Ford Contour 1995–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 96248 · NHTSA communication 50907 · issued Nov 18, 1996
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1995–1996
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Noise - grinding or clashing heard when shifting into 3rd gear - vehicles with mtx-75 transaxle - vehicles built through 9/1/96. *tw
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.