2016 Chevrolet Suburban: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Apr 14, 2026 · Airbags, Seat belts · 192,252 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

The contact owned a 2016 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving 30-35 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a concrete pole, and the front end of the vehicle was significantly damaged. The contact stated that the pole was 12-18 inches into the hood, and 1.5 ft. up into the engine bay. The concrete pole was damaged. The air bags and the seat belt pretensioners failed to deploy. Several warning lights, including the check engine, the ABS, the TPMS, the air bag, the StabiliTrak, and the traction control warning lights, were illuminated after the crash. The contact noticed he had sustained bumps on the head and neck from hitting the steering wheel, but did not feel sore at the time. The contact woke up dizzy the next day and sought medical assistance. The contact underwent X-rays and was informed that he had also sustained torn chest muscles. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot. The insurance company towed the vehicle to another lot the following day, and the vehicle was totaled. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number:Â 16V651000(Air Bags, Seat Belts), which was previously performed on the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that the manufacturer had also issued the federal safety agency Campaign Number:Â 17V437000(Air Bags, Seat Belts) for vehicles repaired under the previous recall, and the recall information stated that the affected vehicles may not have received the complete software update necessary to remedy the recall condition. However, the second recall had not been performed on the vehicle. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was filed, but the case manager was unreachable. The failure mileage was 192,252.

Filed Oct 21, 2024 · Brakes · SD

I see that some 2016 Chevy Suburban's have recalls on this with brake issues. I checked to see if ours had a recall and it doesn't but I believe that it should as we have a serious safety issue with ours. We have had a couple of mechanics look over our brakes and lines and none can seem to find anything wrong, but it is very intermittent and we never know when the issue will start. Sometimes the Service Brake Assist light will flash on, but other times it will not. Basically we will be driving and sometimes it is very hard to get it to stop, some times the brake won't push down at all and sometimes it will push all the way to the floor. It seems like it will happen after the car has been driven over an hour, but sometimes not. It has happened first thing in the morning, but not very often. When you drive it in traffic or go to park it, it has been vary scary as it sometimes is very hard to get stopped before hitting something in front of you. It will make a ABS sound sometimes, but the only light that has ever come on is the Service Brake Assist..... I strongly believe this sounds similar to the recalls in this Vehicles history and believe that ours should have this recall. An this happens pretty often, but not all the time..... This had happened sometime in 2023, but it happens more often now. Thanks for any information, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 22, 2019 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · IL

At low speeds the ABS kicks in increasing stopping times in traffic. Dealership ran a recall that updated the system but problem has increased. Dealership says it is a known issue with the vacuum pump for the assisted brake system but wants $900 to fix it. If its a known issue why isnt gm fixing the issue. We dont spend this much on a vehicle to spend even more to fix it.

Filed Feb 9, 2019 · Brakes · 84,000 miles · VA

An intermittent issue where the bakes fail to engage at low speed. I've noticed it when pulling into parking spaces and inching forward in stop and go traffic. It feels as if there is no hydraulic pressure in the system, and I can feel the ABS pulsing the pedal when it happens. Took it to the gm dealer - they said the brake vacuum pump is failing. Full replacement of the pump is needed.

Filed Dec 29, 2018 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · MD

When moving at slow speeds in both reverse and forward, brake pressure was lost causing pedal to go near floor and increasing stopping distance. Turned vehicle off/on, condition continued. Gained more speed (10-20 MPH) in parking lot and normal braking returned. Plan to take to dealer tomorrow--will not allow wife/kids to continue to use vehicle with this defect. Pedal stiffness varied during incident akin to pedal feel when bleeding brakes; braking during incident felt like ABS pulsing on ice. Incident previously occurred with wife driving in reverse approximately two months ago. One incident occurred in drive through, another incident while backing out of parking spot in parking lot.