Everytime I hit a bump in the road, the front end sounds like its going to fall apart. When I come to a complete stop, the rear end sounds like it shifts forward, also makes a nasty noise.

It is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow.

Has anyone else experienced these problems? Or any ideas as to what they might be?

 

stop driving on the sidewalk!!!

 

I have had my car for 2 weeks today, and I have an increasingly bad steering clunk and a metallic rattle when hitting any road bumps; even slight. It is really driving me nuts. I took it to Les Schwab today and they say both sound types are coming from a single source. It is the upper bearing plates on the right (front) strut tower. The metallic rattle from road irregularities almost sounded like it was coming from the back right, but it actually is from the right front. My local Ford dealership assures me that they will fix it when I take it in on Monday. I’ll report back then.

 

my 05 makes a steering clunk when i turn the wheel at slow speeds or over small bump :notnice:

 

Have you taken it in for the front end TSB?

 

I am going out the door right now to drop off the Stanger.....I wonder what loaner car I will get.

 

Well, I got a 2005 Focus ZX5 as a loaner. They haven't looked at my car yet, but he seems to think the front end issue might be stabilizer links......I guess I'll have to wait till Tuesday to get some definites.

 

My Mustang is unsafe, too. It keeps going faster than I think I am going.

 

My upper right strut bearing was clicking upon turning, and that was fixed with a new bearing pack. We checked it carefully to assure that it was the new upgraded part, and it was. Ford declined to cover it under warrantee, as I had Les Schwab lowered the car, but no big deal. I paid $125 for the entire “TSB Strut Service Pack�. Les Schwab replaced the part at no charge to me, and I dropped the old parts at Ford for them to examine or through out as they wish.
My other mechanical “road bump� rattle was from loose bolts on my forward anti-sway bar. I failed to tighten them properly upon initial installation. The mechanic at Les Schwab found that too. They clearly are better mechanics than I.

 

UPDATE:

Got my baby back today.

The noise turned out to be loose stabilizer links....re-torqued and now thw noise is gone....rear-end noise may have been tied in with that too.

Also, got a new TPS and a re-flash for the hesitation problem.

 

I also hear a loud CLANK whenever my suspension compresses... And I also though it was coming from the right rear

 

 

Yes.
I thought the loose right-front anti-sway bar noise seemed to come from the right-rear. Curious how the sound bounces through the car body.