Conventional Parking Brake Problems of Ford Mustang - part 1

When parking brake is engaged while in neutral (manual transmission) on a slight incline. The parking brake will click down a few notches and start rolling causing property damage or even death of an individual.

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I read about a recall for parking brakes for 1996 Ford Mustangs with manual. I have an automatic I bought online in January 2007 that has parking break issues it wont keep the car form moving. I had it towed one time and the tow truck driver said it was faulty. Is the recall still available for an automatic?.

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The vehicle rolled down the drive way with the emergency brake on and in gear. It hit a house and totaled the vehicle. Recall#434000.

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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Mustang. While the vehicle is parked on a hill and the emergency brake is on the vehicle will continue to roll down a hill. The vehicle was purchased in November 2003. The repair shop said that it was something wrong with the emergency brake. The emergency brake, but this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN, according to the dealership and the manufacturer. In most cases after the vehicle had been parked for a while with the emergency brake on the vehicle would continue to roll. Also, the contact has been having problems with front driver and passenger seat belts. The passenger side seat belt was worse. The seat belts will not retract, causing the seat belts to get caught in the door. This problem existed since the contact purchased the vehicle.

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.

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Vehicle rolled back while parked, emergency brake was applied. Park brake recall 00v349000 repairs were done in December of 2000.

Vehicle was in park, engine turned off on a upgrade with emergency brake engaged,. Ten minutes later, vehicle had released its emergency brake ,and rolled into another vehicle. Please provide any further information.

Parking brake does not always engage- manual cars were recalled but not automatics.

Consumer had taken vehicle to dealership for recall NHTSA 00v349000/ manufacturer's recall 00s37 repairs. After vehicle was repaired, consumer noticed that windshield was damaged. Manufacturer replaced windshield at no charge. Vehicle was parked on a slight incline with emergency parking brake on for fifteen minutes, and vehicle began to roll forward with parking brake engaged, eventually hitting a parked car. Damage to consumer's vehicle was estimated at one thousand dollars. The sheey Ford dealership located at 10601 midlothian turnpike richmond,va 23235 did not do a good job according to the consumer. Consumer states that no adjustments were done to the emergency brake after the first failure and feels the problem may occur again.

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Parking brake released, causing vehicle to roll down into an embankment, resulting in a minor collision. Vehicle has been repaired under recall for parking brake. Dealer inspecting vehicle .

Consumer received a recall 00v349000 in mail. She took vehicle to dealership that informed her that vehicle was not included in recall. Afterwards, she called manufacturer who assured her that based on her VIN, vehicle was included in recall. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Vehicle was parked in by driveway when emergency brake slipped and the car rolled hitting a tree. Ford refuses to reimburse me for damages and the car rental. I was never contacted about the open recall on my vehicle.

00 v 3490 000/parking brake pawl: while making a stop with emergency brake engaged, vehicle commenced to roll down hill and hit another parked car. Dealer / manufacturer were notified, and were unwilling to assist in this matter.

Vehicle was parked with emergency brake, then it rolled down driveway. Consumer had just taken it in on 5 February, 2001 for parking brake recall. Dealer was suppose to correct problem, and look what happened. The dealer failed to properly fix the emergency brake, whic was on recall. The dealer was unwilling to return consumer's phone calls.

After recall repairs parking brake sticks out. Dealer and manufacturer have been notified.

Consumer was coming out of a driveway and applied emergency brake, and it failed, causing an accident . Dealership aware of problem.

Vehicle was parked in front of consumer's home and vehicle was warming up. Emergency brake was engaged, and vehicle rolled down a hill, and hit a tree several minutes later, no one was hurt. The manufacturer had recalled defective brakes but declined to pay for consumer's brake job. However the dealer paid for the damages after maufacturer refused recall # 00v349.

While car was parked in a parking lot with emergency brakes on vehicle rolled into another parked car.

Consumer has two Ford Mustangs, 1998 affected by recall 00v349000. Vehicle identification numbers are: 1fafp42x4wf260906 and 1fafp46v8wf208476. Local dealership is unable to order the parts from manufacturer to correct the defect until December of 2001. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Paint peels off down to bare metal and will rust if not replaced. No safety defect mentioned.

