eatplaysleep Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Ok 2015 Fusion owners.... I've searched high and low for this and can't find anyone with the same issue. I picked up my Fusion in July band new and within a month I started to get this subtle "clunk" in the front right wheel. It has progressively gotten worse. The best way to describe it is like a hollow thumping or clunking sound and I keep thinking maybe it's a bad bushing or ball bearing. I haven't had a chance to crawl under and check (condo life... no where to do maintenance) so I'm hoping someone has any idea. I'm going to take it to the dealer as soon as I get a chance but have not been able to get there yet. This thing is practically brand new and I'm starting to get worried my wheel is going to fall off! Ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meowky Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I heard the exact same thing! It sounded like a broken shock but more subdued. The only ways I could reproduce it was to drive on a bumpy road at different speeds but usually only at around 60 km. The other way was to physically grab the tire with both hands at the top and give it a rocking motion to and fro. Takes a lot of force. A soft clunking/thump can be felt, almost like one of the lug nuts are loose. Hard to reproduce at Ford because they're not about to repeat my same action, and their road test could not duplicate the sound. They didn't doubt me though and they put it on the lift. Make an appointment and they will check it out. Replaced some shock part under warranty. Not sure what it was because the work order was kind of vague. I'll look to see if there is a part number. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatplaysleep Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 I heard the exact same thing! It sounded like a broken shock but more subdued. The only ways I could reproduce it was to drive on a bumpy road at different speeds but usually only at around 60 km. The other way was to physically grab the tire with both hands at the top and give it a rocking motion to and fro. Takes a lot of force. A soft clunking/thump can be felt, almost like one of the lug nuts are loose. Hard to reproduce at Ford because they're not about to repeat my same action, and their road test could not duplicate the sound. They didn't doubt me though and they put it on the lift. Make an appointment and they will check it out. Replaced some shock part under warranty. Not sure what it was because the work order was kind of vague. I'll look to see if there is a part number. So did you actually jack it up and wiggle the tire? If you can wobble the tire like that and it has significant move that is most likely a wheel bearing. Not good news! Mine started out really subdued like you mention. But now I hear it on every little tiny bump I hit. It's gotten pretty bad so I'm scheduling a service check-up. I have to drive quite a way to get to my dealership so I've been post-poning. Although you mention they did something with the shock so I'll bet it's an upper shock absorber bushing. That would make sense. I had a Jeep Cherokee that the upper bushing somehow wiggled out and it was a similar sound but much louder. Maybe the quieter attribute of the car makes it sound less like that. This thing is less than 3 months in my garage though! They better fix it for free. If you can find the part number that would be great. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 So did you actually jack it up and wiggle the tire? If you can wobble the tire like that and it has significant move that is most likely a wheel bearing. Not good news! Mine started out really subdued like you mention. But now I hear it on every little tiny bump I hit. It's gotten pretty bad so I'm scheduling a service check-up. I have to drive quite a way to get to my dealership so I've been post-poning. Although you mention they did something with the shock so I'll bet it's an upper shock absorber bushing. That would make sense. I had a Jeep Cherokee that the upper bushing somehow wiggled out and it was a similar sound but much louder. Maybe the quieter attribute of the car makes it sound less like that. This thing is less than 3 months in my garage though! They better fix it for free. If you can find the part number that would be great. Hi eatplaysleep, Heading to your dealer's a great first step. I want to look into some additional assistance. Please send me a private message with your VIN, mileage, best daytime phone number, full name, and dealer name/location. Meagan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eatplaysleep Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 For anyone else who may be looking for this: It ended up being a defective front strut (passenger side). Replaced it under warranty and problem gone. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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