This New Car Feature Will Kill Thousands

Worst trend in modern cars. This New Feature on Your Car is Stupid and Dangerous, DIY and car review with Scotty Kilmer. Here's why electronic emergency / parking brakes are a stupid idea. Top 10 trends that need to die in 2023 and 2024. Modern car fails. Stupid trends that need to stop. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.
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[@youxkio]

Totally agree on that e-brake issue, Scotty. Silly and stupid invention!!!! If we can't escape these electronics from ICE cars, then rather buy an EV.

[@psmith2234]

Are we really supposed to trust our lives and the lives of others to the self-driving cars designed by these same people??

[@thekillerb77]

That's why there is a shift lock release to override and allow you to put the car in park.

[@judybrown4922]

Luv my standard transmission with my emergency brake at my right hand

[@99PMoon]

@@thekillerb77 unfortunately, not all people know that.

[@huepix]

I thought the whole point of the handbrake being mechanical was exactly this reason. Because it still works even if the power and/or the hydraulics fail.

[@TheSimoc]

Yep, and therefore even called "emergency brake".

[@Notfiveo0]

So you can’t put it in gear to keep from rolling down hill?

[@kyanche]

Scotty, I'm an engineer. My coworkers are engineers. WE ALL HATE THESE DANG THINGS. I'm enjoying all 10 minutes of this rant lol. I want a normal mechanical hand brake!

[@vinculaomega5283]

You're an engineer. You know the benefits and the problems with the solutions you have available. It's only natural that you know why the e-brake is stupid. But, it's a *feature*, and the higher ups force you to make dumb choices. Often because of "marketability" (what is that anyway?). I'm an electrical/software engineer, and you'll be hard pressed to find anyone more skeptical about entrusting computers and and systems all the things the general public seems willing to. Sure, some of it may be fine, and some of it may even be for the better. But is it really a good idea to do EVERYTHING online? Do we really want computers to be the sole controller of safety systems? The answer is obviously "no", but yet we get pushed to do so. The consequences are catastrophes down the line. But at that point it can be blamed as an "unforseen happenstance", even though the engineering team kept raising the question.

[@connor_flanigan]

as someone who is not an engineer - I agree

[@Larry2]

I want a normal mechanical world !

[@OrangeUp]

Electrical engineer here too: these e-brakes are not needed and are a danger in case of a main brake failure. Isn‘t it obvious?

[@Larry2]

@@OrangeUp Electrical train engineer here, what's a e- brake.

[@dalecaddaye5555]

I"ve been driving fuel tankers for 15 years. Recently a colleague in a new truck with a full load of fuel had a complete electrical failure whilst driving. He rolled to a stop as the gearbox had nuetralised, the gear selector became inoperative and the electronic park brake could not be activated. He eventually managed to pump the brakes to an extent that the air brakes started to come on but it became difficult to pump them after a certain point and the brakes hadn't locked on completely. Fortunately he was only on a slight slope and he was able to get out of the cab and quickly activate the drive away protection bar (these are raised when unloading so the truck cannot be moved whilst fuel is flowing) on the other side of the front trailer which fully activates the trailer brakes. These electronic systems are insane.

[@bobthetruckerguy5770]

No trolley brake on the new trucks? Could've put the seat belt around the trolley brake

[@telcobilly]

I thought all truck parking brakes are a red knob for the tractor, yellow for trailer. You simply pull them to dump air and the brake is set? This changed? I thought it was a DOT regulation. It was designed this way as a fail safe.

[@dalecaddaye5555]

@@telcobilly In the new European trucks such as FH Volvo's (I have only driven older Kenworths/Macks/Ford/Western Star trucks which all had the red/yellow valves) the old red and yellow air valves no longer exist. Even the wand on the side of the steering column we've always had to activate just the trailer brakes are obsolete. I've only driven trucks in Australia so I'm not sure what a trolley brake is?

[@bobthetruckerguy5770]

Trolley brake is the "wand on the side of the steering column" lol. You must be a new driver. In USA, that's what we always called it. Didn't realize you were European

[@narrowhwy114]

potentially disasterous...scary!

[@barnacles62]

My father was a certified (Was what they were called in the 1970s) diesel mechanic. Meaning he took courses to keep up with the latest technology of motors. He always told us when a car manufacturer redesigns a vehicle, never buy the first few years of the change. Wait, see the kinks in it, or see if it's going to be an overall lemon. He said engineers are paid to design. Designing is not always thinking, it's to sell the car, and in their case, get an award. Technology does not always walk hand in hand with common sense....

[@99PMoon]

My father worked on the assembly line for GM and said the same thing.

[@LawrenceMarkFearon]

Totally agree Scotty more than ever. Electronic Parking Brakes are a catastrophic failure waiting to happen. I don't even drive cars with electronic shifters.

[@raven4k998]

yeah those electronic parking brakes are stupid compared to the old mechanical parking brakes🤣🤣

[@zelowatch30]

Can you even call them e-brakes?

