'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
> "N.E.Ohio Bob" wrote:
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>> Any CRV owners out there have the emergency brake stay on even though
>>the hand lever is fully released and the dash warning light is off? bob
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> Which series of CR-V? It's normal for old DETROIT vehicles to do that
> when water gets into the brake cables, but I've never heard of CR-V
> doing it, except if you've been fording the creek on a cold day and it's
> frozen the next morning. If it's been stored with the park brake on it
> will do that (should be stored with park brake off)
>
> I've noticed the handbrake on the GEn II CR-V is supposed to be adjusted
> for something like 5-7 clicks before lockup. The early versions of the
> Honda manual for Gen 1 said 2-4 clicks, IIRC. Another writer said the
> auto-adjustment won't work if you try to make the Honda park brake work
> like a VW (1-2 clicks). I've backed off my cable so I'm getting 6 or 7
> clicks, and I like the body mechanics of having the lever come up
> higher. I think your chiropractor would agree.
>
> :-) There's very little about a VW that I want my Honda to imitate
> anyhow. :-( 'Curly'

Now for the rest (or some of the rest) of the story. My brother in
Fairfax VA had a problem with the rear brakes on his new CRV. He was
driving with three passingers in to D.C. on a cold morning last week. He
started the car,released the brake, and picked up the car-pool members
and about five minuts into the trip the rear brakes began making a loud
noise and vibrating. Since it was 5:30 A.M., he took the CRV home and
stole his wife's car to get the pool to work.
Honda dealer is saying that $500.00 repair is going to be customer pay,
because he was driving with the brake on. There was no dash warning
light on.
Brother Jim has contacted Honda And now has a "file number" but no
answer yet.
I was wondering what the tech had missed, or what could have caused the
problem on a CRV with 3000 miles on it.
Any ideas out there? bob