Clicking sound from fuse box or ABS area

[simonsays]

Hello,

2025 2.7 XLT 301A. I've got a weird clicking sound coming from behind the dash. Sounds like a relay click or something like that. With the hood open, I've been able to locate it from the fuse box and ABS system area. Not sure it is from these parts or very close aroud. Started to make the sound somewhere after 2000km and now at 8000km, doesn't get worse or better.

It mostly do it when I drive. On the video, you can hear me shifting into D and going forward at slow speeds. At higher speed it is more difficult to hear it, but pretty sure it is still there. It also happen randomly, even if the truck is not started. Sometimes I just get into the truck, do nothing and I hear it, as well when I shut the engine off and exit the truck. It is very less frequent than when I drive slowly around. I have no idea what triggers that annoying clicking sound. I did a road test with a Ford tech, and it never did it once. Even though I hear it every single time when i'm not at the dealer.

So it is a bit hard to locate since I can't drive it and have my face under the hood at the same time.

You can hear it a total of 4 times in the 20 seconds video.

. I know it doesn't sound loud but it is because my cellphone capture the every other sounds around. I guarantee it is loud enough to drive me crazy.

Any of you had a similar problem? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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[OxygenMask]

Mine does it too.
These vehicles are " connected."
My wife's Escape makes more & louder clicky noises than the RR even if it's off and has been off for days. Seemingly random.
I'm pretty sure it's the vehicle communicating with Ford.

 

[03GeeTee]

There was another thread on here and a lot of people have this noise, including me. Also my grandpa's 2025 F150 does it. Basically it seems like Ford is aware of this issue but it doesn't seem like they have any fix and it doesn't seem to be causing any actual problems at this point so it may never be "fixed."

 

[simonsays]

Don't know if it is reassuring or not. Happy to see that i'm not the only one, but knowing this is normal or might never be fixed is a bit discouraging. It drives me crazy.

You guys are at peace with it?

 

[stuartmunto]

There was another thread on here and a lot of people have this noise, including me. Also my grandpa's 2025 F150 does it. Basically it seems like Ford is aware of this issue but it doesn't seem like they have any fix and it doesn't seem to be causing any actual problems at this point so it may never be "fixed."

It’s not an ‘issue’ that requires a fix. It’s totally normal. Just computers powering up for a quick hand shake and status check

Pretty much all new vehicles do this, even my previous vehicle which was a 2020 VW did this, and so does my wife’s 2019 Hyundai (just not as frequent)

 

[03GeeTee]

Don't know if it is reassuring or not. Happy to see that i'm not the only one, but knowing this is normal or might never be fixed is a bit discouraging. It drives me crazy.

You guys are at peace with it?

I've gotten used to it. I think some people said theirs only started making the sound after the ABS recall software update. But I bought my truck after it was updated, so I don't know if that's accurate or not.

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