Parking Brake Cable Broken

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

shouldn't matter, but you yourself said that you pulled the parking brake while doing 50mph on the road. that can easily wear the p-brake out of adjustment. its not meant to stop your car from highway speeds. its meant to hold the car when parked... hence why its called a parking brake...



keep us informed

Yeah I pulled the parking brake while doing 50 MPH after it was already broken to see if it had any grab at all. I'd never pull that when it was working and I was driving. So it's not like I pulled it at 50 mph and did a drift...although it probably would have been fun.


BUT!

I went to the dealership this morning and the cable is indeed broken.

How it broke, I have no idea.

So no adjustment issues spike....like I had been saying.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Yeah I pulled the parking brake while doing 50 MPH after it was already broken to see if it had any grab at all. I'd never pull that when it was working and I was driving. So it's not like I pulled it at 50 mph and did a drift...although it probably would have been fun.


BUT!

I went to the dealership this morning and the cable is indeed broken.

How it broke, I have no idea.

So no adjustment issues spike....like I had been saying.

you were trying to drift... don't lie

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

you were trying to drift... don't lie

Maybe if I pulled it when I knew it was working lol

but I pulled it when it was broke so nope!

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Maybe if I pulled it when I knew it was working lol

but I pulled it when it was broke so nope!

glad you got it figured out. its one of those things that "no force" for you is different than "no force" for me. troubleshooting over the interwebs ftw.

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

glad you got it figured out. its one of those things that "no force" for you is different than "no force" for me. troubleshooting over the interwebs ftw.

You callin' me weak chump?!

You wait til C5F IV

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

You callin' me weak chump?!

You wait til C5F IV

on the contrary. I'm saying that some people would not feel any resistance when the brake was out of adjustment and would say it takes "no force" when in fact there is a slight amount of resistance.

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

on the contrary. I'm saying that some people would not feel any resistance when the brake was out of adjustment and would say it takes "no force" when in fact there is a slight amount of resistance.

Stop getting so technical on me.

Anyways, had a new issue arise this morning....in reverse and let off the clutch I hear a weird noise...go to first the same...start driving...get in third gear about 30 and let off the gas and i hear this grinding noise...(i have a video but I don't feel like uploading it)

Took it back to the dealership and they said a cable tie they used to hold some of the parking brake linkages was vibrating really close to the driveshaft and on some brace.

I guess he just put a new cable tie? I dunno.

[CamaroKid300]

Here is the noise, I decided to upload it. I'm pretty sure its all resolved now, but wouldn't this freak you out too?

[Chevrolet Customer Svc]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Stop getting so technical on me.

Anyways, had a new issue arise this morning....in reverse and let off the clutch I hear a weird noise...go to first the same...start driving...get in third gear about 30 and let off the gas and i hear this grinding noise...(i have a video but I don't feel like uploading it)

Took it back to the dealership and they said a cable tie they used to hold some of the parking brake linkages was vibrating really close to the driveshaft and on some brace.

I guess he just put a new cable tie? I dunno.

I apologize for the frustrations you are continuing to experiencing. I would recommend going back to the dealership to see if they are able to pinpoint your concern. You can always ask them what exactly they performed on your vehicle.

Brandon
Chevrolet Customer Service

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by Chevrolet Customer Svc

I apologize for the frustrations you are continuing to experiencing. I would recommend going back to the dealership to see if they are able to pinpoint your concern. You can always ask them what exactly they performed on your vehicle.

Brandon
Chevrolet Customer Service

I assure you I was back there ASAP this morning.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Stop getting so technical on me.

Anyways, had a new issue arise this morning....in reverse and let off the clutch I hear a weird noise...go to first the same...start driving...get in third gear about 30 and let off the gas and i hear this grinding noise...(i have a video but I don't feel like uploading it)

Took it back to the dealership and they said a cable tie they used to hold some of the parking brake linkages was vibrating really close to the driveshaft and on some brace.

I guess he just put a new cable tie? I dunno.

me technical... noooo....

question is... was that the reason it failed the first time?

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Here is the noise, I decided to upload it. I'm pretty sure its all resolved now, but wouldn't this freak you out too?

while that definitely needs corrected... I've seen/heard worse. try a carrier bearing going out while towing a 13,000lbs trailer through the mountains...

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

me technical... noooo....

question is... was that the reason it failed the first time?



while that definitely needs corrected... I've seen/heard worse. try a carrier bearing going out while towing a 13,000lbs trailer through the mountains...

Yeah, well that's a 13,000 trailer vs my little camaro.

But I dunno what made it do that after they messed with it...cause even when the cable was broken before I took it in it did not do that.

[CamaroSpike23]

Originally Posted by CamaroKid300

Yeah, well that's a 13,000 trailer vs my little camaro.

But I dunno what made it do that after they messed with it...cause even when the cable was broken before I took it in it did not do that.

so... this isnt the first time the cable has broken?

seems fishy

[CamaroKid300]

Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23

so... this isnt the first time the cable has broken?

seems fishy

No....

this is the only time the cable has broken.

I'm saying when the cable was broken before I took it to the dealership I did not made that noise, then after they messed with stuff down there it started doing it.