Davidoo

I have a 22 ST and had a similar noise when I first got the car a year ago this week. Sometimes when backing out of a parking space or turning into one, going very slop I would hear a dull pop, like a tie rod or something. It would go weeks without doing it, then start up again. Eventually I had my 5,000 mile service including tire rotation, and it never did it again. Not sure what it was. Maybe a lug nut not tight enough? Maybe check to see if all yours are to torque specs?

Thanks Haz. I have a 22ST with the 2.7 and posted this question below when this was initially published by you in December. I still hear a fast clicking/tapping noise from my engine, but it isn't limited to when it first starts as it always does it......here is what I wrote below..... I have a 22 ST with the 2.7. I don't necessarily hear this tapping or rattle noise on start up, but I do think that the engine is a bit noisy when you are outside the vehicle with it running and standing in front of it. It does seem to make a constant fast clicking noise all the time on mine. I attributed this to fuel injection or something else "normal" as it runs smoothly to me. It doesn't make any different noise the first 5 seconds than it does all the time. I also wonder what the problem is if it only does it, as reported, for 2 to 5 seconds after it starts, is there really a problem? Is it harming the engine?

I ordered one from Ford parts and the dealer put it on for me for free. They were embarrassed about Ford's cheapness in leaving this off. I was able to peek at them putting it on and am sure I could have done it myself. They didn't take anything off to get it on. Only 6 screws, I believe.

That's a shame to ruin your new car experience. Too bad (hindsight I know) you didn't check this at the dealership as I would not have taken the car. So you have to be going less than something like 6 mph for the camera to activate. If you are just barely moving the wheels will it come on? I have a 22 ST and haven't had any of the camera problems some had with the software update on the 21s. Another thing to try would be to connect to your home wifi with the vehicle on or in accessory mode and go into the settings and check for updates.

Yes, I insisted on the OEM windshield. When they installed it I saw the same FoMoCo part number on the w/s as the one I had. Hasn't been wet since I had it replaced. I really don't see how the w/shield replacement could have caused this. Possibly it did it before this and I just didn't notice because most times I just leave it on all the time.

Just a couple of days ago I noticed the sound system comes on immediately on its own whenever I start the car. It turns back on to whatever I had it set to, usually Sirius/XM. I have tested this multiple times by turning it off manually where the large center display says "Sound off." Still, whenever I press the ignition button it comes back on. Never did that before. The only thing that happened is that I had the windshield changed out due to a large rock hit. Very sad to happen on my 22 ST with only 6,000 miles. They did hook up a laptop to "calibrate" the sensors, and I did have a problem with the wiper blades not parking themselves correctly, which they came back and fixed the next day (they didn't have them lines up correctly with the marks on the windshield for the parked position). Just don't see how that can be related. I haven't done any kind of reset yet as not wanting to have to re-pair my phone and all the presets and other settings. I searched for this online and found limited information and nothing directly for the newer Fords with Sync 4 and the large screen. Any ideas? Dave

Now I've found 2 additional issues that I didn't have before the windshield was replaced and they connected their "calibration" computer to my system. 1. Each time I start the vehicle the radio comes on, even though it was manually turned off. Never did that before. 2. The auto start/stop no longer functions at all, even at times and places I usually drive when it worked before. The little start stop icon is grayed out with a strikethrough. I read in the manual that you could look at the start/stop information display screen and it would show the reason, but I went through every menu and couldn't find such a screen. Edit....I did some searching about the start/stop function and some said it wouldn't work if the battery is low. I put a charger on the battery for a few minutes and now the function works normally. Not sure why the battery would be low as I drove it this morning for quite a while and on the freeway as well. I think I will make a thread in the correct forum for the radio starting each time on its own. Dave

They came back today and followed the instructions Haz provided (which they said they did when they replaced the glass but obviously didn't do right) and it works again perfectly. Thanks for the help!

Thanks dabangsta and Haz. I printed this and will make sure they do that tomorrow. I could do it, but I'm going to make them do it since they got paid to do it. The only odd thing is that the windshield doesn't have the aligner line slots like shown in the instructions. Since the car was only 6 months or so old, they put in the OEM glass. I checked and the FoMoCo part number was exactly the same as what was taken out. I never saw those markings on the original one either. Odd. Edit: I did notice where those aligner slots are supposed to be there are horizontal slots that look like they actually have a sensor under them. They align perfectly where the end of each blade should be, so it is clear they are incorrect now as the driver's side touches the passenger side blade as it is going too low in the park position.

