Emergency Brake Sticking?

[topdawg4ever]

Noticed yesterday morning upon firing my Dark Horse up, I couldn’t move Thought I forgot to release EM brake and did again, and I was still stuck. I let clutch out a little more and gassed it, and bam it took off. But, clearly unsafe and messed up, especially while in my garage.

No issues the rest of the day, until this morning and I had the same situation in my garage.

Anyone else experience this, ever??

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[dbroush7]

The same exact thing happened to me once a few weeks ago. However, it only happened because I washed the car in my driveway, and then I backed it right into my garage. I had set my parking brake. I believe that the parking brake, which uses a separate electro-mechanical caliper, corroded slightly while sitting there and drying out in the garage. I now believe that if you get it wet and then apply it and then park it and it dries that way, it may hang up. At least that was my experience, so, going forward, I will be careful to ensure it's dry or that it gets actuated while it's drying.

 

[topdawg4ever]

Bingo!! In both situations, I had washed the wheels and parked the car.
I suspected it, but was surprised.
Appreciate the response.

 

[jimbo67]

Bingo!! In both situations, I had washed the wheels and parked the car.
I suspected it, but was surprised.
Appreciate the response.

Yeah, these rotors rust really fast. My f150 doesn't rust like these. I drive my car around the block and hit the brakes a few times after I wash it.

 

[Rocket Man]

My challenger does the same thing. I always drive it now after a wash and dry.

 

[Ryunker]

Noticed yesterday morning upon firing my Dark Horse up, I couldn’t move Thought I forgot to release EM brake and did again, and I was still stuck. I let clutch out a little more and gassed it, and bam it took off. But, clearly unsafe and messed up, especially while in my garage.

No issues the rest of the day, until this morning and I had the same situation in my garage.

Anyone else experience this, ever??

Had it happen, took it in for service and nothing found. Few weeks later the message "parking brake limited function" showed up then went away that was last Thursday. Scheduled service for tomorrow. The message showed up again (once) over the weekend. My issues are not related to wash jobs.

 

[ShelbyMilk]

please update this post...thanks for the info

 

[Ryunker]

Had it happen, took it in for service and nothing found. Few weeks later the message "parking brake limited function" showed up then went away that was last Thursday. Scheduled service for tomorrow. The message showed up again (once) over the weekend. My issues are not related to wash jobs.

picked it up tonight, communication errors, charged battery and cleared codes.

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