2001 Chevrolet Suburban 1500: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Jan 28, 2015 · Brakes · 139,000 miles · NH · crash

I pulled into a parking lot and proceeded to park my suburban. I hit the brake pedal and the brakes did not work. They pulsate and gave out completely. No service lights or warning light came on previous to the incident. When the brakes didn't work I tried to pump them to get them to work but nothing worked and my suburban smashed into a bush and over the curb. I just had my brake lines replaces which was quoted $1700 at my local chevrolet dealership. I am no looking into the issues with the ABS system.

Filed Jan 6, 2015 · Brakes · 108,000 miles · NY

Chevrolet has continued to ignore the ABS brake issue within the brake control module. This is separate from their wheel sensor issue.the brake control module.has a circuit board issue which deactivates the ABS system and shows a brake and ABS light on dash.in snow today my ABS failed and I slid through an intersection narrowly missing a school bus a f$%^ing school bus.there is so much info on this issue on the internet but chevrolet seem to be ignoring it.the problem is centered around a circuit board in the brake control module.

Filed Jun 17, 2013 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · NH

Moving my boat in the driveway and when I went to stop my brake line from the master cylinder to the ABS controller failed causing no braking!!! Pumped them like crazy and it just pissed out all of the fluid. I had my children playing in the area and I was fortunate that they were not killed! Upon inspection the brake line rotted at the points where they are held onto the frame by the hangers! This is incredibly dangerous and I believe that gm should have some liability in this matter. The vehicle is barely just over 10 years old and this is a major flaw in design. The scary part is the lines look great overall but where they are placed in all of the hangers they had rot spots in them that was only apparent after dis-assembly. A normal safety inspection would not pick up on the corrosion hidden within the hangers.

Filed Mar 20, 2012 · Brakes · 97,000 miles · OH · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 1500. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the brake pedal was engaged and the vehicle failed to reduce speed. The vehicle uncontrollably crashed into a building. There was no personal injury; however there were exterior damages to the building. The vehicle sustained minor damage. A police report was not filed of the incident. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the four brake lines and gear shifter cable were replaced. Also, the ABS would need to be replaced. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). The failure recurred after the repair. The ABS had been replaced a total of seven times. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 97,000.

Filed Feb 10, 2011 · Brakes · 78,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban k1500. The contact stated that the ABS braking system failed due to rust and a leak. While stopping at slow speeds, the brakes do not stop the vehicle and the pedal extended to the floorboard. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who replaced the ABS control module; reprogrammed the computer, the front hubs and the bearings on both the right and left front wheels for $2,000. The vehicle was never taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Jan 3, 2011 · Brakes · 108,650 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact was driving approximately 10 MPH when the ABS system activated independently. The contact stated that when the failure would occur, the vehicle would become increasingly difficult to stop. He called the manufacturer and was advised that his vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic:anti lock). The vehicle was not repaired and the failure became progressively worse. The failure mileage was 108,650 and the current mileage was 111,821.

Filed Sep 5, 2010 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · NY

I having a problem with my 2001 chevy suburban 1500 regarding the ABS brake module control that failed, after resource its looks like many thousand of 2000-2002 have the same problem , I call gm and they saying their is no recall. If you check that issue would you think it should be a recall ? [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Brakes · 65,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet suburban 1500. The contact stated that the anti-lock brake sensor would independently engage when driving at speeds of at least 10 MPH. When the ABS would activate it would cause an unusual increase in stopping distance. The contact previously received notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 05v379000 (service brakes, hydraulic: anti-lock) but was advised by the dealer that because the vehicle was over 100,000 miles, they would not make repairs. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 65,000 and the current mileage was 113,000.

Filed Jun 7, 2010 · Brakes · 71,000 miles · GA

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) the ABS computer on my 2001 chevrolet suburban failed at just over 70,000 miles. I contacted chevy about this and was told it occurred often and that it wasn't covered.. I have searched the internet and have found numerous other complaints about this same issue and everyone thinks it should be a safety recall issue. Can you please investigate this and get back in touch with me? [xxx]

Filed May 8, 2010 · Brakes · 98,438 miles · NY

The ABS system activated for no apparent reason, this is the first time it happened with just the pedal application, on dry pavement under 20 MPH. Activated and increased stopping distance, while keeping pedal pressure on. Luckily I try not to follow cars closely. Have had similar problems when hitting a bump, which can activate ABS system due to loss of wheel traction. It should not happen on dry pavement, and can cause an accident. Gm should address this problem, I did the previous recall but I still had the problem.

Filed Jan 5, 2010 · Brakes · 125,000 miles · KY

2001 chevy suburban 1500 lt, ABS problem. Recurrence of failure of ABS pump to deactivate. Pump runs continuously until it burns up. Replaced previously (not under warranty). Over $1000. At this time the ABS fuse is pulled so pump won't burn up again, but I have no antilock brakes. Apparently a sensor or something is failing and causing an expensive repair.

Filed Dec 28, 2009 · Brakes · 8,500 miles · CT

The federal safety agency campaign id #l 05v379000 on my 2001 chevrolet suburban was performed in 2005 at the valenti auto mall in mystic, ct. The intent was to treat a gm recall no. 05068 to fix ABS front hub sensors that would corrode. Supposedly they did this at 85,000 miles in 2005. In 2009, I have been having recurring ABS issues and they replaced the inaccurate sensor signal at $675. Recurring issues they now need to replace the passenger side sensor at $675. The issue is that the sensor recall did not solve the problem, gm has stated the customer must pay for the very issue the recall called out, which was corroded senor hub assemblies and the customer must pay. This has been a very dangerous condition that gm/chevrolet knew of and did not fix in an appropriate manner. The suburban barely does not stop well at all and is very dangerous.