# 2011 Ford Fusion front end creak

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fusion, ford\
**Created:** [June 23, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688 "2018-06-23T14:43:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![johnkaclik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@johnkaclik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnkaclik)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/1 "2018-06-23T14:43:35Z")

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What is causing the front end to creak when the weather is hot on my 2011 Ford Fusion. There is a lot of info on the internet and seems like everyone has a suggestion but no clear fix. My local garage replaced the upper control arms and ball joints, but to no avail… still creaking and drives me crazy.

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/2 "2018-06-24T21:01:02Z")

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Could be something as simple as sway bar links and/or bushings

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**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/3 "2018-06-25T06:35:48Z")

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Try to spray all the rubber-to-metal joints with a silicone spray.

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**Author:** ![johnkaclik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@johnkaclik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnkaclik)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/4 "2018-06-25T14:24:38Z")

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Excellent idea, I think I will spray the sway bar bushings with silicon oil next time it happens and see if it has any effect. It does have a rubber to metal sound to it so this could be the answer.

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**Author:** ![johnkaclik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@johnkaclik](https://community.cartalk.com/u/johnkaclik)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/5 "2018-06-25T14:25:51Z")

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Thank you Monkarl, excellent idea, I think I will spray the sway bar bushings with silicon oil next time it happens and see if it has any effect. It does have a rubber to metal sound to it so this could be the answer.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-ford-fusion-front-end-creak/119688/6 "2018-06-25T14:50:35Z")

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I had that from my right front (2011 MKZ, Fusion under the skin). Turned out is was the lower control arms. I had an independent shop fix it. I told them to go ahead and do both sides (typically front end components wear on both sides, if one side is shot, replace both). Big mistake - the left side with the NEW components then started to creak. The shop fixed it, no charge, of course, but I’d have been time ahead just doing the one side.