I had to make a "panic stop". I pushed the brake pedal as hard as possible. Felt the vehicle shudder several times and felt what I assumed was the ABS brakes cycling, then the vehicle just rolled forward...no braking at all was felt, resulting in a rear-end collision. I know that if I had properly functioning brakes, I would have stopped in a safe distance. When I felt the deceleration stop, I pushed even harder on the pedal, with absolutely no change in velocity and no more room for the pedal to move. There was at least 15 between vehiclesat this point,&..I could /should have stopped safely, with no collision if the brakes had worked properly!
1999 GMC Savana: ABS light or ABS activating
5 of the 49 complaints about the 1999 GMC Savana describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 10%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
- 20171
- 20161
- 20071
- 20021
- 20002
- 19995
- 19983
- 19971
- 19965
What owners say
Consumer stated the brake light on the instrument panel would not go off and the van had a very hard brake pedal like there was no power boost, consumer was informed that the problem was an equalizer, however when it was installed it did not resolve the problem, then they discovered it was the switch on the brake pedal that was bad or needed to be adjusted, consumer was informed that the hard brake pedal was normal for gmc's, consumer stated while driving he experienced hard braking and the wheels locked up, consumer stated there was no ABS control even though vehicle is suppose to have it, consumer belives he only has front wheel braking.
Consumer was traveling about 20mph in good weather conditions and pressed on brakes & the ABS brakes didn't work. Left front & right rear locked up. Gmc was aware of problem and will investigate more.
When applying brakes during an emergency stop ABS releases too much, and will not stop vehicle. Also, when accelerating from a stop brakes tend to stay locked for a short period of time, then release. Van has been taken to dealership twice for this problem. Dealership has not been successful in fixing the problem. Please list other vehicle identification numbers.
While driving vehicle, left wheel started to grab after applying ABS brakes. Would make clunking sounds. Stopping distance is effective by ABS brake problem. Is intermittent. Been to dealer numerous times & problem with ABS brakes not corrected.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 GMC Savana abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1999 GMC Savana?
5 of 49 owner complaints about the 1999 GMC Savana (10%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 GMC Savana?
There are 0 recalls and 10 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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