Listening noises from your auto often is never comforting, so discovering noises on your Citroen Ds3 suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be disturbing. This indicator may be a sign of a insignificant trouble 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 eliminate the trouble, it is with this goal in mind that we wanted to write this article to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible explanations 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 Citroen Ds3
Check Citroen Ds3 suspension
If you notice a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Citroen Ds3, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the origin of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are out of date, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its function during small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 examine if this is the trouble that worries you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you drive over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of replacing them fairly quickly or you may affect other parts and have to make more important vehicle repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Citroen Ds3 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 old and the dirt/dust builds up inside them their action is degraded and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion. To examine 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 circumstances you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Citroen Ds3, don’t hesitate to read this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Citroen Ds3 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 adjust direction. If this is the situation, the parts 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 causes of your noises, to examine it, position it under the automobile and apply twists on each of its components to examine that there is no particular play on one of them, they are expected to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Citroen Ds3 to your mechanic or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Citroen Ds3
Check the stabilizer bar
If, alternatively, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Citroen Ds3, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Remember to examine by going under your automobile the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second plausible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and provoke noise, in which case remove them from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can examine together, it is the engine silentblocks, in fact, these silentblocks operate as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the auto, a pronounced weakness of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise occurs when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Citroen Ds3. To swap them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Citroen Ds3
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t find the source of the noise your Citroen Ds3 makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to consult this article on a loud noise on Citroen Ds3 or to visit your mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Citroen Ds3 and determine this trouble.
