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1996 Ford Taurus Wheels Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
0%of 825 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the wheels of the 1996 Ford Taurus, 0% of the 825 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.

“1996 Ford Taurus, driver felt vehicle shake, pulled to the right berm and right tire fell off the vehicle. According to the police report, there were five broken tire spokes along with a scraped brake rotor from contact with the roadway. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0385-91) updated 09/13/10”

NHTSA complaint #10354263, filed 2010-09

“Consumer was traveling about 150 MPH and the front left wheel separted from the front of the vehicle, consumer then lost control of the vehicle, contacted the dealer, dealer replaced the rim. Please describe further details.”

NHTSA complaint #809912, filed 1997-03

Wheels: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201510%
201452%
201351%
201142%
201021%
200923%
200821%
200510%
200441%
200381%
2002111%
200171%
200071%
199910%
199851%
199730%
199640%
199510%
199410%
199360%
199220%
199191%
199072%
1989102%
198810%
198710%

Other parts of the 1996 Ford Taurus

Engine cooling
214 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
182 complaints
Steering
101 complaints
Brakes
71 complaints
Suspension
60 complaints
Electrical system
57 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
55 complaints
Air bags
45 complaints
Vehicle speed control
42 complaints
Body and structure
40 complaints
Tires
28 complaints
Exterior lighting
27 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1996 Ford Taurus

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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