Finding out noises from your auto often is never comforting, so listening noises on your Dodge Nitro suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be worrying. This indicator may be a sign of a small 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 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, 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 Dodge Nitro
Check Dodge Nitro suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Dodge Nitro, 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 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 function during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the issue that concerns you, take a dented road and focus on 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 affect other parts and have to make more important fixes.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Dodge Nitro 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 Indeed, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their action is degraded and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two situations you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Dodge Nitro, don’t hesitate to refer to this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Dodge Nitro passes over a speed bumps, it is plausible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you vary direction. If this is the case, the parts that may have been affected by regular 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 automobile and apply twists on each of its components to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Dodge Nitro to your auto mechanic or replace them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Dodge Nitro
Check the stabilizer bar
If, on the other hand, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Dodge Nitro, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause uncommon friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to check by passing under your automobile the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second possible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and provoke noise, in which case take them out 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 process as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the auto, a obvious fatigue of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise shows up when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Dodge Nitro. To replace them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Dodge Nitro
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t find the origin of the noise your Dodge Nitro makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to refer to this article on a loud noise on Dodge Nitro or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Dodge Nitro and determine this issue.
