Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

Few Mustang subjects are duller than parking brakes. Also called emergency brakes or "e-brakes," they were designed to keep a Mustang secure when parked. The parking brake is also supposed to stop the ...

The Problem: A number of the 2010 Ford Ranger compact trucks could have the parking-brake cable come disconnected from the right rear brake actuator in cold weather. The result would be parking brake ...