# 2006 BUICK LACROSSE — TIRES
> NHTSA complaint `596687` · 2006-09-19 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BUICK
- **Model:** LACROSSE
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** TIRES
- **Miles at failure:** 6,000
- **Speed:** 2 mph
## Narrative
IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE ROADS WERE STILL WET.  I WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH IN A 40 MPH ZONE.  I APPLIED MY BRAKES APPROX. 200 FEET PRIOR TO THE TRAFFIC AND STOP LIGHT.  THE CAR SKIDDED.  AT 150 FEET I BROKE HARDER AND THE ABS ENGAGED.  THE HARDER I PUSHED THE MORE THE CAR SKIDDED.    THE BRAKES NEVER STOPPED THE CAR -- IT ONLY SLOWED IT DOWN.  THE ONLY TIME THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE SUV IN FRONT OF IT, CAUSING $3,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR.  EITHER THE BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY, OR THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TRACTION WITH THE TIRES.  (GOODYEAR INTEGRITY).*JB
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