Experiencing noises from your car regularly is never reassuring, so discovering noises on your Skoda Kodiaq suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressing. This symptom 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 fundamental to check the cause and take the necessary actions to correct the issue, it is with this goal in mind that we wanted to write this article to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible reasons 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 Skoda Kodiaq
Check Skoda Kodiaq suspension
If you notice a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Skoda Kodiaq, 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 job during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the issue that concerns you, take a dented road and pay attention to the noise coming from your front axle as you pass 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 auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Skoda Kodiaq 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 Indeed, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their working is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two situations you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Skoda Kodiaq, don’t hesitate to check out this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Skoda Kodiaq passes over a speed bumps, it is possible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you modify direction. If this is your situation, the components that may have been destroyed by normal wear and tear or impacts (e. g. sidewalks). The steering hinges, the stabilizer bar hinges. can be the origins of your noises, to check it, put it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are supposed to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Please remember to take your Skoda Kodiaq to your auto technician or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Skoda Kodiaq
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 Skoda Kodiaq, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Bear in mind to check by going under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will indicate if there is friction. Second plausible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and cause noise, in which case take them off from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, in fact, these silentblocks operate as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the car, a evident fatigue of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise appears when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Skoda Kodiaq. To replace them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Skoda Kodiaq
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t find the origin of the noise your Skoda Kodiaq makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this content on a loud noise on Skoda Kodiaq or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Skoda Kodiaq and find this issue.
