Hearing noises from your car frequently is never comforting, so discovering noises on your Honda Ridgeline suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be disturbing. This sign may be a sign of a insignificant issue as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any 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 content to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible causes 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 Honda Ridgeline
Check Honda Ridgeline suspension
If you encounter a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Honda Ridgeline, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the cause of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are old, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its role during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the issue that concerns you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you pass over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them as soon as possible or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important maintenance.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Honda Ridgeline 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 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 cases you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Honda Ridgeline, don’t hesitate to refer to this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you experience a suspension noise when your Honda Ridgeline passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Exactly like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you change direction. If this is the situation, the parts 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 origins of your noises, to check it, position it under the car and apply twists on each of its components to check that there is no special play on one of them, they are meant to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Honda Ridgeline to your auto mechanic or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Honda Ridgeline
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Honda Ridgeline, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Keep in mind to check by passing under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will indicate if there is friction. Second possible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and create noise, in which case remove them from the cradle and grease them, this should resolve the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks act as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the car, a evident weakness of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise happens when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Honda Ridgeline. To swap them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Honda Ridgeline
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the source of the noise your Honda Ridgeline makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to consult this content on a loud noise on Honda Ridgeline or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Honda Ridgeline and identify this issue.