[@davidperry4013]

@@zelowatch30 They are just parking brakes not emergency brakes.

[@zelowatch30]

@@davidperry4013 That's insane, idk how they can get away with that.

[@ericdisisto3926]

I think so too! I'm a tech nerd but some things need to be kept in the analog world. E-brake being one of them!

[@Abitibidoug]

I couldn't agree more. There are too damn many complicated gadgets on newer cars these days. Of course, the more complicated they are the more can go wrong. I think I'll keep my 2002 Honda Accord going as long as possible, even if I have to hold it together with duct tape and bailing wire.

[@k_kelsey]

I agree. I’m still in my 2003 Corolla. I think it has another 20 years in it!

[@jinan_hwasal]

same here 2003 accord still runnin fast af

[@smashypeople]

exactly why I purchased an older car with low km's.

[@godfreyberry1599]

Man after my own heart. ( got to be a man - real men know how to fix anything with duct tape! ). My 1992 Golf will plug on for eternity with no need for duct tape yet.

[@geraldwalsh6489]

Agree totally. My wifes 1999 Corolla passed its MOT here in Ireland recently. It has very few electronic gadgetry and never gave trouble

[@phatgringo2.0]

If you watch Matt's off-road recovery they have to deal with the ridiculous electric parking brakes all the time.

[@noahberndtson4170]

When I watch that show, it reminds me why I will only buy “used” vehicles from people I know lol

[@f87115]

Love that show as well!!

[@shoersa]

Good channel. I watch most of his videos.

[@bufficliff8978]

LOVE that channel!

[@sw6155]

My 4yo likes to have it on while playing with his cars & trucks… 🥰🥰🥰

[@dialedmedia_]

I hate electric parking brakes, nothing more terrifying than dropping a quarter, scooping it out and engaging all 4 brakes at once😂

[@josephp8735]

My '14 Ford Fusion will randomly malfunction and not engage only to tell me that when I get back in. The best part is that the car is standard too.

[@MattBlack6]

The park brake, electric or manual only engages the rear brakes.

[@georgemarsilio5122]

I covered the whole thing with okastic

[@menma2736]

who would be dumb enough to do that in the first place while driving

[@clearcut6818]

Electric parking brakes are in conjunction with auto hold. You won't stop if you have your foot on the gas. It automatically releases.

[@zahimiibrahim3602]

Adding complexity for the sake of complexity is something car manufacturers seem very fond of. I work with many engineers and know how they think which makes me sure it's not engineers calling the shots on this but the marketing dept who want electric parking brakes as a 'luxury' feature they can sell to gullible customers on showroom floors.

[@chucknorris277]

Lol its engineers. Saving 25 cents

[@zahimiibrahim3602]

@@chucknorris277 Not engineers for sure. Engineers often get the blame but engineers are trained to go for the simplest and most reliable solution. In big corporations engineers are last in the chain of command and If the intention was to save a few cents then it's the bean counters who gave the instruction. Adding an electric motor, switch, relay, wiring etc in place or a simple cable and lever, I'm not so sure it saves anything at all which is why I say it's the marketing people who wanted it as another fancy trick to sell. There's a reason why almost every cheap budget car has a mechanical lever while the electric system has become the norm in luxury models.

[@bradenwhite4356]

SCOTTY. I work at a carwash and customers' electronic parking brakes come on in the tunnel, they hop the rollers, and people get rear-ended. Absolutely a terrible idea

[@theclearsounds3911]

"All the electronics will eventually break." I'm now in the 40th year of my career as an electronics technician, and although Scotty's statement is an exaggeration, there's so much truth to it! I made my living off of broken electronics. This stuff just doesn't belong in cars.

[@lenlangelaan3649]

One of the only reasons is it takes up less space in the center console layout. In Canada, with all the snow/ice, this causes a lot of understeer. The manual parking brake can correct this (and it’s fun!). They took the fun and safety away from us to save space to put your phone.

[@LittleRockElevators]

I was waiting for the light to turn green until the electric parking brake was engaged on its own and I was wondering why the car wouldn't go when I got off the brake. I like the mechanical brakes better.

[@jerryg50]

I think the best parking break system was the one with the manual pull lever. You can use it like a manual type of break in case of an emergency. It seems we have no choice with new cars. All the ones I have seen have an electronic controlled break. If no power there is no emergency break. If no power it will not be possible to release it without going under the vehicle with the proper types of tools, and knowing how to manually release it. This is one of the things that annoys me with these new types of cars!

[@pawelzielinski1398]

Parking brakes is not designed to stop a moving vehicle. It is intended to prevent a car from rolling away while parked. You can easily drive a car with a parking brake engaged. I have done it a couple of times and realized the mistake only after a couple of miles that the engine is very weak 🙂

[@G1NZOU]

@@pawelzielinski1398 That happened with my grandmother's car after a while, we were doing a roadtrip with that and our own car and I noticed smoke coming out the back of the other car, turned out the cable had worn or gotten jammed and it was still partially engaged while we were driving at highway speeds.

