Midstein6 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hey guys, 2010 fusion SE with 32k on it, 2.5 6 speed manual. Winter in Chicago sucks, cold as ever and has been causing my parking brake to stick on rear wheels. With it being a manual, only way to use remote start is with my parking brake on. When I let my car run for 15 minutes, hit first and take off, rear wheels are locked and I have to drag it out for about 2 miles until they completely unlock. Wheels still spin, but I can hear a pounding noise from the brakes being locked. Only happens in the cold, no problem otherwise. Anyone else have this problem? I know the manuals aren't very popular, so I don't know if the parking brake is covered under warrenty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hey guys, 2010 fusion SE with 32k on it, 2.5 6 speed manual. Winter in Chicago sucks, cold as ever and has been causing my parking brake to stick on rear wheels. With it being a manual, only way to use remote start is with my parking brake on. When I let my car run for 15 minutes, hit first and take off, rear wheels are locked and I have to drag it out for about 2 miles until they completely unlock. Wheels still spin, but I can hear a pounding noise from the brakes being locked. Only happens in the cold, no problem otherwise. Anyone else have this problem? I know the manuals aren't very popular, so I don't know if the parking brake is covered under warrenty. Hi Midstein. :D Of course the parking brake is covered under Warranty. You can cause further damge by doing what you are doing to your car, so make an appointment immediately. Let us know how you make out and good luck. :beerchug: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FusionDiffusion Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Yeah, don't drive it with the rear brakes sticking on. You can and will destroy the rear brakes, which will not be covered under warranty due to "customer negligence". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011se25 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) My rear brakes were destroyed by 30,000km (of mostly highway driving), while my fronts are at 90%+ and I'm not the only one. I don't know if it's corrosion, setting the parking brake, or Electronic brake force distribution (that prefers to apply the tiny little rear brakes before the meaty front brakes). I've stopped setting my parking brake (the rear brake adjustment mechanism works via the parking brake), but I have an automatic. If your remote start system has to see the parking brake applied, maybe apply it one click, and use a set of wheel chocks? Warranty will do sweet F all for you because brakes are a wear item and covered for less than the bumper to bumper Unfortunately, brakes are considered wear items and are not covered after 12 months or 20,000 kms. from the warranty start date of 10/29/2010. Warranty coverage is limited to defects occurring under the normal use of the vehicle during the warranty coverage period. Your warranty does not cover failures due to unreasonable use/misuse, normal wear, lack of proper maintenance or modifications to the vehicle not approved by Ford. Clearly you are a moron and abusing your car by driving with the parking brake on, even though the car would go "bing bing bing... bing bing bing...bing bing bing...bing bing bing...bing bing bing...bing bing bing...bing bing bing...", or at least that's what Ford told me. Edited February 2, 2013 by 2011se25 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl8948 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 My guess is the rubber boots on your parking brake cable are worn through/busted and moisture is getting in and freezing in cold temps, thus locking the cable and your brakes. I had the same issue about 2 months ago. I drive a 2010 fusion se 6 speed manual as well with 30k. I live in the northeast and one morning (when it just started getting below freezing at night) my rear passenger tire would not turn at all. Pads were clearly engaged and not budging. Tension in my parking brake lever was all out of whack too I noticed. Never got about freezing, so had to get the car towed to dealership. They looked at it and said "Seized caliper" and replaced under warranty. Everything was better, but not great. When I would drive, it seemed my brakes were still engaged and I would slow down noticeably when I took my foot off the gas. 2 days later, brakes were locked up in morning again. I drove for about 1 mile and heard a loud pop from rear passenger tire, and then car felt normal again. I knew the pads had just released. Took it right back to the dealership that day. They looked at it again and said the boots on my ebrake cable were busted and water was getting in and freezing, causing the cable and pads to stay engaged. They told me this should have been caught the first time I brought it in, as the water was clearly leaking out of the ebrake cable housing when they had it up on the lift. They replaced the ebrake cable, right rear rotor, right rear caliper (again) and gave me new rear pads on both sides of the car. They said they did all this due to "heat damage" from driving around with brakes "semi" engaged, which they should have caught the first time. It was all under warranty. They also through in a carwash for their mistake! So long story short, sounds very similar to what I went through. Try leaving your car overnight without parking brake engaged and see if you still have the same problem. I bet you won't. You are still under warranty I'm guessing, so ebrake cable should be covered because the boots aren't supposed to be busted or worn through, if that is in fact your problem. Everything on mine was covered under warranty. Let me know how you fair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midstein6 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Exact same problem. Tension is all over the place. Been leaving my car in gear with it off, appointment on Friday to get it looked at. And 2011se25, no shit the car will go beep beep beep, but when they are locked up and the brake is released, it won't sense it. At least that's what ford told you...and you called me a moron. Go buy an Aveo, have Chevy tell you how to drive it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2011se25 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 And 2011se25, no shit the car will go beep beep beep, but when they are locked up and the brake is released, it won't sense it. At least that's what ford told you...and you called me a moron. Go buy an Aveo, have Chevy tell you how to drive it. I apologize, my sarcasm didn't transmit well over the internet. What I mean is Ford essentially called me a moron by saying the Warranty doesn't cover unreasonable use/misuse, but only normal manufacturing defects, suggesting my premature rear brake failure