# GOODYEAR EAGLE — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `210552` · 2000-04-20 · Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GOODYEAR
- **Model:** EAGLE
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
## Narrative
I HAVE HAD BOTH PROBLEMS (ABS AND TIRE FAILURE) ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS. THE DATE ON THE REPORT WAS FOR THE MOST RECENT. I CAME AROUND A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, THEN TURNED TO THE LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT FOR THE ROAD AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I STARTED HEADING FOR A DITCH IN SOMEONE'S YARD SO I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP THEN RELEASED COMPLETELY. MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT CAUSING STEERING TO BE NONRESPONSIVE. IN MY FIRST ACCIDENT, I WAS FOLLOWING A FRIEND COMING FROM A LIGHT THAT JUST TURNED GREEN, AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE SO I TURNED THE WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT CAUSING ME TO SLIDE ON THE WHEEL INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER MOTORIST. I HAVE WITNESSES IN BOTH CASES THAT SAY THERE WAS NOTHING  I COULD DO AND THAT I WAS NOT BREAKING ANY LAWS. NO CITATION WAS GIVEN IN EITHER CASE BECAUSE THE OFFICERS AGREED THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG.( DOT NUMBER:   TIRE SIZE: 255/55/R17 )
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