Abs light , brake light and parking brake light went on. Also saying check brake system soon came on. Went to dealer 10/15/2014 and was told need two computers for ABS. About 1500.00 but can't do it because the brake lines are rusty and may break. If they were to break about a 4500.00 repair bill. Was told ok to drive and the ABS would just disable itself. Brake lines used to be made of stainless steel. Has almost 119,000 miles. Also was told maybe time for a new vehicle. I bought new and have had numerous repairs done and maint on it.
2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500: ABS light or ABS activating
5 of the 182 complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- typical mileage
- 95,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
Complete failure of brakes while driving, coasted to stop with assistance of parking brake. Upon inspection it was found that all brake lines are severely rusted to a failure point, the one line that failed was for the rear brakes from the block device under the drivers side inner frame rail (ABS unit or booster) for a very well kept family vehicle with low miles and no substantial rust anywhere else but the brake lines, and this one area that gets constant road spray directly at the lines and block/booster/ABS on the inner frame drivers side. This was a shock to find, and now after looking online that the federal safety agency has the longest open case with chevy for 99-02 and seems like it will spread to 07 something needs to be done for public safety. This suburban weighs like 6000 pounds, a tank, and will crush anything in its way if the brakes do not work. I have had several other makes/models of cars & trucks and the only time I have ever needed to replace a brake line was on my old 1984 dodge ram pickup I plow snow with all the time and it was 25yrs old at that time not 10yrs old like the chevy. We need immediate action to ensure the safety of all of the thousands with this same issue on chevy trucks/SUV's. Purchased new in manchester ct for over $36,000 in april 2004.. I do not have the $1000+ on hand to have this repair completed at this time with 2 children in college and 2 more soon to be.
Backing up snowmobile trailer when brake pedal went to floor. Large puddle underneath truck right below where the 4 brake lines exit the ABS and go over the frame rail.
Slowing down coming to stop about 7to 4 MPH the ABS sensors tells the ABS pump to turn on making a growling noise this is the same problem the older models had there fix was to bring them in to a dealer and pull and clean the ABS sensors or replace if found bad . I took mine in for an ABS sensor light on and they told me that the right sensor was bad but the left needed to be pulled and cleaned but they said if the went to pull it and it broke I would have to pay the cost of the replacement sensor instead of the cleaning cost which is about $250.00 to replace part and labor this was in dec 2009.
We were driving back from the airport, 60 miles from our home. Before we left the airport area we heard a noise. As we are headed home approximately 20 miles down the road the stability notification and the ABS lights come on. First time they had come on. Every now and then we hear a noise coming from the front left wheel. The notification and lights cut off and on all the way to our destination. Approximately 6 miles from our home, we hear a noise as if something came off but yet the suburban was driving okay for the exception of noise and grinding. We decided to keep driving as we are in a horrific construction zone. The next day I call for an appt for inspection at a private wheel and brake shop for an estimate. They said I had extensive damage to the wheel hub assemblies and the front wheel tire was just about to fall off. They said they were even apprehensive about making it from the outside of the building, inside. I call the dealership. They said it there was not a recall on the hub assemblies and it would cost app $560 to $600 per wheel for repair. I could not afford this so I took it to repair at the wheel shop. My vehicle had approximately at the time 54,000 miles. I do have the old parts for inspection.
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Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500?
5 of 182 owner complaints about the 2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 (3%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
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