Listening noises from your vehicle often is never comforting, so hearing noises on your Kia Rio 3 suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be worrying. This sign may be a sign of a minor trouble as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any case, it is essential to check the source and take the necessary actions to correct the trouble, it is with this aim in mind that we wanted to write this article to support you see more clearly. We will first see the possible reasons for a crack when the speed bump passes, after that, what can be the reason of a squeaking noise when a speed bump is being passed and finally what to do if you have another noise when a speed bump is passed.
Suspension cracking noise Kia Rio 3
Check Kia Rio 3 suspension
If you encounter a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Kia Rio 3, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the origin of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are dead, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the trouble that worries you, take a dented road and focus on the noise coming from your front axle as you pass over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of replacing them as soon as possible or you may damage other parts and have to make more important auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Kia Rio 3 suspension noise” and the suspension is not the cause of your problem, it may be that the cardan shaft is responsible. In fact, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust builds up inside them their operation is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion. To check this, you can try both types of torsion, first vertical with suspension compressions on the speed bump passages, and horizontal when you are going to turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two conditions you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Kia Rio 3, don’t hesitate to check out this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Kia Rio 3 passes over a speed bumps, it is possible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Simply like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you vary direction. If this is your situation, the components that may have been broken by usual wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the origins of your noises, to check it, put it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no special play on one of them, they are expected to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Please remember to take your vehicle to your auto mechanic or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Kia Rio 3
Check the stabilizer bar
If, on the other hand, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Kia Rio 3, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can generate this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to check by going under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second possible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and cause noise, in which case take them out from the cradle and grease them, this should eliminate the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks function as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the vehicle, a noticable weakness of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise happens when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Kia Rio 3. To swap them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Kia Rio 3
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the origin of the noise your Kia Rio 3 makes when you pass a speed bump, we advise you to read this content on a loud noise on Kia Rio 3 or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Kia Rio 3 and identify this trouble.
