Originally Posted by scottiebe

i read this post the other day, the next morning, i noticed a "buzzing" noise. i have about 2500 on mine, this is the first time i noticed it. however, that was the first time that i did not let my truck warm up for a few minutes befor leaving. having just read about this the night befor, i took a min. to try and locate. while it sounded like it was under the hood, mine was comming from the windshild, dash, and d side a pillar area. i wedged my finger tips ovet the vin tag, pressed down on the dash with the heal of my hand, and braced my fore arm against the a pillar, and the noise went away.

Originally Posted by KSpencer

Ford tech told me that it was the power steering pump. When the fluid is really cold, it does not behave as it should. He said when the pump starts pulling fluid it creates alot of small air bubbles which make the pump sound "like a low cat meow" (his words). I had heard it twice last week when the temps were around -10. Don't know, but he said if anything does not sound right, bring it in.