# 2000 Ford Focus “shshing” sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** focus, ford\ **Created:** [July 29, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927 "2018-07-29T23:22:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CarolRHoughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@CarolRHoughton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolRHoughton)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2018, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/1 "2018-07-29T23:22:19Z")
Well it’s hard to explain but it makes a sound that sounds like the shshing of a train under the front passenger side. Anybody have that kind of problem? It’s driving me crazy! ---
**Author:** ![Cougar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cougar/32/21348_2.png) [@Cougar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cougar)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 4:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/2 "2018-07-30T04:03:05Z")
It may be a vacuum air leak you are hearing. ---
**Author:** ![FlashD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@FlashD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FlashD)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/3 "2018-07-30T06:50:42Z")
Do you hear it at a certain situation like at startup, speeding, slowing down, etc? ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2018, 7:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/4 "2018-07-30T19:15:22Z")
You will need to give us a better description of the noise you are hearing. Shshing…could be anything, and we all would be guessing at the problem. Can you post a sound clip??? Yosemite ---
**Author:** ![FlashD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/858c86/32.png) [@FlashD](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FlashD)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/5 "2018-07-31T04:46:18Z")
You can start by checking the serpentine belt. ---
**Author:** ![CarolRHoughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@CarolRHoughton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolRHoughton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/6 "2018-07-31T05:06:27Z")
It could be a vaccum leak, but it happens while car is in motion, kinda reminds me of a card In the spokes of a bicycle ---
**Author:** ![CarolRHoughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@CarolRHoughton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolRHoughton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/7 "2018-07-31T05:07:23Z")
It only happens While driving ---
**Author:** ![CarolRHoughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@CarolRHoughton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolRHoughton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/8 "2018-07-31T05:08:52Z")
Kinda reminds me of a card in the spokes of a bicycle ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/9 "2018-07-31T05:10:22Z")
Check the wheel wells for a loose and rubbing wheel wheel liner and under the car for a dragging plastic shield. ---
**Author:** ![CarolRHoughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d07c76/32.png) [@CarolRHoughton](https://community.cartalk.com/u/CarolRHoughton)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-ford-focus-shshing-sound/121927/10 "2018-07-31T05:14:06Z")
Ok. I will do that …thank you😊