Is the parking brake useless in the snow?

David Moon · Feb 24, 2021

My neighbor and I have 2019 expeditions. During a major snowstorm we parked on our incline driveways, put in park and engaged the parking brake. Both cars later slid down the driveways and stopped in the street. No harm done but how can this be avoided in the future (short of parking in the garage)?

theoneneo · Feb 24, 2021

Did the driveway have snow and ice on it when you drove up the driveway? If so, I think the expedition slid down, just like a sled. So what can you do to prevent this from happening? Remove the snow and ice from you driveway by sprinkling snow salt. Then you can drive up your driveway and the expedition should not sled down.

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ManUpOrShutUp · Feb 24, 2021

Did either of you take driver's ed?

JamaicaJoe · Feb 25, 2021

That will only work if the driveway has a curb, otherwise both cars will still slide down and turn and end up in the front yard or koi pond, mailbox, neighbors swimming pool , down cliff or whatever.

If they had simply waited and bought the 2022 Ford Inquisition Eddie Blower Edition equipped with quad TurboFan tire warmers they would not have this problem .

Obvious poor consumer purchase decision.

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Plati · Feb 25, 2021

JamaicaJoe said:
That will only work if the driveway has a curb, otherwise both cars will still slide down and turn and end up in the front yard or koi pond, mailbox, neighbors swimming pool , down cliff or whatever.

If they had simply waited and bought the 2022 Ford Inquisition Eddie Blower Edition equipped with quad TurboFan tire warmers they would not have this problem .

Obvious poor consumer purchase decision.

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The quad TurboFan tire warmers are nice in certain situations but once the battery goes into saver mode ... tires freeze to pavement and you're stuck there until spring.

coupe11 · Feb 25, 2021

Must be a steep driveway. The road in front of my parent's house is uphill and I've parked in front of their house for years - without using the parking brake - with multiple cars, trucks, SUVs and never had one slide on the packed snow/ice.

We never used the parking brakes because sometimes, when it's that cold at night, after a wet slushy day, the brakes won't release and you can't go to work the next morning. Or can't leave to drive back down to the flat lands where it's not snowing and nasty.

Trainmaster · Feb 25, 2021

If the car's in Park and it slid down the hill the Parking Brake had nothing to do with holding it. It's moot.

cfldad · Feb 25, 2021

How about chocks around a wheel or two.

lbv150 · Mar 1, 2021

I can't stop laughing long enough to wipe the tears so I can see to type. The questions folks ask on these forums only reinforces the state our country is in.

Keepinitoldskool · Mar 1, 2021

Parking brake and the transmission park both lock the rear wheels. If you have a limited slip rear, then the park brake won't make any difference. If you have 4wd, the transmission will lock up the front (at least one) if you park it with 4wd engaged.

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