The parking brake was on and the vehicle was parked on a slight incline and without warning the vehicle rolled down the street and crashed into a tree. vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the brake pads needed to be replaced on the parking brakes due to wear and tear. *ak
Dealership informed the consumer that the emergency parking brake wore out. this could potentially cause the vehicle to roll back/forward on a incline without warning. dealership was not able to resolve the problem. *ak retainer on emergency brake failed. *la
This complaint is regarding nhtsa id # 05v161000 and gm recall # 05042. the above is for a defect in the parking brake which causes premature wear. the recall only applies to manual shift transmissions. i have this same problem but have an automatic transmission. i believe this recall should also apply to my vehicle since a parking brake is also installed on my vehicle and it is also defective. if a parking brake is not needed on my vehicle for safety than why is one installed? *jb