Discovering noises from your vehicle regularly is never comforting, so listening noises on your Mitsubishi Mirage suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressful. This indicator may be a sign of a insignificant problem 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 eliminate the problem, it is with this objective in mind that we wanted to write this document 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 Mitsubishi Mirage
Check Mitsubishi Mirage suspension
If you encounter a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Mitsubishi Mirage, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the cause 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 Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the problem that worries you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you circulate over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them fairly quickly or you may damage other parts and have to make more important repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Mitsubishi Mirage 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 Indeed, when the cardan bellows get out of date and the dirt/dust accumulates inside them their operation is degraded and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 make a 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 Mitsubishi Mirage, don’t hesitate to consult this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Mitsubishi Mirage passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Simply like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you change direction. If this is your 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 causes of your noises, to check it, position it under the car and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no special play on one of them, they are expected to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Mitsubishi Mirage to your mechanic or replace them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Mitsubishi Mirage
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 Mitsubishi Mirage, it is plausible 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. Bear in mind to check by passing under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will show if there is friction. Second plausible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and cause noise, in which case disassemble them from the cradle and grease them, this should solve the problem.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks process as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the vehicle, a noticable fatigue of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise shows up when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Mitsubishi Mirage. To swap them go to your technician.
Other speed bump noise Mitsubishi Mirage
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the source of the noise your Mitsubishi Mirage makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this content on a loud noise on Mitsubishi Mirage or to visit your mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Mitsubishi Mirage and find this problem.
