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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 12:05 AM
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I never leave the car parked in first gear.. unless on a hill. I usually leave it in neutral, and have the E-brake on. Well, recently when I park, I pull the E-brake, and when getting out of the car, there is a loud pop followed by the E-brake dropping and resulting in the car to roll. Has this happened to anyone else?

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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 10:53 AM
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I never leave the car parked in first gear.. unless on a hill. I usually leave it in neutral, and have the E-brake on. Well, recently when I park, I pull the E-brake, and when getting out of the car, there is a loud pop followed by the E-brake dropping and resulting in the car to roll. Has this happened to anyone else?

2003 Z06
Never seen this on a Z06 (yet) but I've had other cars that have done it. The locking foot on the ebrake will round or bend and not seat properly and under load will fail. You might be able to repair it, but it's prolly best to replace the handle assembly.
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Old Aug 30, 2005 | 06:57 PM
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If you go back through the archives you will find more than one post regarding E Brake problems and repairs for our Z06's.
I hope the General addressed this on the new Z
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