2002 Ford Focus noise

CLAUDIALOVE

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2002 FORD FOCUS
4 CYL
FWD
AUTOMATIC
100,000 MILES

Sounds like a pat pat pat coming from one of my tires almost like I was getting a flat when I lightly step on the brakes noise goes away. Someone said it could be my cv joint?

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 AT 11:51 AM

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SAWMASTER88

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Is this happening in the front or rear wheel? If it is in the front wheel it very well could be the CV joint. One other idea is (if you have steel belted radial tires) is that one or more of the steel bands in the tire has broken. Unfortunatly the only way I know to have the tire theory tested is to have a professional look at it.

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Friday, February 6th, 2009 AT 1:39 AM

CLAUDIALOVE

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Yes its coming from my front tire it dosent schreech when I make turns only that pa pat pat and now its getting louder but like I said when I gently hold the break the noise stops

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Friday, February 6th, 2009 AT 9:54 AM

SAWMASTER88

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I would take a serious look at the steel belt in the tire. A friend of mine has a Focus and she had the same type of noise, and it turned out to be one of the steel belts in the tire had broken and thats what was causing the noise.

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Monday, February 9th, 2009 AT 9:43 PM