Experiencing noises from your automobile often is never comforting, so listening noises on your Volkswagen Golf suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be stressing. This symptom may be a sign of a minor issue as well as a warning of a much larger repair to come. Whatever the case, it is necessary to check the source and take the necessary actions to solve the issue, it is with this goal in mind that we wanted to write this article 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 Volkswagen Golf
Check Volkswagen Golf suspension
If you notice a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Volkswagen Golf, and it is characterized by a “clack” or cracking, it is highly plausible that your suspension block is the origin of it. Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its role during small bumps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 issue that worries you, take a dented road and listen to the noise coming from your front axle as you drive over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them quickly or you may affect other parts and have to make more important fixes.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have researched for “Volkswagen Golf 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 old and the dirt/dust accumulates inside them their action is degraded 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 make a 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 Volkswagen Golf, don’t hesitate to refer to this article.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you detect a suspension noise when your Volkswagen Golf passes over a speed bumps, it is possible that the hinges or the stabilizer bar are responsible. Simply like the gimbals, the steering part is mobilized when you change direction. If this is the situation, the parts that may have been affected by regular 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 components to verify that there is no particular play on one of them, they are meant to endure you quite strongly over their entire travel. Keep in mind to take your Volkswagen Golf to your auto technician or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Volkswagen Golf
Check the stabilizer bar
If, however, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Volkswagen Golf, it is plausible that it is the stabilizer bar itself that is involved. Indeed, abnormal/pronounced wear of the latter can cause abnormal friction which can create this squeaking noise. Please remember to verify by going under your car the condition of the paint on your bar which will tell us if there is friction. Second plausible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dried out and provoke noise, in which case disassemble them from the cradle and grease them, this should solve the issue.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last case that we can verify together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks act as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the automobile, a pronounced weakness of these will generate a subsidence and therefore a space between the engine and the silentblocks, it may happen that a squeaking noise happens when you pass a speed bumps or any holes with your Volkswagen Golf. To replace them go to your auto technician.
Other speed bump noise Volkswagen Golf
If, even though all its assumptions, you still can’t locate the origin of the noise your Volkswagen Golf makes when you pass a speed bump, we encourage you to read this content on a loud noise on Volkswagen Golf or to visit your auto technician in order to carry an in-depth check on your Volkswagen Golf and identify this issue.
