Said It Here

Is it safe to drive with broken shock absorbers?

Driving with broken shocks causes wheels to bounce and lose contact with the road, which compromises acceleration, braking, and directional stability. This makes operating the vehicle at any reasonable speed dangerous and requires immediate repair.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    driving at reduced speeds
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    using specialized vehicles with rigid axle attachments limited to lower speeds
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    driving slowly to the repair shop while avoiding potholes and exercising extra caution

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

2018 Ford escape with awful suspension. We just noticed this going up and down as he drives. It looks like it went through the plastic in the back seat area.source ↗

dez04 · r/AskMechanics · 3,885 upvotes

Is it safe to drive? I'll get him to fix it asap.source ↗

dez04 · r/AskMechanics · 428 upvotes

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