Experiencing noises from your auto regularly is never reassuring, so listening noises on your Volkswagen Caddy suspensions when you go over a speed bump can be stressful. This sign may be a sign of a minor problem as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. In any case, it is necessary to check the origin and take the necessary actions to solve the problem, it is with this intention in mind that we wanted to write this document to help you see more clearly. We will first see the possible causes 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 Volkswagen Caddy
Check Volkswagen Caddy suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Volkswagen Caddy, and it is categorized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly possible that your suspension block is the cause 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 In fact, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are out of date, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its role during small bumps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 verify if this is the problem that worries 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 changing them as soon as possible or you may damage other parts and have to make more important auto repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Volkswagen Caddy 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 In fact, when the cardan bellows get out of date and the dirt/dust amasses inside them their functions is deteriorated and it is possible to experience a sound when they are in torsion.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 cases you should consider changing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Volkswagen Caddy, don’t hesitate to check out this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Volkswagen Caddy passes over a speed bumps, it is imaginable 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 damaged 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 verify it, put it under the vehicle and apply twists on each of its elements to verify that there is no special play on one of them, they are supposed to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Please remember to take your vehicle to your technician or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Volkswagen Caddy
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you go over a speed bump with your Volkswagen Caddy, it is possible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is concerned. In fact, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause irregular friction which can cause this squeaking noise. Remember to verify by passing under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will reveal if there is friction. Second possible explanation, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and bring on noise, in which case take them out from the cradle and grease them, this should fix the problem.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can verify together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks work as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the auto, a evident fatigue of these will make 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 Volkswagen Caddy. To change them go to your mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Volkswagen Caddy
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t find the origin of the noise your Volkswagen Caddy makes when you pass a speed bump, we advise you to refer to this content on a loud noise on Volkswagen Caddy or to visit your technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Volkswagen Caddy and determine this problem.
