welll my girl took my car and didnt realize the e-brake was on... she did drive it for 15 min.. the smell was horrible and i wanted to kill her.. anyway the brakes still work and someone told me that i dont need to replace my brakes.... any insight on this... the brakes still work but i have to press them farther down ....

 

damn that sucks man...its kinda funny tho...but wow...did you get lexus or some one to check the pad life of the pads now?

 

did she not hear the warnings? Like the beeping.

 

I would not worry since your e-brake is located in the rear top-hat of the rotor. If your wondering if you need to replace the pads that you see on the rear, dont worry because that is not the e-brake part.

 

I don't know if our cars beep when you try and drive with the parking brake engaged... Maybe after a certain speed?

I've gone a few feet with the brake engaged on the very rare occasion when I get distracted getting into my car and it's never beeped, but never gone more than 10-15 feet before realizing that I'm an idiot...

 

Yeah, iv gotten it a few times. I think its speed. It starts beeping and a message comes on the display.

 

beaping sound then looking at the dashboard to see if theres anything wrong...

 

it happens... don't be to hard on her since some people are not used to the parking brake in a car be that of those you see in a truck

 

Most girls I know don't notice beeping or warnings on the dash. I wouldn't be overly hard on her. That's how most girls are.

 

what?

i agree, my dad did the same thing.

and they complain that guys dont listen.

 

the ebrake pads may be slightly worn but no need to worry. if you need it to be as firm as it is new, simply adjust the the tension for the ebrake.

 

The beeping is really annoying though, I've gotten it once or twice before kind of like the seat belt beeping. It's really hard to go unnoticed without wondering wth it might be.

 

My wife has curbed two of my wheels.....I don't expect dealers and indie shops to care that much about my property, but I expect some consideration from her! I feel your pain.

 

my wife did this in her minivan a few weeks ago. called me from about 2 miles away to ask why the brake light was on. that's all she noticed.

 

I actually did this while my GF was the passenger and right when the warning light came on she said "Your E-BRAKE IS ON!" Good thing I only drove with it on for like less than 20 seconds.