Say goodbye to the mechanical parking brake and the levers, ratchets, cables and adjusters that go with it. Electrically operated parking brakes are starting to replace mechanical systems, which have ...

I have a 2009/59 Renault Scénic with an electronic parking brake that has started to misbehave. Quite simply, and for no reason, the switch occasionally refuses to apply the parking brake. If you ...

As our 1960 Corvette project rolls along, we are dealing with some of the smaller tasks involved in a frame-up build. One such project is connecting the parking brake cables from our Wilwood disc ...

When the first parking brake was made, it was a safety device that was created to give vehicles an extra sense of security when parked. Parking brakes, also known as emergency brakes, are typically ...

Manual gear sticks and chunky automatic gear selectors aren’t the only controls to have been replaced in a lot of modern cars by tiny switches – the humble handbrake made that transition quite some ...

GM is recalling more than 220,000 full-size sedans because the electric parking brake may stay partially engaged while driving. The 2014–2015 Chevrolet Impala and 2013–2015 Cadillac XTS have faulty ...

Q: My 2021 Subaru Forester has an electronic emergency brake. What happens if the auto electric system fails and the brakes are not working? How do I stop the car? I have asked the dealership and the ...

In my 50 years of experience as an ASE and General Motors master technician and automotive technology instructor, I’ve found ...

I have a 2009 Renault Scenic with an electronic parking brake. Recently the parking brake has started to intermittently malfunction. For no reason, the switch occasionally refuses to apply the parking ...