Faults:
Changed the two rear break lines. It is not funny when you find that you have no more break!
The alternator two times.
The radiator ($25 for an used one).
Two tide roden.
Two ball-joint.
I re-usinated my starter, but still don't give me the power to start up in Cold Quebec's winter at -30 Celsius. My country is not a country it's winter!
The gas pedal is hard to push at low rpm.
The motor is like an earthquake at 800 rpm. Maybe my gas wire is too slack. I must push the pedal gas at stop to prevent over-vibration an attain 1000 rpm at least.
The door are very hard to open even from inside. Need lubrication.
My transmission fluid line is leaking due to a bad between tubing.
Motor stall at winter and the battery is dead.
The red check engine soon light on dashboard is frequently on.
Now even if I changed battery and alternator, the charging circuit still don't give the power to recharge battery. Maybe it's the coil or starter's relay... will see it tomorrow.
General Comments:
It is my first car. The only advantage I see in tempo is that before owning a car, I knew nothing in car and the tempo give me many opportunities too learn myself how work ant how to repair a car because dawn at every 2-3 month something happens!
I find that elements in the hood are too much compacted and it's hard to attain part to repair it if you don't have a pit or a lift.
The advantage is that used piece are very cheap and not hard to find. You can have many used pieces for just $25-35: alternator, radiator, cap distributor.
Nonetheless, my tempo give me many adventures, but I don't recommend it to someones who don't know a good mecano in his family.
19th Feb 2004, 03:33
Well, if the tranny went out 3 times, obviously whomever didn't take very good care of the car.. I have a Tempo myself and I haven't had one problem with it. Getting a Dodge isn't exactly going to save any money though. They tend to literally fall apart and are assembled cheap.