKET REPLACED. TT
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 971018 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10010168 · 2003-03-08 (March 8, 2003)
1.) ROUGH IDLE, AND OIL LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON WHEN IDLING AND ONLY GOES OFF WHEN ACCELERATING, BUT OFTEN STALLS OUT, AND DOESN'T WANT TO RE-START. (HAD OIL CHANGED TWICE TO GET EXCESS GAS OUT OF IT FROM TRYING TO START IT.) HAD TO TOW CAR THREE TIMES. PAID $1,000 TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED, BUT ON THE WAY HOME IT DID THE SAME THING. 2.) COOLING FAN QUIT WORKING AND CAR OVERHEATED AND I PAID TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, AS PETCOCK WAS LEAKING. MECHANIC DIDN'T NOTICE THAT FAN WASN'T WORKING, SO IT OVERHEATED ON THE WAY HOME WITH A N…
Owner-reported narrative. 55 miles reported. Look up ODI 10010168 at NHTSA ↗