Rolled back with the e-brake on last night...

NeedforZ · 06-14-2009, 10:05 AM

A little story about my ebrake experience in a mustang. I pull into my driveway one evening, set the ebrake, and go inside. The driveway has about a 15 degree incline. A few minutes later my door bell rings. The guy at the door says, "hey there's this mustang in the middle of street does it belong to you? Its blocking traffice." Not cool.

So there were two fails here. I didn't put the car in gear for some reason like I normally do. And the ebrake was holding with just enough force until I got inside the house then gave way letting the car roll backwards out into the middle of the street. I was lucky it didn't cause a wreck. Moral of the story is don't rely on your ebrake alone.

TheWeatherman · 06-14-2009, 10:50 AM

My ebrake is weak too! I noticed this when I park it in my garage and get out of car, I actually hear the make a little noise while the car moves slightly. It's not just slack, it's me not heavily yanking on the ebrake. You really have to jack the thing up to get it to fully hold. No biggie though as I too put it in gear when I shut it off. Oh well. I still love it to death!

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06-14-2009, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
NeedforZ Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: DFW Texas Posts: 163 Drives: 370z Touring 7AT Rep Power: 18	A little story about my ebrake experience in a mustang. I pull into my driveway one evening, set the ebrake, and go inside. The driveway has about a 15 degree incline. A few minutes later my door bell rings. The guy at the door says, "hey there's this mustang in the middle of street does it belong to you? Its blocking traffice." Not cool. So there were two fails here. I didn't put the car in gear for some reason like I normally do. And the ebrake was holding with just enough force until I got inside the house then gave way letting the car roll backwards out into the middle of the street. I was lucky it didn't cause a wreck. Moral of the story is don't rely on your ebrake alone.

06-14-2009, 10:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheWeatherman Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 265 Drives: 2009 370Z 6MTw/Sport Rep Power: 18	My ebrake is weak too! I noticed this when I park it in my garage and get out of car, I actually hear the make a little noise while the car moves slightly. It's not just slack, it's me not heavily yanking on the ebrake. You really have to jack the thing up to get it to fully hold. No biggie though as I too put it in gear when I shut it off. Oh well. I still love it to death!