# Thorny brake problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 11, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thorny-brake-problem/12783 "2008-04-11T22:37:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![97brakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/a87d85/32.png) [@97brakes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/97brakes)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thorny-brake-problem/12783/1 "2008-04-11T22:37:18Z")
My 97 chevy 1500 p.u. has 101,000 miles. 3 mos. ago while backing up the brakes locked up. I couldn’t go either way! When I shut it off for a few mins. and restart I can usually resume backing up, but then it happens again! It never occurs in forward. The last time it happened I pressed the parking brake down and released it twice and I could move again. It happens when first using it mornings, so Iv’e been backing into my carport so I don’t have to back up the next a.m. Any help would be appreciated. ---
**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:** [April 11, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thorny-brake-problem/12783/2 "2008-04-11T23:14:38Z")
Do the brakes lock up by themselves? Or do they lock up when you touch the brake pedal? And are these drum brakes? Tester