Brake Electric Antilock problems of the 1999 GMC Sierra - part 1

The contact owns 1999 GMC Sierra. While driving approximately 30 mph and proceeding to a complete stop, there was pressure applied to the brake pedal; followed by no power response. The vehicle continued straight through an intersection and failed to slow down. The driver was forced to shift gears into the "neutral" position with the emergency brake engaged to stop the vehicle. There were no injuries. The driver was able to resume normal operation. The failure occurred while driving 5 mph and below brake applications. An authorized technician repaired the vehicle according to the recall #05v379000, service brakes, hydraulic antilock ; however, the identical failure occurred on a separate occasion after the recall remedy was repaired. The earlier recall remedy was insufficient and did not address the defect. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The failure mileage was 75,000. The current was mileage was 80,000.

: the contact stated the abs engaged at 8mph and below. The stopping distance was increased as a result. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v379000, concerning the abs. The vehicle has the same problem as indicated in the recall; however it is not included because of the VIN. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection.

: the contact stated the abs activated at low speeds causing an increased stopping distance. Due to the inability to stop at low speed, the vehicle gently tapped another vehicle in the rear bumper. No damage or injuries were sustained. The police were not contacted regarding this incident. There is a NHTSA recall, # 05v379000, regarding the anti-lock brakes. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 02/21/06.

Contact stated while pulling over to a curb he pressed the brake pedal and it went all the way to the floor. Also, it was making a humming noise. He took the vehicle to the dealership to have recall repairs done on the abs brakes, and they found the anti lock:control unit/module ( ebmc) busted. Repairs will be made at the contact's expense. The consumer was told it would cost 900 to fix the problem completely. Updated 01/11/06.

Antilock brakes kickedin at low speed, less than 10 mph in parking lot. Took a lot ofdistance to stop. If this happened at an intersection I would be in big trouble.

The contact states there was problem with the abs activating at low speeds. There was NHTSA recall 05v379000)for this problem, but the manufacturer said that this vehicle was not included due to VIN. The first time the problem occurred the dealership replaced the abs sensor. The problem recurred.

The abs brakes on my 1999 GMC Sierra will randomly come on when stopping at about 5 - 10 mph. I have to release the brake and reapply in order to get the truck to stop. I have found numerous other GMC Sierra owners have the exact same problem. As recommended by the other owners, I disabled my abs by removing the fuse that controls the abs unit.

The contact stated there was NHTSA recall 05v379000 concerning anti lock brakes. This vehicle experienced the same problems as indicated in the recall, but was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The vehicle has not been repaired. Updated 1/25/2006 - the abs engaged at low speeds.

Abs motor keeps running had to pull fuse to get to stop. Is going to cost over $900 to fix the problem. Truck only has 50000 miles on it and has had extremely good care. Do not think that this is my problem as there is many reports of this happening to these vehicles.

The contact states there is a NHTSA recall campaign 05v379000 concerning anti lock brakes. This vehicle is experiencing the same problems as indicated in the recall, but is not included in the recall due to VIN. The contact repaired the vehicle at his own expense.

1999 GMC Sierra VIN # 1gtek19r8xr501375 - anti lock braking system is activating when braking at low speeds causing the vehicle to not stop properly - gm has a recall on this - 05068 - but they say that our vehicle id number is not included that it is a new recall and to wait to see if that changes - to date there have been no accidents or injuries but we were lucky.

My 1999 GMC, Sierra truck does not stop properly at very low speeds due to the anti lock braking system, the anti lock system engages when there is no reason for it to do so, snow it is much worse than dry pavement and nearly caused me to hit another car once. This happens routinely when stopping at slow speeds on dry pavement.

I own a 1999 GMC Sierra pick up. The brakes will stop working during braking. This has occurred at various times. I have had the brakes checked. I have called the dealer about this. They told me there are no reported problems. After checking the web, I noticed that the problem I have is the same problems that have been recalled in canada on these same trucks. What can be done to correct this problem in the us? I have talked with other GMC owners ,same problems.

The consumer stated the anti-lock pump went out on his 1999 GMC Sierra at 60,000 miles. The consumer had it checked by a dealer. The consumer contacted gm, and they said it would be $3,000. 00. The consumer has not had this fixed. The consumer was driving without the anti-lock brakes.

Antilock brakes activate under normal conditions. When comming to a stop the antilock brakes activate causing my vehicle to keep proceeding forward with the possibility of collision with another vehicle or pedestrian.

Brake on my 1999 GMC truck fail causing me to hit a building. The problem has due to the abs system.

I had unwanted abs activity. Abs would come on when coming to a stop at low speeds. Nhtsa did recall #05v379000. Work was done by dealer but problem persisted. The cost to repair was over $1,000. I pulled abs fuse.

Contact states: he turned into his brothers' driveway, stepped on the brake and there were no brakes. He hit the rear end of his brothers' car, and did $600 damage to the car.

Brakes do not work. When hitting brakes pedal makes noise. Tried pumping the brakes, did not work. But if letting off for a second or two they will work. Took vehicle to the dealer, and new brakes were put on. Mechanic said the computer was broken.

Abs brakes on 1999 GMC Sierra failed to stop in an emergency situation.

