Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / TEMPO / 1988

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 996190844 Incident Date: Jun, 10 1996
Consumer's City: HANFORD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: TEMPO Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 10 1996 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1991
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Drove to store, returned home, noticed brake light still on, checked underneath and bundle of wires was smoking, unplugged brake switch, wires overheated. *ak consumer had to disconnect the battery and repair wires they melted together, consumer was told that the switch wire had melted together causing a hot short.*jb