Hi all,

Wwell, it seems like I have the squeakiest rig on the road - and it all started after pulling an auto transport from U-Haul with a Bonneville loaded on it. The trip was only about 500 miles and the truck didn't miss a beat. Now I can push down on the rear bumper with my hand and get the squeaking noise. I thought if someone could email me the TSB, i could check and see if I could take care of the issue. I don't really wanna break out the WD-40 just yet - in case I have to take it in. It's always my luck - the dealer never seems to duplicate the issue.

And now I am getting the Tire Pressure Monitoring System alert - at least once a day with the tire set dead on 35psi (factory 20's). I had them on a daily basis for many months and the dealer said "unless the alert is on when you bring the truck in, we can't get any fault codes". According to the dealer, the alert does not store a code as to why it sensed faulty pressure. I've tried Nitrogen with no relief and "normal" air......I've had Ford Customer relations tell me I was getting the fault because "it was cold outside and the tire(s) will loose air pressure when it's cold outside". WTF? Okay, it's freaking 95 degrees - now what's going to be the excuse? Never had a problem until the dealer rotated the tires. Any ideas?

Sorry to ramble.....but feeling like I got a lemon.....

Joe

 

I think the squeaky springs is a common issue. When my truck is running, I don't hear it but I have heard the springs moan and groan when I'm loading/unloading things on the bed.

 

A thought regarding the tire pressure alert. When you get this what does the dummy light(tire with !) on the dash do? If the dummy light comes on and stays constant, you have a tire pressure issue. If it flashes for a minute or so then goes constant you have a sensor or reciever communication issue. Your dealer should be able to read the body code to determine which sensor it is or if you have a reciever issue.

Take the service manager for a drive. See if you can get the springs to squeak. Remember you're much more in tune with the sounds of your truck vs the tech. I bet you can assist in getting them to hear it.

Hope this helps

 

When the alert goes off, the light will flash on/off for about a minute and then remain steady. The light will remain on until I turn the truck off - 90% of the time the light/alert will be gone when I re-start, but sometimes its steady. I'm even at the point of taking pictures of the dash cluster so the tech can see the speed and such when it goes off. Most of the time I am at least 60mph or above when it goes off.