Experiencing noises from your car regularly is never reassuring, so discovering noises on your Peugeot 208 suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be disturbing. This 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 essential to check the source and take the necessary actions to resolve the trouble, it is with this objective in mind that we wanted to write this content to support you see more clearly. We will first see the possible causes 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 Peugeot 208
Check Peugeot 208 suspension
If you notice a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Peugeot 208, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the cause 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 role during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the trouble that worries you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you circulate over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them as soon as possible or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important vehicle repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Peugeot 208 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 Indeed, when the cardan bellows get out of date and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their functions is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 situations you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Peugeot 208, don’t hesitate to read this content.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you find out a suspension noise when your Peugeot 208 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 your situation, the parts 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 causes 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 endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your Peugeot 208 to your auto technician or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Peugeot 208
Check the stabilizer bar
If, on the other hand, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Peugeot 208, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can create this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to check by going under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will show if there is friction. Second plausible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and create noise, in which case take them out from the cradle and grease them, this should solve the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks work as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the car, a pronounced 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 Peugeot 208. To swap them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Peugeot 208
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t find the source of the noise your Peugeot 208 makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to read this article on a loud noise on Peugeot 208 or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Peugeot 208 and find this trouble.
