To this day, people still argue over how exactly you should use the parking brake on hills. Should you put it in neutral ...

Let's face it: Some designs just weren't good, regardless of how many different ways Ford passed them along to us 40 years ago. Flaws such as leaking cowl vents, flimsy door and window mechanisms, ...

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 ...

Call it as you may wish, but the electric hand brake or the electronic parking brake is an innovation that helped manufacturers save space inside the cabin and allowed designers to further enhance the ...

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 ...

Hello Paul, my handbrake does not hold well anymore, especially when I park on a slope. A friend told me the cable might be stretched or worn out. How does the hand brake cable work, and what risks do ...

Having driven 5-spd manuals all my life, I've always engaged the parking brake when I park it. I just got the wife a new automatic Mazda Tribute. When we took it in for a minor service problem (less ...

GREENSBORO, N.C.-- Cold weather is hard on your car. So you have to take extra precautions to keep things running smoothly, especially with your brakes. WFMY News 2 viewer Ophelia Jones wrote: "I ...