Turbo, I don’t think whacking it will help, as you’d think DRIVING the car back and forth would have unfrozen the brakes. We put the car in forward and reverse about 8 times until we figured out the brakes were stuck on. We barely were able to drive (and push) the car back into the garage, b/c the tires were dragging so hard. Thank god it was a dirt driveway. If it was just rust, that would have “Broken the seal”, don’t you think? I think it’s more serious than simple rust needing to be jarred. I think the calipers are frozen or something.
Can you explain in more detail what the issue is if the hand brake is the culprit? Actually, the front tires are definitely frozen, so I do not think it’s the hand brake. Recall, the rear tail lights are stuck ON, so it’s the brake pedal, if anything.
Any other ideas?