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Crunching noise when turning steering wheel & sometimes when taking foot off break

pezza69ers
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Hi there 

 

Wondered if anybody could help i have a fiesta zetec automatic 09 plate and when i have my foot on brake and take it off to start pulling off or reversing there is a crunching or grinding type noise. Also when im turning the steering wheel there is also a crunching/grinding noise not all the time and it doesnt do it when driving at speed just as im pulling off or reversing into a spaceits quite annoying when im slightly takin foot of break ad steering at same time to park.

 

Any help would be great.

 

Thanks in advance

Wayne

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    I have the same issue on my Ford Fiesta ST. More of a whining noise, only every now and again but the same times as you've mentioned.... VERY ANNOYING.

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    it is very annoying yes,

     

    Anybody else have this issue?

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    Do you have hill start assist?  Even if not, it'll just be that the brakes are still slightly on so they will graunch a bit as you move off.

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    Thanks for the reply I don't roll back when on hill so I suppose it has. just need get the steering one sorted now.

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