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jlrmfc21
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Jun 07, 2022

Parking brake not staying engaged on Winnebago vista

Hi all,

So just completed our first LONG trip (for us) in our 2013 Winnebago vista 35b.

As I left the campground this morning and pulled up in the same town for gas, I pushed down on the parking brake and it wouldn’t stay down, but it does work. Worked fine the entire trip until today, thank god!

Any idea how I can fix this?

The light shows up and the parking brake works but it won’t stay down and engaged.

Thanks!!!!
  • at the emergency brake pedal is a ratchet can stick take wd40 and spray it down move release handle back and forth see if this works
  • allbrandauto wrote:
    at the emergency brake pedal is a ratchet can stick take wd40 and spray it down move release handle back and forth see if this works

    Better, use a dry silicone lubricant. WD40 isn't a lubricant and as it dries it gets sticky and collects 'stuff'.
  • Sounds like the release handle is stuck. Try pushing it in me see if it holds.
  • Thanks for the recommendations. So spray the ratchet assembly?

    The release doesn’t seem stuck as it moves back and forth but maybe it’s not actually moving the assembly piece.?.?
    Thanks!
  • dodge guy wrote:
    Sounds like the release handle is stuck. Try pushing it in me see if it holds.


    You are exactly right!!!! I pushed in the release handle and the brake stayed depressed!

    Wd40 didn’t work but I figured out that the spring had come to far forward and wouldn’t let the release handle release all the way back;therefore the brake wouldn’t stay down. I pushed the spring that was on the release handle rod back in its place and now it all works as it should!

    Thanks so much for the tips! Man I love this network here!
    Justin