Parking brake on C5

Hello, I have a 99 C5 with a **** poor parking brake, ( IF it catches at all
! ).This has always been the case, I've had the car since new. Now my extended
GM warrenty is expiring in a few months. Does anybody know if GM is required to
fix this under the extended warrenty? If the parking brake is considered a
safety feature I think they should. I would like to find out before I go in for
it so I can have my ducks in a row. Anybody?
Thanks, C5John

You could try calling the Service department of your local dealer and
asking - they should know.

Jeff
96 coupe

"C5John" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I have a 99 C5 with a **** poor parking brake, ( IF it catches at
> all
> ! ).This has always been the case, I've had the car since new. Now my
> extended
> GM warrenty is expiring in a few months. Does anybody know if GM is
> required to
> fix this under the extended warrenty? If the parking brake is considered
> a
> safety feature I think they should. I would like to find out before I go
> in for
> it so I can have my ducks in a row. Anybody?
> Thanks, C5John

You could try calling the Service department of your local dealer and
asking - they should know.

Jeff
96 coupe

"C5John" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I have a 99 C5 with a **** poor parking brake, ( IF it catches at
> all
> ! ).This has always been the case, I've had the car since new. Now my
> extended
> GM warrenty is expiring in a few months. Does anybody know if GM is
> required to
> fix this under the extended warrenty? If the parking brake is considered
> a
> safety feature I think they should. I would like to find out before I go
> in for
> it so I can have my ducks in a row. Anybody?
> Thanks, C5John

Hi C5John,

"C5John" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I have a 99 C5 with a **** poor parking
> brake, ( IF it catches at all
> ! ).This has always been the case, I've had the car
> since new. Now my extended
> GM warrenty is expiring in a few months. Does anybody
> know if GM is required to
> fix this under the extended warrenty? If the parking
> brake is considered a
> safety feature I think they should. I would like to
> find out before I go in for
> it so I can have my ducks in a row. Anybody?
>
> Thanks, C5John

I've got my C5 stored for winter so I don't have access
to my owner's manual, but look up Parking Brake in your
owner's manual and I believe it will tell you how to
"tighten up" the parking brake by backing up and using
the parking brake to stop.

Regards,
Tip

Hi C5John,

"C5John" > wrote in message
...
> Hello, I have a 99 C5 with a **** poor parking
> brake, ( IF it catches at all
> ! ).This has always been the case, I've had the car
> since new. Now my extended
> GM warrenty is expiring in a few months. Does anybody
> know if GM is required to
> fix this under the extended warrenty? If the parking
> brake is considered a
> safety feature I think they should. I would like to
> find out before I go in for
> it so I can have my ducks in a row. Anybody?
>
> Thanks, C5John

I've got my C5 stored for winter so I don't have access
to my owner's manual, but look up Parking Brake in your
owner's manual and I believe it will tell you how to
"tighten up" the parking brake by backing up and using
the parking brake to stop.

Regards,
Tip

Ok, thanks. I'll try it out.

Ok, thanks. I'll try it out.