[@walterspringer565]

Absolutely agree about the electronic parking brake in my wife`s Outback. I much prefer the old fashioned lever on my Tacoma.

[@arnoldkinsler6236]

I totally agree! They took another simple, dependable system and made it complicated and almost useless. I have had complaints from Parents that are teaching their children to drive. They are afraid to as they have no way to stop the car in an emergency situation . It is ridiculous!

[@rthompson938]

You are correct Scotty there was no need to replace the old handbrake as they worked well and needed very little maintenance to keep them in good order.

[@IntrovertedArteest]

You are this generations “Car Talk!” I used to listen to NPR every Saturday as a kid and loved those guys! Thank you Scotty!

[@k_kelsey]

That show was hilarious.

[@ampecsu]

what was it mainly about? Cars obviously...but...

[@debbybwheat6257]

I love car talk too... miss those guys

[@adamstowell]

NPR has been releasing 30 minute podcasts twice a week of the old shows, recently restarted from the very early 90’s and now up to about 1993. Always among the best 60 minutes of my week

[@daveweir6407]

Hey Scotty. I had a near death experience with the Subaru parking brake with my 2017 Outback. I won't go into the details, but the brake was inadvertently engaged while on a major throughway while doing 70 mph in the middle lane. The traffic behind us somehow missed us and we survived. I will never forget looking in the mirror seeing an 18 wheeler bearing down on us and swerving at the last second. The main issue is the location of the switch. It is on the center console with easy access from either of the front seats. I subsequently complained to Subaru and the automotive safety authorities here in Canada, but never heard a word.

[@attnielthomas7856]

The real question everyone wants to know is, did you keep the vehicle?

[@MichalK_Photo]

It's interesting, probably all cars with such a brake have a blockade of use from a certain speed, or the use is momentary (like a kick in the brake pedal). At least that's the case with me - I was afraid, so I checked it, the brake releases immediately (and you have to lift the button to use it - FORD GALAXY 2007-2015).

[@richardmeo2503]

The dead car issue happened to my daughter. Luckily she was not in it. Insane how these changes are made with no research. Another great show.

[@DanS-kh4tc]

I agree entirely. Everything is electronic even the transmission selector. When the battery is out you can’t shift the transmission in to neutral to back it out of the parking space to get access to the battery to change it. So, I’ve been backing my car into a parking space but sometimes that can’t be done.

[@qb1839]

I always wondered why the used white lights that come in the rear while parked. I used to tell my kids that the lights meant the car could be backing up. I don’t think it’s the smartest thing they changed up. Not all cars have back up cameras.

[@Network126]

Yeah that drives me crazy when driving through parking lots.

[@landshass2849]

That's general motors genius design, do they still do it on newer models?

[@oteroonline]

GM stupidity! This feature is like the boy who cried wolf 🐺. It's thair cheaper version of puddle lights.

[@oteroonline]

@Land Shass Unfortunately and they can be set to stay on for two minutes after the car is parked and locked.

[@marshmower]

Now I just lay on the horn if something makes no sense. If you can't beat them, join them in the madness. Lol

[@CrybKeeper]

Our 2000 Toyota Tundra, in near mint condition - None of that computer crap, sweet interior, no rust and has never left the state of Tennessee. Currently it has 170,000 miles and 23 years old. LOVE this truck!

[@bigbirdwpg]

I agree. A mechanical e-brake makes more sense. Used to be called an EMERGENCY brake back in the day!

[@pawelzielinski1398]

That's a misconception promulgated mostly in English language. Parking brake is not designed to stop a moving car. They are meant to prevent a parked car from rolling away. In real life, if all your hydraulic brakes fail (which is extremely unlikely since they operate on separate hydraulic circuits) you will be much better off and safer to stop your car using the engine, not the parking brake, if you are driving fast.

[@calholli]

Early 2020, I bought a 2002 Acura MDX w/ 155k miles, AWD, moon roof, 3 rows of heated leather seats, heated mirrors, 90% tread on all the tires. It's still in such great shape... and all for only $1700. lol.. It's certainly not a lemon. it might as well be a new car. Zero dents, zero leaks, zero rust because I live in Oklahoma and we don't use salt here. For $1700, this car is f^cking amazing. lol. Guess I've had it for 3 years now.

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

I'm with you on that, I'm glad my car doesn't have electric brake, but when my mechanical parking brake quit I have a manual transmission and I would leave it in 1st gear

[@kaasmeester5903]

Another advantage of a mechanical parking brake is that they are easy to fix, if you have access to a lift. It's a ratcheted lever, a bowden cable, and a pair of brakes, not much more complicated than what you'd find on a bicycle.

