Parking Brake Related Problems of the 1996 Chevrolet S10

Table 1 shows two common parking brake related problems of the 1996 Chevrolet S10.

Table 1. Parking Brake related problems of Chevrolet S10

Problem Category Number of Problems
Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problems
1
Conventional Parking Brake problems
1

Parking Brake Linkage And Cable problem #1

While driving in snowy/slushy weather, snow/slush builds up around the emergency parking cable. When it melts from the cable, it causes the emergency parking brake to activate which causes smoke to come from the rear of the vehicle. Please provide further information and VIN#.

Conventional Parking Brake problem #2

Parking brakes do not work even when vehicle is fully engaged in park. Vehicle parked in parking lot and rolled into another vehicle. Took vehicle to dealer and they said there is nothing wrong with the vehicle.


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