An automotive door system comprising: a hinge configured to support a door of a vehicle; a door check module configured to be interconnected to one of the vehicle and the door by a linkage assembly, the door check module includes: a housing; an output shaft connected to the linkage assembly and configured to be rotatable relative to the housing, the output shaft configured to provide an output torque to check the door in a desired door position; a position sensor configured to detect rotation of the output shaft and produce a signal in response to the detected rotation; and a brake assembly includes a shaft member operatively connected to the output shaft, the brake assembly having a normally closed position in which the shaft member is grounded to the housing in a door check mode, the brake assembly includes an open position corresponding to one of a door closing mode and a door opening mode, the brake assembly configured to move from the normally closed position to the open position in response to the signal, wherein the brake assembly includes a permanent magnet grounding the shaft member to the housing in the normally closed position, and a coil is configured to overcome a magnetic flux of the permanent magnet to provide an open position that permits the shaft member to freely rotate relative to the housing; a controller in communication with the position sensor and the brake assembly, the controller configured to command the brake assembly to move from the normally closed position and release the output shaft in response to the signal, the signal indicative of slippage of the shaft member in the normally closed position, and the controller configured to command the brake assembly to the normally closed position in response to the signal falling below a threshold value and provide a holding torque in the desired door position, wherein the controller is configured to reverse a polarity of current to the coil to supplement the magnetic flux in the normally closed position thereby increasing the door arresting torque. a hinge configured to support a door of a vehicle; a door check module configured to be interconnected to one of the vehicle and the door by a linkage assembly, the door check module includes: a housing; an output shaft connected to the linkage assembly and configured to be rotatable relative to the housing, the output shaft configured to provide an output torque to check the door in a desired door position; a position sensor configured to detect rotation of the output shaft and produce a signal in response to the detected rotation; and a housing; an output shaft connected to the linkage assembly and configured to be rotatable relative to the housing, the output shaft configured to provide an output torque to check the door in a desired door position; a position sensor configured to detect rotation of the output shaft and produce a signal in response to the detected rotation; and a brake assembly includes a shaft member operatively connected to the output shaft, the brake assembly having a normally closed position in which the shaft member is grounded to the housing in a door check mode, the brake assembly includes an open position corresponding to one of a door closing mode and a door opening mode, the brake assembly configured to move from the normally closed position to the open position in response to the signal, wherein the brake assembly includes a permanent magnet grounding the shaft member to the housing in the normally closed position, and a coil is configured to overcome a magnetic flux of the permanent magnet to provide an open position that permits the shaft member to freely rotate relative to the housing; a controller in communication with the position sensor and the brake assembly, the controller configured to command the brake assembly to move from the normally closed position and release the output shaft in response to the signal, the signal indicative of slippage of the shaft member in the normally closed position, and the controller configured to command the brake assembly to the normally closed position in response to the signal falling below a threshold value and provide a holding torque in the desired door position, wherein the controller is configured to reverse a polarity of current to the coil to supplement the magnetic flux in the normally closed position thereby increasing the door arresting torque.