NHTSA Complaint #10152455 — 2005 FORD MUSTANG

THE PARKING BRAKE CALIPERS AND PADS FREEZE AND WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN TEMPERATURE DROPS BELOW 32 DEGREES--WHILE THE HANDLE IS FULLY RELEASED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN IN NEUTRAL AND PUSHED CAR WILL NOT ROLL, AND WHEN IN GEAR AND GIVEN GAS CAR BARELY BUDGES. TAKEN TWICE TO DEALERSHIP--BY TOW TRUCK--BUT WHEN ARRIVED TEMPERATURE HAD RISEN ABOVE 32 DEGREES AND PADS ETC HAD RELEASED. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TWICE AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. I AM A FIREFIGHTER/EMT FIRST RESPONDER AND RESPOND IN MY PERSONAL VEHICLE TO FIRES/ACCIDENTS/MEDICAL EMERGENCIES ETC. HAVING A CAR THAT DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY IN COLD WEATHER IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. *NM