1996 Ford Tempo

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › axle assembly › axle shaft. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft	1		0	0	0
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift

Filed Dec 19, 2000SD

I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1996 FORD CONTOUR AND DON'T KNOW IF THE RECALLS HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. DO I NEED A RECALL AUTHORIZATION OR SOMETHING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THE FLOOR SHIFTER ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY NEED TO BE REPAIRED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS PART OF THE RECALL #98V23300. PLEASE ADVISE HOW I SHOULD PROCEED. I DID NOT SEE ANOTHER FORM TO REQUEST THIS INFORMATION. THANK YOU, KAREN L. JOHNSON

Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft

Filed Jun 20, 1996MD

HEARD NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DUE TO WEAR OF THE OUTER FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2000	1	0	0	0	Routine
1999	1	0	0	0	Routine
1998	1	0	0	0	Routine
1997	2	0	0	0	Routine
1996 — this page	2	0	0	0	Routine
1995	3	0	0	0	Routine
1994	161	1	5	0	Routine
1993	227	2	5	1	Fatalities reported
1992	176	2	21	1	Fatalities reported
1991	110	1	6	1	Fatalities reported
1990	133	2	27	0	High concern

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.