GMC Sonoma abs comes on

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Brakes · 95,424 miles · UT

Abs light and brake light on the instrument panel comes on intermittently.

Filed Apr 14, 2014 · Brakes · 69,010 miles · CA

Driving in town ABS light & brake lights came on, no accident. Looking for recalls, technical service bulletins! Lights come on every time I drive truck, sometimes immediately.

Filed Apr 13, 2012 · Brakes · 64,988 miles · LA

While braking for a yield intersection on 3/30/2012, approx. 10am, in dry and clear conditions, brakes on 2002 gmc sonoma failed. Vehicle would not stop despite hard pressure on the brake pedal and ran through intersection almost colliding with another vehicle. When managed to get vehicle stopped and pulled to side of road, both the ABS and brake failure warning lights were illuminated on the dash. Upon turning the ignition off and restarting, both the ABS and brake failure warning lights cleared and were no longer illuminated. Check engine light never illuminated. Took vehicle to both independent mechanic and gm dealership mechanic and both confirmed an odb ii trouble code of c0265 had been generated. This code, I was told, indicates failure of the ebcm (electronic brake control module) of the ABS system. Apparently, this problem is well-known to gm and it has issued several technical service bulletins on the problem, but no recalls. Independent mechanic could not replace the ebcm as lacked the proprietary gm software needed to program it. Gm dealership mechanic--while confirming generation of the c0265 trouble code--refused to replace the ebcm instead saying I should "just drive it around and see if the problem happens again." this seemed a very dismissive approach by gm to a known problem on certain of their ABS vehicles as the first brake failure on 3/20/2012 almost caused a wreck. Not anxious to find out what the second failure the gm dealer wants me to "wait for" would result in.

Filed Aug 15, 2008 · Brakes · 84,000 miles · FL

Abs system malfunction. Code c0265. Internet research indicates that this model year (2000) and other similar models and surrounding years have this failure. Grounding failure to ABS computer module resulting in the necessity to replace module.

Filed Mar 19, 2008 · Brakes · 91,000 miles · DE

Abs light is on and dealer claims my 1994 gmc sonoma needs a $2,200 ABS computer replaced. There was recall on the ABS module in 7/00. I believe this recall affected the ABS computer that now needs replacing and I'm asking for assistance from gmc on sharing the replacement costs.

Filed Sep 12, 2007 · Brakes · KS

Abs failure at slow speeds-ABS tries to engage,brake is slow at first with noise and then ABS light appears and engages dangerous braking resets after turning off goes through it all again nest time you drive.

Filed Apr 9, 2007 · Brakes · 45,500 miles · NE

Abs & emergency dash lights will turn on/off intermittenly; no pattern as to when/how often. Had gm dealer check it. My ebcm had a short, if lights were on, had no ABS, just hydraulic if lights were off. I have ABS. Cost of new module is $1100.00; plus labor!! Dealer suggested I live with it for cost of repair! I agreed, but worried that gm probably were ignoring lights & thinking they had good ABS!!

Filed Feb 24, 2007 · Brakes · 84,500 miles · CA

My ABS light began to come on while driving. I could hear the ABS pump running but the module was not functioning. I pulled the fuse so it would stop running and I could get home. After taking it into auto service they determined it needs a electronic brake control module and has a kelsey & hayes anti-lock system. The work was quoted at over $700. They said it would be safe to drive but I have limited any driving with the truck since it valid.

Filed Jan 27, 2007 · Brakes · 107,030 miles · IN

In april 2006, a brake line on my 1998 gmc sonoma pickup broke when I applied the brakes at approx 50 MPH. I had to stop rather quickly due to traffic backing up on an interstate highway. When the brake line burst, my brake pedal went to the floor and I had no brakes. Prior to this happening, the brakes were working fine. Fortunately, I was able to swerve into another lane and downshift (std shift) to avoid an accident. My mechanic replaced the broken line (from hydraulic ABS to junction) and also the rear brake pads and rotors. The truck had 107,000 miles on it when this occurred. I decided to report this because I am concerned that it might happen to others, resulting in a serious accident.

Filed Nov 30, 2006 · Brakes · 111,111 miles · GA

Tonight, a rainy night in texas I had to brakes suddenly. Finally my ABS brakes worked properly .there was no heavy pull to the left swerving into the next lane, as it did from 2003-2005. There was pulsation from the braking mechanism that I never felt before like I told it should work. I didn't have to fight with the wheel to keep control. It never swerved like numerous times before out of the over 100 times my ABS brakes malfunctioned , this time finally it worked the way ABS should work during a wet bumpy road. Last year after many phone calls about my many issues,gm corp and the dealer finally was willing to check out my vehicle again with ABS brakes and other issues. I drove my vehicle at my cost from texas to georgia. The dealer reported my vehicle's issues were repaired. The drl issue (turns off while using the turn signal, stupid defect that they have in the manual. As if it normal. I still don't know any other car that does this ) the problem is still there but the electrical issue is gone. When I had the electrical problem it affected the entire vehicle over the time I had the truck. I even had my radio replaced over nine times. My last issue was the system not recognizing the check engine light being on and driving from ga to tx and back before it would go out. I drove 2000 miles. ....ABS brakes." what ever the dealer did to my car to repair the swerving issues. They need to do a recall for those people who have malfunctioning ABS brakes on the sonoma vehicle. There is a defect and it should be acknowledged. Mine was fixed after 3 years. These brakes were defective and dangerous until repaired. I have avoided many accidents by being very careful ; offensive and defensive driving. Have gm fix those faulty ABS brakes. Please note you can find my many complaints under gmc sonoma 2002.