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Volvo S40 Brake Problems

16 messages,  Last post on Apr 23, 2012 at 6:52 PM

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#14 of 16 Handbrake by bty84

Mar 04, 2012 (12:47 pm)

I have a 2007 Volvo s40. Handbrake not holding. Driverside wheel not holding at all but passenger side is a little. Adjusted cable under boot of hand lever but D/side still not grabing.
Is there another adjustment somewhere else?

#15 of 16 Re: Handbrake [bty84] by volvos40girl

Mar 16, 2012 (4:57 pm)

Replying to: bty84 (Mar 04, 2012 12:47 pm)
I'm having this same problem. In my '07 Volvo S40, I have to pull my handbrake all the way back to set it. It works fine, but there is too much slack in the line. Driving a manual, and having to park on a slight incline, I want to be sure my car isn't going to roll. I was wanting to know is anyone knows how to adjust the cable, before moving on to something else. Apparently, this is a problem many Volvo owners are having. I love my car, but this is a bit of an inconvinence. Any help would be appreciated.

#16 of 16 Re: Brake issues Volvo S40 [jsnapp] by citysquire

Apr 23, 2012 (6:52 pm)

Replying to: jsnapp (Mar 01, 2010 11:59 am)
Hi.
 
I have recently experienced the exact same accelerating while breaking issue with my 2003 Volvo S40. I find it happens if I'm going over a bump in the road and at the same time have to break. I also have found it when I suddenly had to slam on the brakes. Please tell me what you were able to find out about the problem and if it was fixed. Thank you.

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