Hi guys,

Hate to ask questions so early once joining a new forum (only just posted in the new member section!), but I dont suppose I will learn about the Fiesta any other way.

As my new member post says, we have just picked up the above car in a 1.4.

It appears to drive fine and everything but a couple of things are causing concern.

Firstly, there is a constant clicking noise, not loud and I cannot pin point exactly when it happens or where from in the car. Its not apparent when momentum changes so sounds like a mechanical click rather than items moving and crashing together. I have done some research and note some odd comments about the aircon unit having an elecromagnetic clutch which may click loudly enough to here but other than that come up a bit short of answers. Does anyone have any ideas? I havent had chance to read too many posts on here but is the click a common thing?

Secondly, even with the keys removed and all electrical items turned off, there is a constant whining which I think is best described as an electrical buzz coming from the central console. I dont want to start removing fuses just yet but is there anything fairly common out there that may explain this? I dont like the idea of a constant battery drain or a problem.

Lastly, the cooling fan seams to be in use very often. Its a nice sunny day but by no means very warm, yet when the girlfriend started up and pulled away the fan noise was very loud. It was clearly the working noise of the fan at full spin just struck me as odd. The car shouldnt be overly hot although. I had only done sub 7 miles before a 20 minute park up then a further couple of miles. The seven miles may have been in some reasonable traffic though but I would expect the engine to start cooling in the twenty minutes/half hour it was off. Again, is the fan kicking in quite a common thing for me to be aware of?

Cheers guys.

Hi,

I have the clicking noise on my zetec too, ford informed me it's my air con fan and with time it should quieten down, mum has the same thing and she's had hers for 15 months so yet to come true!

As for your other points the fan is very loud if youve over done it or are doing lots of stop starts so i dont get what wrong with yours, but if your really concerned take it back and ask them to check it over, after all it's free under warranty.

Unfortunatly I don't know what the buzzing noise is sorry.

I hope I've helped a little bit.

I have the buzzing notice in my 1.6 tdci once a turn the ignition off I assumed it was something related to the climate control. It does seem to stop after 30secs or so.

Try turning off the aircon and see what happens to all 3 of your concerns.

Hi guys,

Thanks for your comments. Trying to figure it all out and its very annoying. Its definitely electrical and we have narrowed the noise to just below/behind the radio. The pitch of the buzz alters when the heated windscreen or rear window is enabled so it must be a circuit drawing power constantly.

Sat in the car for over five minutes with everything locked and off and the buzz doesnt dissipate. Have been for drive with aircon off, aircon on normal and on full. Buzz still there. I have a feeling a visit to the dealer may be required :(

I knew joining was a good idea. Been doing some research. Some similar issues here here and here. Somethings for the dealer to go at.

All three are normal, I can't say I've really noticed a buzzing sound in mine, I haven't paid particular attention.

The clicking is the air con usually, but the engine fan also makes a quieter clicking noise when turning on and off.

The fan does seem to come on a lot, not sure if it's always necessary but it is rather noisy. Could probably be replaced with a quieter one if it was a big concern.

The clicking noise is most likely the air conditioner doing it's job, hit the air con button it'll most likely go away.

Hi guys,

Again, thanks for all the responses. We drove in this morning without the aircon on, was a little warm but I think the clicking is related and something we will have to live with. May ask the dealer though just incase.

The buzz however is something strange. It just doesnt seam to go off even when the car is left unoccupied. Anyway, it is booked in next week so will report what the dealer says

Cheers

Hi all,

Just a quick update for all those following. Took it to the dealer this morning and immediately the chap said it was the airsensor fan catching on the trim as appears elsewhere on the forum.

He mentioned it was common but hadnt experienced it as loud as in our car. Firstly he was to implement a software update to see if that kills it both while in the car and when locked (it wont shut down at present). Then he is to remove the trim and remount the fan and/or replace depending on whether it is faulty or not.

Lets hope it works. Will find out in a few hours. Interestlingly they are also doing their "free" check to make sure everthing is ok with the car. I am hoping they wont find a whole load of chargeable work they thinks need doing!