Not my typical video. Trying to add some useful information that I couldn't find on TH-cam about electronic parking brake for the Chevy Traverse. Maybe this will help out some Chevy owners.
Thank you for making this video, this saved me from having to pay hundreds of dollars to the dealer. I do most all of my own maintenance , (although I know my limits). I used this process on my wife’s 22 Chevy Blazer RS and this worked flawlessly! Thanks again!
Hí sir, when you set the park to put everything back, you press the brake then pull the botton to put the e brake and hold it, do you remove the brake pedal or wait until its all set? Thank you and I hope you understand what i mean..
Yes it does at times. I don't think it does every time. I do hear it when it does it. My wife always says, "why does it do that" lol. It is normal and nothing to worry about.
Just got a 2021 Traverse and havent had to change the breaks yet but liked the vid for future reference. I did habe a question and wondering if u had any experience with this . So a few times I've gotten in the car , realized breaks have beem engaged or turned on without me doing it !! Bc i only use it when parking on a hill or something.. I've seen online some people have had same issue and many say its mentioned somewhere in the book but i couldn't find anything.. Only thing i can think of, they gave me three months free onStar trial and sometimes i have lokced or unlocked the car or turn it on/off and thinking maybe that's whats doing it .. Any thoughts? Thank you for ur vid, short and to the point im sure ill appreciate it more when its time to work in the breaks
I don't have an answer for why it does that other than mine has done that as well from time to time. I would put the car in reverse and I would feel momentary resistance, then hear the parking brake auto release. I hadn't set the parking brake. It hasn't done it in a while but it's my wife's car and she daily drives it. I don't drive the car every day so I really don't know how often it does this. I don't think it is anything to worry about. My biggest gripe is not being able to turn off the auto-stop feature for the engine. Terrible design on the 2021 as the new Traverse now has a button to press to disable the auto-stop feature. If you know how to stop the auto start-stop feature, please let me know. Thanks for watching.
@@ForceBuilt I'm hearing/seeing different opinions! Some kind of "safety feature"! I noticed when I use onstar app to turn on or lock the car it might be automatically putting the breaks on ! I'm texting with my guy at the dealership and he's looking into it .. Do I have a solution for that annoying as hell auto stop for ya brother! Simple: put the gear in L rather than D and click up all the way to 9th gear (will obviously show on screen) and this feature works exactly like if it's on D as long as it's on L9 and not L1 and the "manual shift buttons" are right on there, use right thumb! Just a note and probably not ok for the new generation sensitive men/women ! But if it's a female driving it , MAKE SURE she understands it MUST be manually shifted all way up to last gear ! No disrespect just have had experience with this where she called me and says my RPM is on a million!! 🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣🤣 Solution works perfectly just takes some time getting used to it .. checked with a few master transmission technicians and they said shouldn't cause any issues since it drives exactly like as if it were on D .. Thank you for taking the time to reply and happy new Year to you , fam and all loved ones 🎉🙏
So, that is interesting. I also had OnStar for 3 months. That is when mine was doing it. I haven't noticed it since then. I am convinced OnStar is what was engaging my Parking Brake and yours too. Thanks for the information!
@@ForceBuilt you're very welcome! Glad I could be of some help .. Just make sure , as you know , when it's on D we're used to going up three gears to put it into P (park) .. at first when ur not used to it , and ur on L , you might , out of habit, move the shift up "three counts" and now obviously ur on (R)/ Reverse instead of being in P or Park .. Just takes some getting used to as I have put in on R out of habit , thinking it's In park and it's obvious how this can be unsafe! so PLEASE just be aware and careful until u get used to it .. otherwise works like a charm ! Usually on long or highway driving I won't use it but only in city where I have to make lots of stops . Anyways, thanks for the conversation and hope u enjoy the Verse as I am.. TC ✌️🙏
Engine must be running. Timing is everything. As soon as you let off the brake press and release the e-brake button(don't delay even as much as I did in the video).
I would think you would not have rear brakes, just front brakes. I just set the brake at the end to show it worked. When I set the brake and held the button I was taking it out of maintenance mode. Otherwise the light would flash forever. Thanks is for watching!
