The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

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

Have you ever, at one point or another, driven with the parking brake still engaged? You might not want to admit it, but sometimes it happens without even realizing it. While this might seem like a ...

The 2023 Chevy Silverado 1500 is included in a customer satisfaction program from GM that details a fix currently available for certain trucks whose Electronic Parking Brake may not release ...

Riding on an all-new T1 platform, Chevy’s 2019 Silverado introduces many new features for the nameplate, one of which is an electronic, push-button parking brake. This makes the all-new model the ...

Tesla issued a voluntary recall Thursday for about 53,000 cars including both Model S sedans and Model X SUVs, according to CNET and an email from the automaker sent to customers. The problem that ...

General Motors has recalled over 42,000 Blazer EVs for a condition where the rear parking brake wiring harness may become damaged or corroded, resulting in unintended activation of the parking brake ...

I have a 2022 Subaru Outback, the replacement for my previous 18-year-old Subaru Forester. Now I am mostly comfortable with all the new technology in the car, but what still makes me a little ...

General Motors is recalling more than 40,000 electric Chevrolet Blazer vehicles due to a brake issue which can lead to a crash. In a recall issued by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Do drivers even use parking brakes these days? Whether or not the parking brake gets utilized, it still needs to function as intended. Unfortunately for Tesla and owners of Model S and X vehicles ...

Ford is recalling more than 870,000 newer F-150 pickup trucks in the U.S. because the electric parking brakes can turn on unexpectedly. The recall covers certain pickups from the 2021 through 2023 ...

These instructions for adjusting your parking brake work only if you have drum brakes on your rear wheels. If you have a manual transmission, you may have a transmission-type parking brake, which ...