Finding out noises from your auto frequently is never comforting, so discovering noises on your Suzuki Sx4 suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be disturbing. This symptom may be a sign of a minor issue as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any case, it is essential to check the cause and take the necessary actions to resolve the issue, it is with this aim 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, then, what can be the reason 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 Suzuki Sx4
Check Suzuki Sx4 suspension
If you notice a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Suzuki Sx4, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the origin of it. In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are out of date, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its role during small bumps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 issue that concerns you, take a dented road and focus on 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 searched for “Suzuki Sx4 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 In fact, when the cardan bellows get out of date and the dirt/dust builds up inside them their action is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 circumstances you should consider swapping it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Suzuki Sx4, don’t hesitate to refer to this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you experience a suspension noise when your Suzuki Sx4 passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Just like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you adjust direction. If this is the case, the parts that may have been destroyed by regular 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 vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to check that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Please remember to take your vehicle to your technician or swap them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Suzuki Sx4
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Suzuki Sx4, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can generate this squeaking noise. Remember to check by passing under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will show if there is friction. Second plausible 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 solve the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last point 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 auto, a noticable fatigue of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may appear that a squeaking noise occurs when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Suzuki Sx4. To change them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Suzuki Sx4
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the source of the noise your Suzuki Sx4 makes when you pass a speed bump, we suggest you to consult this article on a loud noise on Suzuki Sx4 or to visit your technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Suzuki Sx4 and discover this issue.
