Faults:

Nothing major has gone wrong with the tempo. I've replaces the brakes and the power steering pump blew last winter. Overall not too bad.

General Comments:

Well as great as it's been to me, I really dislike this car. I've added a K&N air filter, a tornado fuel saver and a flow-master exhaust (for fun) and it's still a dog. The poor acceleration scares me, I'm afraid to make left turns onto a busy street with out a stop light. The trunk space is pretty roomy, and at 18 years old I often cram 7 people in it. So I'm now looking for a sports car, but the Tempos been good to me.

Faults:

There are no problems with my car.

General Comments:

I believe this is an awesome car. It is my first car that I ever owned.

My friends all thought that Ford cars were not very reliable, but when I gave them rides in it, they were very surprised at the pick-up it had!

I think this car is very comfortable also, I would sleep in it if it wasn't so snowy!

I've had this car for not even a whole year now, but it's been in the family since it was brand-new. (It was my grand-parent's)

They said nothing has ever gone wrong with it, and they babied it.

Well, I think this is a great starter car for anybody and I highly recommend it!

Not bad for a 16 year-old girl?

Faults:

The A/C clutch let go when I first bought the car.

The only other problem was a high idle (intermittent while shifting).

General Comments:

The car has been very reliable so far and good value for the price.

The V-6 with a 5 speed gives it exceptional performance while still retaining good gas mileage. I just wish you could get some aftermarket performance parts for these cars, they deserve better!!!!

My car is a 2 door Sport model with the aluminum wheels (polished) and decklid spoiler. Add ons are driving lights, tinted windows, and a K&N cone filter.

Faults:

Transmission mount, ignition cylinder.

Knew this car had these problems when I only paid $2500 for it!

Stupid deer hit it and now it has a '88 Topaz-sourced fender and '94 Tempo-sourced turning-light. Still drives good. Insurance was no help. Total cost of repairs: about $110. New (old?) fender is white and the rest of the car is blue.

General Comments:

GREAT CAR! I love this Tempo. It has gone 6800 miles and has never missed a beat. The tranny mount was replaced last night, cost $35 for the mount, $40 for the labor.

The ignition cylinder was more an annoyance than a real problem. Cost $40 for a new one, $10 for labor.

Other than that, oil changes and a minor tune-up and that's all for maintenance/repairs.

Installed a K&N filtercharger, helps out at higher speed acceleration (60-90, etc), 6-disk CD changer, driving lights, 15 inch rims from an Escort GT, performance tires, and two Kicker 8's and an amp.

Plan on new paint, nicer rims/tires, and new brakes.

So far, MUCH better than my Tercel, Sentra, Civic, Mazda truck, or even my '87 Taurus GL. Best car I have ever owned. It performs MUCH better than most people give it credit for. I've seen a few of them flying down the interstate, 90 mph+. I know mine can do that, and for the MPG it gets, it's not half bad. It's a fully loaded GL model, all power options but no V6 or tach. If you're thinking about one, GET IT! Make sure you have a mechanic check it out before you settle on any one car. I did, and it saved me from a few lemons and I ended up with this GREAT car.