pjsockett Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I have a '12 SEL with about 33,000 miles on it. The Wisconsin winter has set in and I have been having a strange issue in the cold weather. Coming out of the garage in the morning everything has been fine. When the car has been sitting outside in the cold I get a strange whine under acceleration, especially while turning. It sounds like a manual transmission is reverse. Even when the car warms up the noise will continue. The strange thing is, if I shut the car off warm and let it sit for a minute and start it up again the problem is gone. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 Can you isolate where the sound is coming from? If from the cargo area, it is likely the fuel pump (Ford is known to generally accept it as normal behavior). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsockett Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 No, I have that too. This is definitely coming from the engine compartment and it changes based on acceleration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) I dunno, could be electrical (alternator/solenoid), could be a bearing ... I have a similar sound coming from the engine compartment, on occasion, especially audible at lower speeds while accelerating uphill. So far unresolved. Edited December 2, 2014 by WWWPerfA_ZN0W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjsockett Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I noticed that the Fluid was a bit low in the power steering reservoir, about to the top of the hose when cold. Topped off the fluid and the noise went away completely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libra1224 Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Nice pjsockett, sweet when it turns out to be something simple and end result = fixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egar Posted January 7, 2015 Report Share Posted January 7, 2015 I had the same problem last winter. The power steering fluid level was about 1/16" below the minimum line. I topped off the fluid and the noise went away in a few seconds. The Edge seems to be quite sensitive to the PS fluid level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterc Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 likely your PS pressure line has small leaking and this is why the fluid level is lower, it is what happened to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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