BTW, and bit of a sidebar here, but whitemouse is the name of my car, and acknowledges a great person in history:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wake
2L8IWON: no, no TSBs that I am aware of.
Speedfrk: interesting, but as I mentioned earlier, I could feel the clunk
telegraph through the pedals. And my diff has made noises; this wasn't it. I knew it was steering related. It nearly felt
like a u-joint in the steering shaft binding.
Tech...
Update 3: just got the car back this morning. entire electric steering rack replaced. 5 days no loaner. unfortunately, same issue still persists. 6400 miles. 1 year old.
I was told the stops for steering are internal to the rack, not external, as on the spindle. This is the issue. It is...
update 2: dealer has determined the noise is now coming from outside the car
i am leaving it to have it hopefully fixed. another issue is the trunk lid is misaligned, a common problem. paint has worn off where small portion of trunk lid meets the taillight. they are fixing that. 2-3 days...
update 1: two techs (one suspension, one trim) managed to replicate the noise in the dealership parking lot. it has been determined that it is coming from inside the car. I am here now. I will post what, if anything, they find. Ford has been really good so far in following up. And so has the...
Lynx, mine too. Only when leaving the house; i.e. cold.
Has anyone else noticed that the clunk telegraphs through the pedals?
I have. Replicated twice at the dealership--I heard it, but the guys driving
said they did not. Window regulators make a slight crunch noise at
the end of travel...