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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298601 | Incident Date: Sep, 08 2004 |
| Consumer's City: WESTPORT | Consumer's State: CT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company |
| Model Name: RSA | Model Year: 9999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Tires |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1J8GL58KX4W | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 10 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 2004 jeep libery limited 4wd, vin 1j8-gl58kx4w-255517, tires: goodyear eagle r-sa p235/70r16, mileage: approx. 1,000 (approx 1 month old). *ak rear end of car skids dangerously in low-speed turns, on normally wet (not puddled) roads, when in 2wd. this has happened several times in the last 3 weeks, always in slow-speed suburban driving. (thank god.) skid happens when you make either a right or left hand turn, and then apply gas during the middle of the turn (as you do to maintain speed in a low-speed turn) at which time, the rear wheels lose traction and skid to the outside of the turn. i understand the goodyear eagle r-sa tires are poor in the wet traction dept, but this must be a specially-bad batch, because this skid occurs so readily. dealer service manager (georgetown jeep, georgetown, ct) admits that wet weather traction is a problem for the liberty and he says "we advise using 4 wd when the roads are wet." well this floored me! no one told us that when the car was delivered. and the owners manual does not say this. chrysler/jeep says they will not do anything more. they will not have the tires tested, for example. |
