MAGE

I've had my fx4 for 6 months now, and I hear a clunking sound everytime I take sharp turns into a driveway or when I'm doing u turns. I brought it back to ford for them to repair it but they told me its a known issue with the new f150's and its not fixable! Which I think is complete bullsh*t!! They told me not to over steer my truck! I was just wondering if any of you guys out there have the same issue that I'm having.

OD52

Yes, it is just the steering stops rubbing, some have put grease on them to temporarily (until the grease goes away) make the noise less noticeable.

ductit

I have it too. It happends when I turn into my driveway and go over a 1in. lip. I can go up smooth inclines all day and never hear it until I go into my drive way. I hate to roll over on many issuse but I have just learned to live with it. I have never had any of my Ford trucks fall apart on me and this is still a SOLID truck. I could not re-create the issue for the dealer but it is really not a problem for me. I still drive the crap out of it and I love it!

joe_cool

This should help


Steering stops- A small piece of rubber or plastic is mounted to the lower control arm or on the steering knuckle that acts as a door stop for the wheel radius. The steering stop will not allow the wheel to turn beyond the recommended turning radius. I included this picture because I receive a few emails each month with complaints of a loud creaking noise when the steering wheel is turned all the way in one direction. The metal steering stops can become rusty and make a creak noise when the opposing stop makes contact. The solution to the noise is to apply a thin layer of grease on the stops.