Abs Brake Fail problems of the 2000 Chevrolet Silverado

The contact owns a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received a recall notice in February of 2006 regarding the abs. He took the vehicle in for repair on February 20,2006 at 105,284 miles. There were no failures at the time, but the repair was still made. The contact is now beginning to experience abs failure one year later. Whenever he pulls to a stop sign and there is a rough spot or a bump in the road, the abs fails. The brakes do not work as well. The vehicle has not yet been taken to the dealer. The recall number was unavailable. The failure mileage was 123,000 and current mileage was 126,000. Received 12/12/07. Eq-10208924-4200 recall# 00v055000 updated 12/12/07.

The abs failed in my truck, causing me to hit a trailer parked in my driveway. While gm has already "repaired" this under a previous recall, their "repair" obviously doesn't work. They were unresponsive about my complaint, since my truck had already been "repaired". If someone would have been walking in front of my truck when the brakes failed, I would have killed them. It is one thing to have the radio quit working, it is an entirely different thing to have the brakes totally fail. Gm needs to do something about this besides cleaning a couple sensors. There were no warning lights, no indication whatsoever of the impending failure. I backed up and the brakes worked fine. Still no warning lights. I spoke with the dealership and their answer was "there isn't anything we can test for this intermittent problem. We can try to get it to fail and go from there". I now have a 6000 lb projectile that I have no idea if it is going to stop or not. I removed the abs fuse until I can figure out what to do with this unreliable product.

There was a recall on my chevy truck for the abs system. After the service my abs system failed and the light remains on that it is not functioning. I called gm and they said that it was not part of the recall. . I have driven only 1700 miles since this service was done. I believe this problem should be taken care of by gm.

The contact stated while trying to stop vehicle he pressed the brake pedal and it did not engage. There was no warning prior to the incident. There was NHTSA recall 05v379000 concerning abs brake failure. Updated 2/7/2006 - the consumer stated that the brake pedal seemed to push back as it was applied and that the truck felt as if it were on ice. This incident occurred on an off ramp on a clear dry day. Updated 2/7/2006 -.

(hydraulic brakes) when the brakes were applied, the abs kicked in and the vehicle continued on. No warning given about the abs failure. The problem continued to get worse. The problem would also occur on dry road conditions with normal braking. This was an intermittent problem. Per invoice; the abs brakes would activate at slow speeds. The sensors had corroded.

The contact stated this vehicle was included in NHTSA recall 05v379000 concerning abs brake failure. Recall repairs was done on the vehicle, but it did not correct the problem. There was pulsation in the brake pedal when the brakes were applied. The dealer removed the abs fuse to keep the abs from activating. The dealer said he will have to cover the cost of the diagnostic test to determine the cause of the problem.

Ltr. Request a mandatory recall for the abs sensor malfunction on a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado truck, abs sensor fails due to a design problem. The consumer stated the front rotors were out of round at 50,000 miles due to the use of inferior reprocessed steel.

Upon pulling into driveway consumer applied the brakes and the pedal began bucking. Consumer was not able to stop the vehicle, and it collided with parked vehicle. Abs warning light failed to warn consumer that a problem occurred. The problem was caused by rust developing on abs sensors. The problem was more prevalent while driving between 5 to 10 mph.

Abs failing at low speeds. During braking, below 10mph the brake pedal locks up and fails completely. Before it fails the brake pedal will chatter. Abs fuse has been pulled in order to drive vehicle.

Both front abs sensors failed at 25,690 miles. Abs would energize at low speed on dry pavement.

Dt: contact states that abs started failing at approximately 37000. The vehicle was taken to lewis Chevrolet, they would not warrant the work that was performed on the vehicle.

Abs failed prematurely. Dealer notified. Whenever the consumer came to a stop, when approaching another vehicle at a stop light, the abs malfunctioned and caused the vehicle to drift into another vehicle in front.

Consumer states brake pedal pulsated and front brakes made a loud clunking sound and there was no stopping power, consumer took vehicle into dealership and mechanic test drove vehicle and stated that possible abs failure prematurely, consumer left vehicle at dealership, however none of the problems could be duplicated.

Vehicle was involved in an accident due to malfunctioned brake system. Vehicle was repaired under warranty. Mechanic at another shop stated that dealer replaced all defective parts after accident. However, parts were not factory products, resulting in an abs failure. Tt.

Abs failing to operate properly and causing brake pedal to go to the floor intermittently when driving over bump or rough surface. Dealer was not contacted at this time. Abs is too sensitive when applying brakes, any type of pump or wet pavement will set off the abs. Thus the brake pedal becomes soft and goes down to the floor. The dealer could not fix it.

The abs brakes failed. The abs braking system caused a resistance behind the brake pedal. Refer to evoq#8021722 scc.