I pulled the release handle on my e-brake and the plastic handle snapped off in my hand
I noticed it is only held to the metal bar/cable by two small plastic tabs (pretty cheap)
Has anyone fixed this themselves or do I need to make a trip to the dealer and
waste a day there ?
Thanks in advance

 

it will snap right back on, I was doing this all weekend while out wheeling

 

Same thing happened to me when i was test driving mine. Told the dealer i wasn't buying it unless they fixed it. They replaced the whole Release assembly. The next weekend it happened again. I folded a piece of paper up and stuck it between the two prongs to offer more tension and replaced the handle. All has been well since.

 

same problem here since day 1 of my 2008 H3 but I just snap it on back to place from time to time. But I make it a point to pull it gently whenever I need to and I just get used to it...Hahaha

 

Have a 2007 H3 with a 2008 Pioneer AVIC-F700BT. Help..... My pioneer nav system took a dump and need to have it reformatted and the parking brake handle snapped off. It still works, but i can't just snap the handle back onto the cable. It appears that there is the plastic piece still in the handle. I just need to get that plastic piece. I don't want to have to go back to the dealer for a new cable assy. Any ideas? As far as the Pioneer Nav/Stereo, anyone know of anybody that does repairs and reformatting. Pioneer wants $200. Yikes! Guess better than buying a new one for $900.

 

I refused to take it back to the dealer after my handle broke awhile back.
Can't see myself sitting there for a day while they swap out the parking brake system
Even if it was free.
I pulled the now bare wire cable end out and held it with some vise grips.
I then used my PC11 epoxy and glued the handle back onto the cable end.
(PC11 epoxy is a marine grade epoxy)
I made sure the handle was horizontal and let it sit over night.
It has worked great. Now the handle is held securely and not just by two plastic tabs
Now I can pull on the handle like a lab monkey on amphetamines

 

mine broke too.... i just pull the little nub,,,,lol

 

Try to snap it back in. Mine does it all the time.

 

this is strange reading for me since i ,,NEVER,, use the e brake,,EVER! being a previous ford man,we just knew it would be trouble,they ALWAYS stuck,even complete new assemblies would in short order stick.
i liked a lot of things about fords but after a while the use of e brake gets bred out of your genes,(jeans!).so its a habit. of course im in flatland indiana,not my homeland of pa hill country. here in ind. u can park in neutral!!. if i ever get on a slope i instinctively park at an angle to avoid park stress on the trans.
every time i stop on a slope i shift to neutral to see if i drift quickly, a good brake test. i had a pinto that would sit there!!,after a caliper change,,,the brake hose had swelled shut,would not allow the pressure to relax and the piston to move back.well,enuf

 

I'm with you on this one drtom.
In 40 years of driving I have used the e-brake maybe 10 times.
It's just not part of my normal routine.