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KevB
 


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EPB Fault (manual TDV6)

Well my turn for an EPB fault Rolling Eyes . Over the past few months i have had my parking brake adjusted several times because of the parking brake not releasing fully (independent garage), but tonight when pulling onto the drive, I got a screamer. After turning the ignition off, the scream stopped, and I am now getting a warning saying the parking brake system is not working along with a red flashing light. ( no emergency release needed)

I was told after the last adjustment if the problem persisted it would probably need a new actuator fitting. Does anyone know the rough cost I would pay for this work and if the car will be safe to use in the mean time? I am about to be made redundant from work so hope my Tesco warranty covers the bill? Sad  
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From memory when I had it done under warranty it was a 4 hour job and about £150.00 parts Shocked I think its housed above the rear diff so its a bit of a Censored to get to.

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Thanks for your reply Neil. The problem seems to have corrected itself for now, and its working perfectly, so not sure whats going on Confused

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Think you'll find it'll soon be back once it's had a screamer! Big Cry  
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KevB
 


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alanwxr wrote:
Think you'll find it'll soon be back once it's had a screamer! Big Cry


How right you were. Evil or Very Mad I was down the coast the other day taking a few photos (got a bit wet in the process), gets back to the car wanting to get home and dried, only to find I was going knowhere due to EPB fault. I decided to pull the emergency release which i struggled to do ( I'm 16 1/2 st), and the Censored cable snapped in the process. I finally managed to get away after 45 minutes of trying. The car is now in getting the actuator replaced so hopefully that will be the end of EPB problems for a while, at least.  
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£620 at les pots at grangetown and it lasted a month before it had to be done again (actuator died twice) try landrover team valley  
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Re: EPB Fault (manual TDV6)

KevB wrote:
Well my turn for an EPB fault Rolling Eyes . Over the past few months i have had my parking brake adjusted several times because of the parking brake not releasing fully (independent garage), but tonight when pulling onto the drive, I got a screamer. After turning the ignition off, the scream stopped, and I am now getting a warning saying the parking brake system is not working along with a red flashing light. ( no emergency release needed)

I was told after the last adjustment if the problem persisted it would probably need a new actuator fitting. Does anyone know the rough cost I would pay for this work and if the car will be safe to use in the mean time? I am about to be made redundant from work so hope my Tesco warranty covers the bill? Sad


Kev - just curious I have a red flashing brake warning light even with the ignition off - it flashes away to itself all night!! - did this happen to you? My EPB often reports a fault and if I don't release it as soon as I turn the ignition on (before it does a system check) it won't release.  
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