I just went to pull my E brake the other day, nothing out of the ordinary, and it just had like zero resistance on it...

Like you can pull it ALL the way up.. I'm not saying like I struggled pulling it up before, but you know there's like a little tention on it... now there's like nothing..

Also, it doesn't work like it did.. Like I can be driving normal, pull it all the way up (I know that's not a good idea, but I just wanted to test it out) and it'd be like me riding the brakes slightly...

I always (did) park my car in neutral with the E brake, and the E brake isn't strong enough to let me park ANYWHERE while in neutral..


Any ideas on what happened? Possibly snapped the cable? idk.. HELPPPPPPP
Thanks!

 

Have you adjusted the cable?

 

all the plastic around it where the cupholders are and that area, pop out the plastic and you will probably find the cable loose.

 

Since then, or prior too? Answer to both is no

Does it pop out just like the dash trim?

 

Adjust the cable first. And yes, it pops out. Much easier than the dash trim.

 

yea bro it pops out super easy. 98% sure thats the problem

 

Welllllllll then... brbbb

 

Agreed.

 

Dude, I had the exact same issue and they tried adjusting my e brake several times and it turned out that I needed 2 new rear brake calipers

 

Now I feel like a ******* idiot... just went out there, popped the pieces off easily.... and saw one of the cables was unhooked from that little bracket thing.. hooked it back up and i'm good.. pulled the e brake a couple times and it popped back out.. just put zip ties in there and they appear to be holding for now.. when zip ties snap, i'll actually just put some force into it and bend the bracket thing

 

dont play too much with that, youll *** it up before you do anything productive lol. just leave it like that. and take it easy on the ebrake lol

 

How would bending it in **** anything up? You can prolly buy a new one for $10 anyways lol

 

If you tighten the nut on the cable itself, it'll hold it in the bracket. There shouldn't be a need to bend anything.

 

Like the end piece? I don't really remember seeing a nut anywhere on it?

 

bump this madness, i went to park today an my ebrake had waayyyy 2 much play...popped the cupholders out an both of the cables are still attached... brakes still work fine, an if i tug on the ebrake while i movin, the "brake light" comes on, an it pulls me as if i ripped the ebrake up, but its only when i feel like ima snap the ebrake off...


any help/suggestions??

 

Okay, heed this caution, I had this exact same thing happen to me like 2+ years ago and I thought nothing of it. The e-brake esssentially was inoperable even with the cables inserted into the guide. Finally got around to taking it to the dealership b/c the driveway at my new house is on a hill and it just so happens that my ebrake was dragging on my rotors - ruining my calipers, rotors, and pads. I felt absoluely no drag on the car the entire time i was driving it and now i have to shell out almost $1000 on repairs. Make sure your not getting any drag on the rear wheels.

 

hmm... ima check my calipers tomorrow an see if they're stickin or anything.. I've checked some other threads an it might be my ebrake handle that's gone out, an since I'm JUST out of Warranty I'll hit up the junk yard an see wat I can find

 

I parked my car at the top of my driveway... in the morning it was half way into the middle of the street. Apparently my ebrake failed and it turns out they had to replace rear calipers

 

click, having same issues

 

I've had this problem two times. The first time it was a loose nut (Picture below) the second time my pads just really needed to be replaced.

To get to the bolt you just have to pull the cover off your e-brake handle and it's at the base.

 

This is why you always put your car in gear...

 

Could be a caliper issue as well the ebrake mechanism
In the caliper it's self can seize up not allowing the cables to come
Loose after the ebrake is disengaged causing premature pad and rotor
Wear, If that is the case 9xoutta ten you will need
A new caliper

 

but it doesn't feel like its ridin the brakes tho, Ima look for that bolt tomorrow, I already got the ebrake cover off, I didn't see anything, but the piece that clicks inthere, was jus sittin around

 

It should be on the passenger side of the e-brake near the base.

 

Yup. I had the same issue and my car only had 27,000 miles on it. The General Manager and the Service Department manager told me it that the e-brake was never designed to stop the car from rolling down a hill while not in gear

I called up GM and complained to them that it was a safety hazard. Took the car back in and they replaced the calipers and pads under warranty and what do you know?! I barely pull up on the e-brake and the rear wheels lock up completely. Yup, definitely wasn't suppose to do that from factory