driving with parking brake on
I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and
drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this story and ask him to get my car checked :-( CITR |
Re: driving with parking brake on
<catcherintherye6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105339964.833609.300520@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... >I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR > The brakes wear rapidly when you drive with them on, but that's about it. Normal brake inspections should catch the extra wear before it does any harm... you'll just have to do the brake job a little earlier than normal. The power train doesn't know the difference between the parking brake being on and going up a long hill. Don't kill yourself - enjoy your beautiful new CR-V! Mike |
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<catcherintherye6@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105339964.833609.300520@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com... >I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR > The brakes wear rapidly when you drive with them on, but that's about it. Normal brake inspections should catch the extra wear before it does any harm... you'll just have to do the brake job a little earlier than normal. The power train doesn't know the difference between the parking brake being on and going up a long hill. Don't kill yourself - enjoy your beautiful new CR-V! Mike |
Re: driving with parking brake on
On 9 Jan 2005 22:52:44 -0800, catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote:
>I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and >drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see >the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating >(though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong >in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this >story and ask him to get my car checked :-( Worst case: It is possible that you overheated and warped one or both of the rear disks. That is about the only really bad thing that could have happened other than the excessive pad wear mentioned by the other poster. You could probably feel any warpage in the brake pedal (slight pulsing) or when you applied the brakes. Drive slowly, apply the brakes gently, and see if the car stops smoothly or if it seems to slightly lurch. Even if they are warped, any competent repair shop can turn them and put on new pads. That is relatively inexpensive. It will be more expensive to replace the rotors, but not that much. All of this is worst case. Probably you did no measurable harm at all. I drive down a long hill at least twice a week, and pretty much have to apply the brakes all the way. That is the equivalent of what you did. Elliot Richmond Freelance Science Writer and Editor |
Re: driving with parking brake on
On 9 Jan 2005 22:52:44 -0800, catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote:
>I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and >drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see >the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating >(though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong >in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this >story and ask him to get my car checked :-( Worst case: It is possible that you overheated and warped one or both of the rear disks. That is about the only really bad thing that could have happened other than the excessive pad wear mentioned by the other poster. You could probably feel any warpage in the brake pedal (slight pulsing) or when you applied the brakes. Drive slowly, apply the brakes gently, and see if the car stops smoothly or if it seems to slightly lurch. Even if they are warped, any competent repair shop can turn them and put on new pads. That is relatively inexpensive. It will be more expensive to replace the rotors, but not that much. All of this is worst case. Probably you did no measurable harm at all. I drive down a long hill at least twice a week, and pretty much have to apply the brakes all the way. That is the equivalent of what you did. Elliot Richmond Freelance Science Writer and Editor |
Re: driving with parking brake on
catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote:
> I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR ------------------ Odd, your ABS light should have come on after a few hundred meters too. Maybe your CR-v doesn't have ABS . . . Two miles isn't very far, when you think about how many miles you will go between brake changes. 'Curly' |
Re: driving with parking brake on
catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote:
> I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR ------------------ Odd, your ABS light should have come on after a few hundred meters too. Maybe your CR-v doesn't have ABS . . . Two miles isn't very far, when you think about how many miles you will go between brake changes. 'Curly' |
Re: driving with parking brake on
Thanks for all the replies!
The 2005 CR-V (all models) has ABS as a standard feature. |
Re: driving with parking brake on
Thanks for all the replies!
The 2005 CR-V (all models) has ABS as a standard feature. |
Re: driving with parking brake on
In article <1105339964.833609.300520@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote: > I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR I agree. If you know how to do the work yourself--do it. You will have to remove both of the back tires. If you have not done this type of work before--have your favorite mechanic or dealer check them for you. A mechanic can easily determine if there was any damage that needs to be repaired. Look at the bright side--this is not an expensive problem to fix. I heard a story about some rich lady that purchased a Porche that had an automatic trans. She decided that she wanted to go really fast one day and placed the trans. in R which really screwed up the trans. She had it towed to the dealership and the service manager asked her why she placed the transmission in R while traveling at a high rate of speed. She said that she thought the R stood for RACE. I hope this was a joke and not a true story but I have heard the story repeated by several different people. -- NEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
Re: driving with parking brake on
In article <1105339964.833609.300520@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups .com>,
catcherintherye6@hotmail.com wrote: > I feel like killing myself right now. Bought a new CR-V recently and > drove about 2 miles with parking brake on...at night...didn't even see > the "park" light on!! Now, the car feels different while accelerating > (though it could just be psychological). Any body knows what goes wrong > in the car in such a situation? Hate to go to the dealer with this > story and ask him to get my car checked :-( > > CITR I agree. If you know how to do the work yourself--do it. You will have to remove both of the back tires. If you have not done this type of work before--have your favorite mechanic or dealer check them for you. A mechanic can easily determine if there was any damage that needs to be repaired. Look at the bright side--this is not an expensive problem to fix. I heard a story about some rich lady that purchased a Porche that had an automatic trans. She decided that she wanted to go really fast one day and placed the trans. in R which really screwed up the trans. She had it towed to the dealership and the service manager asked her why she placed the transmission in R while traveling at a high rate of speed. She said that she thought the R stood for RACE. I hope this was a joke and not a true story but I have heard the story repeated by several different people. -- NEWSGROUP SUBSCRIBERS MOTTO We respect those subscribers that ask for advice or provide advice. We do NOT respect the subscribers that enjoy criticizing people. |
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