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I have a 2001 Chevy Silverado and my ABS brakes are activateing at slow speeds when comeing to a compleat stop. I have 84000 miles on my truck and I've almost rear ended the person in front of me on numerous ocations. I just read an artical in the detroit news about this problem and I wanted to tell you my truck is also haveing the ABS problem. I am hopeing for a recall on the ABS sensors!
ABS system on 2001 Silverado 4X4 began coming on at low speeds with only gentle braking. Caused stopping distances to be much greater, causing overshoot of stop signs. No accident was involved. Had repaired at GM dealer, said ABS sensors were corroded and had to replace ($600+ dollars). Vehicle only has 40K miles on it.
The brakes prematurely failed to respond appropriately when applied. Consumer's vehicle almost rear ended other vehicles. Consumer was going to have the brakes diagnosed by a Chevrolet dealership, but until then the cause was unknown. Chevrolet stated that this model year was not included in recall.
- Tallahassee, FL, USA
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I have had serveral near misses while pulling a trailer with my 2001 Silverado pickup. The truck stops fine with no load. But when trailering it seems to take a lot more pressure to stop the vehicle. I've had the pedal to the floor on several occasions because the hydralic pressure wasn't there. I pulled a 3,000 lb. Gvw trailer, and a 10,000 lb gvw trailer with a 1500 Chevrolet Silverado extcab/long box. I have had the truck in shop and mentioned the problem said everything was fine.
Chevrolet Silverado 2001, replaced timing chain at 55,000 miles. The consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes, the vehicle skidded and would not stop and when it occurred the vehicle made a noise. The consumer was told it was just the anti-lock brakes kicking in. The consumer also stated when the roads were wet and he applied the accelerator from a stop the back tire would spin out.
(1) on Saturday March 5th, 2005 we were pulling my 2001 Chevrolet exteneded cab 4X4 out of the mud. (2) the failure is that the anti-lock brakes locked up while pulling the truck out of the mud and it caused my truck to crash into the 2004 Hummer SUV that was pulling my Chevrolet out of the mud. The brakes became totally disabled while pulling the truck. The pedal was so hard and did not move. I had both legs on the brake pedal and the brakes did not work. There is no way to disable the anti-lock brakes on this vehicle. We are very lucky that nobody got hurt and the only damages were to my truck. I am requesting some repair assistance and improvements be made to allow me to disable the anti-lock braking system when needed to prevent these types of accidents and injury. (3) to date the failure is not fixable and I have not replaced the damaged parts on my Chevrolet truck. I will wait on a response for this complaint before proceeding with my repairs. I have previously submitted a report to the NHTSA for this exact same vehicle and have yet to hear anything concerning it!
Front wheel spindles and hub rust causing activation of ABS system when it should not activate at low speeds such as stop and go driving or slow braking in parking lots. This activation of the ABS system causes increased stopping distance and unexpected lack of braking control. GM dealers in 12701 area are aware of this problem.
While braking 5 mph ABS made a grinding noise, then the pedal started to pulsate. This caused extended stopping distance, and consumer rear ended another vehicle. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. The cause was not determined.
When coming to a stop the ABS light did not warn the consumer that the brakes were not operative. When the consumer took the vehicle to be inspected, it was determined that the ABS module had failed.
When braking at any speed vehicle experienced extended stopping distance. Dealership repaired the worn front/rear brakes. Hwever, the same problems recurred.
While braking at 30 mph vehicle lost power steering. Consumer managed to pull over, and had the vehicle towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
I own a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 4 wheel drive. It currently has 34,000 miles on it. The ABS was activating nearly every time the vehicle came to a stop. This would occur at speeds less than 5-10 mph on dry pavement under normal driving and braking conditions. I have had several close calls with rear ending another motorist due to the increased stopping distance when the ABS activates. I just had both front hub assemblies replaced at a cost of $800. In my opinion, a vehicle with only 34,000 miles should not have had this type of necessary repair. GM has had similar problems with their ABS on early to mid 1990's model trucks. I believe this is a manufacture defect and needs to be addressed by GM and the supplier of their ABS parts. I know of 3 other light trucks in my area that have had the exact same problem.
ABS system intermittently engages at low speed (@5mph). While pulling into a parking space, the ABS engaged and I almost hit the car in the next slot. Also, while parking in front a a restaraunt, the ABS engaged and I almost drove into the lobby. I've had the speed sensors replaced at about 60K milesand today (73K miles)the hubs are being replaced.
When starting up the vehicle power steering and power brakes do not activate. The consumer started vehicle 10 minutes later and nothing happened. Twenty minutes later, consumer started vehicle and this time everything worked. This problem occurred intermittantly.
The antilock brakes failed to allow vehicle to stop. ABS engaged itself on dry pavement at low speed. After trying to repeat the problem, I found it occured intermittently; and if it did it was while braking at 7 mph. The only way to stop the vehicle in ABS "mode" is firmly press pedal to floor and allow 3 times the stopping distance. I have since removed the ABS fuse and the truck stops normally.
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- Almont, MI, USA