2001 Chevrolet Blazer: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Feb 2, 2015 · Brakes · OH

Abs and brake light continuously on and when braking the ABS will activate making braking difficult.

Filed Jan 2, 2015 · Brakes, Fuel system · CA

Any time I am driving my fuel gauge goes crazy. I never know how much fuel I actually have because it constantly goes up and down. I've ran out of gas a few times because it shows I have 1/4 tank or more and then it'll just go down all the way, then shoot up 3/4 tank and so on. When I'm coming to a stop, especially in small downhills, my brake pedal starts vibrating and barely slows down. I get nervous all the time because I'm afraid my car will not stop. It also does this if I'm starting to brake, and one of the wheels hits a small bump in the road, then it's almost impossible to brake normally because the brake pedal starts vibrating, the ABS brakes light comes on, and my car will not slow down which is very scary especially if I have my 3 year old in the car.

Filed Jun 25, 2014 · Brakes · 160,000 miles · OH

About once a few weeks, my ABS will activate when it is not supposed to. I will be trying to make a normal stop, sometimes an abnormally slow stop and the brake pedal will vibrate and depress but the vehicle won't stop the way it's supposed to. At that point, I usually jam the brakes down and pray. Sometimes when I have enough stopping distance, I will pump the brakes and it goes back to normal. When are you force gm to do a recall? I read the blogs about this problem today, and this a frequent problem with this make and model.

Filed Sep 17, 2012 · Brakes, Lights · 65,000 miles · UT

Brake/ABS lights come on the dash, no ABS brakes at all, so now what ???

Filed Aug 5, 2010 · Brakes · 142,625 miles · TX

2001 blazer fwd, ABS activation at low speeds impeding all manual braking functions.

Filed Apr 17, 2010 · Brakes · 125,000 miles · WA

Abs and brakehen the ABS lights come on and then the ABS will not work. When the brakes are applies at low speeds they will shake and then cause the lights to come on.

Filed Feb 9, 2010 · Brakes · 130,000 miles · FL

Abs system kicks in at very low speed and overrides normal braking.

Filed May 12, 2009 · Brakes · OH

I was driving down the road coming up to a stop sign when my ABS system kicked on and couldn't stop. Now my ABS light stays on.. I have went through my savings account trying to get the problem fixed and still having the same problems. I think this is more of a manufacture defect and its going to get someone hurt or killed.

Filed Jun 20, 2008 · Brakes, Electrical · 65,000 miles · AR

The "ABS" and "brake system" lights stay come on and stay on at different times. I have had the brakes checked and the system checked and they are coming on for no reason.

Filed Nov 14, 2007 · Brakes · 85,000 miles · TX

In three different occasions, 2 in 06 and 2 in 07 the brakes failed to stop it's an intermittent incident. In 06 after incident, master cylinder brake was changed (not keep old part). After third incident, I took it to dealer. Their response was nothing wrong. But on my interview with head technician, mentioned that could be the ABS activating, like reading false instructions. What could be done, he said to change the sensors but there were three on the car and those were expensive and then there are more other components to the ABS that could also be the cause of failure. I started to investigate on the internet to understand the ABS and then to see if I was the only one, and then looking for recalls. I came to an article that described the failure exactly as it has happened to me all these past events and reads:...sidebar: what are the most common failures with ABS that you have detected from your vehicle inspections? Folck: well, in the general motors trucks and vans, the 4-wheel kelsey-hayes antilock brake system. The brake pedal is supposed to just pulsate a little bit and stay in position, but sometimes it goes to the floor. Sidebar: what does that indicate when it goes to the floor? Folck: that there is a failure in the ABS. They have a problem with their algorithm, and it won?t set a failure code in the kelsey-hayes 4-wheel. In laymen?s terms, an algorithm is a sequence of functions the computer is supposed to take. There are glitches in the algorithm, and gm has acknowledged the algorithm failures. (eds. Note: see the article in the money section of USA today, "gm: computer glitch could affect brakes", 05/22/98.)" ... First of all, my safety is first and the manufacturer has to fix this problem right away. I am not in the position of selling the car since I am still paying dearly for it and second, I would not like to pass this problem to someone else.

Filed Sep 6, 2007 · Brakes · 68,000 miles · NC

Without any warning the ABS electronic control module went out on my 2001, s-10 blazer. The malfunction caused what is known as "pump run on". This means that the ABS pump runs constantly and has to be replaced. Removing 2 fuses disables the pump but does not turn off the ABS warning light on the instrument panel. The vehicle can be driven but only has power brakes and will not pass a safety inspection. After doing some research on the internet it was discovered that this is a common occurrence on gm vehicles. Especially trucks and SUV's. The dealerships want @ $700 to repair this issue. The part can be removed and sent off to several places that will rebuild the product for @ $150. Shouldn't gm do something about the faulty components that they use on their vehicles. Ie: get the part from another manufacturer or make the manufacturer responsible for their product. It seems that gm and the manufacturer make out like bandits on this deal. My vehicle only has 70,000 miles on it and is well taken care of. This part should not have failed in such a short bit of time.

Filed Mar 2, 2007 · Brakes, Electrical · 75,000 miles · MA

I was in a drive through which looped around the building. I applied the brake to stop at the window and could feel the ABS engage and the vehicle did not want to stop. It scared me and of course I reapplied the brake quickly, to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of me, and I was finally able to stop. This happened again a few weeks later at a large intersection at a red light. I was 7 months pregnant at the time and was pretty scared. I have heard several of these complaints and I know that the brakes on every year before this were recalled. I also had trouble with the brake lights and four-ways, which stopped working. I was driving and the four ways came on. I had to pull over and ended up holding the button down while I drove in order for them to stop flashing. Shortly after the turn signals stopped working. Finally, the speedometer temporarily stopped working, then shortly after that, the heat stopped working, the vehicle only blowing cold air. We replaced the thermostat but the heat still would not function. I ended up getting rid of the vehicle because of the numerous malfunctions.