Abs brakes kick in during low-speed (less than 10 MPH) braking. This is happening during every stop, sometimes resulting in the in-ability to stop the vehicle.
2000 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Dt: contact states his vehicle has had repeated parking brake failure starting at 16,000 miles. The dealership refused to warrant the work performed on the vehicle. The last failure happened march, 2005.
Dt: contact states that ABS started failing at approximately 37000. The vehicle was taken to lewis chevrolet, they would not warrant the work that was performed on the vehicle.
Dt: the contact states that he owns a 2000 chevy silverado and the ABS is kicking in at about 5 MPH increasing the stopping distance. This happens on all road conditions. It happens everytime he tries to slow down. The vehicle has new brakes and the regular brakes work fine but it's the ABS that is making the problem.
On more than one occasion, my 2000 chevrolet silverado (1500) pick up truck fails to stop at low speeds <20 MPH. The cause is the ABS brake system activates, regardless of road conditions and makes the brake pedal very "hard". At time of this complaint, service work has not be completed; therefore, I have no information on parts.
Consumer states: antil-lock brakes will kick in below 5 MPH everytime. The brakes are fine. When pushing down on the brake the pedal will push back, and making pumping noise. When noise stops you regain operation of the pedal. It'll continue to move to extra 3 to 5 feet when trying to get vehilce to stop sometimes up to 10-15 feet.
Consumer states: when coming to a stop when you get to 10 MPH or so, anti-lock brakes kick in but do not stop the vehicle. No fore warning. If pull the fuse for brakes the brakes will work fine.
Dt: anti lock brakes at 5-10 MPH the brakes failed and cause extended stopping distance. Problem began 11/03 vehicle was serviced, cleaned hubs and sensors. Problem returned on 3/15/05. Problem is persistent. Brake light is not on or ABS light. Happens in all weather conditions. (4 wheel antilock). Vehicle is regularly serviced, service records available. Parking brake, three years ago parking brake failed completely. Dealer repaired. The problem returnes about every 3-4 months. Last summer parking brake failed, and vehicle rolled into another vehicle while contact was in gas station.
Dt: anti lock brakes activated at speeds of 5-10 MPH, causing extended stopping distance. Brakes failed about 50% of the time. First began in november 2004, and problem became worse. No brake lights came on. Happened under any weather conditions. Vehicle was regularly serviced and service records were available.
Brake pedal became very hard, truck became hard to stop under 5 miles per hour.the problem occured more often,once for every three stops. The truck was taken to the dealer for repairs. The antilock brakes were found to be faulty. A speed sensor was replaced in each front wheel. Cost of repairs was $400.
Antilock brakes engage at low speeds
Abs warning light started coming on and off at random while driving. Randomly when pulling slowly up to intersection to stop, antilock brakes would engage and vehicle would not stop but instead roll out into intersection. Imediate fix was to release brakes and re-apply repeatedly to get vehicle to stop. Long term "temporary" fix was to remove 60 amp ABS fuse to disable ABS all together. (found this solution on internet) read a tip on the internet that stated problem was with the speed sensors and corrosion or rust building up around sensors. Removed both sensors and saw no corrosion. Replaced sensors and am currently driving without antilock brakes. (ABS light and parking brake light are now permanetly lit as a result of removing the 60 amp fuse.)
Anti-lock brakes don't respond immediately at stops. Like you don't have brakes and then they suddenly catch
Contact stated: contact was having a problem with emergency brake. The emergency brake fell apart into pieces. The repair shop replaced the brake shoe pad and the rear rotors. Also, the dealer had to replace the monitor speed sensor which indicated that the ABS was over active. While driving 10 MPH vehicle made a noise while hitting the brakes. It almost caused an accident when the ABS was applied.
Have not wrecked yet but have had many close calls because my truck needs a longer stopping distance because of the anti lock brakes. Numerous times I have almost hit vechicles because I could not stop. Reported the problem to gm and to my dealer they tell me they are looking into the problem. In the meantime they tell me to clean the sensors on the antilock brakes. This does not work. Still have the problem. This problem started about a year ago.
Over the past 3 years I've experienced failures while braking. After having the dealer check this problem he advise me to replace hub and bearings. At my cost..... This hasn't fix the problem. Last winter I slid through several intersections. At slow speeds I know now to forget about ABS-ing and pump the hell out of the brakes. Please note that the "incident date" is just a guess from last winter.
After reading the newspaper of 05/04/2005, I realized my vehicle, a 2000 siverado, was involved in the federal safety agency investigation #pe05020, low speed braking distance increase. On several occasions throughout this past winter, my truck just seemed like it didn't want to stop in what I thought was a sufficient distance. I had been told by my local dealership shortly after purchasing this vehicle in july of 2002, to either use my parking brake all the time or not at all because the components would rust and become inoperative. Apparantly this problem has been known by gm for a long time. Having read the news article, the further ramification becomes clear. I now know the a.b.s. System was too aggressive on slippery surfaces. The last time this happened, I was turning into my driveway and wound up in my front yard stuck, but with no damage. If I had been at an intersection on a public road, I might not be here to write this. The incident date and number of failures will be relative due to the frequency of this failure.
