1993 Ford Tempo Reviews - Page 9 of 10

Not a lot of things that went wrong with the car it just recently needed a tune up of 130 bucks for parts and doing it myself..

This car runs like hell.. and I would still trust it for another 100,000 miles.. very reliable car and fun..

Not too many things have gone wrong with the car. I inherited it from my grandmother in the spring of 2002 and have been driving it ever since.

The only problem has been the fuel injector pipe.

And I'm too tall for the car, but that's not it's fault... I just have to deal.

Before the original warranty ran out (36000 miles), the rear power windows quit working and a pulley bearing on the engine went out creating a terrible clacking sound.

The rear power door locks quit working again. Eventually, all power door looks quit working and solenoids had to be replaced.

All four power window motors jammed. They have to be removed repeatedly and freed-up in order to work.

Climate control panel quit working.

At 99,000 miles the starter had to be replaced.

At 104,000 miles, the oil pump went out.

The car has adequate power for its engine size.

It's roomy enough for family of four. However, four adults is a little cramped.

The car handles very well, as most front wheel drive vehicles do.

Other than the ridiculous interior electrical problems, the car has been very reliable as transportaion, yet very unpleasant for comfortable traveling.

I had to replace the brakes at about 110,000 miles (basic)

The exhaust needs replacing right now, but I can't complain about it since I tend to take the car off road and over curbs and parking blocks.

Had the tie-rods, ball joints, and wheel hubs replaced at about 140,000.

First let me say I love Tempos, they are one of the most underrated cars.

It may lack some pick up, but gets excellent gas mileage 29 city / 35 highway.

Radiator blew a day after I bought it.

One month later I had to replace the exhaust system.

Another month later the transmission went out.

Maybe two months later a rod in the engine blew so I had to replace the engine.

Not too long after that a hose came unhooked from then engine, got that fixed. Same problem happened a month later and they found out it was because the back mount on the transmission was broke so I had to get that fixed.

I hated that car. I spent about $6-7,000 in repairs in less than one year on that car and I only paid $3,500 for it. Thank God I finally totalled it and got myself a Pontiac Grand Am.