Discovering noises from your automobile frequently is never comforting, so listening noises on your Tesla Model X suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be worrying. This indicator may be a sign of a small trouble as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any 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 document 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 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 Tesla Model X
Check Tesla Model X suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Tesla Model X, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the cause of it. In fact, 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 function during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To verify if this is the trouble 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 swapping them quickly 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 looked for for “Tesla Model X 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 In fact, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their working is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a noise when they are in torsion.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 turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two circumstances you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Tesla Model X, don’t hesitate to read this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you know a suspension noise when your Tesla Model X passes over a speed bumps, it is plausible 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 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 meant to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Remember to take your vehicle to your auto mechanic or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Tesla Model X
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 Tesla Model X, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause unusual friction which can generate this squeaking noise. Please remember to verify by going under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will indicate if there is friction. Second plausible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and bring on noise, in which case remove them from the cradle and grease them, this should eliminate the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility that we can verify together, it is the engine silentblocks, in fact, these silentblocks function as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the automobile, a pronounced weakness of these will create a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise occurs when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Tesla Model X. To swap them go to your technician.
Other speed bump noise Tesla Model X
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t uncover the source of the noise your Tesla Model X makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to read this article on a loud noise on Tesla Model X or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Tesla Model X and determine this trouble.
