Faults:

Nothing engine wise the 3.0 litre is unbreakable. Rust killed this one. Floor shifter rusted through the floor. Very rust prone. Factory muffler system excellent. Poor struts. Handles like a full size car. Not the best looking. Poor headlights, very dull. Leaked oil, from the main seal. Struts leaked oil.

General Comments:

Good fuel efficient car, very peppy for the size. Tried to kill the motor and tranny, but unsucessful. Would not want to quit.

Faults:

Fuel pump went out the day I bought it.

Fuel filter went out four weeks later. The car has an automatic engine shut off switch when your filter is bad.

Automatic seat belts don't work.

Automatic door locks don't work.

Air conditioner doesn't work.

Rear passenger door only opens with a lot of jiggling of the lock.

Driver's door sticks.

Radiator is cracked exactly two months from purchase.

Clock and radio display is broken.

One of the rear seat belts is in a permanent locked position.

And now, I either blew a head gasket or need a new engine. The car is overheating and shutting off and the temperature gage says it is fine.

General Comments:

This car seemed great at one point in time, but I'm beginning to get ill with it.

It's almost cheaper to buy another Tempo than to fix the one I've already have.

When I first got it, it had a nice pick up.

Now it doesn't seem like it wants to pick up at all. It rattles instead.

Faults:

The harmonic balancer needs to be replaced.

The emergency brake doesn't work.

Sometimes I have to screw with the climate control to get it to work. Also the light behind it burnt out.

The air filter was replaced.

The fuel filter was replaced.

Oil and filter had to be changed.

Tires were replaced.

Other than the harmonic balancer nothing major has gone wrong with this car. I consider the emergency brake to be a minor thing because I don't have much use for it.

General Comments:

This car doesn't have very much power when your traveling at highway speeds, making it more difficult to pass. Also hard to keep up speed going up hills.

Since I am quite tall, I find the interior of the car to be kind of cramped, however I like the appearance of it. The trunk is fairly large for a car of this size. I haven't had too many complaints about the amount of room in the back seats.

Overall I think this is a great car, however I would definitely recommend getting the V-6 version of it for more power.