Park brake failure - service immediately

[Cmberkhouse]

A random message popped up saying parking brake failure- service immediately. Outside of my warranty. Took it to dealship & had to pay $150 for a daignose/update. Really?

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[Ducati1098]

A random message popped up saying parking brake failure- service immediately. Outside of my warranty. Took it to dealship & had to pay $150 for a daignose/update. Really?

Yes you usually have to pay for repairs outside of warranty

 

[KillerPenz]

A random message popped up saying parking brake failure- service immediately. Outside of my warranty. Took it to dealship & had to pay $150 for a daignose/update. Really?

I'm curious, did they fix it? What did they do?

Reason I ask is because I get the parking brake failure warning every few months. Goes away immediately (as others have had as well), so never bothered with it. Actually haven't seen the warning in quite some time now, that's why I'm curious if the dealership even did anything to it aside from charging you $150.

 

[DefNotBuddyLee]

Same as @KillerPenz , gotten a couple times over the years but always went away when I shut down and restarted. Curious what dealer did to address.

 

[Blue Hen]

Ducati1098
I guess nobody got your humor.

 

[Brian_B]

A random message popped up saying parking brake failure- service immediately. Outside of my warranty. Took it to dealship & had to pay $150 for a daignose/update. Really?

What did they say was the cause? Since they diagnosed and updated something

 

[Brian_B]

I’ve seen this a couple of times — if the brake
Is a bit slow releasing the computer thinks it hung up and will throw this.

Low battery voltage can cause the brake to go slow. So can just hitting the accelerator to disengage rather than using the handle - but that’s rare.

If it clears and doesn’t come back I don’t worry too much about it

 

[NatureMan]

I usually charge the battery after this happens.

 

[mpeugeot]

Yes you usually have to pay for repairs outside of warranty

Next thing you know techs are going to start demanding a paycheck to work on these things.

 

[robepa]

I have the same issue, I took it to the dealer and they couldn't find an issue. I get it every few months.

 

[AZ_Liberty]

joke is on Ford. It's so annoying to use I never use it.

 

[robepa]

joke is on Ford. It's so annoying to use I never use it.

The funny thing is for me it has always been when the e-brake isn't set when I start the vehicle.

 

[Combustion_King]

I get that message here and there, but my brake still works fine so just hit OK and go about my day.

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