Engine will stall during any highway driving or when vehicle accelerates past 50 MPH. Dealership has not examined vehicle to determine cause of defect. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
1993 Ford Tempo engine complaints
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Engine shut down and steering wheel locked up.
Vehicle stalls on highway and turns off with no power at all. Consumer waited about 10 minutes and it started up again. Took to dealer, and they said if they correct it, it may happened again because tfi moduler was too close to engine block. This only happens when its warm outside.
Engine stalls when driving at highway speed for about 45-60 minutes. Loses power and after coming to a complete stop will not immediatley restart , or if it restarts runs rough with only enough power to get to a safe place to stop. This problem has occurred intermittently since we owned the car. Ford dealers in puerto rico have investigated the problem without success. On one occasion the dealer replaced the cooling fan, believing the problem was cooling related. It still did not fix the problem. The local ford service manager only offers to drive the car to see if the problem reoccurs. The problem with this is it is such an intermittent problem there is little chance stalling will happen unless the car is driven at highway speed for nearly an hour.
Catalytic converter leaves a sulphur smell inside vehicle. Dealer doesn't believe smell is coming from catalytic converter. Consumer will add more information.
Fan motor over heats, makes a sound like something electrical is shorting out and smokes. Has completely stopped working. We have have to replace the fuel injections sytem and the battery. The car shocks you eveytime you touch it. It feels like it is skipping gears when you turn also. We are constantly replacing something on it and it has become a real pain.
The hermonic balencer broke down causing a rattleing noise and broke another part I know two other people with the same model and make as my car one of theirs is a 94 the other is a 93 they both are exsperianceing the same problem and we are all around the same milage.
Ongoing / intermittent problem with engine stalling while driving, more so during the hot season, then the cold season. Also, more frequent when engine was running longer periods of time. Been to an independent shop on several occasions, but problem stilloccurring. Please feel free to provide any further details.
Tempo stalls when the temperature (air) is hot, must wait 15-30 minutes for cool down before the car will run. No notice that the car is about to fail, one of these times I am going to be passing someone, and will find myself in a real predicament
Windshield wiper motor: the original windshield wiper motor was replaced with a rebuit one since the original failed to operate on any of the intermittent settings. It would work on high and low only. The original motor was replaced with a rebuilt wiper motor and operated fine but made a loud noise. I had the rebuilt wiper motor replaced with another rebuilt wiper motor and have had it for 13-14 months. The wiper motor I have currently is now making the same noise as with the second wiper motor. It is still operational at this point on all settings.door locks: the power door locks have individually stopped working at different times. I used wd-40 on all of the locks and it has helped all but one (rear passenger side) that refuses to work when depressing the lock\unlock button. It will still work manually. Revving of engine: the engine will rev very high when the car is placed in park. Pressing the brake or the gas pedal does not decrease the revving nor does lifting the gas pedal up. The only solution is to turn the car off and to turn it back on. This is tied to the car accelerating without pressing on the gas pedal. They both happened on the same brief trip (20 miles) but have also happened individually on separate occasions. The car accelerates slowly - approximately 1 mile per second - and will continue until about 40 - 50mph where its remains constant. No dealer has been able to determine the problem even after searching the cars computer for a stored code or cause. Ignition: the key has become stuck in the ignition on several occasions. The key will not come out because the ignition does not return back to the place where you can remove the key. To help clarify - it gets frozen in the postion where you would turn the key to roll the windows up/down but not start the car. I have had to move/jiggle it back and forth to get the igniton to return back to home state and to the position where I was able to remove the key.
Intermittently vehicle will stall out and dies at highway speeds. Dealer has been notified.
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Engine stalls at stops and cuts off while car is in motion which causes steering column to lock, making car uncontrollable. The last time I went across oncoming traffic lane. (thank god no cars were coming toward me!!) this is a life-threatening problem because I never know when the car is going to cut off. What is wrong?? Is this one of the problems being addressed in the class-action suit for tempo's? In addition, the brake light is constantly on while driving, but goes off when I brake??
The valve cover leaks oil. Nlm
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.
Manufacturer sent the recall notice to the wrong person, consumer was denied recall repair work due to deadline of repair (97v‑019). Mjs
Recall 97vo19000; consumer was traveling at 40 miles per hour and noticed smoke on the passenger's side. Stopped and pulled up the hood and it was on fire . Called the fire department, and they determined that the cause of the fire was electrical.
While traveling in hot temperatures it was caused the vehicle to stall out approx\imately every 100 miles. When it got hotter it would cause the vehicle to stall out again at approximately every 50 miles. Took vehicle to a gas station and inspected. Repaired by replacing a tfi module; problem was corrected. Inside temperature gauges read normal. Can the federal safety agency provide additional information on this subject.
Hose/line coming off the back of compressor, line from manifold to condensor failed also. Mjs
While driving and coming to a stop, vehicle stalls unexpectedly which may cause a crash. Dealer cannot determine the problem.* ak consumer states vehicle is still stalling.
This are safety recalls by the federal safety agency that ford motor company refuses to fix putting me and my family in danger! Please help this car is a disaster waiting to happen. The engine cooling fan is defective, the ignition switch won't even turn most of the time, and the pcv is also defective and makes the engine viberate! Also the crankshaft pulley needs to be replaced. All of those problems was recalled by the federal safety agency and ford motor company was told to fix it at no cost to the owners of ford tempo! Now they refuse to fix it therefore putting me in danger! Please help.
Midas has repalced entire exhaust system from manifold pipe back. Still getting sick. Took car back to midas and discoverd that none of the clamps had been tightened. Midas fixed and sealed entire system. Still getting carbon monoxide inside car. Had firedepartment test again, and still getting 30 and 40 parts per million reading's. Took car to ford dealer and had them test everything. Results according to them are everything is tight and not leaking. But they are at at a loss now. The service advisor tells me that I have a problem, and they cannot fix it. If the dealer cannot fix it then who can? I cannot drive the vehicle with carbon monoxide in it . People die! If I pass out, and cross the center line and hit sombody head-on , people will die. We have a potentially deadly problem here, and no one wants to do anything about it. I have done everything I can do at this point . Can anyone help?
Major engine problem, initial observation would indicate a faulty intake or exhaust valve or spring. Dealer technician indicates that a normal internal engine component should last well over 50k miles. Engine makes loud noise and builds up a tremendous amount of pressure in the crankcase.
Faulty tires cause the vehicle to hydroplane at the slightest acceleration when the roads are wet. Nlm
Consumer experiencing problem with crankshakt: pulley making noises whenever vehicle is moving slow. Dealer/manufacturer have not been notified.
Seatbelt (all) motor doesn't run and backseat stick, power locks only work when it warm, drivers side door doesn't work at all. Camshaft pulley was recalled and supposedly fixed, just after warranty ran out it broke again. Brakes go out ever six month, replaced waterpump twice, idle pulley, fan motor and the lower front ball joints, starter, alternator, battery twice, entire muffler system 3 times, bar that goes across the front by the wheels, blower motor chrips and squeeks at low blowing speeds, replace muffler heat shields and there still is clanging noise in the front crankshaft, also replaced motor mounts, should have kept the beater it was much cheaper.
Crankshaft: pulley rubber isolator sheared off.
Crank shaft damper failed.
Engine noise due to failure of the harmonic balancer.
Tailpipe and muffler seam is defective causing noise.
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