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1986 Ford Tempo GL review from North America

"A Piece of Crap"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

All of the engine mounts broke.

The map sensor screwed up twice.

I had to replace the idle control valve.

The Air conditioner doesn't work.

The paint job has a great deal of orange peel.

I had to get a new brake booster and master cylinder.

I have had to have brake work done numerous times.

Both of my front CV half shafts went bad and I had to replace them.

The muffler fell off.

All of the exhaust pipe hangers were stretched out of shape causing the exhaust pipe to bounce up and down under the car.

The front right wheel baring went bad 4 times.

The tie rods have broken 5 times A PIECE.

The gas pedal sticks.

The transmission burned up second and third gear.

Had to replace the rotors and drums due to big holes in them, whats with that?

There are many hail dents in the car.

Have to replace the air filter every 2 weeks.

Speedometer works some times and doesn't at other times.

The front headlights were burned out and the headlight housings were so badly burned because of the heat from the headlights that you could not see through them.

The radiator leaked 2 times so I had to get a new one along with a transmission line.

The oil breather burned up.

The back window busted out going down the road.

Horn does not work.

Headliner had little holes in it.

General comments?

All of the windows except the back windows were fine.

The block was good.

The tires were good.

The seats were in good shape.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
First year of ownership2002
Most recent year of ownership2002
Engine and transmission 2.3 Fuel Injection Automatic
Performance marks 5/10
Reliability marks 7/10
Comfort marks 4/10
Dealer Service marks 0/10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 2/10
Distance when acquired123890 miles
Most recent distance200000 miles
Previous carDodge 600
Date of Entry 20th October, 2002

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