[@jstephens2758]

We used to call them emergency brakes. If the hydtaulic brakes failed, you could do a controlled stop by pulling the cable operated brake handle. I do not want to find out what happens if, in an emergency, you activate the electronic brake. Does is grab suddenly. causing a loss of control?

[@johnbazelmans5283]

4 speed and a handbrack in a pinto. What fun in the snow, I miss that. But on a serious note, mechanical is the right way to go.

[@fixitallpaul4847]

I learned on my Dads 76. He bought it from Avis for 1200 He junked it at 277,000 Good times

[@porterbrass]

Excellent video. I’m with you on this one. I don’t even know if my electronic brake works in an Emergency. If we’re all relying on our index fingers clicking a small switch, it ain’t gonna happen.

[@Jonsoar]

Scotty - "Unlock the electronic emergency brake Hal." Hal- "I'm sorry Scotty. I'm afraid I can't do that."

[@AcmeRacing]

I have a 2022 Silverado, and I hate the push button parking brake. A simple mechanical backup for complex stuff makes way more sense. I also live in Maine where road salt is used liberally, and corrosion seizes undercar stuff solid. I'm worried about what happens with the electric actuators once the rust kicks in. They'll be way more expensive than new parking brake cables.

[@puddleduckist]

Agreed, my 08 honda had a manual brake and was a 5 speed. My 17 mazda 6 has the electric e brake. It makes it easier but its definitely dangerous and would prefer if it had the manual old school brake.

[@SmokyMountainStarlight]

😯This is crazy that you JUST made this video a couple hours after i brought my new car home and realized THAT was the parking brake! I was wondering about it, i agree with you! I'd much prefer a manual brake! SMH. the timing of your video is just crazy because i just came in from looking at it 😆 PS i took your advice and got a Toyota Chr! And alot of your advice helped me today so thank you!!

[@donosprey8754]

Had a three day argument with a guy over electric parking breaks. Regardless it shouldn't be electronic because when you end up in a rare situation you should be able to use parts of your car without requiring an unreliable battery

[@raymondjacobs8429]

Scotty, I couldn't agree more with you about these Electric brakes, Those kept me from upgrading my 2017 to 2018 Jeep, can still be in control of stopping if Need be with the mechanical brake lever, and they're more fun in the snow. Great explanation of a record, and not one from prison. Scotty, You've seen them with 3-4 hundred thousand miles on them, well being from Texas the Quick mart is 50 miles away, sometimes.

[@1HeatWalk]

The new Honda Ridgeline is the same. I didn't put much thought to it until this video! Thanks Scotty!

[@CristianLopez-xi4rt]

What is wrong with a foot E-brake, it saves space, you don't see it when you don't need it and it is mechanical so it will work when there is no power.

[@shoersa]

Exactly! And you can modulate the foot brake to get the braking force you need.

[@CristianLopez-xi4rt]

@@shoersa I used to hate it when I first got my 2001 Tundra because I got used to my Corolla's hand brake but now I love it because it saves space and I can seat a third person next to the driver seat.

[@JustinDaniels]

I 100% agree with this one. The parking brake is supposed to work even when all systems fail. An electronic parking brake defeats the whole purpose. I'm so glad my car has a mechanical parking brake.

[@luckgrip252]

Same with me. Driving good ol Audi A4 B7 and enjoying the fixed up handbrake.

[@haroldtwilson]

Completely agree! My car of choice is a standard 5-speed 2003 Pontiac Sunfire; I can fix everything by myself.

[@gaetanlizotte1957]

CHEAP AND RUN FOREVER

[@clearcut6818]

Cheap

[@partymanau]

My perfect vehicle would be a 68 F100 with a Detroit 2 stroke diesel.

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

My car of choice is a 2006 Bentley flying spur

[@scorchedearth1451]

When your parking brake doesn't function, and you're on a hill, just get as near as possible near the curb. Then steer towards the curb. The curb will act just like a rock someone puts under your car. When I was younger I had a crap car with no parking brake at all. I had to do this constantly.

[@00ga-booga]

My wife and I are like minded in that we drive a car until it's falling apart. So we went 16 years before we finally went shopping for something new. When I saw this stupid feature I blew my stack. There's no way in hell I'm trusting my family's safety to one of these.

[@markmd9]

A lot of people die because of forgotten parking break. These electric one can engage automatically and save lives.

[@00ga-booga]

@@markmd9 IF the vehicle has power. There still needs to be a mechanical alternative. In 35 years of driving I've never forgotten the parking break.

[@maxxpowerz4860]

It makes rear brakes a headache as well, apparently their is a whole convoluted process you have to go through to disengage the damn things. Took my Mazda 3 to get the brakes done and I heard the techs watching a KZbin video about it - never a good sign. Took almost 4 hours.

[@Sandmansa]

When you get just P0420 code, or also with P0171, more often than not, it's fairly safe to say that you may have an intake leak somewhere between the mass airflow sensor and the cylinder head. Or an exhaust leak between the catalytic converter and the cylinder head. And as Scotty said, it's also possible to have a failing O2 sensor or mass airflow sensor. But unless you were also dealing with a bad misfire issue, it's very rare that the catalytic converter is the problem.

