"Clack" Sound In Reverse

BrooseDaMoose · May 15, 2024

Since the weather has gotten nicer here and I've been able to have the windows down I've noticed a "clack" sound whenever I back up. Every time I pull up and go to back into my driveway I hear it. Sounds like a solenoid or something. It only sounds once as soon as I start to back up. I pull up, turn to the left, put it in reverse, and as soon as the vehicle starts to move back I hear "clack" from the front of the vehicle. It's loud enough that my neighbor heard it and asked if I had a bad CV joint. But it only sounds once, not clack, clack, clack like a CV joint. I'm wondering if this is something disengaging and is normal or if I should be concerned.

Cdubya · May 15, 2024

You sure it's from the front? Sounds like the metallic "tink" sound that is fixed by lubing the axle splines. I suppose the same thing can happen for the front axles?

Chamorro85 · May 15, 2024

Cdubya said:

Was going to ask the same thing. This was super annoying for me. Showed dealership a video of the fix when they couldn't find the tsb for it. Fixed along with a couple other small annoying sounds that had tsb's.

KNTRDR · May 15, 2024

See if it happens when, after reversing, you shift back to drive and try moving forward. Mine did the same thing, and it was a faulty driver side rear axle shaft.

Stone17 · May 15, 2024

I had Clicking and popping when putting in drive or reverse. See video below.

CoHPhasor · May 15, 2024

Stone17 said:

The torque makes this weird. Seems like a tolerance issue.

Also, this dude walkin around in flip flops in a shop is INSANE

GearHead_1 · May 15, 2024

CoHPhasor said:

He may well be an excellent technician, that said, I have a hard time watching his videos and he'd never lay a hand on my vehicle.

BrooseDaMoose · May 16, 2024

I watched the video and it sounds like something different. But I’m gonna get my neighbor to help me out and listen to where it’s coming from. I also don’t hear it when I pull forward. Seems to only happen when I back up. I’ll try to get a video of it to.

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Tracked · May 16, 2024

I also get a single clack noise only when shifting into reverse. Mine doesn't happen every single time but often enough to notice. I bought the car used with only 7k miles on it but has done it since I've owned the vehicle.

Cajun Heat · May 16, 2024

I am going to by a tube of the Ford PTFE. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NU77D...C6IIAJRNA&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

bluesnake01 · May 16, 2024

Stone17 said:

As annoying as that sound is, has there been drivability issues?

I dont think I read of anything breaking other than the annoying sound

hbalek · May 16, 2024

If I had every noise on this thing addressed under warranty, my car would always be in the shop. I've accepted a long time ago that this vehicle is not well-designed or built and was brought to market way too soon. Every day I hear and feel something new literally from the powertrain, axles, suspension. I'm basically living with it until I find something to trade in for in a year or so. I have invested in new tires and extended warranty for past year so I'm gonna keep it a while longer. I'm also hoping for a catastrophic powertrain failure between now and December 4th, when the powertrain warranty expires. This is likely considering I've had axles, sensors, clutch, fuel pump, cat, etc. etc. replaced in the past 4 years. Better it happens now before I have to pay the deductible for the ESP. At just under 4.5 years and 51,000 miles, it drives like a much older car now.

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