Finding out noises from your automobile regularly is never comforting, so discovering noises on your Chrysler Town & Country suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be disturbing. This warning sign 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 important to check the origin and take the necessary actions to solve the issue, it is with this aim in mind that we wanted to write this document 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 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 Chrysler Town & Country
Check Chrysler Town & Country suspension
If you encounter a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Chrysler Town & Country, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the cause of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its function during small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 check if this is the issue that worries you, take a dented road and focus on the noise coming from your front axle as you drive 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 fixes.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have looked for for “Chrysler Town & Country 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 working 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 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 Chrysler Town & Country, don’t hesitate to refer to this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Chrysler Town & Country passes over a speed bumps, it is plausible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Exactly 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 regular 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 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. Keep in mind to take your vehicle to your mechanic or replace them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Chrysler Town & Country
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Chrysler Town & Country, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause abnormal friction which can generate this squeaking noise. Please remember to check by going under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will indicate if there is friction. Second plausible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and bring on noise, in which case take them off from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks operate as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the automobile, a noticable fatigue of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise comes up when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Chrysler Town & Country. To swap them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Chrysler Town & Country
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t find the origin of the noise your Chrysler Town & Country makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this content on a loud noise on Chrysler Town & Country or to visit your mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Chrysler Town & Country and determine this issue.
