Discovering noises from your auto regularly is never comforting, so listening noises on your Opel Meriva suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be disturbing. This symptom may be a sign of a minor issue as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. Whatever the case, it is necessary to check the source and take the necessary actions to resolve the issue, 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 explanations for a crack when the speed bump passes, then, what can be the cause 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 Opel Meriva
Check Opel Meriva suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Opel Meriva, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the origin of it. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its function during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To verify if this is the issue that concerns 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 swapping them quickly or you may affect other parts and have to make more important auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Opel Meriva suspension noise” and the suspension is not the cause of your problem, it may be that the cardan shaft is responsible. Indeed, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust builds up inside them their action is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a noise when they are in torsion. To verify 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 make a 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 Opel Meriva, don’t hesitate to visit this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you experience a suspension noise when your Opel Meriva passes over a speed bumps, it is possible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you modify direction. If this is the situation, the components that may have been affected by usual wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the causes of your noises, to verify it, place it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its components to verify that there is no special play on one of them, they are supposed to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Keep in mind to take your vehicle to your auto technician or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Opel Meriva
Check the stabilizer bar
If, alternatively, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Opel Meriva, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can create this squeaking noise. Keep in mind to verify by going under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will reveal if there is friction. Second possible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and create noise, in which case take them out from the cradle and grease them, this should resolve the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point that we can verify together, it is the engine silentblocks, in fact, these silentblocks work as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the auto, a obvious weakness of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise occurs when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Opel Meriva. To replace them go to your mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Opel Meriva
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the source of the noise your Opel Meriva makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this article on a loud noise on Opel Meriva or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Opel Meriva and discover this issue.
