# Parking Brake

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** caravan, dodge\
**Created:** [February 3, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804 "2010-02-03T22:25:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![pboyd424](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b3f665/32.png) [@pboyd424](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pboyd424)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/1 "2010-02-03T22:25:28Z")

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My van has been not used for one month juring january. It has been below freezing for most of that time. As I started it and put it in drive, the PBS light came on.  
  
 I tried unlocking it. I pushed on the parking brake and unlocked it. However, the back wheel is still not rotating.  
  
  
  
 What do I do?

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**Author:** ![tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@tardis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tardis)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/2 "2010-02-03T22:52:51Z")

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I think that the “PBS” light must mean that your radio is tuned to the wrong station.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan2)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/3 "2010-02-03T23:33:24Z")

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You should get down on the ground in front of the rear wheel and move the parking brake cable around to break it free. Keep in mind that it can be kinked if you go wild on it. You will be lucky if it works without having it towed to the shop. You know now that you can’t leave the parking brake on for a month in the Winter, or ever, for that matter.

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/4 "2010-02-04T20:05:44Z")

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You might have to tap gently on the little lever on the back of the wheel that connects to the end of the park brake cable.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/5 "2010-02-04T20:35:08Z")

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Or the right station, depending on your persuasion…

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**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/6 "2010-02-04T23:23:13Z")

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Park it in a heated garage if you can borrow one for 12 hours would be an easy solution also. Ice can build up and “Freeze the cable in place”

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**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/parking-brake/43804/7 "2010-02-05T02:10:45Z")

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It might be bad to move it to a heated garage with the rear brakes locked!!