Will I have to leave a reference to this video in my owner's manual. Can't think of any reason GM would have designed a system like this with such a convoluted procedure other than to try to prevent people from doing brake jobs on their own car at home, without a $10,000 scan tool.
Yeah, I don't know why they just make it hard sometimes. I know they don't want us working on our own cars. It was hard for me to find this procedure. I'm surprised they don't make the procedure different for each GM automobile lol. Thanks for watching!
Not my typical video. Trying to add some useful information that I couldn't find on TH-cam about electronic parking brake for the Chevy Traverse. Maybe this will help out some Chevy owners.
Thank you for making this video, this saved me from having to pay hundreds of dollars to the dealer. I do most all of my own maintenance , (although I know my limits). I used this process on my wife’s 22 Chevy Blazer RS and this worked flawlessly! Thanks again!
Thanks for sharing your experience!
This is the kinda videos that could be going viral. Not all that other dumb stuff. Great video dude. Helped me alot
Thanks man! Glad to help. It has become a popular video for me. Thanks for commenting!
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, All these other guys have you taking apart the entire brake but yours is quick and to the point….
You are very welcome!
Thank you. This was an excellent video. Changed the rear pads in about 30 min start to finish.
Thank you!
I tried this procedure on my 2023 Trailblazer to see if it works and it does Thanks 😊
Worked for a 2020 Acadia - Thanks for the help!!
Good deal! I almost didn't make this video but lots of people have found it useful. Thanks for letting me know!
Worked like a charm. 2019 Traverse. E brake releases, c clamp to compress piston. Thank you
Glad to help!
Thank you ! Fellow 2020 chevy traverse owner !
You are very welcome!
thanks Im going to try this on my Honda when I do the rear brakes , I like it no wires no tools no dismantling of the park brake motor .
Good luck!
Life saver I’m still used to stuff where you just take it off and put the new stuff on no electronic crap
Glad to help
Thank you for a great and informative and to the point video!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Short and simple, thank you.
Your welcome!
I appreciate you! Thank you so much saved me $156
Very glad to help!
Thanks,greatly appreciated. Have a Blessed day
You are very welcome. Have a Blessed day as well! 🙏
Really helpful thank you so much was struggling for like 5 minutes and searched and fond you thank you so so much
You are very welcome!
Thanks worked perfect for my 2019 traverse
Awesome! Glad to help!
This does not work on my 2019. When I got to click the parking break button the wrench just disappears
thks..short &sweet .....time is money to a mechanic
Yes sir! Thanks for watching!
You the man bro thanks
Your welcome!
Thanks so much
Going to use this on my Blazer.
Sounds like a great plan! Post here your results, please. Thanks for watching!
Thank youuuu !!!
Very Welcome. Thanks for watching!
Did you shut car off when changing rear pads? Or did you leave it running the whole time?
Turn it off. Thanks for watching!
Nice video. Does this procedure also work for the 2021 2022 and 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer?
I don't know but Yes I would thinks so. Thanks for watching!
Thanks allot. I have a 23 traverse. I was worried in spending around $400 for something I can do myself
You are welcome!
good to know thanks .
Glad to help! Thank you for watching!
Hí sir, when you set the park to put everything back, you press the brake then pull the botton to put the e brake and hold it, do you remove the brake pedal or wait until its all set? Thank you and I hope you understand what i mean..
Once you hear everything moving back to position you are free to release the brake. Thanks for watching!
good help
Thank you!
I’m going to give this a shot. Does it stay in service mode still once you turn the car off?
Yes it does. Thanks for watching!
Wonder if this will work on a 2019 Chevrolet Equinox?
I would think so.
Does your Traverse automatically set the parking brakes, when car is in park and not running?
Yes it does at times. I don't think it does every time. I do hear it when it does it. My wife always says, "why does it do that" lol. It is normal and nothing to worry about.
Just got a 2021 Traverse and havent had to change the breaks yet but liked the vid for future reference.
I did habe a question and wondering if u had any experience with this .
