Listening noises from your car often is never comforting, so discovering noises on your Maserati Levante suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressful. This warning sign may be a sign of a small issue 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 correct the issue, it is with this intention 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, after that, 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 Maserati Levante
Check Maserati Levante suspension
If you encounter a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Maserati Levante, 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 role during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To verify 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 replacing them 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 searched for “Maserati Levante 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 accumulates inside them their action is degraded and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion. To verify 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 Maserati Levante, don’t hesitate to refer to this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Maserati Levante 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 modify direction. If this is the case, the components that may have been destroyed by usual wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the origins of your noises, to verify it, position it under the car and apply twists on each of its elements to verify that there is no particular play on one of them, they are expected to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Keep in mind to take your vehicle to your auto mechanic or replace them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Maserati Levante
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 Maserati Levante, 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 create this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to verify by passing under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will reveal if there is friction. Second possible point, 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 resolve the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point that we can verify together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks process 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 happen that a squeaking noise appears when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Maserati Levante. To change them go to your mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Maserati Levante
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t uncover the origin of the noise your Maserati Levante makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to read this article on a loud noise on Maserati Levante or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Maserati Levante and find this issue.
