It may need adjusting.
The rear brakes may be excessively worn, and need replacing.
The rear brakes may be incorrectly assembled following (in-expert) servicing or repair.
A component in the rear brakes may have malfunctioned.
The most likely reason is that one of the hand-brake cables is broken.
On the Corsa C model (2000-2006) it's located to the right-hand side of the windscreen washer reservoir, under a flap.
how do you fix a vauxhall astra hand break cable
Year of vehicle? on a corsa c it will be on the left hand side of the engine next to the water pump, it is contained in an elbow shaped metal pipe.
the brake fluid reservoir is in top left hand corner below the windscreen.
Depends on the model. With the Corsa C's they usually reside under the right hand rear of the car, forward of the rear wheel. They are a cylindrical shape.
There is know release button on the corsa c, all you do is unlock the whole car which then unlocks the petrol flap then you can pull it open with your hand.
Changing the rear brake pads on a Vauxhall Vectra is similar to another device and can be done by hand or by a mechanic. The original brake pads need to be removed but not any of the brake wires. Then new pads should be put on.
ive put in brake fuild oil toped that up checked the battery level all ok still the battery light and hand brake light are still on...
I had this problem, get a second hand motor off ebay, it seems to be the problem with these cars
under the hand brake housing inside the car just pull the plastic cover between the gear lever and the hand brake and it is under that
On a 2006 Vauxhall Astra, the diagnostics socket is located below the hand brake lever, under the cover. The Astra has been around since 1979.
The Sintra has rear brake pads and disks. Inside the disks brakes are shoes for the hand brake. So yes, is does have rear shoes, but only for the handbrake.