So a few times I've gotten in the car , realized breaks have beem engaged or turned on without me doing it !! Bc i only use it when parking on a hill or something.. I've seen online some people have had same issue and many say its mentioned somewhere in the book but i couldn't find anything..
Only thing i can think of, they gave me three months free onStar trial and sometimes i have lokced or unlocked the car or turn it on/off and thinking maybe that's whats doing it ..
Any thoughts?
Thank you for ur vid, short and to the point im sure ill appreciate it more when its time to work in the breaks
I don't have an answer for why it does that other than mine has done that as well from time to time. I would put the car in reverse and I would feel momentary resistance, then hear the parking brake auto release. I hadn't set the parking brake. It hasn't done it in a while but it's my wife's car and she daily drives it. I don't drive the car every day so I really don't know how often it does this. I don't think it is anything to worry about. My biggest gripe is not being able to turn off the auto-stop feature for the engine. Terrible design on the 2021 as the new Traverse now has a button to press to disable the auto-stop feature. If you know how to stop the auto start-stop feature, please let me know. Thanks for watching.
@@ForceBuilt I'm hearing/seeing different opinions! Some kind of "safety feature"! I noticed when I use onstar app to turn on or lock the car it might be automatically putting the breaks on ! I'm texting with my guy at the dealership and he's looking into it ..
Do I have a solution for that annoying as hell auto stop for ya brother!
Simple: put the gear in L rather than D and click up all the way to 9th gear (will obviously show on screen) and this feature works exactly like if it's on D as long as it's on L9 and not L1 and the "manual shift buttons" are right on there, use right thumb!
Just a note and probably not ok for the new generation sensitive men/women ! But if it's a female driving it , MAKE SURE she understands it MUST be manually shifted all way up to last gear ! No disrespect just have had experience with this where she called me and says my RPM is on a million!! 🤦🏻♂️🤣🤣🤣
Solution works perfectly just takes some time getting used to it .. checked with a few master transmission technicians and they said shouldn't cause any issues since it drives exactly like as if it were on D ..
Thank you for taking the time to reply and happy new Year to you , fam and all loved ones 🎉🙏
So, that is interesting. I also had OnStar for 3 months. That is when mine was doing it. I haven't noticed it since then. I am convinced OnStar is what was engaging my Parking Brake and yours too. Thanks for the information!
@@kakooly Tried the L9 hack tonight and it worked great! Thanks
@@ForceBuilt you're very welcome! Glad I could be of some help ..
Just make sure , as you know , when it's on D we're used to going up three gears to put it into P (park) .. at first when ur not used to it , and ur on L , you might , out of habit, move the shift up "three counts" and now obviously ur on (R)/ Reverse instead of being in P or Park ..
Just takes some getting used to as I have put in on R out of habit , thinking it's In park and it's obvious how this can be unsafe! so PLEASE just be aware and careful until u get used to it .. otherwise works like a charm !
Usually on long or highway driving I won't use it but only in city where I have to make lots of stops .
Anyways, thanks for the conversation and hope u enjoy the Verse as I am..
TC ✌️🙏
I can’t get this to work for 2018. Any ideas? On Traverse.
Engine must be running. Timing is everything. As soon as you let off the brake press and release the e-brake button(don't delay even as much as I did in the video).
does it work on a 2018 traverse?
It should. Thanks for watching
What will happen if you don’t put the brake back on
I would think you would not have rear brakes, just front brakes. I just set the brake at the end to show it worked. When I set the brake and held the button I was taking it out of maintenance mode. Otherwise the light would flash forever. Thanks is for watching!
Will it work on 2018
Haven't tried that but it should. Thanks for watching!
Will I have to leave a reference to this video in my owner's manual. Can't think of any reason GM would have designed a system like this with such a convoluted procedure other than to try to prevent people from doing brake jobs on their own car at home, without a $10,000 scan tool.
Yeah, I don't know why they just make it hard sometimes. I know they don't want us working on our own cars. It was hard for me to find this procedure. I'm surprised they don't make the procedure different for each GM automobile lol. Thanks for watching!