1997 Ford Mustang PARKING BRAKE

CONSUMER RECEIVED 00V34900, REGARDING THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR RECALL REPAIRS AND DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN CORRECTED. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE, WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON AND IN THE PROPER GEAR, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE HOUSE CAUSING SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DAMAGE. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DEALER SAID, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. *YD

VEHICLE ROLLED BACK WHILE PARKED, EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. PARK BRAKE RECALL 00V349000 REPAIRS WERE DONE IN DECEMBER OF 2000. *AK

PAINT PEELS OFF DOWN TO BARE METAL AND WILL RUST IF NOT REPLACED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED.

WITH PARKING BRAKE IN 1ST AND EMERGENCY BRAKE UP, CAR ROLLED INTO ANOTHER CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED BEFORE AT A FORD SERVICE DEALERSHIP CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FINE.

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE ACCORDING TO YOUR RECORDS, BUT THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO CONTACT ME TO INFORM ME OF THIS FACT. *AK

1/11/98 PARKING BRAKE FAILED WHILE PARKED ON INCLINE AND IN FIRST GEAR. CAR ROLLED DOWN DRIVEWAY INTO LAWN AND HIT MAILBOX. WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR DAMAGES TO BUMPER AND TO MAILBOX. 12/1/2000 RECIEVED SAFETY RECALL 00S37 WHICH DESCRIBES THIS SITUATION EXACTLY. CONTACTED FORD REP KATHY ALLEN, " WILL NOT SEND A INVESTIGATOR, THE INCIDENT IS TOO OLD" THUS DENIED THE CLAIM THAT THE CAR ROLLING IS RELATED TO THE RECALL. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES TO FORM OR JOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD. *AK

CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FULLY ENGAGED FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE, WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD BUT BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD HIT THE BRAKE IT HAD ALREADY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. NLM

PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE- MANUAL CARS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT AUTOMATICS. *AK

I FEEL THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHERE THE TEETH ON THE HAND/PARKING BRAKE MESH IS TOO THIN. THUS THE AMOUNT OF FRICTION CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK SWAYS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE TO DISLODGE AND BECOME DISENGAGED. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE HAS NOT HELD SINCE FIRST BOUGHT CAR AUG 99, I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT NOT GETTING INTO PLACE. TWO WEEKS AGO IT DID IT AGAIN HERE AT WORK. I HAVE NOW IN SHOP, BUT WAS TOLD TODAY FORD DOESN'T HAVE PARTS MANUFACTURED TO FIX IT SO I CAN COME GET IT TILL THE DEALER HEARS FROM FORD.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE SLIPS REGULARLY. HAD IT ADJUSTED ONCE, BUT STILL SLIPS. MUST KEEP CAR IN GEAR TO ENSURE IT DOESN'T ROLL AWAY.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. YH

APPLYING PARKING BRAKE, SUDDENLY GIVES WAY. REPLACED, HELPED SOME. RARE, UNEXPECTED. MANY REPORTS IN NHTSA. DEALER CLAIMS CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. SAY FORD HAS NO INFORMATION ON PROBLEM. BAD IN SF,CA! *AK

WHEN THE CONSUMER PARKS VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ON, THE PARKING BRAKE MOST OF THE TIME HOLDS VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT HOLDS VEHICLE AND FOR NO REASON LETS GO, AFTER IT HOLDS IT FOR A WHILE. THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED BEFORE WHERE THE CONSUMER HAD TO RUSH INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT ON TIME. *AK