Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TEMPO / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003205726 Incident Date: Mar, 22 2003
Consumer's City: HAVERTOWN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TEMPO Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAPP36X5RK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 23 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 13 1995
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1994 ford tempo gl. my husband's car went up in flames and smoke yesterday while driving it, the fire department and police came and put it out. the car is a total loss, as well as the jacket my husband was (fortunately) wearing when the flames came shooting out from the engine area into the driver's seat. a friend of mine suggested that i check if others had this problem, and i came across this site. it looks like others have had this problem, if the nhtsa campaign 97v019000 is an indication of such. as far as i know, we were never notified that some ford tempos were potential fire traps. my husband could have been severely burned, but fortunately, his jacket took the brunt of the flames. *jb