I failed inspection because my emergency brake won't hold

2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS

228,000 MILES • 3.6L • V6 • AUTOMATIC

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I failed inspection because my emergency brake won't hold. What can I look at to fix this? My anti lock light is on also I'm assuming this is the brakes. When I had the tires changed there was a cord hanging behind the wheel I took a picture of. What is this for? Thank you :)

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Aug 10, 2014 at 7:36 AM

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The cable hanging down is the connector for the wheel speed sensor. You can just plug that back in and the light will most likely go out. Here is a guide that will help with this:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-an-abs-wheel-speed-sensor

Here is a guide that will help with replacing these brakes:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/parking-brake-shoe-replacement

Below you will find the process from the manual on how to replace the rear shoes. Please let us know if you need more help. Thanks

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Mar 19, 2021 at 6:53 PM