2015 Chevrolet Tahoe: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed May 3, 2026 · Electrical, Steering · SC

While driving, the vehicle experienced a total loss of power steering, accompanied by a 'Power Steering: Drive with Care' dashboard alert. The steering wheel became extremely heavy and difficult to maneuver. Simultaneously, the ABS and brake warning lights illuminated. Although I managed to bring the vehicle to a safe stop, a subsequent repair attempt failed to resolve the issue. The vehicle remains undriveable as the intermittent failure persists, creating a severe safety hazard.

Filed Jun 10, 2024 · Brakes · 49,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while driving or while parked, and attempting to depress the brake pedal, the brake pedal was very stiff and difficult to depress. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 19V645000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The contact stated the vehicle was previously repaired under the recall several years ago. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 49,000.

Filed Jun 26, 2022 · Brakes, Steering · GA

Power steering assist, ABS and skid control failed all at once during travel. Also emergency brake light lit up along with these other warnings. Hard to steer. The vehicle has not yet been inspected. Scheduling that now. All dash warning lights lit up along with warning messages just as the failures occurred. Upon restarting the vehicle the failures reset to normal operation. NOTE: The vehicle had been running and idling in very hot temps ~101

Filed Nov 17, 2021 · Brakes · KY

At low speeds, mainly backing up, the brake pedal goes soft and the vehicle will not stop. As you push harder, the pedal becomes stiff and you feel the ABS activate. I have read online that this is a common problem with the 2015-2016 GM models. Apparently the vacuum pump is the root cause however many have stated if oil is found, the Vacuum Line between the booster and the pump 3. Brake Booster 4. Master Cylinder 5. Vacuum Pump Belt should be changed as well.

Filed Apr 23, 2021 · Brakes · 57,000 miles · WA

At low speeds (less than 10 MPH) brakes (ABS and power assist) have failed when in reverse on slight incline. Most recently (4/20/2021) the same issue occured when moving forward, at approximately 5-7 MPH, while on approx 8% downhil grade. The road surface was non-paved, mixed dirt/gravel. This issue occured multiple times, however, during 2 of the occurances the vehicles would not come to a complete stop and was thought to have continued over the edge of road into canyo if not for an extreme choice forward path to navigate thurn. This "road" was the white rim road in canyon lands national park, utah.

Filed Feb 11, 2021 · Electrical · 130,882 miles · NC

Vehicle looses power while driving for a short period of time. Starts with warning dash lights activing (ABS, grade brake assist) loss of radio and then the truck cuts off, yet resets/restarts itself immediately.

Filed Jan 24, 2020 · Brakes, Transmission · WA

Since purchasing my vehicle in 2016 I have had multiple issues. I have always noticed a drip of oil in my garage that wasn't consistent and when telling my dealership about it they stated they would look into it and found nothing. I was driving down the road and the side door black fascia flew off, the dealership replaced 3 stating it was still under the 34k warranty. I had requested they replace/secure the 4th and was told it was fine and didn't need replacing. I returned for an oil change about 6 months later and reported the one that was not replaced is now loose and was told by the dealership I was out of my warranty period and would be charged an hour labor as well as parts, costing roughly $120.00. I then had my AC go out in summer of 2019 and had that replaced supposedly a recall. When I took my car to the dealership for an oil change in fall 2019 I mentioned my car was not stopping properly while braking and they informed me there was a current recall that would fix the issue and that was performed. I was still noticing the braking issues. In nov.2019 I started to experience misfiring with the transmission and not shifting correctly. I made an appointment with the dealership and on the way to the dealership it worsened and I had to get it towed. I was informed I would not get a loaner car as all of theirs were out to people with parts required without an eta from gm. I was called 4 days later as I had not heard back and was told my car needed a replacement transmission as well as a new vacuum pump as this had failed and is the reason for the hard braking. The transmission was replaced and I was told to pick up my vehicle because the vacuum pump is on back-order without an eta and "I still have my ABS that will assist with stopping".

Filed Nov 22, 2019 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · OR · crash

The braking system failed while driving; I was approaching a traffic light and slowing down and at about 15-20 MPH and slowing the brake pedal went straight to the floor. The vehicle was no longer slowing down so I pumped the brakes to try and regain some kind of braking and the ABS system tried to kick in but was only partially affective and slowed the vehicle down enough to come to a stop after I crossed the intersection and ran over a curb.

Filed Oct 1, 2019 · Brakes · 79,000 miles · NY · crash

Brake vacuum pump loses pressure when brakes pressed repetitively. While in traffic I rear ended another motorist due to brake pressure loss. Causing damage to both vehicles. No injuries due to low speed but even at high speeds brake pressure is lost, if the brake pedal is depressed repeatedly you lose all brake assist. Vehicle was brought in for recall regarding ABS software update but brakes still feel horrible. Tsb was issued to vehicles under 72000 but only began this year. Current tsb does not cover my vehicle. I contact the gm regarding this issue and they told me that they will not cover my vehicle one make exceptions.this needs to be a full recall of the vaccum pump, vacuum line and master cylinder like stated in the tsb. Someone can die from this issue if going down hill at speed.

Filed Jul 8, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 95,069 miles · GA

While driving on the highway at high speeds, 70-80 MPH, steering became extremely difficult for brief periods. Often times it was immediately following actuation of the automatic window switch. It was accompanied with a lot of the loss of electrical power, a flickering control panel, ABS light, stab trak, brake assist, and park assist warnings. A/c would stop, radio would turn off, the dashboard would flicker, then I would have to acknowledge all of the warnings in order to clear the issue. Steering was tough, though controllable, but I question the ability of a less experienced drive to be able to handle the same problem at those speeds. This has happened before at lower speeds, usually while backing up to park. At lower speeds the SUV would cut off completely. At higher speeds, the stall was recoverable, very fortunate in this matter. Unable to get the issue to repeat at the dealership and it is very inconsistent. Usually resets itself once the car is turned off and restarted.

Filed Jun 17, 2019 · Brakes · 79,000 miles · NJ

When braking at 1 to 5 MPH, brake pedal becomes hard to press. It feels like the ABS system is being activated.

Filed Nov 30, 2018 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · AZ

The brake pedal becomes almost impossible to depress at low speeds causing the vehicle to roll without the ability to stop. Seems like the brake booster is failing to apply pressure to the brake system. Have read several complaints on this so I wanted to document one more case to push gm for a recall. My family almost had a bad crash the other day due to this and now it happens all the time. Abs is not activating to cause this, it is more a lack of boost in the brake system. We only have 40,000 miles on our truck.