My 2001 Taurus SEL with the 24V DOHC seems to cause a problem maybe with the struts. The noise is like that of opening an old heavy than needs to be oiled. The sound is like those old radio mystery programs. This noise is not here during the morning drive to work. However, after a high temperature day, this noise begins on the way home and disappears in the morning.
Our mechanic drove and placed the car on the rack and after his inspection, the only conclusion that he offered was that this occurred within the struts due to the heavier motor and high temperature. As best as I recall he stated that the strut has two metal plates with a rubber material between them and adding 25 miles of driving, the weight of the motor, and the high Florida summer temperature, that the rubber material stretched to where the metal plates touch each other and this makes the noise when turning the wheel. The stretched material cools during the night and would cause this same thing to happen again based on the above factors. This does not occur during short drives during the day.
This 2001 model has only 35,000 miles. The original owner obviously did not drive it often or use it for many short or long trips. It sat outdoors in the Florida sun. Ball joints had rusted and needed to replaced along with all of the motor fluids.
This is my first only Ford vehicle and I am not familiar with what a Ford should sound like………..so I am asking is…………. did this mechanic provide me with a reasonable explanation, do I take it to another Ford dealer, or finally is this noise something all together different?
Our mechanic drove and placed the car on the rack and after his inspection, the only conclusion that he offered was that this occurred within the struts due to the heavier motor and high temperature. As best as I recall he stated that the strut has two metal plates with a rubber material between them and adding 25 miles of driving, the weight of the motor, and the high Florida summer temperature, that the rubber material stretched to where the metal plates touch each other and this makes the noise when turning the wheel. The stretched material cools during the night and would cause this same thing to happen again based on the above factors. This does not occur during short drives during the day.
This 2001 model has only 35,000 miles. The original owner obviously did not drive it often or use it for many short or long trips. It sat outdoors in the Florida sun. Ball joints had rusted and needed to replaced along with all of the motor fluids.
This is my first only Ford vehicle and I am not familiar with what a Ford should sound like………..so I am asking is…………. did this mechanic provide me with a reasonable explanation, do I take it to another Ford dealer, or finally is this noise something all together different?