The problem started in 7/99 and continues 9/00. At approx. 65 miles per hour with temperature at 85 degrees + the engine cuts out(stops). This means no power steering or power brakes. We are senior citizens and have almost been killed on the freeway 6 times. The last time an 18 wheeler almost lost control and just missed a school bus loaded with kids. We now do not leave hemet where we drive 45mph and get anywhere in 20 minutes. My family must visit us or come and pick us up. We have replaced the tfi module with a new ford part for $130 at pep boys a local repair chain. There are no tests to discover a failing component. Please help before more people are stalled in the middle lane of the freeway that may not be as good a driver as my wife and I.
Ford Tempo power steering loss problems
10 of the 814 owner complaints about the Ford Tempo describe loss of power steering, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1990
By model year
- 19941
- 19932
- 19922
- 19905
Often reported together
What owners say
While driving in traffic the rear transmission mount fell off causing vehicle to lose power steering & went right into park. Took vehicle to dealer and they replaced it with a m6056 after market sealed- power mount.
Transmission mount has sheared 4 times since 85,000 miles each time resulting only in an annoying thunk going into reverse except this time when it sheared at bottom it allowed the transaxle to fall down 6 inches, forcing park while accelerating, jamming the crank pulley and ripping out the left half shaft. I am appalled that ford would not think of a catch plate to fit under the mount area forward and or a safety wire around the mount's two studs to disallow falling to the street level which it did at 5mph accelerating to a intersection. This is a killer flaw at highway speeds especially when you think of ripping out a half shaft at highway speeds and forcing park mode and jamming the crank pulley so,as to lose power steering and rpms. I really wish that ford would fix this car for free as it is inexcusable that I have had to change the transmission mount twice a year using aftermarket mfr for $35 when ford wants $91 for same and even the oem mount ripped at 85,000 miles..but ripped at the top area which was benign in symptoms. I am disgusted at this design...mount is fitted at 75 degrees angle and engine-transaxle has no safety catch plate or safety wire. Please note that sudden shear-tear of this liquid filled rubber mount is life-threatening in nature !!!
Vehicle without any warning at any speed just quits, complete loss of power steering and brakes, dealers can't diagnose any reason for failure.
Crankshaft pulley recall repair delayed due to scheduling problem, causing power steering failure/loss of control.
Motor mounts disintegrated, tie rod end busted, caused loss of steering control, no warning, speed 25 MPH. No accident.
Inner tie rods broke on vehicle, loss of steering.
Driving low to high speeds w/o warning car stalls, causing loss of power steering/brakes.
While driving, low to high speeds, engine suddenly shuts down, causing loss of power steering and brakes, no prior warning. Tt
The tie rod broke and caused an accident there was no steering to turn car totaled. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Ford Tempo power steering loss
Which Ford Tempo years have loss of power steering problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (5 complaints), 1992 (2 complaints) and 1993 (2 complaints).
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