Ford Focus - Noise after pull off

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Thu 18 Aug 2016 09:13
Ford Focus - Noise after pull off - Paul baker 360
Wondering what this is. Start engine put into first pull off get into second then a clank/click/bonk what ever way to describe it would be. It comes from driver footwell, can kind off feel it through the accelerator pedal. It happens at the exact same distance from my parking spot every time. It only happens once from starting the engine, if I stop handbrake neutral ( leave engine running) and then pull off again it won't happen, but if I switch off then on and pull off it will happen again.

It's a focus 2010 23k on clock petrol 1.6 .

It's under warranty. Taking the car back after holiday as radio is having problems. So wanted to identify this problem to tell fords to sort it at the same time.

Edited by Paul baker 360 on 18/08/2016 at 09:19

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Sun 21 Aug 2016 23:30
Ford Focus - Noise after pull off - Stillnotsure
It could be the ABS self check operating - it will do this every time you re-start the car. If so, (and ours made a similar noise for the 7 years we had it) then it's nothing to worry about.

Edit - you have to exceed something like 10 mph for it to happen by the way.

Edited by Stillnotsure on 21/08/2016 at 23:32

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Thu 25 Aug 2016 07:38
Ford Focus - Noise after pull off - Paul baker 360
Thanks for the reply.

Sounds about right from digging about online. And that's probably why it happens at about the same distance as I'm picking up speed(10mph).
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Thu 25 Aug 2016 21:47
Ford Focus - Noise after pull off - Stillnotsure
No probs !

:-)

Edited by Stillnotsure on 25/08/2016 at 21:47

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