Vehicle was bought back under the lemon law guidelines. No safety defect stated.

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.

Car was parked and not occupied when it rolled backwards off the parking lot and hit a tree, fairfield alabama police report taken by office r. M. Stidman. Insurance report; american commerce insurance company, 1-800-733-8207, case worker angela.

Car parked in garage, in gear with emergency brake engaged. While unattended, car rolled down 200 foot steeply sloped driveway, missing other parked car, knocking down tree and rolling into drainage ditch this side and then the other side of street. No one struck, injured or killed, but daughter and baby coming home just missed being hit. Extensive body damage requiring minimum of 3 separate trips to auto body shop. Car is still not properly aligned and convertible roof needs more work. Concerned about recently announced Mustang recall for parking brake failures and safety of continuing to drive and park this car.

The vehicle was parked with it's parking brake engage when it suddenly began to roll, the vehicle rolled into neighbors yard knocking down a pine tree, the consumer was unaware of recall oov-349 for the parking brake and requests reimbursement (karen canter claims dept). Nlm.

While vehicle was on a slide incline emergency parking brake engaged, and vehicle started rolling out of driveway. Owner was able to stop vehicle from rolling, but not before it hit another parked vehicle. This was the third time this has happened since vehicle was purchased in December of 1999. Dealer was not able to find any problem with this vehicle. Ignition was not running when this happened.

After parking vehicle consumer was told that it had rolled into another vehicle. Parking brake was engaged. Consumer did receive recall notice 00v349000 for this problem, but accident happened before appointment.

Parking brake up and in gear roll, and hit two cars. Documented by police.

Vehicle experienced two separate unoccupied movements, and involved in a crash. First occurred while running in neutral with parking brake on, and second occurred while parked in gear with parking brake engaged. Vehicle been in dealer's shop, and dealer informed consumer that problem could not be duplicated. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.

Vehicle rolled from driveway into a pole. Vehicle was parked out of gear with emergency brake engaged. Dealer notified. Ford denies any failure or malfunction.

Hand applied parking brake does not fully engage and at time does not engage at all after several attempts. On 11/11/99 while parked on a mild grade I exited the vehicle with the parking brake apparently engaged but with the transmission out of gear. Returning to the vehicle 10 minutes later I found that it had rolled back about 100 feet, jumped a curb and come to rest against a heavy rubber trash can. The hand brake was still in the fully engaged position. As a result of the collision with a trash can the rear facia is bent.

Consumer parked vehicle in parking lot with manual transmission in neutral and parking brake set. Consumer's brother informed consumer that vehicle had rolled down the parking lot and into the grass. Consumer then notified the police. Upon arrival of the police, consumer entered the vehicle and verified to the officer at the scene of the accident that the parking brake had been set. Upon releasing the brake, the consumer noticed there was no tension in the brake. Consumer then took the vehicle to dealer to have repaired. The consumer informed the dealer that the e-brake could possibly be faulty and to have dealer check for problems. Upon return of vehicle, consumer asked dealer if they had found any problems, the dealer replied with no problems found. The consumer noticed upon arrival at consumer's home, that when the e-brake was set, there was a considerable differance in the tension when the brake was set. Note : consumer noticed that the brake had given out on numerous occasions, but did not report the problem because consumer assumed it was due to operator error. Consumer also believes that dealer fixed problem without informing consumer to rid fault of any kind on part of manufactuer.

Parking brake failed, causing damage to the left rear panel, spoiler, and bumper, consumer was not aware of recall 00v349, and paid for the repairs himself, causing the trade in value of the vehicle to go down. The vehicles tire tread appeared to be separating. Nlm.

The emergency brake failed, resulting in the car rolling down a driveway into a brick barrier, causing $1000 damage to front end. Subsequently, emergency brake has randomly operated by pulling to a 90 degree angle, with no tension at all, to pulling with a definite ratcheting sound. It has been sporadic enough that there is no rhyme or reason to when it will fail. I have made extra effort to avoid parking on any hills since the primary incident.

Car was parked on a hill in gear with the emergency brake engaged. Approximately 15 minutes after leaving the car it rolled 200 feet down a hill and into a tree. Contacted the dealer only to find the part that was ordered to correct the problem that had previously been reported was on the shelf and not installed at the last service.