# Creaking front end

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-front-end/76192>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** ford\
**Created:** [December 17, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-front-end/76192 "2012-12-17T09:38:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Creaking\_freestyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Creaking\_freestyle](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Creaking_freestyle)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-front-end/76192/1 "2012-12-17T09:38:33Z")

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My 2005 ford freestyle (fwd) has a creaking noise when accellerating from stop and turning left but not when turning right. It’s been there for a while. I had a problem where front left wheel felt loose. Replaced struts no change. Replaced left front wheel ball joint and fixed that awful feeling, but it still creaks. Any ideas?  
Thx  
Craig

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 9:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-front-end/76192/2 "2012-12-17T09:56:16Z")

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**_When You Replaced Struts, Did You Replace The Upper Mounts ? Did You Use The Revised Mounts That Ford Came Up With To Deal With Noise While Turning On 2005 - 2007 Freestyles, 500s, And Mercury Montegos ?_**

I’m not saying that would have taken care of the noise, for sure, but Ford issued a bulletin for their technicians outling help for noise while turning at low speeds. TSB # 08-4-20 does not say what sound the vehicle makes, though, when it needs the revised mounts. I could be worth looking into this.

**_CSA_**

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/creaking-front-end/76192/3 "2012-12-17T10:22:31Z")

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How well did you check the rest of the front end out when you changed that ball joint? And did you check the bearings? It’s been my experience that when a ball joint on one side goes out, it’s an indicator that anything else that articulates needs to be thoroughly checked out. A ball joint doesn’t wear isolated from all the other joints. Wear happens to all joints simultaneously.

I agree with CSA’a comments, by the way. I just think that if a good thorough check of the entire front end isn’t done, you could be missing other worn parts.