Anyone have a problem with your parking brake actually freezing up in this cold weather on an 05 Mustang? Hubby said it was stuck on and he drove it on over to the dealership only to be told this happens with ALL new cars! They did nothing. He let the car sit and warm up inside at the dealership. Once warmed up/thawed out the parking brake was working normally again. They told him don't use the parking brake at all during freezing temps as it will cause it to literally freeze up. He said he could smell his brakes burning as he drove the Stang to the dealership! Is this typical or just our stang?

 

Quite common:
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Thank you so much! Now I'm armed with info to give to our dealership. I wonder if because we did have a very unusual mild warm winter last year that this problem didn't happen to the newer Mustangs thus our dealership may not have been aware of it. This winter we already have had several very cold in the teens temps, I expect they will see more of this problem and not just say "don't use the handbrake" in the cold weather. Kinda sounds like a "redneck" fix when they tell ya that! But it does make you wonder because they tell you that, they must know there is a problem. Trying to make sure everything is working while the car is still under regular warrenty.

 

Thanks for the reply to WAH, Rupp. She is my wife and she does most of the posting on the stang forums for us. I just found it odd that one of my dealerships service advisers would tell me that the parking brake issue is common for all cars after i asked was this just a stang problem. I called them this morning and they are now doing research on the subject and suppost to call me back on this issue. We will see. If I haven't heard from them in a week or so I will be taking it in with the TSB in hand and asking them in person what is up.

It bothers me that I may have caused my brake to glaze up having to drive the car the 5 - 6 miles to my dealership to have this looked into after work yesterday. If I caused the brake pads or the rotor to glaze I would think those items should be replaced also since this is a known problem of these cars, too.

Again thanks for the quick reply to my wife.


Tejas

 

Another cheapo from Ford - use the caliper piston, operated by the e-brake lever, as the parking brake; instead of using a totallyseparate shoe arrangement inside the "hat" of the rear rotor.

Two problems arise - 1. the brake cable seizes (rarely), or (more common), the mechanism and lever that compresses the rear caliper piston seizes. The brake fluid can and does abosorb water, and does try to freeze under certain conditions.

Yearly brake system flushes will virtually eliminate the "frozen e-brake" issue 9 times out of 10, by is not even considered or recommended. Sad.

 

There is a TSB on this......having mine done right now. Same issue this morning.

TSB# 06-5-4

"The rear sealing boot on the e-brake cable could prematurely deteriorate which may permit water intrusion. In freezing tempurature this could bind the cable inside the casing and not allow tension to be released from the caliper."

Service procedure is to replace both rear e-brake cables.

 

I have my V6 05 in right now for this problem. The parking brake stuck on, this is the first time this has happened to me. The dealer is replacing the 2 E-brake cables. and also stated to me not to use the E-brake in the cold weather. I'm also worried about the rear braked being excessively worn due to it me driving a couple miles with it stuck on. I told the dealership to inspect the brakes and rotors..hopefully they will be honest..1st time dealing with the service dept. He also told me not to pull the brake all the way to the up position when using it just a couple clicks is enough for a good hold. Ill update when I get her back!

 

MINE DID IT FRIDAY AND I HAD IT TOWED IN. IT DEFROSTED AND THEY GREASED IT AND SENT ME HOME> WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD A MESSEGE ON MY MACHINE TO BRING IT BACK THIS TUESDAY THEY ORDERED THE PARTS TO REPAIR IT CORRECTLY.WITH A RENTAL!! I GUESS IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE DEALERSHIP - SERVICE?

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i actully posted this then took it back because it was a common problem. the dealer told be all late modle fords have this problem and the repacement is on national back order and he'll call me when its in

 

I really love what my dealer did. Last year it froze up on me and they fixed it. I never had a problem since then (last winter). Now this winter it happened again. So I asked them what gives, is the replacement part susceptible to the same problem? They said no, last year my right rear wheel was locked.... (I could see where they were headed with this) so I said oh please don't tell me it is the left side now and you only replaced one side the last time. Oh but they did tell me that. I asked them why they did not replace both sides the first time since this is a known issue and is highly likely to happen again. The dealer told me that Ford prohibits them from making the repair to both sides until both sides present with the problem. This translates to Ford does not care about my inconvenience about their known design flaw and it does not bother them that I am stranded and have to pay another towing bill. This is the first time that I have owned a car that is one year old that has left me stranded and had to be towed three times. I loved my car, but it is going to have to go now. My old 93 Mustang never had stupid issues like this, in fact she never broke down in the 12 years I had her. I guess quality is not job one anymore.