was caused by misue. Which is absurd given the fronts were brand new, and the only way to misuse them that much would be to drive with the parking brake on, which as I suggested, is impossible to do without noticing. A sticking cable won't cause the alarm, but is very much a manufacturing defect, and thus should be covered by warranty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionfamily Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Park brake cable / calipers / etc covered by your 36month/60km warranty. Pads are 1 year / 20km (2 yrs / 40km for Lincoln customers) - so get your park brake cables checked before your pads wear out... LOL. However, on the plus side - if you do have to get your pads replaced - get Motorcraft pads - you will get lifetime warranty when installed by your Ford dealer. Also - if your pads do wear thin because of the park brake cable - they should be replaced also under warranty - since the park brake cable caused the pads to wear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toreador Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Literally just had this happen this morning - took off the parking brake, could feel the brake holding the wheels (no 'parking brake engaged' notification, no beeps or anything). No tension when I pulled the lever back up. I'm at ~60k miles on my 2010 SE 6 speed manual...anyone know how much this repair should run me, or whether it can be done at home? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacie Spain Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I had the same thing happen this morning and no one seems to know how to fix it. Can anyone help with how to fix this? I have a 2010 fusion with 70,000 miles. It has no warranty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kardiacc Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I have the same problem happening up her in New England. It started happening to me last winter of course after all warranty coverage was over. Took it in twice to get it looked at and the "mechanics" at my dealership came up blank each time. I am getting ready to go in and replace that caliper. When I did the breaks earlier this year it didn't seem to be in the best shape. the rubber boot was all twisted and the slides seemed almost dry. At the time I thought the slides were what was making it stick. My other thought would be that the last time the dealership did the rear brakes that they messed up that rotor somehow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbiD Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I have a 2006 Ford fusion which I love!! i just recently brought it to the dealers to have all new break pads, rotors put on..plus they had to replace my lower transmission mount. About two days late..going to work (it was cold) I heard this thumping noise on my driverside..in the back. It finally went away. But, whenever I put my ebrake on...it makes a loud squeal and thumping noise. It never did this until I brought my car into Ford. Is this their fault? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Yes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marylandfusion Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I have a 2010 S 6-speed with 17K miles. The parking brake’s sticking started in the second winter whenever the temperature was below freezing. The dealer was not able to resolve the problem. The way I deal with it is to not engage the parking brake whenever I expect the temperature to drop below freezing. I always leave the car in gear when parked no matter the temperature. Someone recently told me that if I park on an incline, having the car in gear will not prevent it from possibly rolling away. They also said that the parking brake is a safety feature that I am not able to use as I should in the winter. This 2013-14 winter freeze was so bad, I found that even after driving the car for 30 minutes, when I stopped to get out with the engine running (just for 10 seconds to get my mail out of the box), the parking brake was stuck in the off position and could not be engaged. I guess I am out of warranty and out of luck for ever getting this problem fixed. It’s too bad because otherwise I love the car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kardiacc Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I would take a close look at the brake calipers. I am just about to replace one of mine after I found that the boot around the piston was chewed up and probably the cause behind mine freezing on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kardiacc Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Caliper replacement worked like a charm. No more freezing in cold weather and the slight grinding after a night of sitting is also gone. The caliper turned out to be the easiest part of the night. I was also doing rear rotors and pads. First the screws holding the rotor on stripped and had to be drilled out then the rotor broke into 2 pieces trying to remove it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccturley Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I had this same problem in my 2010. I replace the left caliper, seemed that the parking brake return spring was too weak. Fixed the problem. Now the right side is doing the same. Fords genius mechanics told me it was sticking due to rust on the pads.....they were going to charge me $400 for all new pads and rotors....I just laughed. That wouldn't have even fixed the problem anyway. Those guys get paid way too much to guess how to fix my car, and put me and my family in danger. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel_Brad Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 So It sounds like the caliper is the issue? My 2010 is getting towed to the dealer w 63k on it. Glad I spent the extra $$ on the 7 year/100k warranty 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordService Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 So It sounds like the caliper is the issue? My 2010 is getting towed to the dealer w 63k on it. Glad I spent the extra $$ on the 7 year/100k warranty I'm glad you're headed in to the dealership, Diesel_Brad. Be sure to come back and let us know what you hear; I'll be here if you need any assistance from my neck of the woods. Crystal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDBARB Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 So It sounds like the caliper is the issue? My 2010 is getting towed to the dealer w 63k on it. Glad I spent the extra $$ on the 7 year/100k warranty Hi Diesel_Brad, Did you find if this fixed the issue? My parking brake is getting loose and the car feels as though I'm feathering the brakes. Did they figure out what to replace to fix the issue? Thanks! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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