[@PierceMD]

Ohhhh? I'm having a p0420 and p0171, with the catalytic converter inefficiency reading

[@JPTech933]

Totally agree! Hope someone or even insurance company or local vehicle registration authorities sue the car manufacturers. A manual brake is the last step to try preventing an accident or tragedy

[@walpoleandworcester]

Scotty having to explain what record players are? Wow. I remember him doing the same thing with CD players in another video.

[@johnsee7269]

Records are old but new again these days... Every serious music lover (audiophile) has a turntable and a lotta vinyl records. Guitar players especially love em along with their tube type amps; new or old.

[@G1NZOU]

I've seen a few videos of people with Teslas or an Electric Hummer where an electrical fault meant the car wouldn't work, and because the hood and trunk are also electrically operated and don't have any mechanical handles you can't even get under the hood to disconnect the 12V battery to reboot the system. I don't mind having an electronic system for convenience but there really does need to be a proper mechanical backup for when things go wrong. There's a reason heavy machinery has an emergency stop button even though they're designed to stop themselves if they detect a problem, you want that failsafe.

[@markdms321]

I Totally Agree! , Can't believe Electric parking brakes are even Legal!!

[@davidjacobs8558]

door open lever and parking brakes should be purely mechanical and manual by law.

[@markdms321]

@@davidjacobs8558 I Definitely agree!

[@johntaylor1947]

Exactly it is an emergency brake that is suposto work no matter what. It is not a parking brake it is a emergence brake used when you park..

[@douglassharafanowich8605]

This Electric Brake device is TOTAL CRAP! I have experienced total hydraulic Brake failure,and the only what I was able to safely come to a stop was the ability to use the HAND BRAKE.

[@sherry3661]

I agree 💯! Mine got stuck on a hill, not even a big hill… $1000 tow

[@sandystanley1237]

The electric parking break was a deal breaker for us.

[@hugoknight1]

There has been a few times in my 50 years of driving when my hydraulic brakes either underperformed or failed completely. The manual e-brake got me home, albeit more slowly since I had to take side streets. The most recent one was when I borrowed a friends old and rusty F150. The brake line completely rusted through and failed on me at a stop light. I was at least able to drive home with e-brake only.

[@wrestlerstudmuffin]

i am amazed the auto companies do not have multimillion dollar law suits against them for using rust-out brake lines!!!

[@killermobiledetailing2795]

Yes my battery died and tow guy couldn’t move it on hill since emergency brake is on it was such a hassle no battery can disconnect

[@fshrmn74]

It can be bypassed/released but you have to know how it's done

[@bills6093]

Releasing it is provided for in your manual. The problem is when the battery dies and the brake is not on and you need it on. There's no provision for manually applying it. You have to get power to it.

[@patriot9455]

I have a 2000 crown Vic. my mechanic says it is a car that could last 20 more years with minimal regular care. I get 15mpg around town and I enjoy a reliable paid off car!

[@80club45]

As a tow truck driver I also hate electric brakes t

[@martynjames5963]

My Ex bought a Mazda Demio. Electric steering. Sometimes it would not turn ... just for a second. It was a loose battery terminal. Insane.

[@Tin_bAnger]

Scotty, I agree the removal of a manual parking brake is a poor choice in design, but this needs attention. On Subaru models, next to the shifter is a little circle pop off. The owner can put their key in there to engage the shifter to park. I know, not ideal, but it needs to be known with these electric parking brakes.

[@JO3BID3N-is-a-P3D0]

thats dumber than using a rock chock imo 😂😂😂

[@smashypeople]

wow. making the electric one redundant. why not just put in a handbrake. it doesn't make sense to me.

[@GuerreroDelInfo]

@@smashypeople Planned obsolescence

[@hernldr8]

I will no longer buy a new car. Not only the silly electronics eliminating the emergency brake (now just a parking brake), but I can’t find a simple normally aspirated car with a manual transmission which I enjoy driving. I now must buy used.

[@ridestreet20]

@@GuerreroDelInfo Scotty is Savage but he's not dumb he knows better than to attack the car industry specifically with their trickery

[@tridoc99]

Perfect rant regarding the electronic brake. Had to get a flatbed to drag my wife’s Escalade off my driveway when she had electrical issues (totally dead even after replacing the battery, turned out the replacement battery I bought was also dead), and the e-brake was in the on position.

[@wrestlerstudmuffin]

it would not charge when you put your battery charger on it or with jumper cables either?

[@tridoc99]

@@wrestlerstudmuffin No it wouldn’t. I let it sit connected to the cables with my truck running for 30 minutes and still wouldn’t jump or start on its own.