I had a large rock hit my windshield and had to have it replaced. They said they "calibrated" everything and it seemed all worked fine. Now each time I start the car, even with the wiper blades turned off, they bounce up a little bit like they are trying to adjust something in the parked position. They never did that before. Also, the driver's side doesn't sweep all the way up over to the edge of the windshield like it did before. When I turn them off they seem to park ok, but I notice the driver's side parks touching the passenger side blade on one edge, which it didn't before. I thought these things would always correct themselves, but maybe the windshield installer didn't put the driver's side one on in the right spot on the spindle and this is causing the problem. I called and they are going to come back soon to try to fix it. The installer said he needs to "reset" the motor??? Is there such a thing?

I get it now. That's definitely not right. I looked and mine isn't like that.

I have a 22 ST, but I can't tell from the photo what door you are talking about. Is this the rear hatch liftgate or one of the back doors. Nothing on my car looks like that.

I give up, what is an IC?

If this is happening when you put it in drive, forward or reverse, it probably is the transmission or differential. If it is in Park and the engine shudders, well then, that is different. Just a week ago my fiance's Toyota Tacoma pickup with over 150,000 miles exhibited shuddering as soon as you would put it in gear and start moving, but only when cold first thing in the morning. We took it to a trusted shop and told them something was wrong with the engine or steering. They said no, it was the old differential fluid. They changed it and said drive it for a while to get the new fluid circulating. It has now stopped shuddering.

I think it is normal for them to get pretty hot when turned up all the way. I live in Phoenix and have never used the heated seats on my ST, but my fiance gets cold easy and turned the passenger seat on high when it was probably 55 degrees outside. She said it got very warm quickly, so she turned it down to the lowest setting and it worked fine.

I have a 22 ST with the 2.7. I don't necessarily hear this tapping or rattle noise on start up, but I do think that the engine is a bit noisy when you are outside the vehicle with it running and standing in front of it. It does seem to make a constant fast clicking noise all the time on mine. I attributed this to fuel injection or something else "normal" as it runs smoothly to me. It doesn't make any different noise the first 5 seconds than it does all the time. I also wonder what the problem is if it only does it, as reported, for 2 to 5 seconds after it starts, is there really a problem? Is it harming the engine?

Can you get someone to be inside the garage when you try to open it to see if the lights on the opener flash or you hear any clicking sounds to indicate the opener motor is actually getting a signal from your homelink from your Edge? I have a 22 ST and it opens and closes my Liftmaster just fine. I know it seems odd that other openers can open it, but is it possible that the upward force needs to be turned up or the springs need to be adjusted tighter to help pull the door up? Again, if the opener is receiving a signal there should be something you hear from inside or the light will flash. If that's happening, maybe something else like I mentioned needs to be adjusted. Just to verify, you are saying that any of the other physical remotes open the door 100% of the time?

And pay a lot more for nothing better.

What is the reason some want to disable the autostop feature. Why not just let it run as engineered?

I have a 22 ST with almost 4,000 miles. Around town I get 18 to 20 mpg. I just took a 900 mile round trip through some mountains from Phoenix through New Mexico and got about 21.5 mpg. The thing goes up mountain grades with ease when the turbo kicks in.

Thanks Omar. To confirm, the non-STs then have a different transmission?

OK, I see then. When I paddle shift (which isn't often because it seems silly) I can go through gears 1 to 7. So, I guess that 1 is really the old 1, then 2 through 7 were formerly 3 through 8? I thought that since I could paddle shift and get to 2nd, that it was the "hidden" 2nd gear, but they must have removed it from even being accessible at all, not even manually.

Again, thanks to all for confirming the ST doesn't have this transmission in question. If that is the case then, the ST transmission IS NOT the one where they cut out 2nd gear in the automatic shift? From what I can tell from the paddle shifters, the one I have in my 22 ST has only 7 gears.

Yes, I have the ST. I didn't see anywhere in the SSM where it said it wasn't for the ST, but I really appreciate you and Haz letting me know. That is a relief, but still bad for those who don't have the ST. Hard to believe this could be impacting vehicles for 4 years.

I was out a lot in the heat today, nearly 110 her in PHX. I tried a harder acceleration from a dead stop and didn't notice it "slipping" so to speak, but more of a bump when it shifted out of 1st gear. I do know that for the 22 Edge's they blocked out 2nd gear from the normal automatic shift pattern. I have always chalked up that somewhat rough (although rough is really too extreme from what I'm feeling.....just not as smooth as the other shifts) shift to the fact it is shifting from 1st to 3rd. You can get into 2nd if you use the paddle shifters. I know there are other threads talking about whey they deleted the 2nd gear from the automatic shifts. So Haz, does this mean every vehicle has this problem? The message says the vehicles "may exhibit transmission slip." If the half pump seals are bad, then I would think ALL would exhibit that. If there is a recall, this would be a lot of vehicles from 2018 to 2022. I actually had to have the transmission replaced in my 2017 Fusion under warranty, and they had to remove the engine to do it.