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I decreased the noise by 95% just by simply sticking a rubber bump stop I got from Walmart on the door frame where the door meets the body of the car. The kind that you use to put on the bottom of appliances, etc, to prevent scratches. I placed one round 1/4" thick X 1/2" diameter rubber stop on the upper B-Pillar where the door's upper cylindrical bump stop meets the B-Pillar. Noise alomost completely gone. Consequently, I hear just a very small bit more wind/road noise. Nothing out of the ordinary. Noise was driving crazy. Now the luxury quiet feeling and mental sanity is back.
Also, I recommend turning off your CAPS LOCK. People tend to ignore messages typed in ALL CAPS.
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I have a 1999 navigator w/ 80K miles on it. Just today, it's stalled out 3 times while at stop signs/stoplights. The service engine soon light came on and there's a whining coming from the engine, sounds kinda like a pushmower does when the air filter is filthy, but not nearly as noticeable. All fluids are fine. Any ideas? Would bad gas cause this, I just filled up last night, but drove 40 miles on the gas before this happened. I'm going to try dri gas, and if that doesn't work, take it to the stealership tomorrow. Thanks!
Spend the money for the motor if you wish, but you may still have the problem.
My 2003 is in facf going into the shop today to fix a whole long punch list of items - this being one of them: it is driving me CRAZY on the freeway.
Also as others have stated the door frame does not onto the car very well at all - but I really think your problem is what I described above.
Thanks in advance,
Rich
OR, it could be your battery is weak. Makes a similar kind of sound.
I rather think though, you were right the first time. However this is extremely rare in Fords these days. Since the 70's, this gearing has been really beefed up, and can go a long long time.
Have your battery checked first, just to be sure.
could this have done and what best I do? I have read the owners manual and tryed but with no results. How bad can this be cost wise?
After all that work on my part to solve that tapping noise, the noise comes back. The rubber bump stop, I finally figured, pushes the door out by 1/4". Thus making the parts that contact not contact anymore. Well, the bump stops would move and fall off after some time. Needless to say, only temporary. I thought it was the door being too tight against the rubber weather stripping causes the tapping noise. Well, I tried the sheet of paper test on a closed door and it is not tight after all. The paper easily slides b/w the the door and weather stripping with the door closed.
I noticed the vertical glossy black trim piece b/w the doors had marks and scratches on the edges. The vertical piece rubs with the other door's trim piece to make the tapping noise. They touch when the doors close and when the car is driving. Now to get the dealer to agree to fix it. Hope this solves it!!
The passenger side power window does not work. No noise or anything, every other window works without fail though. Is it the fuse?
Also, where can I find the parking brake lamp wires?
Thanks :confuse:
No idea on the wire for the brake lights, but what's wrong with them? Doubt it's the wire....
Is it accessible by non-mechanics?
the spark plug cap with the spark plugs. theres 8 of them,
4 on each side.see, instead of having wires connected to the plugs, you have coils. you named a lot of parts replaced, try the coil packs. their 80.00 a piece, so hook up to diagnostic and it should tell you which one is bad.
me by saying I should find the defect on the rightside
of the engine by the compressor. When they saw I knew what I was talking about, then they said "oh yeah we sell plenty of those connectors monthly" I don't believe that one.