[@joeschmo622]

I had 2 instances where the brakes went out and I had to drive the car with no brake-fluid in the lines (leaks at the bleeder valves). My old Buick engine-braked beautifully, but coming to a complete stop like at a light required the e-brake. I had my friend in a car in front clearing the path, no worries. Still pretty awesome to go 10-12mi with the pedal sinking down to the floor and still be able to (carefully) stop.

[@markmd9]

This was dangerous and stupid.

[@Sizifus]

I used to work at an electric bus design company. One time we had a problem with an indirect vision system responsible for the mirrors. I've been wondering for the longest of time why are we using cameras that replace the side mirrors. The answer was: it's 21st century and the side mirrors make our bus look ugly. The electrification of essential components is beyond absurd.

[@charlesvandenburgh5295]

I thought I was having the same problem with my new Mazda CX-5, but it turns out you have have to lift up on the switch to set the brake, not press down on it. That's a little counter-intuitive since most buttons you have to press to activate. That's probably what happened here.

[@brianvogt8125]

Does the switch really look like a button? Every cable-operated handbrake in history requires the driver to pull on the handle, so that's what I would be reaching for.

[@jedidiahpavlik6260]

I don't think that was the problem. I've seen other videos with Subaru specifically that exposed this exact problem.

[@charlesvandenburgh5295]

@@brianvogt8125 The surrounding buttons are all push to activate and of course the brake peddle is push to break, so....

[@bills6093]

If there's no power, and the parking brake is off, how do you get it to come on so the car will not roll down an incline? I guess you get a jumper pack and power it up? With an auto trans you can generally get it to go into park with a trick, but you aren't supposed to rely on the park pin to hold the car.

[@charlesvandenburgh5295]

@@bills6093 I hope I never have to find out. As I understand it, the primary purpose of the brake button is to hold the car in place, such as when being stuck in heavy traffic. Of course shifting to neutral does the same thing.

[@calimilk1113]

Scotty please make a video showing how to remove the electric parking brake & replace with the normal cable emergency brake!!

[@TemperTemper...]

I've got a 2017 Ram and a 2016 Camry..Both with mechanical foot brakes..Thank God.

[@geraldwalsh6489]

As usual,Scotty is totally right. Here in Ireland,a few years ago,a horrible accident happened involving an Audi car. The car slid down a boat slipway into the water. All occupants,except a baby drowned. How come? All the windows could not be opened as they were electronic and were seized shut,plus the doors couldnt open,so the occupants were trapped in the car. And this was a top of the range car!

[@naturalroyalflush]

I assisted at an accident. The car lay on its side. All doors and windows couldn’t be opened because they had locked. The engine was starting to smoke, the occupants were screaming. We righted the car and still couldn’t open anything. Fortunately, the driver passed the keys to us through the manually operated sunroof. I left at that point. The car had stopped smoking.

[@wrestlerstudmuffin]

the door handles inside did not open the doors??????????? by law they have to do that even with no power or if they are locked.

[@naturalroyalflush]

@@wrestlerstudmuffin well they didn’t, law or no law.

[@alexandrospirillis]

I agree. Terrible technology.

[@aaroncrawley540]

I'll Stick with the older cars

[@javierortiz82]

A couple weeks ago two people died in Colombia in a flood in an underpass. The water accumulated over the car and the electronics died, the doors, windows and roof malfunctioned. The car was bulletproofed, people gathered around trying to break the windows but wasn't possible. They drowned inside. Had the car have rolling windows they could've lived to sue... I think Chevrolet, might be wrong.

[@HR-wd6cw]

This is honestly yet another reason I like Toyota. While they do have the electronic parking brake on some of their high-end Camry's for example, the base (L/LE) models still use a mechanical foot parking brake. I believe many mfrs went to electronic for simplification (since many cars have hillstart assist perhaps) and because people would leave the parking brakes on and in some cases, it was easy to drive with them applied (did that a few times in my truck, and with so much power,I ended up destroying the parking brake system multiple times. Part of that had to do with the sensor that detects if the parking brake was enabled or not, was bad so I would have to look down at the pedal to figure out if it was engaged or not... so for electronic brake systems, this can be done automatically by the car, and in some cases, if you try to drive the car with the brake enabled, it can either prevent the car from moving by locking the transmission up, or by releasing the parking brake automatically if no faults are detected).

[@williamc2930]

Vehicles are now becoming disposable like everything else. I lived near bayous in the 80s-late 90's. Since vehicles do end in the water at times, and you need to quickly swim out, everyone avoided electronic anything as much as possible with their vehicles. Especially electric windows and electric door locks.

[@SophieBird07]

Scotty! You are, I truly believe, one of the few people who have advice to share these days who can (or will) actually think and reason.

[@georgehofgren6123]

He's actually completely wrong in this particular situation... but i bet he'd make a video claiming we should go back to crank windows and hand-crank engine starting, if someone gave him reason to.....

[@oteroonline]

@George Hofgren 👍 agreed. Scotty is on point with almost everything, but he misses the mark on some EV and tech stuff.

