Accidently drove my car with handbrake on!

56landmaster · 25th February 2009, 02:27

Its okay, driving around with E-brake will do nothing too severe, since you drove only 5 Km

HappyWheels · 25th February 2009, 03:10

This should be in the driving typo thread!

And next time, NK, make sure to fully engage the hand brake. If you were able to drive with the hand break on, then it seems that they were not fully engaged.

This is one way to make sure that you do not do this again, since you will certainly feel a good amount of resistance, a very good amount.

furobiker · 25th February 2009, 03:32

If you drove 5 kms then probably it was partially engaged. So dont worry, no immediate damage will be there except fo the reduction of some of the brake pedals life.

amohit · 25th February 2009, 04:22

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Originally Posted by Raccoon

Dudes, tyres will not be affected due to this. The brake pads that are engaged (not all four pads... but may vary depending on the car) will of course take a big beating.

Engine life will suffer to some extent.

Definitely not something not to worrry about... in the sense, try whatever way you can to not forget to disengage the parking brakes in future. For me it has become an infalliable habit to check the parking brake before taking off.

I stand corrected... No damage to tyres indeed.
By the way I almost decided to putting up some post-its on my windshield to remind me to disengage handbrakes.
And this was after I had drive 25 kms on handbrakes

Regards,

ASHISHPALLOD · 25th February 2009, 10:43

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Originally Posted by ramie2400

you realised after 5kms and not after 50kms

Yes, this happened with my friend.
We were going to some place in 118NE. It was my friend's car.
He was driving and was telling us that car not pulling well.
We checked engine bay etc. Of course, not found any problem.
After about 50 km, we stopped for chai paani. Friend checked the rear tyres. Hot stuff.

Aahaa, got problem. No no no, not handbrake but assumed that brake pads are locked.
Jack put on, seperated tyre, and found that brake pads are in active condition.
Tried to pull brakepads to free condition with help of screw driver and what not but invain.
At last, friend checked the handbrakes and all are relieved.

suprateep · 25th February 2009, 10:51

the only damage that happens - will happen to the brake pads. If you drove moderately over a smallish distance i.e. around 5 kms - expect no damages to either the engine or the tyres. However with a heavy foot - the engine could have been affected over a longish travel distance. Don't worry about the tyres. No damage done here.

KSM-Vtec · 25th February 2009, 10:56

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Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Yes, this happened with my friend.
We were going to some place in 118NE. It was my friend's car.
He was driving and was telling us that car not pulling well.
We checked engine bay etc. Of course, not found any problem.
After about 50 km, we stopped for chai paani. Friend checked the rear tyres. Hot stuff.

Aahaa, got problem. No no no, not handbrake but assumed that brake pads are locked.
Jack put on, seperated tyre, and found that brake pads are in active condition.
Tried to pull brakepads to free condition with help of screw driver and what not but invain.
At last, friend checked the handbrakes and all are relieved.

50kms..well sometimes the most obvious reasons are overlooked..so true isint it?

mail4loys · 25th February 2009, 11:02

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Originally Posted by KSM-Vtec

50kms..well sometimes the most obvious reasons are overlooked..so true isint it?

While i was travelling from Bangalore to Hyderabad my car was hit by a rock which rolled down to the middle of the road. The rock had badly damaged the right rear wheel and hammed and locked the rear brakes. It was around 1AM and nobody were around, so changed the wheels from stepny and drove back to bangalore with one wheel breaks locked. I drove for 70Kms that way. Next day the damage the damage was assesed to be Break Bads, Wheel cover melted and break oil.

vasudeva · 25th February 2009, 11:22

As others have said, 5 km is not too much to worry about. Nearly all of us may have done this for some distance sometime. However, did you not notice the drag and the noise. Perhaps your mind was on something else (also may have happened to nearly all of us sometime).

sj_koova · 25th February 2009, 11:25

My car doesn't move a bit with handbrakes on!
May be because I fully engage the handbrake every time I put it on.

