What happens to a moving car when the parking brake is left on?
Posted April 22nd, 2009 by admin 7 Comments »
Digital Dude asked:
Recently I had to pull over to the side of a road because I was lost. When I pulled over I put my car in park and applied the brake. When I shifted to drive (I have automatic transmission), I forgot the brake was still on and went a few feet before taking it off. I was only going less than 25 mph at the time.
Recently I had to pull over to the side of a road because I was lost. When I pulled over I put my car in park and applied the brake. When I shifted to drive (I have automatic transmission), I forgot the brake was still on and went a few feet before taking it off. I was only going less than 25 mph at the time.
The only thing I noticed was that the car was going much slower than normal. I’ve heard that leaving the brake on screws up or destroys my transmission but I would like to clear this up for certain.
Thanks!
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