NHTSA complaint: GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP — TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 DODGE RAM 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR WRANGLER HP TIRES, SIZE P235/65R17. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN HANDLING POORLY DURING ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TIRES JUST SKIDDED FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED SOME NECK BRUISING AND PAIN. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE TO BLAME FOR THE CRASH, NOT THE BRAKES. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS DURING ANY TYPE OF SUDDEN STOP. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 18-20 MPH, THE TIRES WILL BEGIN TO SKID. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT IS A MECHANIC AND BELIEVES THAT THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,044.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation