Skybanger Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Hi everyone Been driving around lately with windows open and noticed that I get a strange noise from the pass front sounds like a tingy noise when go over small imperfections in the road. Speed bumps at slow speed the noise doesn't appear. I check wheel nuts and suspension nothing visable Any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tdci-Peter Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, Skybanger said: I get a strange noise from the pass front sounds like a tingy noise when go over small imperfections in the road. I get a brief hissy, clicking noise on undulations in the road, especially on bends. It is just the Ford ESP system, getting a bit confused or over excited by car movements. In my car I can disable it with a button to test this. I am not sure if the noise comes from the passenger fuse box, or from the ABS unit the other side of the bulkhead in a similar location. But it has no effect on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeone Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 11 hours ago, Skybanger said: Hi everyone Been driving around lately with windows open and noticed that I get a strange noise from the pass front sounds like a tingy noise when go over small imperfections in the road. Speed bumps at slow speed the noise doesn't appear. I check wheel nuts and suspension nothing visable Any ideas I'd be amazed if I didn't have the exact same problem. It's light sounding, like rattling a hamster cage door (no idea why that sound came to me!)?? No idea what it is, it's only passenger side, you can only hear it with the window open and it doesn't get better or worse - and only over bumps? I wondered about the brake caliper/pad metal cage thing but it seems fine. Anyone? Really don't think it's ESP related.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjt Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Broken spring? My car and my wife's car went in for service & MOT within a week of each other and both had broken front springs. I hadn't noticed any unusual noises, though, and I'm usually the first to pick up on such things. The handling on both was unaffected and I'm assuming it was just the extreme ends of the springs that had fractured. This appears to be a very common problem these days, due to many more potholes and speed bumps and also to poor quality of manufacture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfoord Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Mine has just failed on a broken spring I heard a noise only once now and then but car drove fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeone Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Not a broken spring (on mine anyway, can't speak for @Skybanger ) but still pretty sure we're talking about the same thing here. It's wayyyyyy lighter sounding that a spring - it sounds closer to a stone being stuck in the tyre (but isn't). A tinny noise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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