2001 Chevrolet Impala: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 15, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 200,000 miles · AR

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet impala. The contact stated that when the key was turned to the start position, several warning lights illuminated and the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated that the ABS warning light and check engine lights were illuminated. The vehicle was started and the vehicle loss brakes and power steering functionality with the check engine warning light remaining illuminated. The contact was previously informed that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v400000 (electrical system) however, the vehicle was not repaired. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Feb 23, 2017 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 146,000 miles · AL

My vehicle is having the ABS kick on in uneccessary conditions. Then the vehicles traction control will turn off and the ABS light comes on and both stay on until I turn the vehicle off. From research this seems to be a problem with this line of vehicle, both a costly fix and a common problem. Please help me address this issue.

Filed Jan 25, 2017 · 41,000 miles · OH

I have multiple problems and parts replaced on my 2001 chevy impala 3.8. Within 2 weeks of purchasing I've been battling ABS, trac off, and service traction system codes for 10 years now and I've replaced parts over and over only for the lights to go out for maybe 30 days then come back on and stay on. I'm in the military and deployed for a year right after purchasing the car without extended warranty but 30 day warranty. I was told when I got back to bring it in because I had the issue 2 weeks after I bought it and they fixed it then it repeated in 3 months. 1 year later they said they wouldn't fix it and they would just find another broken part different from before and point it to that and not cover fixing the issue I bought the car with. So multipleshops and parts later I'm still replacing parts. Lr wheel sensor reads 0 and I just replaced the sensor again.... Now about to buy the wiring harness and try that again.

Filed May 16, 2015 · 193,301 miles · AZ

As I was driving my ABS / traction control light came on at 45mph I was braking and heard this weird sound I was slowly braking and the car wasat complete stop acelarating then my car powered off.

Filed Mar 2, 2015 · Driver assistance, Steering · 164,923 miles · CA

I was driving and came to a stop at a stop sign. I was going to make a left turn, when my steering wheel locked up on me. The only warning light I got was traction control, and the ABS maintenance lights. It turned out that I had no power steering fluid in my car. I ended up having to get a new power steering pump. Then the mechanic that was working on my car called me to tell me that my rack pinion is bad. He warned me that it could go out at any time, and it's unsafe to drive. I would like this incident documented, just in case there are others that encounter the same with their cars. I do feel that the manufacturer should pay for this issue, because it not from usual wear and tear, this is a manufacturing issue.

Filed Aug 7, 2014 · Brakes, Fuel system · 115,000 miles · MI

We bought this car with approximately 98,000 miles - gas gauge hasn't worked from beginning. Back in may had wheel bearings changed and ever since ABS comes on constantly while applying brake and slowing down. Abs light comes on at times. Abs will kick in about 3 times after applying brakes. Nephew scanned it to see codes and they were: c1221 lf wheel speed sensor input signal is 0 c1222 rf wheel speed sensor input signal is 0. Is there a recall for this issue???

Filed Apr 2, 2014 · Brakes · 89,000 miles · KS

The antilock braking system started malfunctioning at about 89000 miles. It appeared to be a faulty wheel hub. After replacing the passenger side front, it went away for about 3 days. Then it was the driver's side front that needed replaced. (both threw out codes for excessive wheel speed variation, as wheel as wheel speed sensor output 0.) two weeks to the day after replacing the passenger side front, it "went bad" again. We changed it again, just to be sure, and at this point, it appears to be in the wiring harness. After inspecting everything within about 2 feet of the wheels, it looks like it's farther up the line. The ABS unit will cycle a few times before the ABS light kicks on to say there's a problem. Until this happens (once the light is on, the ABS system stops kicking in) braking is almost unresponsive, and at best, intermittent. From everything we can tell, this is a serious and all too common problem with these cars. Again, I believe the problem is either farther up the harness, or where it splices into the rest of the harness. Neither of which can be accessed without taking off pretty much the front of the car. I should also ad that this vehicle only has 4 wheel anti-lock brakes, not the additional traction control unit.

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Acceleration, Brakes · 175,098 miles · MI

When braking my car assumes I'm sliding (like on ice) and I'm not--car uses ABS unnecessarily. When driving off my car assumes my wheels are spinning and unable to grip--they aren't and car uses traction control unnecessarily. Similar to a breaking throttle cable, when trying to make a left turn on a busy street, traction control being activated could be very hazardous.

Filed Aug 30, 2011 · Driver assistance · 98,000 miles · NC

Our 2001 impala randomly started having the ABS/traction light warning come on. When this happens it is spontaneous and without warning. My brakes lock up when I try to stop, when in a complete stop and I press the gas the brakes make the car hesitate to move forward, when turning the vehicle the car sputters the brakes lock up and I feel like I'm driving on ice. I honestly do not know when or if my car is actually going to stop or even move forward while I am on the road. This has been happening for about 3 years now and I have had it looked at by two different independent shops and have spoken to several mechanics just to get an idea of what they think is wrong. I have spent around $1000.00 in repairs and having it diagnosed. Nothing has prevented the ABS/traction error from occurring immediately after each fix. This problem has got to be announced and fixed by chevrolet immediately before someone or an entire family gets hurt or even killed. If I was the only fluke then I would understand but there are thousands within the 2001-2005 range that has this same problem. Don't be like toyota and wait til numerous people have died to fix a simple problem.

Filed Aug 4, 2011 · Driver assistance, Suspension · 163,200 miles · TX

1. There were really no events that LED up to the failure. 2. The ABS system started engaging at inappropriate times (when traction control was not warranted--completely dry). This started out sporadically but has since become daily. At first, just the ABS engaged and the "traction active" light illuminated. Now, it will cause the traction control system to disarm itself and the "service traction system" light will illuminate. 3. The front hub assembly was replaced 4 times with 4 different parts.

Filed Jan 26, 2011 · Driver assistance · 79,523 miles · PA

I have 2001 chevy impala ls with about 80k miles on it. When the weather started getting bad, the traction system light kicked on for obvious reasons. I took it off b/c I don't like. Now when I get in the car, and turn it on, my ABS, traction control and "service traction system" warning lights come on. The "service traction light goes off, but I would like to get the other to do off. It seems I'm not the only person with the type of problem. 100's of people across the us have a similar problem with this particular model ranging from years 01-04.

Filed Jan 1, 2011 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 134,000 miles · TN

I have contacted gm about my impala. My ABS lights on my dash keep going off and my service traction system keeps showing up in my message box. When I am pulling out from anywhere that involves me turning my wheel is when all of the lights go off. You hear a noise that sounds like my brakes grinding. Once the lights go off, my brakes are hard to slow down my car. There have been a few incidents when my kids were in the car and I thought we weren't stopping. I have researched this and even gm told me it was a known issue. People have spent thousands of dollars trying to fix theirs and still haven't found an answer. I don't understand why chevy won't fix it or make it a recall. This will be the last gm product I buy since they don't stand behind their products. If you look on the safecar.gov web page there are plenty of people who have filed about the same complaint. It is dangerous. I talked to the mechanic at my local chevy dealer and he said he has had multiple impala's in the shop with the same problem and after replacing many parts, they still couldn't find the answer. Does someone need to get killed for chevy to wake up?