Chris r
New Member
Hello everybody and thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
I have a 2003 expedition 5.4L that has developed a noise on the front left side that I hear in the drivers foot area. It is like a thumping sound that starts at 10mph and gets louder as I go. Started not so loud so I put some air in my tires and checked for nails but all was fine. Over the next 2 days it got worse and so loud I stopped driving it. Spent the last week in the evening taking everything apart on the front end and checking all previous work that has been done recently and checking for bad bushings, loose bolts, unjointed, etc. also rotated all the tires and still the noise did not change at all in loudness or location so I am assuming tires are good since they also look good and have no lumps or no bends or cracks in the rims.
In the previous 6 months I have had the front suspension work done:
New sway bar links, upper control arm with bushing, steering end links, lower control arm bushings, and 2 new hub bearings. I have triple checked all these parts and the installation and still the sound is there. I also checked my brake assembly and although it has a little more play than maybe it should I really don’t think it’s the cause of the thumping.
Keep in mind the thumping is consistent when driving and does not go away when applying the brake, and does not matter if turning left or right. The noise is still consistent.
If anybody can help or bring light to maybe something I am overlooking I would greatly appreciate it. The car rides great with all the new suspension work but. Is this sound and I can’t even drive it. Scared to take it to a shop because they will give me a run around of all the stuff I have already triple checked but I may have no choice.
I have a 2003 expedition 5.4L that has developed a noise on the front left side that I hear in the drivers foot area. It is like a thumping sound that starts at 10mph and gets louder as I go. Started not so loud so I put some air in my tires and checked for nails but all was fine. Over the next 2 days it got worse and so loud I stopped driving it. Spent the last week in the evening taking everything apart on the front end and checking all previous work that has been done recently and checking for bad bushings, loose bolts, unjointed, etc. also rotated all the tires and still the noise did not change at all in loudness or location so I am assuming tires are good since they also look good and have no lumps or no bends or cracks in the rims.
In the previous 6 months I have had the front suspension work done:
New sway bar links, upper control arm with bushing, steering end links, lower control arm bushings, and 2 new hub bearings. I have triple checked all these parts and the installation and still the sound is there. I also checked my brake assembly and although it has a little more play than maybe it should I really don’t think it’s the cause of the thumping.
Keep in mind the thumping is consistent when driving and does not go away when applying the brake, and does not matter if turning left or right. The noise is still consistent.
If anybody can help or bring light to maybe something I am overlooking I would greatly appreciate it. The car rides great with all the new suspension work but. Is this sound and I can’t even drive it. Scared to take it to a shop because they will give me a run around of all the stuff I have already triple checked but I may have no choice.