Electric Parking Brake

[WhiffySpark]

Even if the computer is telling it to be open? I'm not talking about a mechanical throttle failure, but a computer logic error.

If there is some kind of safety built in I'd like to know about it.

Yeah it’s a failsafe. Happens on gm trucks all the time. It fails closed and all you can do is idle along. Ford as well

I don’t know about the Toyota fiscaso for that reason. Didn’t they blame that on floor mats pinning the throttle down?

 

[Fretters]

They aren’t called emergency brakes anymore. They’re called parking brakes now. We were taught in school they will not stop you only slow you down.

Tell that to a handbrake turn.

 

[pepi]

I will bet 90% of the light duty vehicles in the Midwest and Notheast that are more than 3 years old, have NON-FUNCTIONING parking/emergency brakes. Typical issue is rust in the cable.

Maybe E-brakes will resolve this issue.

Want to bet the cause is no one uses them ?

Side note reading the post, the electric EM sounds like another over designed, complicated mess. Before its all over, with all the G-wizz being built into cars... everyone will need a tablet or cell phone to put gas in the thing.

Hell new cars are an annoying piece of **** now just to drive.. would not buy one.


Rock on,
Greg

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

Want to bet the cause is no one uses them ?

Side note reading the post, the electric EM sounds like another over designed, complicated mess. Before its all over, with all the G-wizz being built into cars... everyone will need a tablet or cell phone to put gas in the thing.

Hell new cars are an annoying piece of **** now just to drive.. would not buy one.


Rock on,
Greg

+1 if the parking is used often it won't rust to the point where it is seized

I also agree about all the bells and whistle's in new cars are just plain annoying...in my new Camaro the back up camera and back up sensors Beep at everything to the point that I don't even pay attention to it


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[finn]

+1 if the parking is used often it won't rust to the point where it is seized

I also agree about all the bells and whistle's in new cars are just plain annoying...in my new Camaro the back up camera and back up sensors Beep at everything to the point that I don't even pay attention to it


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I don't think you have spent enough time under a car that lives in the salt belt.

Newer cars with plastic coated cables are better than the older vehicles, but the electronic break will undoubtedly be better.

 

[Hilltopmasonry]

I don't think you have spent enough time under a car that lives in the salt belt.



Newer cars with plastic coated cables are better than the older vehicles, but the electronic break will undoubtedly be better.

I have several cars that are driven daily 1997 corolla, 1999 s10 and a 2001 Silverado. The corolla and Silverado are rusted like crazy and the ebrakes all work... I set my parking brake on all of my cars every time I park them every day.

I don't know if you call Chicago the salt belt but we sure use a lot of salt in the wintertime.


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[Tonyuk]

The electronic break is far better than any old drum and cable system. They motors run off the cars electric to drive the piston forward, so even if the breaks were to fail they would still work, and stop you much quicker too since they use the main brake pad itself rather than some small brake shoes in an inner drum.

Agreed that having to use the scanner to retract the piston isn't exactly DIY friendly but worth it for the extra convenience of auto hill hold and release, and the better stopping power in the event of a problem.