1993 Ford Tempo Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 6%of 227 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the fuel system of the 1993 Ford Tempo, 6% of the 227 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,000 miles. 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.
“Intermitently random stalling. Car will not start for a few minutes. Then, everything seems okay, and car runs fine. Consumer isoalted problem to fuel pump relay inside constant control relay box. Replacing this module completely corrected problem. You can isolate this problem by putting a volt-meter on input and output of relay. Then, when problem occurs, the input will be high (12v), but there will be no output from relay, proving bad relay. I have kept this module if wanted for testing/inspection. …”
NHTSA complaint #10096310, filed 2004-10, 78,000 miles“Fan motor over heats, makes a sound like something electrical is shorting out and smokes. Has completely stopped working. We have have to replace the fuel injections sytem and the battery. The car shocks you eveytime you touch it. It feels like it is skipping gears when you turn also. We are constantly replacing something on it and it has become a real pain.”
NHTSA complaint #739673, filed 2001-01“Simply: after driving car for about 20 minutes the car starts smelling like gas. I have battled with Ford to fix problem, and there is no repair procedure according to Ford. They also say there is no health hazard in smelling the fumes (I think differently) I hope you can help us out with this problem. I have had no satisfaction from Ford...just the runaround. And also many other Tempo owners have the same problem. Thank you.”
NHTSA complaint #715893, filed 1999-12“Last summer I was driving my Ford home from the grocery store. All of a sudden my car just died. I was close to home so I was able to coast it into my driveway. We didn't know what was wrong so we took it to a garage and had it looked at. They replaced my inertia switch. $204.84. A couple weeks later my car did the exact same thing. I had to have it towed then. I took it back to the same garage and they looked it over and couldn't figure out what was wrong. I figured out that it happened mostly when I turned my air conditioner on, and the engine got hot. …”
NHTSA complaint #734041, filed 2000-10“When filling up the fuel tank, owner notices a fuel smell within the vehicle for about a day. Afterwards, there will also be fuel on the ground. The dealer is not aware of the problem. Consumer states that the tank was replaced, there was a hole which appeared to have rusted through near the top of the gas tank.”
NHTSA complaint #824511, filed 1998-06Fuel system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 21 | 13% |
| 1993 | 13 | 6% |
| 1992 | 10 | 6% |
| 1991 | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 4 | 3% |
| 1988 | 11 | 9% |
| 1987 | 6 | 11% |
| 1986 | 2 | 6% |
| 1985 | 3 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1993 Ford Tempo
61 complaintsSeat belts
61 complaintsElectrical system
37 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsTires
8 complaintsAir bags
7 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 Ford Tempo
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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