1990 Ford Tempo GL review from North America

I had so many problems with this car that I could not possibly list them all, but here are the major ones. We got the car with 32,000 miles. At 41,000, the transmission went out. The dealer said it was out of warranty and the price to rebuild this transmission would be $1,700. I was told the reason for the high cost was because only 3% of Tempos had this type of transmission and all of the parts had to be special ordered through the factory. The valve cover gasket had to be replaced and I also replaced all the engine mounts twice. I spent a bunch of money on this car just to keep it running. I was always having trouble with the electronic fuel injection so I bought a computer code reader from a parts store. I kept it in the car at all times along with a box tools and a cell phone. I finally traded the car and it took a while to get used to a dependable vehicle.

Avoid this car like the plague!