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C180 Parking Brake Problem, or is it???

  • 21-07-2009 1:47pm
    #1
    Brabus
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭


    Ok, done a search for any old threads on this topic but couldn't find anything relative.

    It's a '04 C180 Classic model (mother's car). Yesterday, the father was driving it and when he went to engage the parking brake (naturally at a complete stop), the pedel engaged without the clicking sound you would normally hear.

    Brake itself still holds the car in position and still releases with the lever as normal.

    Only got told about it this morning and the folks have already booked it into the main dealers to look at it on Thursday morning.

    Anyone with a previous similar experience to this especially with C180's or other cars?

    Or is it a common thing in cars with this particular feature. Should we be worried about this?

    All advice welcome.


Comments

  • #2
    vw4life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭vw4life


    needs the little plastic piece that makes the clicking noise at the pedal,takes 5 mins to fit it,easy fix


  • #3
    Brabus
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭Brabus


    vw4life wrote: »
    needs the little plastic piece that makes the clicking noise at the pedal,takes 5 mins to fit it,easy fix

    Thanks for that vw. Would you know where i could pick up one of those? Probably as handy to go to a Breaker's yard, cos i could have a go at fitting it myself. I'll have a look at the piece thats already there and take it from there.

    Just to update, merc garage told us it was fine, nothing to worry about.
    However, to do a full repair of it would cost in the region of €400.

    Just an interesting note to add to this, I remember reading the guidelines that the NCT use and there was a paragragh about engaging a handbrake and that they must be audible (ie a definite sound) from it.
    I think it was classed as a fail for the NCT. We could run into a problem come next year when its due for NCT again.:(


  • #4
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    Brabus wrote: »
    Thanks for that vw. Would you know where i could pick up one of those? Probably as handy to go to a Breaker's yard, cos i could have a go at fitting it myself. I'll have a look at the piece thats already there and take it from there.

    Breakers yard is best, Traynors in the north have C180 breakings...


  • #5
    Brabus
    Registered Users Posts: 162 ✭✭Brabus


    robtri wrote: »
    Breakers yard is best, Traynors in the north have C180 breakings...
    Would you know of any one in the republic who deals in breaking C180's?


  • #6
    vw4life
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 285 ✭✭vw4life


    the part only costs €2 ish from a main dealer,you'll only break the part takin it off another car,and how the **** can it cost 400 to fix it,they're talkin ****,€50 at the most in a main dealer,I've fitted millions of them,which garage did you bring it too


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