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OK after being at one of the most reputable Ford dealers in the area I have a $160.00 bill and still no answers. They have no idea what the noise is. They do acknowledge a noise exists, but can't tell we what it is. They did say "it might be normal". Give me a break! They know what's normal...

New situation...my stalling problem has now become bad enough that I needed to take it to a Ford servicer. It's now doing the "stalls at red light" thing several times a day. I'll post if and when I get a fix.

I was afraid you were going to say that! :(

I came across this rather old thread while researching a problem I am having...in fact, the same problem described in the first post. Mine is an 03 XLT 4.6L 4X4 with 67K miles. I have cleaned the IAC and reset the computer. While cleaning the valve did smooth out the idle, the stalling...

Took it out for a test drive today and I can now verify that the noise occors in both 4X4 ans 2X4 modes. I also took it to the steepest grade in the area to check for any "slippage" ...none noted. Operation seems normal...except for the noise:( . Edited to add...I dropped of the vehicle at...

Yes...same "rattle" noise. In fact, I first noticed it in park. At that time I was attributing it to something loose in the exhaust system. The sudden realization that the noise completely disappears when the torque converter locks up made me reconsider that hypothesis. Yes Didn't check...

Gentlemen...I have an 03 4.6L Explorer with a strange noise. It has, as best as I can describe it, a rattle that seems to be coming from the torque converter area. The noise occurs at idle and while accelerating until the TC locks up, at which point it stops completely. My mechanical...

I have done several searches, but nothing seems to fit my problem. I have an '03 Explorer 4.6L with 66K miles. It has, for lack of a better description, a rattle coming from the lower rear area of the engine. The noise is evident at idle, once the engine is warm. It also occurs on the road...