Parking/Hand Brake does not engage!

[FGRL]

Hi my friendly and informed fellow subscribers!
My brand new (Oct 2016) Ford Figo Trend decided to stop allowing the parking/hand brake to engage!!

How odd!!

Any suggestions?

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Its under warranty take it back to ford.

 

[FGRL]

Yup, sadly only booked in for Tuesday....

 

[Pitbull]

I'm no scrub when it comes to cars, but even I don't work on handbrakes. Those are fidgety as fark!

Take it to Ford or someone who does brake systems

 

[FGRL]

Thank you!

 

[WaxLyrical]

Snapped handbrake cable so take it back and if they say you need new brake pads and disks, tell them to go fk themselves.

 

[FGRL]

I will indeed tell them that!! The car is 4 months old with 4K on the clock - can't be brake pads already???

There's tension when I pull the hand brake up it just won't engage so was wondering if it was something weird...

 

[Venomous]

Yup, sadly only booked in for Tuesday....

That is a dangerous fault.

With Hyundai their company policy compels them to attend to potentially dangerous problems. Even if its just changing tired wipers. Yes they include those as a dangerous problem as poor visibility is a bad thing.

 

[FGRL]

I am quite annoyed about waiting. I've sent an email to Dealer Principal in the hopes of escalating. I'm a little disappointed.

 

[JerryMungo]

Hi my friendly and informed fellow subscribers!
My brand new (Oct 2016) Ford Figo Trend decided to stop allowing the parking/hand brake to engage!!

How odd!!

Any suggestions?

A little more info? Did it object vocally or something?

 

[FGRL]

Nah, no talking just no audible click reassuring me that the hand brake was engaged.

 

[JerryMungo]

Typical! They reassure you and catch you off guard.

 

[Mvu]

And?

 

[FGRL]

And?

I am waiting on a new mechanism to be ordered.......

 

[LazyLion]

 

[FGRL]

Too true~~

 

[Mvu]

Hope they gave you a courtesy because that is a new car you have plus they cannot expect you to drive a car in that condition. Did they tell you what caused the failure?

 

[FGRL]

Hope they gave you a courtesy because that is a new car you have plus they cannot expect you to drive a car in that condition. Did they tell you what caused the failure?

No Courtesy car and no explanation - in fact they are very blase about it and keep telling me not to worry.......

 

[TheChamp]

No Courtesy car and no explanation - in fact they are very blase about it and keep telling me not to worry.......

But you are still driving the car and the brakes are okay besides the handbrake?

 

[Randy_The_Squirrel]

Yup, sadly only booked in for Tuesday....

Next time, buy a better car