Chevrolet Astro abs comes on

Filed Dec 2, 2019 · Brakes · 258,900 miles · CA

Beginning about a year ago, have had intermittent hard pedal when braking. Occurs rarely, without warning. No ABS light seen but suspect possible ABS malfunction. Pedal does not pulsate but a faint growling, grinding, or buzzing noise is heard. May be ABS motor cycling. During failure brakes are barely operative. Usually returns to normal operation after 2-3 pedal presses. Sometimes pulls sharply left, occasionally right, on brake application. There is no loss of power steering. Occurs most often at freeway speed but has also occurred at slower speeds. Has occurred both in sudden, hard braking and in very light use. Have had all power components, all rubber hoses, power steering pump, and both front wheel brake components professionally replaced. Vehicle has front disc/rear drum and hydroboost. Mechanic usually cannot duplicate the problem but has done so once and has no explanation for it. Seeking to learn possible reasons and cure.

Filed Apr 19, 2015 · Brakes · 113,000 miles · PA

I got in my van to drive to a store and the brake pedal went right to the floor. There was brake fluid leaking from near the rear tire. The steel hard brake line running from the ABS unit to the rear axle is rusted through and is leaking. This was a sudden event. Also the fuel lines look to be just as bad. I'm sure stainless steel lines would not have added much to the vehicles cost and would have prevented this hazard and expense.

Filed Sep 19, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 100,000 miles · WI

I am a licensed car dealer. I am very concerned at what I am seeing with my customers, with cars I see at the auctions, and with blog sites on the internet concerning chevy's ebcm computer module. At the auctions I am seeing at least 25% of chevrolets and about 10% of fords coming through with brake and ABS lights on. My main concern is with the chevy's ebcm. These very expensive units fail at the relay point on the printed circuit boards due to bad solder joints from the factory. When they fail, the driver gets a brake light and an ABS indicator light on the dash. The brakes still work on the car, but they don't work as designed. In fact the driver gets a false sense of security because his car is stopping, but in a slippery situation it will not stop as designed. When I went to the internet for ideas to fix the problem, I am finding a lot of postings saying just take the bulb out of the dash! I am also seeing ads on e bay where you can send your ebcm to a repair station, they take it apart, and re solder the joints for $49. I called the chevy dealer and they want over $1000 to fix the problem! I have heard of people selling their vehicle as is and telling the buyer that it's ok. The brakes work. I can't get the light to shut off! This is a very dangerous situation and it will become more dangerous as more and more cars are driving with inoperative ebcm computers. It looks like the defect comes from having the computer directly attached to the frames near the transmission and they are taking all the shock and vibration in that area. I am asking the government to look into this problem and issue a recall notice for defective ebcm computers. I also feel this problem is far worse than the dodge clock spring recall, and that effected all dodge vehicles. This braking problem we are seeing is bad enough that it may cause a large loss of life.

Filed Aug 18, 2014 · Brakes · 240,840 miles · IL · crash

I entered a parking lot at 10 MPH and slowed to 5 MPH and turned left into a parking space and tried to stop. The brakes did not work and I crashed into the vehicle next to me. I immediately checked the brake fluid level and it was full. No ABS light has ever been on, and I just recently passed my vehicle safety check with no codes on the system.

Filed Oct 9, 2013 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · NY

I am complaining of the safety issues regarding the ABS computer system. I have put my vehicle in the shop to be checked out by a few car repair facilities and all have said the same thing my ABS cpu. My van is hesitating terribly and causing the van to not accelerate properly. I have nearly been in three accidents since the problem has been occurring. I have also done some research on this issue via internet and found that many people are having the same problem across the USA. And gm is blaming it on the weather conditions in the north but the problems are happening to astro vans(2003) across the entire us. This is a problem that should be addressed as soon as possible.. The contact stated while applying brake pressure at 20mph or less, the ABS activated with an increased stopping distance. The vehicle was seen by an independent repair shop. A diagnostic test was performed which indicated a failure in the right front wheel speed sensor. The mechanic determined the wheel speed sensor of the antilock brakes needed to be replaced. There is a the federal safety agency recall, # 05v379000, regarding the antilock brakes. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. This vehicle currently has this issue, and was checked by a repair shop. They described the problem undetectable; the recall was on models up to 2002. It seems that it carried over to this model, can the dealer assist in replacing the parts. I would pay the labor but the parts involved are about $1500.00 from the dealer alone. Can I get help from the federal safety agency to get this critical issue resolved.

Filed Sep 24, 2013 · Brakes, Fuel system · 82,257 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet astro van. The contact stated that fuel fumes were emitted into the vehicle. After inspecting the vehicle he noticed that there was a fuel leak. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician diagnosed that the fuel lines were severely corroded and needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, he attempted to engage the brakes but the brake pedal sunk into the floor board. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the brakes lines were also corroded and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 82,257 and the current mileage was 88,000. Updated 12/30/13*cn the consumer also stated rust caused the ABS to engage at low speeds on dry pavement, causing the vehicle to continue to move, even though the brake pedal was depressed.

Filed Aug 19, 2013 · Brakes · 58,000 miles · FL

Brake and ABS lights come on intermittently, I had the code pulled at the auto parts store, it is the electronic ABS control module and upon googling "chevrolet brake ABS lights" it came to my attention that their appears to be thousands of vehicles with faulty ABS electronic modules which prevents the ABS function from working.

Filed Aug 8, 2013 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · IA

Going to stop at a slow speed engages ABS , causing van to not stop unless breakers were slammed on hard and hops of stopping!

Filed Mar 13, 2013 · Brakes · 176,000 miles · MI · crash

Abs system activated on dry pavement while parking the car. Brake peddle went to the floor car kept moving it seem to want to accelerate. It hit the opposing parked vehicle. This has been a intermittent problem. Mechanics could not find problem prior to accident after accident had vehicle repaired at chevy dealer hubs and sensors replaced this vehicle is very scary to drive.even after repairs the ABS system can still function inappropriately without any warning.

Filed Nov 25, 2012 · Brakes · 198,000 miles · NY · crash

While pulling into a driveway at lowspeed I applied the brakes. The ABS light came on and all braking power was lost. My vehicle struck the one infront of me. I have been able to duplicate this low speed loss of braking.