Thank you for reading my post. I just “inherited” this 2005 Trailblazer LS and I am not familiar with it at all. Front brakes were a disaster zone, so I replaced the disk and pads, the brake fluid which was low got to a normal level once I finished with the brakes, but now, the rear passenger brake seems to be engaged, even though the emergency brake is released, and there is no brake left either, so the disk is bad as well. I always thought the function of the rear brakes was only for the emergency brakes but the rear brakes are definitely engaged (at least the passenger one). Can it be that the emergency brake line is frozen in the on position? Or does it need to be adjusted?
Can someone clarify for me if the rear brakes work in conjunction with the front brakes, or is it only for emergency braking?
Not sure if this is of any relevance, the ABS fuse has been pulled, probably because they are not working…
As Tester noted all four brakes work together. On my truck the rears wear out a few thousand miles before the front.
Plus, you need to change the brake fluid. This should be done every three years. If mine I would, at the minimum, get an estimate on repairing the ABS.
Thank you for your replies, this now starts to make sense since I was not aware that the rear had two sets of brakes - shoes, and disk, so the problem is that there are just no brake pads in the rear and the metal to metal is creating the feeling of locking! I ordered the parts!