hand brake damage

[CGoSki]

Has anyone experienced the plastic on the lower part of the handbrake snap off? I searched the forum for some of those keywords but didn't see. I will be taking the Fit in as the dealer gave us a "first ding removed free" when we bought the car, and will go in for a visit to take advantage of this.
I think the plastic froze, and when my wife disenaged the brake than the plastic hung up and snapped. Can't today because my wife took the car, but i will post a picture in the next few days to describe what happened.

My inquiry is to see if this is a rampant problem or just a one in a million occurance. If others have had this than i got a better chance of conving the dealer to cover the replacement. We don't beat on this car, so why something like this would happen blows my mind. :confused:

[CGoSki]

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[acmech52]

just wondering how many mile do you have on your car, I adjusted my rear brakes so that my handle does not come up as high as yours, about 4-5 in pull and the brake is tight for parking. Wonder if the height of it placed the plastic in a binding position to break ? I'll look at mine today to see how high it might come up.

[claymore]

Happens all the time in colder climates. The plastic/rubber front part gets stiffer when cold. IF you can adjust the handbrake tighter but not tight enough to have the E brakes dragging it helps.

[CGoSki]

14k miles...