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Dave McFly · 02-11-2010, 06:25 PM

I was trying out a new console cupholder mount for my new TomTom GPS but I could not adjust with the car in park but did not want the car to roll. so i applied the brakes and engaged the parking brake, heard a SNAP/CRACK sound and pedal went to the floor and stayed there, also the BRAKE light came on. I pushed down it till i heard the release click and brought it back up did not feel loose but did not feel firm (it still had a a springy tension when pushing it in and letting it go back up) when applying it like i tried to do before the sound I heard. I re applied the e brake and let off the brake pedal and the car started rolling back (it was in reverse) and there was a chime letting me know (as well as the RED BRAKE light on the dash) letting me know it was engaged but it was NOT engaged. I am going to a brake/muffler shop in town I take my car too for stuff I cannot do in my driveway (as well as inspections) tomorrow, I hope the $$$ is not TOO bad

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FYI, this another rant, but I HATE dashboard mounted e brakes ESPECIALLY ones that do NOT have a release handle. I prefer a true handbrake on the console.

camarowa · 02-11-2010, 06:27 PM

sorry to hear that, hopefully it will be an easy fix.

Dave McFly · 02-11-2010, 06:43 PM

me too, i had my buddy apply and disengage it and i did not see the cable hang or droop down but I am pretty sure it runs near the exhaust pipe but as i said, i could not see it. I am HOPING it just popped loose from the brake drum mounted to the rear wheel brake area. my luck the cable has to be replaced

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DS1937 · 02-11-2010, 06:57 PM

Warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave McFly · 02-11-2010, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DS1937

Warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

not when the car has 152K on the odometer

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Dave McFly · 02-12-2010, 10:45 PM

UPDATE:

took the car to a brake/muffler/suspension shop in town and they put it on a lift. yep, just as I thought snapped the park brake cable in 2 places one was where the cable attached to the left rear wheel where the assembly is attached to the back of the wheel and inside the car where the pedal assembly is attached to the dash. but the reason why the cable snapped is the brake assembly itself was seized, I mean in a auto tran car where I am mostly parked on level grade I never really used it. so I made an appointment to bring the car back and have them take the wheel off and get a better look at the assembly before they can install a FRESH parking brake cable

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shank0668 · 02-12-2010, 11:58 PM

Do it yourself?

Dave McFly · 02-16-2010, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shank0668

Do it yourself?

kind of tough to do something like that in west NY in middle of winter. I had my friends garage do it today and they only had to replace the cable and lube up the assembly that makes it work and tested it and it was all good, amount paid? 68 bucks parts and labor

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calbert1999 · 10-08-2010, 12:34 AM

Warranty? Who pays thousands of dollars for excuses, and accusations? My warranty is replace everything on the vehicle with the real (aftermarket) parts that the vehicle should have been built with, so I can have a box full of parts I can use. Now that's a real warranty.

GEEo · 10-08-2010, 12:45 AM

Hope its an easy fix!

I also just got my Car back from the dealer too.

stayed there overnight too cuz the I was having problem w/ the front brakes :(

But shes back now and ready to kick some PONY ass!

02-11-2010, 06:25 PM	#1
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	Broke my parking brake! I was trying out a new console cupholder mount for my new TomTom GPS but I could not adjust with the car in park but did not want the car to roll. so i applied the brakes and engaged the parking brake, heard a SNAP/CRACK sound and pedal went to the floor and stayed there, also the BRAKE light came on. I pushed down it till i heard the release click and brought it back up did not feel loose but did not feel firm (it still had a a springy tension when pushing it in and letting it go back up) when applying it like i tried to do before the sound I heard. I re applied the e brake and let off the brake pedal and the car started rolling back (it was in reverse) and there was a chime letting me know (as well as the RED BRAKE light on the dash) letting me know it was engaged but it was NOT engaged. I am going to a brake/muffler shop in town I take my car too for stuff I cannot do in my driveway (as well as inspections) tomorrow, I hope the $$$ is not TOO bad . FYI, this another rant, but I HATE dashboard mounted e brakes ESPECIALLY ones that do NOT have a release handle. I prefer a true handbrake on the console. __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

02-11-2010, 06:27 PM	#2
camarowa Drives: 2013 SVT Raptor, sold 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: PNW....almost canada Posts: 1,907	sorry to hear that, hopefully it will be an easy fix. __________________ - Pfadt Suspension Package; Springs & Sways - Brembo Brake Upgrade (Yellow); Courtesy Fesler Built - Custom Magnaflow Exhaust - Blacked-Out Bowties & RS Emblems, Front bowtie delete - Full Dynamat Extreme Trunk Coverage - Tinted side markers - Interior DSV Customs Leather Upgrades - Airaid CAI V2 - Forgestar F14 Gunmetal 20x9, 20x11 - Doug Thorley Shorties

02-11-2010, 06:43 PM	#3
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	me too, i had my buddy apply and disengage it and i did not see the cable hang or droop down but I am pretty sure it runs near the exhaust pipe but as i said, i could not see it. I am HOPING it just popped loose from the brake drum mounted to the rear wheel brake area. my luck the cable has to be replaced . __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

02-12-2010, 10:45 PM	#6
Dave McFly new car smell Drives: 2007 Ford Mustang 'Natasha' Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Jamestown, NY Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	UPDATE: took the car to a brake/muffler/suspension shop in town and they put it on a lift. yep, just as I thought snapped the park brake cable in 2 places one was where the cable attached to the left rear wheel where the assembly is attached to the back of the wheel and inside the car where the pedal assembly is attached to the dash. but the reason why the cable snapped is the brake assembly itself was seized, I mean in a auto tran car where I am mostly parked on level grade I never really used it. so I made an appointment to bring the car back and have them take the wheel off and get a better look at the assembly before they can install a FRESH parking brake cable . __________________ "May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." George Carlin

10-08-2010, 12:34 AM	#9
calbert1999 Camaro SS Lover Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Black IOM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario (Canada) Posts: 2,862	Warranty? Who pays thousands of dollars for excuses, and accusations? My warranty is replace everything on the vehicle with the real (aftermarket) parts that the vehicle should have been built with, so I can have a box full of parts I can use. Now that's a real warranty. __________________ 2010 Camaro SS, P1SC SuperCharged Livernois LSX429ci., 1 7/8" LT Headers, full 3" MBRP exhaust, SPI built/tuned, a total

02-11-2010, 06:57 PM	#4
DS1937 DS1937 Drives: 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 286	Warranty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-12-2010, 11:58 PM	#7
shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	Do it yourself?

10-08-2010, 12:45 AM	#10
GEEo OKCamaros Drives: 4 banger Diesel Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 4,572	Hope its an easy fix! I also just got my Car back from the dealer too. stayed there overnight too cuz the I was having problem w/ the front brakes :( But shes back now and ready to kick some PONY ass!

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