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Topic: Anyone have the parking brake recall work done?
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JoeC
Journeyman Posts: 91
From: Springfield, MA.
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-12-2001 09:20 PM
  
Hi all:I'm wondering if anyone out there had the parking brake recall work done yet. I heard they have to remove the center console cover to do it? Since the interior in mine is absolutely pristine (I've only got about 1,700 miles on it since last May and its been in storage all winter), and nothing ever seems to go back on the way it came off - particularly when it comes to interior plastic pieces, I'm hesitant to have the work done, since I never park it without both leaving it in first gear and putting the parking brake on. A local buddy of mine took his into a different Ford dealer than I do business with and he said since doing the work the console has not fit right and now he gets some squeaks and noises from the console area that he never had before. Given that, I was thinking about not having the work done. My dealer says its my choice to do it or not and it can be done later if I change my mind. Anyone else have the work done yet and if yes, did anyone end up unhappy with the way things turned out or ended up with problems they didn't have before taking it in like my buddy did? Any feedback from all you M&Mer's out there would be greatly appreciated. Thanks - Joe C.
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Joe C.
2000 V6 Convertible
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71ragtop
Gearhead Posts: 2459
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-12-2001 11:51 PM
Refresh my memory...the parking brake recall was for 5-speeds right?Mike
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JoeC
Journeyman Posts: 91
From: Springfield, MA.
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-13-2001 08:50 AM
Yes it was for manual trans. cars only.------------------
Joe C.
2000 V6 Convertible
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 32669
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 04-13-2001 01:48 PM
If it helps your decision at all, when I worked at a dealership, it was the newbies that did the recalls.  ------------------
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'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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"Keep your driveway all Ford!"
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7DMACH1
Gearhead Posts: 1372
From: PHILA. PA.
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 04-13-2001 02:06 PM
After 31 years, it still is!!!!If you were flat rate you know why!!------------------
1970 MACH 1 351C 4SPD
1986 CAPRI 5.0 5 spd.
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Wicked-Toy
Gearhead Posts: 169
From: Richmond, VA USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-13-2001 02:31 PM
Had the work done on my wifes car about a month ago. No problems. In fact couldnt tell anything was even done to it. (Maybe it wasnt) knowing how dealers operate.------------------
Scott Akom
65 Coupe (Modified)
68 Coupe (Son's)
2000 GT Conv. (Wifes)
1966 Project Conv.[URL=http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/flats/3845/65dsde2.jpg
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7DMACH1
Gearhead Posts: 1372
From: PHILA. PA.
Registered: Feb 2001
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posted 04-13-2001 03:15 PM
Hey whatch what you say about dealers!!! BTW
it is a federal law which carries a $10,000.00 fine for any fraud in performing a recall on any vehicle,so i don't think the dealer didn't do it you just happen to get someone who cared and did a nice job. RAY------------------
1970 MACH 1 351C 4SPD
1986 CAPRI 5.0 5 spd.
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Moneypit
Gearhead Posts: 109
From: Sacramento CA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-13-2001 05:48 PM
Had mine done last month. No problems that I've noticed.
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Joe Clutch
Gearhead Posts: 1091
From: Austin, Texas . . . . M&M Member #352
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 04-16-2001 01:24 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Moneypit:
Had mine done last month. No problems that I've noticed.
Ditto.
-jc ------------------
Y2K Mustang GT Blue Moon
Joe Clutch's M&M page
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stylin99
Journeyman Posts: 53
From: Charlotte, NC
Registered: Mar 2001
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posted 04-18-2001 12:55 PM
My ebrake was fixed flawlessly. No problems at all from Lake Norman Ford in Huntersville, NC. Of course I did have some other problems with them but not on this recall.------------------
99 Chrome Yellow GT
17" Chrome Cobra R's, Billet grill, K&N, Ram Air, Steeda TriAx, 35th Shifter Knob, and more
http://ymr.stangnet.com (Home of the Yellow Mustang Registry)
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JoeC
Journeyman Posts: 91
From: Springfield, MA.
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 04-23-2001 12:21 PM
Had the recall work done last Friday. Can't see much of anything that looks different after the work was done, but I did notice a plastic tab on the console trim ring (that goes around the shifter) must have broken off, but the piece still fits in place properly, so it couldn't have been a critical one. A little disappointed that it happened and I know my dealer would replace the trim ring no questions asked if I wanted them to, but I'm no worse off for doing it, and in the long run probably better off for having it taken care of.------------------
Joe C.
2000 V6 Convertible
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Dave95GT
Journeyman Posts: 17
From: Austin, Texas
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 04-25-2001 05:38 PM
I got the parking brake recall done on my car a while ago. All they do is cut off a stop tab on the parking brake lever under the center console. It lets the handle drop a little lower when its not engaged so when you pull it up you get a little more tension. I noticed a difference when I pulled the handle up, it seemed to get tighter without pulling the handle 3/4 of the way up. No problems since then. A few days before I got the work done my neighbor knocked on my door saying my car was moving. Sure enough it was inching its way down the driveway (it slopes downwards) and it would have hit my girlfriends 90LX.  ------------------
Dave95GT
http://dave95gt.stangnet.com
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