Faulty handbrake

[Dazza89]

So I’ve parked my car in a car park today one of that has a slight slope to it,was in the house for 10 mins then had a knock on the door saying my car has rolled into someone else’s looked inside my car and the handbrake Was still on???thinking it’s a handbrake fault has anybody had this problem on a 2011 titianum x focus estate??

[Tdci-Peter]

2 hours ago, Dazza89 said:

thinking it’s a handbrake fault has anybody had this problem on a 2011 titianum x focus estate??

I have had handbrake problems on a 2006 Estate. My car has rear disks. Today, on a rather steep slope, with a trailer on, the handbrake would not stop it rolling back. It has been a bit dodgy for a few years. Servicing the brakes and greasing the handbrake cable does help a lot.

Your problem sounds to me like a sticking cable. I assume it held initially, then maybe as the brakes cooled, it ceased to hold. Replacing the cables is a bit of a pain as the exhaust has to be removed. Pumping lots of grease into the cables from the wheel end is messy but a bit easier.