# 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid - Makes a racket

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-escape-hybrid-makes-a-racket/152537>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [November 11, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-escape-hybrid-makes-a-racket/152537 "2019-11-11T02:17:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Russ54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Russ54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Russ54)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-escape-hybrid-makes-a-racket/152537/1 "2019-11-11T02:17:57Z")

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When motor is idling there’s a racket going on sounds like in top of transmission but it comes and goes (sounds like maybe gears )

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-escape-hybrid-makes-a-racket/152537/2 "2019-11-11T12:31:07Z")

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Look under the car near the exhaust upmtowards the engine for a heat sheild that has broken loose. Start there and post back with what you find.

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**Author:** ![Russ54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@Russ54](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Russ54)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2019, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2007-ford-escape-hybrid-makes-a-racket/152537/3 "2019-11-11T17:50:47Z")

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Thanks will be a couple days to get back to you