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Fri 27 Jan 2006 20:38

accord handbrake fault - catsdad

I have a current model Accord saloon. One evening this week I parked the car with the handbrake full on. Just after I had closed the door there was an audible bang and the car shifted slightly. I found that the handbrake had moved right down to the off position. Luckily it was in gear so it held. I can't recreate the slippage (eg by half depressing the handbrake release button)neither is there any apparent problem with the release button. Its going into the garage next week but, as I can't recreate the fault, I may get the "no fault found" response. A colleague with the same model says he has had this happen too but just lives with it. I am puzzled as to how it apparently "jumped" right over the intermediate handbrake notches and also wonder if its a known fault given that two of us have experienced the problem?

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Fri 27 Jan 2006 21:29

accord handbrake fault - Adam {P}

Make sure you leave it in gear just in case.

Possibly the rear discs cooling down?

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Sat 28 Jan 2006 00:08

accord handbrake fault - catsdad

Thanks for the suggestion but wouldnt this only account for a handbrake failure where the handbrake lever stayed in place? In my case the leve shot to the "off" position. Leaving it in gear is OK until you want to run the engine to defrost and scrape at the same time!

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