Hearing noises from your automobile regularly is never comforting, so listening noises on your Volvo XC60 suspensions when you pass a speed bump can be worrying. This warning sign 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 origin and take the necessary actions to solve the trouble, it is with this objective in mind that we wanted to write this content 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 Volvo XC60
Check Volvo XC60 suspension
If you experience a suspension noise when you pass a speed bump on your Volvo XC60, 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 Indeed, it may be the suspension cups, which, when they are outdated, have the rubber (silentblock) that acts as a buffer and shock absorber for the upper part of the suspension that no longer fulfils its function during small bumps that compress the suspensions. To check if this is the trouble that concerns you, take a dented road and listen to the noise coming from your front axle as you circulate over holes. If it is indeed the cups, think of changing them fairly quickly or you may ruin other parts and have to make more important repairs.
Check the cardan shaft
If you are here because you have searched for “Volvo XC60 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 Indeed, when the cardan bellows get outdated and the dirt/dust accumulates inside them their functions is degraded and it is possible to experience a noise when they are in torsion.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 make a turn at low speed. If it cracks in these two cases you should consider replacing it or them. If you have the feeling that this noise is more like a a loud noise on Volvo XC60, don’t hesitate to visit this document.
Check steering hinges/stabilizer bar
Finally, when you recognise a suspension noise when your Volvo XC60 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 vary direction. If this is the case, the components that may have been affected by normal 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 special play on one of them, they are expected to resist you quite strongly over their entire travel. Keep in mind to take your Volvo XC60 to your auto mechanic or change them if they are involved.
squeaky noise speed bump Volvo XC60
Check the stabilizer bar
If, alternatively, you have a noise that is more like a squeak when you pass a speed bump with your Volvo XC60, 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 provoke this squeaking noise. Please remember to check by passing under your vehicle the condition of the paint on your bar which will reveal if there is friction. Second plausible point, it may be your stabilizer bar silentblocks that are dry and provoke noise, in which case take them off from the cradle and grease them, this should eliminate the trouble.
Check engine silentblocks
Finally, last possibility that we can check together, it is the engine silentblocks, actually, these silentblocks work as pads/shock absorbers between the engine and the cradle of the automobile, a noticable 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 Volvo XC60. To change them go to your auto mechanic.
Other speed bump noise Volvo XC60
If, despite all its assumptions, you still can’t uncover the origin of the noise your Volvo XC60 makes when you pass a speed bump, we recommend you to refer to this content on a loud noise on Volvo XC60 or to visit your auto mechanic in order to carry an in-depth check on your Volvo XC60 and discover this trouble.
