2002 Pontiac Bonneville Parking Brake

2002 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE
48,950 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DGSCHWARTZ
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Parking brake does not release no matter how hard I push down on it. (Push to release) Light stays on.
Oct 9, 2009 at 10:47 AM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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are you certain it is not releasing or is it just the light staying on? the park brake sensor may just be faulty causing light to stay illuminated. if you can feel the park brake holding though then you may need to adjust the cable
Oct 9, 2009 at 11:00 AM
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DGSCHWARTZ
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Thanks for the quick responsive. I will check it out as you described as soon as it quits raining.
Dave
Oct 9, 2009 at 5:20 PM
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DGSCHWARTZ
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You are correct! The switch is closed all the time and the parking brake does not set. I will dig in further on this problem.
Dave
Oct 12, 2009 at 6:47 PM
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