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So......
Anyone else have this problem?
I'm taking my freinds keys back to him and I'm in a parking lot on a slight incline. I pull the parking brake and get out to hand him his keys. MY CAR STARTS TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL. I sprint after it and get in in time to slow it before it hits a red ZX2. I have a huge hole in my front bumper. So my question is.....are Tour E-brakes ****? What the hell happened? The only thing I can guess is that it wasn't pulled ALL the way, but what the hell?!?!
My car is toast.....I think I'm going to firebomb it.
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Funny, that happened to me back in September, with the exception of my car rolling down a steep hill into oncoming traffic!  Thank GOD for insurance these days! Oh...sorry for the boo boo.
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mine did this about a month ago and it was pulled all the way up. also i've noticed lately that my brakes are rubbing slightly. it's like my e-brake is still pulled a little. dont know what is going on.
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so icey....how did you work that with the insurance company? What did you tell them?
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thats one reason i never use my ebrake and i just leave it in gear...not to mention, during this winter months the ebrake sticks.
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Which cereal box did you get your licence from? 
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I use the e-brake on every one of my vehicles, auto or stick. But I also put the trans into reverse or park. 
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Originally posted by Conor7seven:
so icey....how did you work that with the insurance company? What did you tell them? Luckily, I wasn't in the car and the car was officially parked. I basically told the insurance comapany that someone hit my car from the front, moving the car out of the parking spot on the street. The police department confirmed this because no one seen exactly what happened - all the witnesses seen was a car rolling backwards down a hill, smashing into a light pole.
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Originally posted by mike_95se:
mine did this about a month ago and it was pulled all the way up. also i've noticed lately that my brakes are rubbing slightly. it's like my e-brake is still pulled a little. dont know what is going on. Semi common Contour problem. Their is a revised ebrake cable that I have installed. Check the FAQ's on this. Your ebrake most likely is grabbing.
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Originally posted by mike_95se:
mine did this about a month ago and it was pulled all the way up. also i've noticed lately that my brakes are rubbing slightly. it's like my e-brake is still pulled a little. dont know what is going on. i swear mine felt the same way... it seemed like the e-brake was always being applied...
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