1990 Ford Tempo Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 133 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the visibility of the 1990 Ford Tempo, 2% of the 133 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Replaced seatbelt and they do the same thing lock in the buckle position when wife put in ditch she had to squeze to get outeven when open door would not release the heater control has been burnt 3 times and currently is burnt again then the ignition has been replaced under a recall and that dings now when the key isn't even in it nice recall I went to the dealer about the seatbelts they told me it would cost about 300.00 per door to fix my wife was quite upset about it wrote Ford motor a letter they never ecnolledge it. …”
NHTSA complaint #755056, filed 2001-11Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
Other parts of the 1990 Ford Tempo
46 complaintsSeat belts
28 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsEngine cooling
19 complaintsSteering
12 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1990 Ford Tempo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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