The parking brake, or emergency brake, is usually attached to a car’s rear wheels. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, the parking brake is usually attached with cables to the rear brakes, as shown in ...

ENDWELL, N.Y., Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What happens when a parking brake fails unexpectedly, and how can drivers avoid costly or dangerous outcomes? That’s the question explored in Lessons ...

GM has issued a customer satisfaction program regarding a fix that is now available for certain 2023 GMC Sierra 1500 trucks that may have a condition causing the Electronic Parking Brake to fail to ...

The electronic parking brake, or EPB, switch in a 2023 Ford F-150 pickup. Every vehicle on the road is equipped with a parking brake, a hand brake, an e-brake, or an emergency brake. Regardless of the ...

The name is somewhat self-explanatory, but the parking brake keeps your vehicle from moving while it's parked. There are two main kinds of parking brakes: lever-operated and electronic. Both are ...

Electronic parking brakes have quietly become one of the most common features in modern cars, including the best electric vehicles, replacing the familiar handbrake lever with a small button tucked ...

General Motors has released a Safety Recall for certain 2024-2025 Chevy Blazer EV units due to an issue with the rear parking brake wiring harness. GM program # N252503010 addresses the issue with a ...

Rear drum brakes still show up on modern cars not because automakers are nostalgic, but because they’re cheap, durable, and ...

These instructions for adjusting your parking brake work only if you have drum brakes on your rear wheels. If you have a manual transmission, you may have a transmission-type parking brake, which ...