# Rear wheels locked up. 1996 Hyundai Elantraq

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai, elantra\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976 "2009-11-03T01:01:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![docholiday1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@docholiday1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/docholiday1)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/1 "2009-11-03T01:01:29Z")

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Rear wheels are locked up. Was told this could be a parking brake cable problem. Does that sound right?

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/2 "2009-11-03T01:07:43Z")

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Does the parking brake set and release normally? If so, the cable is probably NOT the problem. Is this an AWD vehicle?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/3 "2009-11-03T01:08:21Z")

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If they lock up when appling the parking brake and after releasing the parking brake, yes, it’s a parking brake cable problem.

Tester

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**Author:** ![docholiday1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@docholiday1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/docholiday1)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/4 "2009-11-03T01:10:37Z")

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Parking brake feels a bit mushy. Front wheel drive. Back wheels just flat locked up.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/5 "2009-11-03T01:15:03Z")

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The parking brake is the ONLY thing that can cause BOTH rear wheels to lock at the same time…The car needs to go up on a lift and the entire system inspected…

It COULD be a weird problem with the hydraulic brakes…

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/6 "2009-11-03T01:18:07Z")

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What about a defective porportioning valve?

Tester

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/7 "2009-11-03T01:19:39Z")

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Right…But that’s million to one shot…

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**Author:** ![docholiday1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@docholiday1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/docholiday1)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-wheels-locked-up-1996-hyundai-elantraq/38976/8 "2009-11-03T01:28:48Z")

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Ok, appreciate the help…gotta get some sleep.Will inform when I get it done.