1990 Ford Tempo seat belts problems
28 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 1990 Ford Tempo — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Mar 8, 2003
“Replaced seatbelt and they do the same thing lock in the buckle position when wife put in ditch she had to squeze to get outeven when open door would not release the heater control has been burnt 3 times and currently is burnt again then the ignition has been replaced under a recall and that dings…”
filed Nov 30, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Seat Belts problems in other Tempo years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 Tempo | 36 | 22% |
| 1993 Tempo | 61 | 27% |
| 1992 Tempo | 41 | 23% |
| 1991 Tempo | 13 | 12% |
| 1989 Tempo | 20 | 16% |
| 1988 Tempo | 16 | 13% |
| 1987 Tempo | 1 | 2% |
| 1986 Tempo | 1 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1990 Ford Tempo
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.