Issue ID | 1430855 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11053460 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | F-150 |
Model Year | 2017 |
File date | 01/07/17 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | With the vehicle in park, with the weight of the vehicle resting on the transmission's parking pawl, or resting on the parking brake, when the engine is started, there is an intermittent clunk that can be heard. It can vary from no clunk to a very loud clunk that can be heard from 40ft or more. This can happen when vehicle is hot, cold, driven short distances or long distances, on an incline or not. The 3 dealerships have reproduced the issue, but have called it normal or a characteristic. One dealership's service director says his demo vehicles make the same noise and that adding bigger tires and a lift kit made it worse. He also said and i quote "because its not abnormal, there is no fix". He stated that ford techline says its normal as well. Videos i posted on youtube: https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=affugorbwts 2017 f150 driveshaft clunking on engine start 3 level grade resting on brake https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=5fgkiolhceu 2017 f150 clunk can be heard 40 feet away on startup version 2 https://www. Youtube. Com/watch? V=o8u0sdnags0 2017 f150 driveshaft clunking on engine start 4 inclined resting on transmission in park |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 100 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | GEORGETOWN, TX |
VIN pattern | 1FTEW1EG6HKXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 30/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 0 |
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