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SEN-2BWS0452• Front• Disc Brake Pad Wear Sensor
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GeoBrakes stocks OEM-grade disc brake pad wear sensors confirmed to fit the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited, the single-use probe components that trigger your Sierra 1500 Limited dashboard warning light the moment your brake pads approach minimum thickness. Every sensor is direct-fit for the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited
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A disc brake pad wear sensor on the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited is your vehicle's advance warning system for brake pad replacement. It eliminates the need to rely on audible squealing from your Sierra 1500 Limited to know your pads are getting thin, instead triggering a dashboard warning light at a preset minimum thickness on the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited, giving you time to plan the replacement before the pads wear through to the metal backing plate. Replacing a triggered sensor with every Sierra 1500 Limited pad change is the only way to keep that early-warning system working for the next service interval.
The wear sensor on the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited is a small probe embedded in or clipped to the brake pad. When the Sierra 1500 Limited pad wears down to the replacement threshold, the probe contacts the rotor surface. This contact creates a circuit change that signals the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited ABS or brake control module, illuminating the brake warning light. Once the probe on the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited has contacted the rotor, it is destroyed and cannot be reused. It is a single-use component by design on the Sierra 1500 Limited.
Installing fresh brake pads on the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited without fitting a new wear sensor defeats the entire purpose of having a brake monitoring system on your Sierra 1500 Limited. A previously triggered sensor probe is worn through and has no remaining material to detect the next set of Sierra 1500 Limited pads wearing down. From day one of the new Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited brake pads, the warning system is non-functional without a new sensor.
Wear sensor compatibility for the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited is more exacting than most brake parts. The probe length, contact resistance specification, and connector design must all match the Sierra 1500 Limited brake monitoring circuit precisely. A wrong sensor triggers Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited warnings at the wrong pad thickness, or not at all. Every sensor in the GeoBrakes catalogue is sourced to original equipment probe and connector specifications for the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited, with front and rear positions listed separately.
Do I need to replace the brake pad wear sensor every time I change pads on my Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited?
Yes, on Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited vehicles equipped with electronic wear sensors. The sensor probe on your Sierra 1500 Limited is a single-use component. Once it has contacted the rotor and triggered the Sierra 1500 Limited warning light, the probe is consumed. Always replace the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited sensor during every pad change.
Does my Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited have electronic brake pad wear sensors?
Many vehicles use a mechanical wear indicator instead of electronic sensors. Check your Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited owner's manual or use the GeoBrakes vehicle selector to confirm whether your Sierra 1500 Limited uses an electronic pad monitoring system.
Can a faulty wear sensor keep the brake warning light on my Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited on after new pads are installed?
Yes. If the Gmc Sierra 1500 Limited wear sensor from a previous brake service was not replaced, or if the probe has been damaged on your Sierra 1500 Limited, the brake warning light will remain on even with new pads. Replacing the Sierra 1500 Limited sensor will clear the fault and restore normal operation.