# 2014 Buick Regal - Auto park brake issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-regal-auto-park-brake-issue/185904>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** buick, brakes\
**Created:** [August 19, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-regal-auto-park-brake-issue/185904 "2022-08-19T20:51:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![braxmeyer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@braxmeyer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/braxmeyer)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2022, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-regal-auto-park-brake-issue/185904/1 "2022-08-19T20:51:27Z")

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accidental pushed the parking brake at 65 mph, was ok for a while, then car would not accelerate properly. took a while to get to 65mph. engine light came on and the car on a scribbly road sign came on.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-regal-auto-park-brake-issue/185904/2 "2022-08-20T17:59:55Z")

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Appears parking brake did not properly release. Take it to your mechanic.  
I suspect CEL may be related to undue stress placed on the engine and transmission. Mechanic **should** read the codes before ping anything.  
“scribbly road sign came on”, indicates traction control error related to applying emergency brake at 65 MPH.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-buick-regal-auto-park-brake-issue/185904/3 "2022-08-20T21:07:20Z")

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I wouldn’t expect that to cause much of a problem, presuming the parking brake was applied briefly. If applied a long time, brake parts might have overheated I guess. But I think it’s quite possible the CEL is unrelated to the inadvertent parking brake engagement. Moot point, the advice above to take car to shop for inspection is what’s needed. Not a good idea for your sake or car’s to drive w/CEL on. Shop staff will be able to determine if problem is brakes or something else by reading diagnostic codes.