Thread: Electronic Park Brake keeps failing

Originally Posted by garrycol

What is the basis of your statement?

I have always rested my vehicle on the parking brake and the pawl is not broken - that's my basis.

But don't take just my word for it, as this document also makes the same caution:

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_pawl"]Parking pawl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

Anyway, we are getting away from the main topic - the electronic park brake is there to secure the vehicle and if it keeps failing there is some other reason for why this keeps happening.

I suspect the root cause has not yet been found, so continual replacement of parts will not properly address the repeated failures.

Originally Posted by tempestv8

The electronic park brake is there to secure the vehicle and if it keeps failing there is some other reason for why this keeps happening.

I suspect the root cause has not yet been found, so continual replacement of parts will not properly address the repeated failures.

I agree completely - the reason is actually well known - the weak components in the actuator module - there is a post maybe a year ago with a full explanation how the cheap plastic components strip etc.

Yes lack of adjustment and dirt in the brakes can cause the issue - but if the actuator module was robust enough there would not be failures.

I cannot find the post but others may be able to find it.

Garry

I wonder why Land Rover haven't given this issue the arrest ion that it deserves, as the electronic park brake, to me anyway, is a safety device. Surely by now, after countless EPB warranty claims from D3, D4 and RRS owners worldwide, this matter would be well known to the boffins at LR.

Does the park brake come on automaticallyvwhen P is selected.

No it does not.

From what has been explained to me by a LR tech, it fails due to muddy water ingress.

G'day Guys

Good to be part of this forum some interesting topics.

The EPB module must be adjusted correctly as per Land Rover spec
also it is recommended by Land Rover to have the hand brake shoes
cleaned "washed" after driving through dirt or mud (offroad) and is
actually noteein the owners manual.

Regards
Wael

Originally Posted by Eurohaus Prestige

G'day Guys

Good to be part of this forum some interesting topics.

The EPB module must be adjusted correctly as per Land Rover spec
also it is recommended by Land Rover to have the hand brake shoes
cleaned "washed" after driving through dirt or mud (offroad) and is
actually noteein the owners manual.

Regards
Wael

That's true, and mine failed after a long trip on red dirt roads, but that is clearly a design fault in an offroad vehicle.

Does anyone have pics of the mechanism and of stripping it down to clean?