[@thomasbasler8112]

I totally agree. I like the hand brake on my Ford EcoSport SES as opposed to the electronic brake on my wife's Jeep Compass

[@boisegameshowguy]

My Hyundai Accent has an old fashioned hand brake. I hope to never get rid of her! Electronic brakes are rubbish, I think.

[@THAT1ZELDAFAN]

I've told my mum this. I'm Aussie, and my mum a few year ago bought a 2013 Holden Captiva (us Aussies have nicknamed it the "Craptiva"), and one day I was driving her to work, when suddenly the battery died on a hill in traffic. When it died, my mum panicked and said "Put the handbrake on, why aren't you putting it on?",I told her I couldn't, and when she asked why, I said "because it's an electronic handbrake. We just lost power, meaning we've lost the handbrake". We were lucky that there was a large and thick enough piece of a side rail left on the road that we were able to use as a tyre wedge to stop it rolling, and were able to safely roll the car back to a side street to wait for the towie. Electronic handbrakes, electronic steering racks, electronic brake "cables", they can all rot in hell, because they are ALL pointless. Mechanical is better and safer.

[@pineappleroad]

Thankfully the cars of all of my close relatives (this may surprise some people but i do not own a car, I don’t even have a driving licence) all have a proper mechanical handbrake (and they also have manual gearboxes), my sisters car does not even have a remote, so you have to put the key in the door and turn it to lock or unlock (i think her one is the most basic one you could get of that model, as that car is available with a remote for the doors) The doors on my sisters car automatically lock when the car goes above a certain speed (i think 20mph, but im not 100% sure), however, there is a mechanical release for the lock (in fact its built into the inside handle, pull the handle on the inside, the door will open even if locked, and doing so will unlock the door in the process, the doors do not automatically unlock when the engine is turned off, you have to unlock them manually, although unlocking or opening either of the front doors will unlock the other doors And the doors can be locked manually from the inside by pushing the inside handle

[@DecrepitBiden]

Stay old fashion. These new technologies are STUPID. I have a 2020 CRV. The remote constantly send out the signal, so thieves could grab the signal if they're nearby. No key needed. So now I keep my remote in a faraday bag.

[@pineappleroad]

@@DecrepitBiden let me guess, its got the keyless entry garbage The remote option for my sisters car is the sort of remote that cars from the 2000s had, not keyless entry (Her car doesn’t have the remote anyway, and she is perfectly fine with using the key in the door)

[@bigv6724]

I hate those electric brakes that auto engaged on parking. A former friend of mine had his brakes freeze up one winter.

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

Hey bud, What do you mean "freeze up" I am not being a jerk or whatever, I just don't understand what you mean. The fluid froze, the pads froze to the rotor? Thank you for the kind reply.

[@bigv6724]

@kg8568 Pads froze to the rotor. He drives a Mazda hatchback with A/T. Anytime it gets around freezing temp it won't disengage. I still find these electronic crap amenities in cars nowadays is more expensive garbage to break or go wrong. I've driven 2 5 speed celica's for about 20 years and never had any problems like he's had with his newer fancy Mazda with all the electronics. Granted I drive Toyota and they're bullet proof or close to it. Sorry for the ramble but I had an escalade for almost 2 years and nothing but problems from electronic creature comforts to transmission issues.

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

@Big V I appreciate the time you put into your reply. Thank you. I agree with you. Aside from some performance enhancing electronics, almost everything else is just a money grab. It becomes too technical for most technicians to fix, and the repair info is not easily accessible. Factor in the cost of the parts and things get even more crazy. We don't need everything to be "smart" as it makes us dumb and lazy. Maybe that is their intention. Give a kid a Thomas Guide and a rotary phone, and that kid is screwed!! Take it easy, my friend. May you and those closest to you have many blessings to come.

[@garycorbin2789]

Love my Avenger SXT, it has a mechanical hand brake that is superior to my work Toyota corolla ebrake . And is faster to deploy in a situation.

[@phillipburns8818]

100 % straight up!! Electric parking break is F-UP!!

[@Cart_kid]

I just bought a used Toyota Tundra with 295k miles on it for $2.5k. the frame looks amazing for being from Minnesota, and the engine seems like it's working great still. At some point, the catalytic converter had been replaced. I wonder if they had tried the cleaning solutions and if they could've fixed it instead of replacing. The check engine light is always on apparently since that replacement, so I wondering if I'll be able to get it off. I'm going to take it in for a mechanic inspection soon.

[@hydrobud89]

Yeah I have a Subaru Forester and I always thought that this was pretty stupid to make an electronic like that since part of the reason it's there is beacuse of an EMERGENCY.

[@nathansten9999]

As an automotive engineer who ALWAYS agrees with Scotty, I would love to see the DFMEA for the electric features that don't work when there's no power....like the emergency brake! Learn how to identify effects and choose severity ratings engineers! But don't forget to do RPN reduction.

