Ford Edge: Electric Parking Brake Malfunction
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Yes I know the electronic POS parking brakes are different. Hate em.
Also, you don't use it and it's messed up yet you want it fixed? Am I the one that's a little miffed or?
Plus, with the cable if you had a hand-operated lever you could lock up the rear end in snow and save your ass from wrecking. Now. Good luck.
But I will say this, we do have an AWD Edge and it's a tank in the snow. It's really good. Just keep that PTU fluid changed!
Date: 2023-04-13
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Comments and reviews: 13
jdtractor
I like this design over the brake shoes inside of the brake rotor hat for vehicles with rear disc. That old design was just horrid. I had an issue with my truck when I bought it used from the inside drum surface being rusty causing intermittent contact with the park brake shoes, it caused one heck of a vibration once it would start. The only way to stop it was to come to a complete stop, then accelerate again. Replacing all the rear brakes fixed the issue.
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I like this design over the brake shoes inside of the brake rotor hat for vehicles with rear disc. That old design was just horrid. I had an issue with my truck when I bought it used from the inside drum surface being rusty causing intermittent contact with the park brake shoes, it caused one heck of a vibration once it would start. The only way to stop it was to come to a complete stop, then accelerate again. Replacing all the rear brakes fixed the issue.
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Daniel
You are correct. It measures current during operation and translates that in to clamping force I think. Pretty much all epb's work the same, well those I've worked on at least. And it's 99% the left one on AT's that faults. People don't use it and crap from on-coming traffic get past the o-ring. Oh right, left ones here in Sweden, probably the other way around in countries where they drive on the wr. left side.
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You are correct. It measures current during operation and translates that in to clamping force I think. Pretty much all epb's work the same, well those I've worked on at least. And it's 99% the left one on AT's that faults. People don't use it and crap from on-coming traffic get past the o-ring. Oh right, left ones here in Sweden, probably the other way around in countries where they drive on the wr. left side.
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Sundancer268
Surprised you didn't apply some dielectric grease like the old Dow-Corning DC-4 to the connectors when you re-assembled them. That is the first thing I do before re-connecting any plug/jack I open up. Just prevents future problems for me. Of course I keep my vehicles for a long time, Pick-up is 19 years old and like any GM product the rust causing issues caused by the Michigan salt like you have.
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Surprised you didn't apply some dielectric grease like the old Dow-Corning DC-4 to the connectors when you re-assembled them. That is the first thing I do before re-connecting any plug/jack I open up. Just prevents future problems for me. Of course I keep my vehicles for a long time, Pick-up is 19 years old and like any GM product the rust causing issues caused by the Michigan salt like you have.
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Agostino
I would be happier with a standard parking brake handle and cable to actuate the parking brakes. It's cheaper and more reliable. It's a smart idea to replace the motor with the harness because you don't need call backs. If I was doing it on my own car I would replace the harness and clean the contacts and test the motor and keep it if it was still working.
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I would be happier with a standard parking brake handle and cable to actuate the parking brakes. It's cheaper and more reliable. It's a smart idea to replace the motor with the harness because you don't need call backs. If I was doing it on my own car I would replace the harness and clean the contacts and test the motor and keep it if it was still working.
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Tdawg
The electric parking brake seems like it was engineered to make you have to pay the dealership to work on it, because according to the Nissan service manual I totally don t have, it s a whole different process. I mean I was lazy to start with and I wasn t doing anything beyond minimal effort but some people have to work on their cars
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The electric parking brake seems like it was engineered to make you have to pay the dealership to work on it, because according to the Nissan service manual I totally don t have, it s a whole different process. I mean I was lazy to start with and I wasn t doing anything beyond minimal effort but some people have to work on their cars
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Cedar
Good video. Eric O didn't show off any moves though - which are always exciting! You know, like the no handy reach-around, the no-look confusion maker, sewing buttons on his underwear, tricks grandma told him, the Hey Mrs. O, smell my finger move, etc. stuff like that. Hopefully we'll see some of those again in a video soon.
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Good video. Eric O didn't show off any moves though - which are always exciting! You know, like the no handy reach-around, the no-look confusion maker, sewing buttons on his underwear, tricks grandma told him, the Hey Mrs. O, smell my finger move, etc. stuff like that. Hopefully we'll see some of those again in a video soon.
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David
For some reason I thought when you were checking the next connecter you were under the front wheel. Then you said it needed a new wiring harness. I thought again it would be a couple feet long not the foot plus a little it was. You can clearly see it wasn't the front end / wheel.
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For some reason I thought when you were checking the next connecter you were under the front wheel. Then you said it needed a new wiring harness. I thought again it would be a couple feet long not the foot plus a little it was. You can clearly see it wasn't the front end / wheel.
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DapimpBDSD
I seen a wire for the rear abs corrode in under 5k miles, less than a year old. Idk why or how but a small pin hole was all I saw. Thankfully ford has a pig tail kit, so i didn't have to replace the whole harness ( corroded at the big rear harness, not that smaller one)
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I seen a wire for the rear abs corrode in under 5k miles, less than a year old. Idk why or how but a small pin hole was all I saw. Thankfully ford has a pig tail kit, so i didn't have to replace the whole harness ( corroded at the big rear harness, not that smaller one)
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sydecarnutz
I used to have park brake cables get moisture in them and then freeze up in the Winter immobilizing the car. Not really sure which has the advantage. Both have potential issues! Great job here. I'll remember this as my wife has the same car! Thanks man!
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I used to have park brake cables get moisture in them and then freeze up in the Winter immobilizing the car. Not really sure which has the advantage. Both have potential issues! Great job here. I'll remember this as my wife has the same car! Thanks man!
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Jess
The movie - 'Never There', the next day comment took me there. There are three cables on my 92 D-350, one broke. I like the simple mechanical's of a cable, but this was a lot easier repair. You have to pull the axle to get at the cable end in the wheel.
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The movie - 'Never There', the next day comment took me there. There are three cables on my 92 D-350, one broke. I like the simple mechanical's of a cable, but this was a lot easier repair. You have to pull the axle to get at the cable end in the wheel.
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Greg
old fashioned hand brakes were a lot better they could be applied in case main brakes hydraulic system failed and you don't have to worry your cars computer will malfunction or be hacked and throw on parking brake while you are driving
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old fashioned hand brakes were a lot better they could be applied in case main brakes hydraulic system failed and you don't have to worry your cars computer will malfunction or be hacked and throw on parking brake while you are driving
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Richard
I'll never sell my Tacoma because it has mechanical parking break, old school hydraulic power steering (the made in Japan ones last forever, and other mechanical systems that are cheaper/easier to fix if they ever do break.
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I'll never sell my Tacoma because it has mechanical parking break, old school hydraulic power steering (the made in Japan ones last forever, and other mechanical systems that are cheaper/easier to fix if they ever do break.
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gianfrancoa
I knew we would arrive to this point where the electric parking brake was another item added to the list of items that will fails prematurely. Electric parking brakes. a solution to a problem that never existed!
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I knew we would arrive to this point where the electric parking brake was another item added to the list of items that will fails prematurely. Electric parking brakes. a solution to a problem that never existed!
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