Handbrake: Faulty handbrake ¿weak spring?

edudat · 6th March 2007, 15:39

Hello, I am Edudat from the Spanish forum. I introduced myself sometime ago but do not write often here.
I wanted to ask you some questions abut the handbrake on our Civics, an issue we are discussing now.
As we know there have been many cases in which the handbrake did not work properly and civics had accidents. In Spain there is one person that died because his Civic run over him and his family says it was a fault with the handbrake. Episods like this with the handbrake suggest that there is something wrong with this part of the car.
I've seen some of these episods here at civinfo also. How many of you had any kind of problem with the handbrake?
Second, we think that the problem is that the spring that joins the pressure button to the cogwheel fixer is too weak as compared to other vehicle's. This implies a soft action on the button releases the handbrake. But of course, this also implies that the fixer of the cogwheel does not have much retaining power. Thus the probability of a failure is larger. Not very important to Honda because they always can say that YOU forgot to accionate the handbrake properly. But even some hit of other vehicle parking could release this loose handbrake.
As we see it (actually Morrillu sees it, another member in the Spanish club) the solution would be changing the spring with a tougher one. What do you think?

PS: My handbrake works OK but I am not confident since I have read too many failures with it.

Kremmen · 6th March 2007, 16:14

What would have preferred myself would be for the handbrake to have been on the opposite side to the driver.

I find it a bit too close at times.

Still musn't moan, I test drove another car with a foot operated handbrake - dreadful. needed to be contortionist to get at it.

TTDegs · 6th March 2007, 17:29

edudat - very sorry to hear your news from over there

to be honest, I don't think we've really gone up with a solution to the handbrake issue yet - and short of taking one apart that has failed on occasion, I'm not sure we will.
Although I'm sure someone will prove me wrong at some point!

Certainly you fix sounds possible - but I'm not quite sure how it all hangs together

Sky · 6th March 2007, 19:38

Have saw 5 times this kind of problemes on da French Forum, 2 accidents...

Ikes · 26th August 2007, 21:15

Handbrake went thud and my car went rolling down the incline. This is the damage.

I blame Honda!

PTR · 26th August 2007, 22:11

uhhhhhhh

that's very sad

luckily I have paked all my cars always in gear...

FWH · 27th August 2007, 19:25

Sorry about that!

I was in my car when it happend and it was also in gear, so I got away with a fright of the BANG noise.

6th March 2007, 15:39	#1 (permalink)
edudat Valve Cap Join Date: 13th July 2006 Location: Asturias-Spain Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Faulty handbrake ¿weak spring? Hello, I am Edudat from the Spanish forum. I introduced myself sometime ago but do not write often here. I wanted to ask you some questions abut the handbrake on our Civics, an issue we are discussing now. As we know there have been many cases in which the handbrake did not work properly and civics had accidents. In Spain there is one person that died because his Civic run over him and his family says it was a fault with the handbrake. Episods like this with the handbrake suggest that there is something wrong with this part of the car. I've seen some of these episods here at civinfo also. How many of you had any kind of problem with the handbrake? Second, we think that the problem is that the spring that joins the pressure button to the cogwheel fixer is too weak as compared to other vehicle's. This implies a soft action on the button releases the handbrake. But of course, this also implies that the fixer of the cogwheel does not have much retaining power. Thus the probability of a failure is larger. Not very important to Honda because they always can say that YOU forgot to accionate the handbrake properly. But even some hit of other vehicle parking could release this loose handbrake. As we see it (actually Morrillu sees it, another member in the Spanish club) the solution would be changing the spring with a tougher one. What do you think? PS: My handbrake works OK but I am not confident since I have read too many failures with it. Last edited by edudat; 6th March 2007 at 15:43.

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Kremmen Krem de la Krem Civinfo guru Join Date: 7th January 2007 Location: West London Posts: 2,333 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	What would have preferred myself would be for the handbrake to have been on the opposite side to the driver. I find it a bit too close at times. Still musn't moan, I test drove another car with a foot operated handbrake - dreadful. needed to be contortionist to get at it.

6th March 2007, 17:29	#3 (permalink)
TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	edudat - very sorry to hear your news from over there to be honest, I don't think we've really gone up with a solution to the handbrake issue yet - and short of taking one apart that has failed on occasion, I'm not sure we will. Although I'm sure someone will prove me wrong at some point! Certainly you fix sounds possible - but I'm not quite sure how it all hangs together

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Sky Valve Cap Join Date: 21st November 2006 Location: Paris capital Froggy//Laussane a part of week Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Have saw 5 times this kind of problemes on da French Forum, 2 accidents...

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PTR Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 4th October 2006 Location: Hungary Posts: 668 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	uhhhhhhh that's very sad luckily I have paked all my cars always in gear...

27th August 2007, 19:25	#7 (permalink)
FWH Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 3rd June 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,686 Thanks: 2 Thanked 18 Times in 15 Posts	Sorry about that! I was in my car when it happend and it was also in gear, so I got away with a fright of the BANG noise.