Pinpoint Test Ad: Noise - Inside The Cabin When Turning Steering Wheel
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2021 Ford F-150. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Normal Operation and Fault Conditions
Description
- Interior cabin noises involve parts moving or contacting during a steering wheel turn or interior parts moving or contacting during steering column tilt or telescopic operations.
Pinpoint Test Applicability
- This test applies to the following diagnostic concerns:
- Noises occurring inside the cabin when turning the steering wheel
This test DOES NOT apply to any other DTC or symptom.
Diagnostic Strategy
- To visually check for obvious parts that may be damaged within parts that are in motion during this drive event, followed up by Chassis Ears usage to further define where the noise source may be while steering (turning the steering wheel) during this drive event.
Pinpoint Test Purpose
- To search for the components contributing to steering noises during this drive event and determine if the resulting components are defective or the noise is a normally occurring noise for this vehicle type.
Possible Sources
- Steering column shrouds
- Steering shafts and steering shaft joints
- Steering shaft boots or seals
- Clockspring (when lubricant on the clockspring is dry or drying)
- Steering column tilt or telescoping motor (if equipped)
- Shifter cables (if equipped)
- Column EPAS motor (if equipped)
- Adaptive front steering motor (if equipped)
Pinpoint Tests AD: Front End Interior Cabin Noise When Turning