SirAlec · 25th February 2009, 22:44

actually its always a good idea to check the instrument cluster before talking off and shutting.
Please!! those are not show piece in your car.

NK@Hyd · 26th February 2009, 09:16

Guys,

Thanks for all your inputs. I would be careful the next time around. I think one of the members asked if I didn't hear any noise. As I mentioned in my OP, I did feel some resistance and noise, but since I am a new driver, I thought I wasn't driving properly.

sj_koova · 26th February 2009, 09:48

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Originally Posted by NK@Hyd

Guys,

Thanks for all your inputs. I would be careful the next time around. I think one of the members asked if I didn't hear any noise. As I mentioned in my OP, I did feel some resistance and noise, but since I am a new driver, I thought I wasn't driving properly.

Also try to engage the handbrake fully every time. This will give you a chance to know you are on handbrake when the car doesn't move.

KSM-Vtec · 26th February 2009, 10:03

ya thats a good way of keeping track of the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sj_koova

Also try to engage the handbrake fully every time. This will give you a chance to know you are on handbrake when the car doesn't move.

WAGON_R · 26th February 2009, 13:27

if your car moves even with handbrake on that means you havent enganed the brakes fully. so dont worry they havent wore out.
my wagon R wont move even a bit when my handbrake is engaged. i think you should take a couple od seconds and engage the brakes completely.

25th February 2009, 02:27	#16
56landmaster BHPian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Spacey Posts: 28 Thanked: 6 Times	Its okay, driving around with E-brake will do nothing too severe, since you drove only 5 Km
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25th February 2009, 03:10	#17
HappyWheels Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,143 Thanked: 566 Times	This should be in the driving typo thread! And next time, NK, make sure to fully engage the hand brake. If you were able to drive with the hand break on, then it seems that they were not fully engaged. This is one way to make sure that you do not do this again, since you will certainly feel a good amount of resistance, a very good amount.
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25th February 2009, 03:32	#18
furobiker BHPian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delhi Posts: 34 Thanked: 0 Times	If you drove 5 kms then probably it was partially engaged. So dont worry, no immediate damage will be there except fo the reduction of some of the brake pedals life.
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25th February 2009, 10:51	#21
suprateep BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Calcutta, Pune Posts: 98 Thanked: 0 Times	the only damage that happens - will happen to the brake pads. If you drove moderately over a smallish distance i.e. around 5 kms - expect no damages to either the engine or the tyres. However with a heavy foot - the engine could have been affected over a longish travel distance. Don't worry about the tyres. No damage done here.
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25th February 2009, 11:22	#24
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,223 Thanked: 212 Times	As others have said, 5 km is not too much to worry about. Nearly all of us may have done this for some distance sometime. However, did you not notice the drag and the noise. Perhaps your mind was on something else (also may have happened to nearly all of us sometime).
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25th February 2009, 11:25	#25
sj_koova BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 677 Thanked: 623 Times View My Garage	My car doesn't move a bit with handbrakes on! May be because I fully engage the handbrake every time I put it on.
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25th February 2009, 22:44	#26
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,395 Thanked: 727 Times	actually its always a good idea to check the instrument cluster before talking off and shutting. Please!! those are not show piece in your car.
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26th February 2009, 09:16	#27
NK@Hyd BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 60 Thanked: 5 Times	Guys, Thanks for all your inputs. I would be careful the next time around. I think one of the members asked if I didn't hear any noise. As I mentioned in my OP, I did feel some resistance and noise, but since I am a new driver, I thought I wasn't driving properly.
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26th February 2009, 13:27	#30
WAGON_R BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 60 Thanked: 0 Times	if your car moves even with handbrake on that means you havent enganed the brakes fully. so dont worry they havent wore out. my wagon R wont move even a bit when my handbrake is engaged. i think you should take a couple od seconds and engage the brakes completely.
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