Parking Brake Related Problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette

Table 1 shows three common parking brake related problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette. The number one most common problem is related to the conventional parking brake (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the parking brake linkage and cable (one problem).

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Chevrolet Corvette


Recently reported Parking Brake problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Corvette

The Conventional Parking Brake problem

Parking brake failed to hold allowing vehicle to roll backwards into a tree doing considerable damage to the vehicle. This appears to be an extremely common problem as indicated by the number of identical complaints on this NHTSA site.   Read details...

The Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problem

Parking brake did not hold and the car, while parked, rolled down a slight incline and hit another parked car. This occurred at my place of business. Upon dealer inspection, it was found that the cable brackets that support the cable at the rear disc assembly were fatigued and bent which rendered   Read details...

The Parking Brake problem

Emergency brake inoperative. Yh   Read details...


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