While driving approaching stoplight brakes would not engage. Pressed brake pedal to floor and drive van up and over curb while using emergency brake. Contacted dealer where van was towed. Said brakes needed to be bled again. Brakes bled and pedal still felt the same-spongy. Told this is normal. Driving home on winddy road,applied brakes nothing happend released brakes and tried again and the front brakes locked up. Dealer said to bring back. They inspected system said bad master cylinder. Replaced master cylinder and still spongy brakes. Dealer said this is normal. They still do not grip as strong despite all brake components replaced except for the vaccume booster and ABS module. I also no longer hear the ABS module come on like it used to before all of this, the ABS light does come on and goes out after starting van. The owners manual states you should hear the ABS pump come on when starting van then come on again at about 7mph. It does not. Told dealer this and they said the manual is wrong and that the brakes are fine. Yeah, right. When going 55 MPH down hill van would not slow down unless I hold the brake pedal almost all the way down or use the emergency brake and come to a very fast stop. As this being a family van we a scared to drive it. Other mechanics came to conclusion the ABS is at fault. Possible air in chambers and has to be serviced by dealer computer. Dealer says the ABS is fine. We have also found recall on ABS, but our van is not included according to g.m. Please help us get this resolved!! Thank you
1994 Chevrolet G20: ABS light or ABS activating
5 of the 42 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet G20 describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 12%
- recalls
- 0
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
Dt*: the contact stated while driving less than 10 MPH on an icy road, a vehicle stopped short in front of the contact's vehicle. In an attempt to brake, the ABS on the vehicle did not engage. The contact's vehicle collided with the vehicle in front of it. There was a drill-like sound when the brakes are depressed. The vehicle does not normally engage on wet or icy surfaces. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic. There is a the federal safety agency recall, 99i006000, regarding the service brakes. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN.
The federal safety agency# 99-I-006-000: this is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act. However, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. Vehicle description: certain light duty pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, or minivans equipped with 3-sensor ABS (anti-lock braking system) ebc4 units. The consumer's vehicle experienced the same failure, however the vehicle identification number was not included.
Failure of the ABS braking system, consumer applied force to the brake pedal and the vehicle continued to move and the vehicle skidded to a stop.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated while idling at stop sign causing loss of vehicle control.ABS brakes failed to stop vehicle.shifted gears to park to stop. Describe
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1994 Chevrolet G20 abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1994 Chevrolet G20?
5 of 42 owner complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet G20 (12%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1993.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1994 Chevrolet G20?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1994 Chevrolet G20?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history