Hi.I have a 3 cylinder non turbo fiesta with 32000 mile on the clock,8 weeks out of warranty.If i turn the steering wheel from side to side with the engine off i can hear a knocking noise,plus if someone else turns the steering wheel i can feel the knock if i hold a tyre.Any ideas. Thanks

Could be track rod ends on the lower arms gone

As Russ suggested track rod ends.This is not good enough for a car 8 week out of warranty and 32000mile,what is going to go next ?.My last V W golf did 130,000mile and i only fitted tyres,brake pads,filters and a rear exhaust section.Think Ford are building down to a price.Spark plugs are £18 each and a dealer only part.One thing for sure,this is my last Ford.

You can't compare a Fiesta to a Golf...  But yeah the Fiesta is still cheaper made than to the Polo lol.

To be fair, TREs can be ruined by hitting potholes or mounting kerbs so not necessarily Fords fault.

you need to jack it up. get someone to hold the streering wheel tight. then move the wheel, like you are trying to steer it whilst holding the 3 oclock and 9 o clock position of the wheel and see where the play is. suspension ball joint, track rod end, inner end of track rod.  is it same on both wheels?   could be a universal joint on the shaft from steering wheel to steering rack. could be pinion in the rack.  if it's track rod end it is fairly easy and cheaper. other bits can be more work.   you shouldn't really leave it, investigate now, particularly in case it is something like a loose bolt / nut that might suddenly come off and then it could literally be a matter of life and death. If it's general wear in the rack it would be very unlikely to fail suddenly .