# 1990 ford tempo **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** tempo, ford\ **Created:** [January 22, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987 "2010-01-22T01:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jta333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jta333](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jta333)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/1 "2010-01-22T01:09:39Z")
My 1990 tempo started to wander all over the road, when i let up on the gas pedal fast the car pulls to the left. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/2 "2010-01-22T02:51:37Z")
Sounds like your front end is falling apart…have a front-end shop check it out before you kill yourself or someone else… ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/3 "2010-01-22T02:52:20Z")
My complements on keeping a Ford Tempo active for this long. I’d check the front wheels first, by switching them, unless of course the tires are badly worn initially. A check of the tread wear may reveal a problem. Torque steer may be “hiding” the problem til you let up on the gas. Obviously, the recommended front end alignment and worn suspension components are all suspect in a car this old. But I’d check the wheels first especially if it started happening suddenly. Whatever it is, as “Caddy” says, it needs to be fixed now. ---
**Author:** ![jta333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jta333](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jta333)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/4 "2010-01-22T03:31:14Z")
thanks for the help. I bought the car last year only 68000 miles on the car. the tires look ok I will switch the wheels first Thnks ---
**Author:** ![jta333](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@jta333](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jta333)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 3:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/5 "2010-01-22T03:32:04Z")
will do thanks ---
**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/6 "2010-01-22T05:36:49Z")
Have the front end alignment checked every two years from now on. Some tempos can wear out tie rod ends fast. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1990-ford-tempo/42987/7 "2010-01-22T17:04:52Z")
Regardless of how few miles are on the car, it may not be a wear problem alone, but a rust/wear problem. For example,a simple stop bolt or a toe adjustment may have lost it’s threads or part fallen out; that could cause it to wander as well as a multitude of other rust weakened components. So it’s not miles alone on a 20 year old car that was “designed” with parts that could fail in ten just sitting w/o being driven. Also, as you safely remove a wheel while car is on a “stand”, not a jack alone, check the the play in suspension components. That may scare you into having it towed to a garage instead of driving.