Has anyone here had a problem with the parking brake on their Cobalt? Does it seem to have adequate holding capacity? How many detents (approximately) does it take to bring yours to full application?

I have reasons for asking which I will provide, but for now I'm intentionally holding back so I don't taint any responses....

Sorry for the ambiguity!

Thanks much,

Jason

welcome, but i have no cobalt.... i know at least 2 people do

I pull mine up about little past 1/2 way . I dont ever remember having to use any extra effort . My 05 SS/SC has 47,000 miles . I dont ever rely on just the brake on hill though , I always leave it in gear if its parked on a slope . So no feedback in that respect .

I pull mine up as far as I possibly can... But, I have heard of people having problems with theirs, so I don't know what they're doing differently.

The only problem I've ever had with my parking brake was having it freeze in the 'on' position after washing my car and leaving it in sub-zero temperatures.

I always put my parking brake all the way up, and I park on an incline. Cobie's never rolled out of my driveway, so i've never had any, or even heard any problems.*

I have had a problem however with pulling the barking brake up too far however, where the button just sticks inside the lever. But you hit it a few times, the button pops back out, and you're good to go.

I guess I'm too overzealous.

Edit: *I do however leave it in gear as well (1st), so that's probably why...

Edited February 6, 200718 yr by Turbojett

Only problem I've heard if is it is pulled up too hard...

THough keep in mind it will vary with the car...

The only problem I've ever had with my parking brake was having it freeze in the 'on' position after washing my car and leaving it in sub-zero temperatures.

I quote myself because this has now happened a second time.

This time was the worst possible time too, right before a first date. I didn't want to call and cancel so I tried just driving it around a bit. After about 10 feet the parking brake let go and everything was OK.

edit: Note, this time I didn't wash it first, and the temperatures were slightly above freezing.

Edited March 12, 200718 yr by the_yellow_dart