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I've never heard of any Texas inspection station checking the parking brake.

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Maybe it's a regional thing...I've never NOT had it checked here in North Texas, and we're talking at least six vehicles in a 10-year span. Maybe you've just never noticed!

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you slowly apply it as you hold the release out.

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What release? GM Trucks and most cars use a foot type that has to be engaged (at whatever speed) and pressed again to FULLY release. There is no in-between like a hand brake.

 

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What release? GM Trucks and most cars use a foot type that has to be engaged (at whatever speed) and pressed again to FULLY release. There is no in-between like a hand brake.

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Huh? My truck has a foot brake and hand release...

The Olds Alero's I have in my fleet all have hand brakes...

Anyway, earlier somebody mentioned that the 3/4 ton's had a diferent set-up. Must be, mine works just fine... I also drive a 2500 Yukon sometimes at work, it works fine as well, even with a very heavy trailer latched on. I use the parking brake to keep from "Torque-Locking" the tranny when parked on a slope...

Learned that at a very young age of 16. I was pulling my grandpa's dozer on a 5th wheel trailer behind his spiffy new 1984 3/4 ton Chevy (Yes, it was SEVERELY overloaded...). I pulled up at the job site and flipped it in park, let off the brake and got out...

Time to move the truck, it wouldn't come out of park... Had to have an end loader push on the trailer in order to get it out of park...

My grandpa sure was ticked...

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Huh? My truck has a foot brake and hand release...

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My bad...I remember it has the foot brake and hand release. I now remember how fast that thing comes up if you aren't careful; wacked my hand once, ouch.

I know my Malibu and the Buick Century and the Pontiac Grand Am have only the foot brake.

 

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The cables has no adjustment left. It was from the factory like this.

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This is the way they all are and the way it's supposed to be.

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To whom it may concern:

If the Gov't does decide on a recall; it would not surprise me to see GM retrofit the 2005 rear drum brake setup and it ancillaries onto the 1999-94 1/2T Silverados.

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no worries there! That would be way too expensive. Likely the fix would be a quick "adjustment" to get you back on the road and get the NHTSA off their back.
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Murdock and/or Captain K, do the right thing and close this thread...it's beginning to sound like a piston slap cryfest.

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Your request has been noted

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Murdock and/or Captain K, do the right thing and close this thread...it's beginning to sound like a piston slap cryfest.

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LOL!!! Its not that bad...yet...

 

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>> Sad that GM abandons its customers, and sticks them with such a lousy design. No wonder people are buying Lexus vehicles. If you truly stand by that design, and tell me that in no way if GM at fault for this...how can you call yourself a master technician?
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If the vehicle was still under warranty then they should repair it. Are you saying that GM is responsible for every parking brake on every GM vehicle made ?? I have a 55 Chevrolet, Is GM responsible for my parking brake on my 55..??? NO, I am responsible for its operation. Where does it end ??? How far back do you want them to go ?? If I recall right. Most states have LAWS that state headlights must be operational or you can be cited....Or even fail a state inspection. Is GM responsible for the customers headlight just because there is a state law that says it should be operational. No, I as the owner am responsible for my headlights, to make sure they are operational and in compliance with state law. Honda, for example, found defects in some models of their automatic transmissions. They in turn increased their warrantys to 100k on these models. Do you expect them to give lifetime warranties on them ??

>> Why can't GM spend some money and actually help its customers out? <<

Again, how far do you expect them to go ?? If the vehicle is still under warranty, they should be responsible for repairing it.

>> You can't keep looking out for the bottom line. <<

Somebody has to. If GM goes under, who is going to pay for future warranty work on new vehicles ??

>> No wonder people are buying Lexus vehicles. <<

I hate to burst your bubble, but even Lexus has their own problems. ALL car manufacturers do.



How can I call myself a Master technician? Easy.
21 years of hard work, studying, testing, investing my own money in training and refresher courses, over $100,000.00 invested in specialty tools and equipment so I can PROPERLY diagnose and repair my customers transmissions in a timely manner to get them back on the road ALL with a LESS than 1% come back rate......Is that enough, or do I need to go on????


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From what I have been seeing, it looks like GM doesn't even want to consider this a problem (Indivdual techs and dealerships might, but that doesn't work). Many of these trucks with problems are still under warranty. Does GM's warranty run out after 7K miles now, or is that just when problems begin to happen?

My biggest gripe is how is this braking design even allowed to be shipped? Who honestly thinks this system is better than the previous system which worked great? Typical GM. They spend years and years testing and improving their product to near perfection, and then decide to just start all over again.

I hate drum brakes. Anybody who lives in a mountainous area can tell you how superior discs are to drum in regards to brake fade, and ease of repair. But if you use a lousy system, you should stick with what you do best, or test the system in a CONTROLLED environment. We're not all mechanics who have hours to spend on our vehicles fixing what the cheap manufacturer didn't want to fix, or have the know how or tools to do it.

This Caprice is a money pit. I just spent $300 fixing a leaking intake gasket. The only reason I keep it around is because the insurance is very low, and there are no payments on it. When this engine or transmission goes (again) it's going to the scrap yard. Maybe GM machines are made for mechanics. That's great, but I won't spend my hard earned money keeping one on the road (I can't even work on my car living in an apartment complex), especially when GM considers all my problems "normal" or "we could not find the problem".

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Murdock and/or Captain K, do the right thing and close this thread...it's beginning to sound like a piston slap cryfest.

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LOL!!! Its not that bad...yet...

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Hopefully it won't get to that point either . Keeping an eye out though

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c'mon guys, how hard is it to adjust or fix your parking brake? Sometimes you just gotta get your hands dirty or pay somebody else to get there's dirty. No big deal. There are many other things to be more concerned about than your parking brake.

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For me, if I owned one, it would be impossible. I live in a community with an HOA and they forbid any car work. I would definitely balk at paying someone to repeatedly fix something which is admittedly a bad design.

 

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c'mon guys, how hard is it to adjust or fix your parking brake? Sometimes you just gotta get your hands dirty or pay somebody else to get there's dirty. No big deal. There are many other things to be more concerned about than your parking brake.

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It's hard when you live in an apartment complex, and you don't have the know-how or the tools to fix it. Again, not everybody is a mechanic, nor wants to be. But I guess GMs are built for mechanics.

GM - Keeping the mechanic/technician profession profitable.

2000 Ford Explorer XLT 1986 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon - Olds 307 V-8 "We're all car guys at heart."

 

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Your post implies that the fix is relativly simple, how about cost. Is there a reason a service department would avoid fixing such a gross safety flaw?

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I guess since you're replying to some past post of mine, this is directed at me.

I don't know cost off hand. Not even ballpark. I'd have to go to the parts counter and ask and I'm at home right now.

I'm not sure about the avoiding fixing part. You said they would, for a price? I guess you meant they're avoiding fixing it for free?

As for what the reason may be why a service department would avoid fixing this...I'm not going to get into another one of these debates. I don't know your dealer or their reasons. You should ask them, I guess.

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I'm not going to get into another one of these debates.

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Been in enough of those with me huh? Its much easier to stick to the technical side of things, I know I've been trying.

 

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