I have been aware of this tick sound for quite sometime know and also there is a TSB for it and affected are the magority of the 13 PP SHO and also a small amount of the 14 PP SHO are affected,know make a long story short(hopefully)had mine performed at the dealer last summer due to a metal tick sound coming from both front wheels when turning the steering wheel back and forth and when making turns,when this was performed at my dealer there was no TSB for this issue,so they installed new thrust washers and wheel hubs(wheel bearings)and the issue was resolved under warranty until today,as Spring finally came and so did the tick sound,called my service advisor yesterday and the good news was that there are updated vinyl/rubber thrust washers that will hopefully and finally terminate that annoying tick sound coming from the front wheels,he mentioned the 15 SHO has the new updated version,hope this helps someone and will keep you updated and maybe get that annoying noise from the drivers front seat also fixed.Z.
TSB #TSB-13-5-14
NHTSA ID #10052787
Date Announced:
MAY 13 2013
Additional Info:
How to Fix
Summary: FORD/LINCOLN: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP OR SHIFTING BETWEEN DRIVE/REVERSE AND/OR REVERSE/DRIVE, A NOISE IS HEARD LIKE POP, TING, CLICK, COMING FROM FRONT WHEEL AREA. MODELS 2011-2013 TAURUS, EXPLORER, FLEX, MKS, MKT.