Operating Condition - Vehicle is Not Moving
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Static operation
- Noise occurs during component/system functioning. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - SQUEAK AND RATTLE .
- While cranking
- Grinding or whine. Differential ring gear or starter motor pinion noise. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - ENGINE NOISE/VIBRATION .
- Rattle. Exhaust hanger, exhaust heat shield or A/C line noise. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - SQUEAK AND RATTLE .
- Vibration. Acceptable condition.
- At idle
- Idle noise. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - IDLE NOISE/VIBRATION .
- Idle vibration or shake. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - IDLE NOISE/VIBRATION .
- During Gear Selection
- Vehicle parked on a steep incline. Acceptable noise.
- Vehicle parked on a flat surface. GO to SYMPTOM TABLE - DRIVELINE NOISE/VIBRATION .