Discovering noises from your auto often is never comforting, so hearing noises on your Fiat Panda suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressful. This indicator may be a sign of a minor problem as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. Whatever the case, it is important to check the source and take the necessary actions to eliminate the problem, 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, 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 Fiat Panda
Check Fiat Panda suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Fiat Panda, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the cause of it. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are dead, 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 examine if this is the problem that worries you, take a dented road and listen to the noise coming from your front axle as you go over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them quickly or you may affect other parts and have to make more important auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have looked for for “Fiat Panda 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 old and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their action is deteriorated 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 turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two conditions you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Fiat Panda, don’t hesitate to visit this content.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you experience a suspension noise when your Fiat Panda passes over a speed bumps, it is possible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Exactly like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you modify direction. If this is the case, the components that may have been affected by normal 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, put it under the car and apply twists on each of its elements to examine that there is no special play on one of them, they are meant to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Fiat Panda to your technician or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Fiat Panda
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 Fiat Panda, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can provoke this squeaking noise. Please remember to examine by going under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second possible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and create noise, in which case disassemble them from the cradle and grease them, this should resolve the problem.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility 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 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 Fiat Panda. To replace them go to your mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Fiat Panda
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t find the source of the noise your Fiat Panda makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this article on a loud noise on Fiat Panda or to visit your technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Fiat Panda and find this problem.
