Finding out noises from your car frequently is never comforting, so hearing noises on your Fiat Punto 2 suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be disturbing. This warning sign may be a sign of a small trouble as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. Whatever the case, it is important to check the cause and take the necessary actions to correct the trouble, it is with this objective in mind that we wanted to write this content 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 Fiat Punto 2
Check Fiat Punto 2 suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Fiat Punto 2, 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 job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To examine if this is the trouble that concerns 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 swapping them fairly quickly or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important fixes.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have looked for for “Fiat Punto 2 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 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 make a turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two situations you should consider replacing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Fiat Punto 2, don’t hesitate to refer to this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Fiat Punto 2 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 change direction. If this is your situation, the components that may have been damaged 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, place it under the automobile and apply twists on each of its components to examine that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Fiat Punto 2 to your auto technician or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Fiat Punto 2
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 Fiat Punto 2, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can create this squeaking noise. Please remember to examine by going under your automobile the condition of the paint on your bar which will show if there is friction. Second possible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and create noise, in which case remove them from the cradle and grease them, this should eliminate the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can examine together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks operate 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 appear that a squeaking noise happens when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Fiat Punto 2. To change them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Fiat Punto 2
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t uncover the origin of the noise your Fiat Punto 2 makes when you pass a speed bump, we advise you to read this article on a loud noise on Fiat Punto 2 or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Fiat Punto 2 and identify this trouble.
