458 Clicking Sound at around 3mph

WTH? Never heard that before.

I'd start by disconnecting the battery for a couple minutes, then reconnect it following the reconnection procedure in the manual. In some cases, that can resolve odd-ball issues that crop up on the 458, etc.

There is also a system on the car which automatically re-tensions the e-brake cable as I recall. You might try operating the e-brake manually on and off a few times to see if that helps anything.

Very odd noise for sure.

Ray

 

If it was only when speeding up I’d guess automatic locking or other things that happen automatically when in motion, but I don’t know many that would trigger when slowing.

 

So what is the fix?

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Have you reset the car's ECU's by disconnecting the battery and following the reconnect procedure in the manual? You'd be surprised how often that cures issues like these on Ferraris.

Ray

 

Ferrari dealer told me it is the Electronic Parking Brake wire and motor issue. The wire and motor become loose. They said it has no safety issue. Both motor and wire need to be replaced if you do not want to hear the sound anymore.


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The crapola they feed us is legendary. You dont want to be irritated anymore, replace the motor and wire @ a cost of 5000 LOL

 

I'm having a very similar issue

Weird clicking going both forward and reverse

Only audible at low speed simply because at higher speeds wind noise and engine noise drown it out in guessing.

Not sure if it is coming from the brakes or transmission

Doesn't only happen at 3mph, I've heard it happening at up to 15mph.

Will attach a go pro at some point and see if I can get some video/audio of the phenomenon

 

Recorded the sound on a go-pro and posted on youtube

put some timestamps in as well

 

I have a feeling it's transmission shift noise (is it supposed to be this loud ?)

It certainly feels like the sound occurs when the transmission shifts gears or is in a situation where it's shifting in and out of neutral (low rpm low speed low gear)

I tried rolling in to my underground parking lot and didnt hear one click while in neutral (not a huge samplesize so maybe i'm just fooling myself)

 

Hi, just saw this thread. Mine is doing the same thing, only low speeds and accelerating normally. Did you ever find anything out? This can't be normal or good, it sounds like something is going to let loose. My car is a 2010 with 32k miles.

 

Guess. Pebble / debris in caliber?

 

I have a feeling it is transmission shift noise

I've taken the car back to the official ferrari dealer for a service and they didn't mention anything about it so I guess it is normal

 

Perhaps post up an audio clip would help…

SV

 

I heard that it can be the wheel hub. I was at the dealer once they were replacing the rear wheel hubs on a 458. I asked why. The hub eventually goes if these cars stand still under their own weight and are not driven or moved every once in a while.

Not sure if that is the problem.


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Did you ever resolve the clicking sound?

I have heard that this could be due to the two piece CCD floating rotor nuts slightly loosing their torque causing this click. The slight loosening of the nuts is caused by the heat cycles of the rotor.

The solution is to re-torque but apparently Ferrari will not release the Brembo torque value to dealers and Brembo won't either due to being under license to Ferrari. Ferrari solution is to replace the carbon rotor!....Hmmm.

 

Nope

I am still unsure where it really is from

I'm 50/50 split between thinking it is hub/rotor related and it being shift noise.

 

Maddening but believable. This is the best info I can find about the specs (albeit not Brembo): https://racingbrake.com/two-piece-rotor-assembly-torque-instructions/

 

Yeah I have already seen this page...the perception is that the torque values here are about right but don't assume so...these CCDs are very expensive to get it wrong.

 

I had this precise issue with my F8. Dealer claimed it was normal and nothing can be done. A poster on this forum contacted me privately complaining about the same issue. His dealer diagnosed the problem and corrected it. The problem is due to the electronic security latch on the front trunk. Apparently, when accelerating from a stop,and subsequently coming to a stop, the frunk electronically closes and opens , thereby making that click sound.In my circumstance, the sound resembled more of a knock sound. Filling the rubber boot surrounding the latch with lithium grease cured the problem.

 

Did his 'click' sound the same as the click in the following video please?...