The contact stated the abs motor went out two years ago. He contacted the dealership, and they could not do anything until he received a recall letter for the problem. He contacted the manufacturer twice, was told the warranty expired, and there was no recalls on the abs. He took vehicle to the nearest garage to have the abs disconnected. He has been driving the vehicle without abs for two years. Updated 11/29/2005 -.

The consumer complained about the abs brakes. The abs engaged at low speeds. When the vehicle was slowing down to 4 or 5 mph the brakes would not be present for four or five feet, then the brakes would grab. The abs had gotten worse in the past year. The vehicle had been to the dealership for repairs and they said that the abs module was burned out. The dealer wanted $1,000 to make the repairs. The consumer then took the vehicle to an independent repair shop and the abs brakes were disconnected. (11/21/05).

Case #05v379000 isn't including virginia residents? I had the abs pump? go out in my 1999 GMC Sierra which messed up the rear rotors, had all replaced at dealer which cost in excess of $1000. . . . Will it include virginia or just stop in maryland?.

Experienced many occurrences of brake problems to which dealer could not diagnose. At 49,000 miles, dealer informed that right wheel hub/abs unit faulty. Replaced at $387 cost. Vehicle currently has 62,000 miles. Abs pump ran continously until disconnected. Dealer informed ecbm failure. Estimated cost to fix $800. Declined repairs due to cost. Gm definitely has a quality problem.

While driving anti lock brakes warning light illuminated and stayed on the remainder of the time that vehicle was being operative. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

When the brakes are applied there is a delay before the vehicle will stop. Dealership replaced a wheel sensor, but problem recurred.

The contact owned a 1999 GMC Sierra z71. There was a NHTSA investigation , pe05020. There were no abs brakes. Had to pull the fuse. Gm will not do anything to the vehicle because it was out of warranty. A gm mechanic told consumer gm will not do anything about it, and told him to file a complaint with the NHTSA. Also said there were numerous people in with the same problem. The gm mechanic told consumer to leave the vehicle because of the abs system. The mechanic would not pull the fuse because of liability reasons so consumer figured out by himself which fuse to pull, and done it.

Conpleat failure of abs brake system.

I have owned this vehicle for about 18 months. Shortly after buying the vehicle (certified), I took it to the dealer complaining of what I thought was unusual attributes of the abs system. I was told they could not find any problems. About one year later, in may of 2003, my abs problems became severe, in that at low speeds, such as turning into parking spaces or stopping at intersections, the abs would come on and stay on for 3-4 seconds, rendering the brakes useless for that time period. During this time period, this did result in my vehicle striking a chain link fence with no damage. To prevent this problem from occurring further, I pulled the abs fuse and took the vehicle to the dealer, after first complaining to gm. The dealer was very helpful, and diagnosed the problem as a faulty left front hub. Gm and the dealer limited my cost to $100 on the $500 repair. This appeared to fix the problem, until recently. During the past several weeks, the problem has returned, and again rendered the truck very dangerous, and again I pulled the abs fuse and took it to the dealer. Again, the dealer was very helpful, and diagnosed the problem this time as a faulty abs electronic brake control module. Again, they offered compensation, but to a lesser degree. I paid $500 for the $1000 repair. It appears through my research on the internet, including the NHTSA site, that I am not the only one this has happened to. I believe this is a safety issue that is not limited to my vehicle. I am lucky in that I did not cause injury to myself or others in any of the many instances where this problem surfaced. I was very lucky a few times.

Consumer stated the anti-lock brake system module was engaging unnecessarily while driving and continued to run when vehicle was turned off. Consumer had to pull abs fuse to disengage, this resulted in loss of abs functionality.

Gm's abs system. The consumer had to disconnect the abs system in vehicle because of them continuously running. This had been disconnected for the past two years because with the abs system. The road and weather conditions were hard and salty. This is in maine. Consumer keeps having a dead battery, and back end has swung around because she can't use the abs system, because it has been disconnected. If the abs system was not disconnected the vehicle would have a dead battery. Consumer contacted gm, and filed complaint twice. They responded by saying "good luck". Consumer even suggested that gm send a new brake system by mail, and they would install personally. Consumer has not received a response.

While driving stepped on brake pedal and instead of slowing down abs sytem locked up. Dealer was notified.

Brakes do not always stop truck, very unreliable.

Power driver window failed in down position. Tailgate cable frayed, ready to break. Abs deploy when brakes applied and bump hit on dry road resulting in loss of breaking power. This vehicle is the worst vehicle I have ever owned and I've had a lot of them.

At slow speeds there is a clanking sound in the brakes, and can be felt in the brake pedal on the consumer's foot. This has been a problem since 2002. The vehicle has been in the repair shop 3 times for the same problem. The first time, the vehicle was involved in an accident in the parking lot. The owner was driving 5 mph or less and had no brake control, and the pedal was working against the driver. The owner took the vehicle back to the shop 2 more times for the same problem. Gm, the manufacturer came and inspected the truck. Gm would not allow the truck to be fixed by the dealership until they inspected it. The dealerships report stated that they replaced the right front hub bearing after testing and the found bearing caused unwanted abs operation during slow speeds. There were no injuries in the crash.