[@taras5688]

In my 2014 Outback, the electronic parking brake can be engaged while driving in case you really need to for whatever reason. If you accidentally pull it once or twice, it just beeps, but if you either pull it and hold it for a couple of seconds, or pull it multiple times in a row, it will actually engage.

[@michaelcowan6254]

My master brake cylinder went out driving home one night. I made it home by using the emergency brake. You couldn't do that with the electronic brakes.

[@bills6093]

Yes you can. Hold the button up and it will apply the brake just as if you pulled up a hand brake. Let go and it will release. It acts just like a hand brake as long as it's actually working.

[@billraleigh4529]

exactly, last summer i was on a mountain road in washington and sprung a leak in a brake line.i taught my daughter how to use the hand-controlled emergency brake down the mountain. 1998 honda crv.

[@carlevans7966]

I agree with you 100 %

[@romanjaspe4172]

I agree with you about the electric parking brake. Regards 👍

[@johnsanchez2282]

Mechanical parking brakes have saved me at least twice. Not to mention the fun you can have fish-tailing in the dirt.

[@joshuagould548]

Parked on a hill recently in my new truck. Went to pull the mechanical brake, realizing there wasn't one, I began looking for anything resembling it. Finally found that ((P)) button. I pressed it...got an indication on the dash that it's engaged. Boy did I not trust that!!! I let off the standard brakes, got out the truck and put all my faith in the lord that my damn truck wouldn't just roll away. Got back in to make sure I'm good. Got back out to see. Got back in to make sure. Man was I uneasy about it!!!

[@Chenzoman]

Scotty, You are amazing! Thank you for your advice.

[@NeutronX101]

I love buttons and knobs on the car. I can control everything without taking my eyes off the road. Now everything is touch screen and digital half the time im looking on the screen instead of the road.

[@Rickmakes]

Counter point... Traditional emergency brakes are notorious for seizing up from disuse and they often don't work when you need them.

[@bills6093]

Check out how the electric ones work, and hope you don't live in the snow belt.

[@Rickmakes]

@@bills6093 I have two cars with electric and previously had another. I've never had a problem with one. All of the previous cars had cable actuated brakes. Probably around half didn't work properly. Salt from the roads gets in the cable and rusts everything.

[@bills6093]

@@Rickmakes Salt from the roads gets in the gear drive and locks up the electric ones as well. On the other hand, I never had a cable operated one lock up. It's probably just chance and maintenance.

[@chrisperyagh]

It worries me when it comes to replacing my current car (2006 Honda Accord 2.2i-cdti Tourer with 6 speed manual) as I don't particularly want a car with an electronic parking brake, or want an SUV for that matter - give me an estate car any day. I know this car is getting on, but I want to keep it for as long as possible and so far it's only failed a few MoTs because of some minor issues. Give me a car with a proper handbrake anytime as I know I can do a hill start and let the handbrake off progressively when I want to. Even the clumsiness of the (mechanical) parking brake pedal and release plunger on my previous Citroen ID19B and XMs is far more welcome than an electronic one which the operator may or may not have full control of under certain circumstances. I know someone with an older Passat (with the DSC automatic gearbox) and they've had a ton of trouble with their electronic parking brake as it doesn't always engage or disengage when they want it to.

[@pointmanfrosty7206]

we had a Mitsubishi outlander 2018 the computer kept turning the E brake on and would not release. We had to tow it into the dealer to disengage it twice at least it was under warranty. got rid of that thing two years ago

[@jerrystephenson1172]

I am an old fart, 72yrs. & drive a 2003 Silverado LS.This truck is old school, even has a OE cassette player & minimal electronics & I can work on it mostly. It's very reliable, never left me stranded or needed a major repair. The more I see of the current crop of vehicles, the less I am impressed. This will be my last vehicle & not bc. I can't afford to buy a new one.

[@jameswhite1319]

Yep 👍

[@adamsmy8121]

Why not build it right and price accordingly

[@curtcollett2893]

My first car was a Plymouth Valiant with a pull brake conveniently under the dash. Right where it SHOULD BE!!!!

[@Jo-bt3xr]

And that’s why I bought my Subaru with real handbrake with a handle , not electronic brake button😛😍😍

[@tyler643]

What year and model

[@sinmaticx3257]

As a tow truck driver I absolutely hate these things. If the car has no power you cant disengage the brake making my job harder and the amount of times Ive been towing a car and it suddenly just locks its brakes up miles down the road has made me develop a ritual of disengaging the brake then disconnecting the battery then shutting the car off because its the ONLY WAY to ensure it doesnt do anything stupid after I get down the road with it.

[@ProthoPectore]

i'll never own a car that doesn't have a cable operated emergency hand brake. i've lost my brakes a few times in various cars, a couple manual transmissions and a auto. every time I was able to come to a stop because of the emergency hand brake lever. can modulate the amount of braking force with the lever.