abs lights

**terry16120** · 02-10-2006, 03:23 PM

i have a 2000 silverado LS extended cab 2wd that i just bought it has the 5.3 vortec. very happy with the truck so far. i only have one problem every now and again the abs and brake lights come on it doesnt seem to affect the stopping power and it doesnt happen all the time just wondering if any one else has this problem. oh and this truck has been in baton rouge la all its life according to carfax.[/b]

**Steve** · 02-10-2006, 03:41 PM

When do you get this light coming on? During breaking the light will come on without the ABS actually kicking in? During towing perhaps?

**terry16120** · 02-11-2006, 12:58 AM

no usually just driving down a road it comes on i've neverhad it come on while braking

**Steve** · 02-11-2006, 06:43 AM

Hmm, loose wire maybe? If it were me I'd pop the dash console off and have a look for loose connections or cracked solder joints.

I had a bad solder joint on an old Ford F-150 I had years back, made the odometer go on and off.

**496truck** · 02-14-2006, 10:34 PM

Bad sensor or sensor ring. Could be just dirty or loose too. If you don't have a scan tool to watch each individual sensor you need to check all of them physically. If the rear sensor is reading off the ring gear in the axle it could have metal shavings stuck on the magnet of the sensor. If that's the case you should pull the rear cover and check out the internals too.

**terry16120** · 02-18-2006, 10:22 PM

i can get these sensors checked by a mechanic?
and what do i tell them i want to look for

**ChevyLover** · 02-21-2006, 01:58 PM

Did you get this straightened out?

**496truck** · 02-21-2006, 08:57 PM

Most techs should know what to look for. And a GM tech would have the best scan tool available to read that trucks codes and/or check the operation of the abs sensors. Something else I thought of, are all four tires the same size?

**terry16120** · 02-21-2006, 11:41 PM

yes all four tires are the same but they are bigger than the truck specs
the door panel says p255/75/16 and i have lt265/75/16. its been almost 2 weeks now and the lights havent come on. like i said they just come on every now and then