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2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — TIRES

crash · 455390 · 2004-02-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
TIRES
Miles at failure
25,330
Speed
8 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

STANDARD TIRES ISSUED WITH VEHICLE WERE OFFROAD WRANGLER HP WHICH HAVE VERY POOR RAIN HANDLING CAPABILITIES. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS OR GIVEN OPTION OF SWITCHING TO HIGHWAY TIRES WITH BETTER RAIN CAPABILITY. AS A RESULT OF THE POOR CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN RAIN, FRONT EDGE WAS DAMAGED WHEN ENTERED PARKING LOT AND WAS TRYING TO TURN ON WET PAVEMENT AND SLID INTO WALL WHEN STEERING WAS NON-RESPONSIVE DUE TO TIRE SLIDING INSTEAD OF TURNING. SPEED WAS LESS THEN 10 MPH. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES ON INTERNET INDICATING SHOULD EITHER REPLACE THOSE TIRES OR HAVE THEM "SIPED" TO ACHIEVE BETTER CONTROL IN RAIN. SINCE MY AVALANCHE IS TWO WHEEL DRIVE I NEVER THOUGHT MUCH IF ANY ABOUT OFFROAD USE OR THAT THE STANDARD TIRES WOULD BE SO GEARED UP FOR OFFROAD USE AS TO MAKE THEM HANDLE POORLY IN RAIN. CAPITOL CHEVROLET SERVICE MANAGER CONFIRMED THIS INFORMATION WITH ME. I HAVE 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE DRIVING IN THE NORTH UNDER ALL CONDITIONS WITH MILITARY AND CIVILIAN VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM BEFORE WITH ANY VEHICLE WITH ANY KIND OF TIRE. MILITARY VEHICLE TIRES ARE VERY OFFROAD ORIENTED BUT NEVER HAD THIS KIND OF PROBLEM IN RAIN. THANKS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10058403
Machine
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