All of a sudden when trying to stop the vehicle will not stop. The pedal hits the floor but no brakes work. The truck has new rotors and pads on the back and front. We thought they were the problem but nothing changed after putting rotors and pads on. One time we pulled into a driveway and the truck would not stop and we hit the vehicle that was parked in the driveway, nothing was damaged.
Contact states: contact was driving vehicle slowing down to pull into a parking spot, between 7-10 MPH, the ABS engagement does not allow you to brake completely and come to a complete stop and the contact hit a guard rail. Normal weather conditions. General motors being investigated for the brake problem. General motor refused to take care of the brake problem, they would take care of it but contact would be responsible for the cost. The service manager at a gm dealer said this problem happens approximately 30,000 miles. Contact unplugged the anti lock brake system
Antilock brakes "locked out" at 5 MPH, truck rolled into a barrier dealer replaced hub sensor (twice) at no charge.
I am responding to the current investigation of the braking problem involving the ABS sensor. I have a 2000 chevrolet silverado. Vehicle was purchased new in jan. 01. I took the vehicle to the dealer on 11/06/03 for the ABS activation at low speeds when braking. The dealer removed front calipers and rotors and ABS sensors and cleaned rust away from the mounitng surface for the sensor per bulletin #02-05-25-006a. Problem recently returned when braking. You get a pulstation kicking back on break pedal and are unable to stop. Last week I almost ran into front of a hollywood video store when pulling up. I had to press the emerengcy brake to stop. I was prepared because it also happen a couple of days before in another parking lot at the fitness gym. I replaced the ABS sensor (driver's side) myself on 5/2/05. The cost of this was $120.55. Dealership only had one in stock, wanting to replace them both because this is a known problem. Just wanted to let you know that this a current problem and needs to be rectified. If any questions, please contact me.
This is in regards to today's newspaper article about the government's new investigation about gm's antilock brake problems with its trucks and suvs. My 2000 chevrolet silverado started experiencing antilock braking problems on december 2003. The problem was that whenever I braked slower than 10 MPH, the brakes won't stop the truck until after it slowed down to less than 3 MPH. The brake pedal would pulsate strongly. Then at that speed the brakes would grab very hard. It was really annyoing and dangerous. For some time I nearly hit some cars ahead of me. On february 2004 I had the front hubs, rotors and brake pads replaced at a cost of $746.60 including labor at an independent repair shop. The warranty had expired over a year ago. The mileage on the truck was 85,000, but the truck was barely 3 years old. Fyi, gm made a profit of about $8,000 when I bought the truck, according to industry publications. Multiply that by 1,200,000 and you have a filthy profiteering company on your hands. I want my money reimbursed. I have never experienced such a safety problem in my life before. For settlement, I don't want a coupon for buying another gm truck at a discount. I want to be reimbursed! Please do not settle for less! The detroit people must be made to see the errors of their ways and to stop profiteering at our expense!
My truck experiences ABS activation at low speed as described in news releases about the government investigation. I have not had it repaired, but do still drive it daily and this brake activation happens everytime I drive it. It is a 2000 cheverolet silverado. Also, the tailgate does not latch properly. Please advise me as to what action I should take and is the vehicle safe to drive.
When coming to a stop at slow speeds (less than 3 MPH) my anti-lock breaks activate and increase my stopping distance. This has resulted in near accidents in parking lots and in almost causing the vehicle to hit the closed garage door of my house. The condition occurs repeatedly (everytime) on all types of surfaces including dry smooth pavement. No service lights or brake warning lights were illuminated. To correct this problem at minimum expense I have pulled the ABS fuse to inactivate the ABS system. The problem has never reoccurred with the ABS fuse removed. Neither general motors or its dealerships have been contacted with this problem since it occurred outside of the warranty period.
Abs doesn't work when going under 10 MPH. This happens everytime I drive the vehicle. Have not fixed it yet.
Very difficult to apply brakes with vehicle speed between 5 and 10 MPH. Pedal was extremely difficult to push. Trying to apply brakes a buzzing noise is heard from the front of the vehicle. Using both feet to push the brake pedal was able to stop vehicle. No ABS or brake warning lights were illuminated. Incidents happened on the road as vehicle slowed in traffic.
I to have had multiple problems with the brake /ABS system.right know it is non functionable because of a $1500 failure of the pump/ebcm.the stopping distance is horrible and the failure of gm to acknowledge and repair the engine noise(piston slap)is unacceptable.
The consumer had difficulty stopping the vehicle when he applied the brakes.
Consumor states: control module for ABS just went out. Had to pump brakes. Also. Back rotor went out at 30,000 miles, and had to have a new one.
Abs failing at low speeds. During braking, below 10mph the brake pedal locks up and fails completely. Before it fails the brake pedal will chatter. Abs fuse has been pulled in order to drive vehicle.
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