[Yosemite Sam]

I have a 2017 Focus ST with 80k miles. It has been making a clunk noise from driver front wheel when I drive at slow speeds and especially going over speed bumps. Took it to a place and got a quote that the struts, ball joint, rack and pinion and bushings are all needing to be replaced. For 4k no less. Ridiculous yea? I am getting a second opinion. I kept thinking it was the bushings and the ball joint makes sense too. Has anyone had any similar issues?

I had the exact same issue with my 2014 ST at around 70,000 miles. Big front end bangs/clunks at very slow speeds- like backing down driveway onto street, or going in 1st gear over a speed bump, etc. I noticed it the most when the wheel was turned significantly (again, like backing out of my driveway into the street).

My local mechanic checked it out, didn’t find anything specifically out of whack with the suspension anywhere. They did find a Ford TSB on the issue, with recommendation to re-grease the suspension everywhere and tighten everything up. So they did that. I knew they were missing the issue and was sure I was wasting my money…

…except it turns out that fixed the issue in my case. I couldn’t believe it.

That’s no guarantee that your issue is the same as mine, but your description sounds exactly like how I was describing mine at the time. Good luck!