Faults:
Almost everything has gone wrong with this car.. I already have 1 review on here and this is my updated second one. Let me go over the things that have gone wrong with this car. When I first got the car all it needed for safety was a ball joint and an e-brake cable. I bought the car On July 21st 2005. Since then I have replaced a rad, the same ball joint, tie rod, windshield, back shocks, springs and mounts, transmission gasket & filter & hoses & 2 valves in the transmission. (If your transmission is acting up and it shifts erratically and/or for no reason and sometimes your gas pedal feels stiff it is the valves in your transmission) it cost me $440.00 to have 2 valves replaced. I have also changed the two front tires, gas tank, fuel pump and gas lines, also I have replaced the rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders. I also needed an alignment etc... In total I think I have "invested" $4000.00 in this car... and have only had it 6 months.
General Comments:
I would probably never buy another mercury topaz/ford tempo again in my life.. I have done so much work and treated her with so much respect and all she does is break down on me... I think the next car I buy is going to be a new one with a lot less kilometers.. But she is ready to go for another 242,000 km, s.
3rd Feb 2006, 10:16
Uhhh dude I've been a Tempo owner for years and the only thing that went wrong was an alternator.
First of all you were definitely taken by your mechanic on at least half of those repairs. There is no way in heck it was necessary to replace all that stuff. I know the 92 to 94 ones weren't very reliable, but the 88-91 ones tied the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord for the top spot on the JD quality survey for that segment.
And why the heck did you spend 4 thousand on a topaz, that car is worth 800 bucks!! And what the heck are you doing replacing the gas tank, were you robbed.