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Ive had the same Firestone tires for about a year and a half, they are still in great shape, lots of tread left, the only problem is the rear driver side, which is wearing a bit faster on the outer edge, but nothing major.
BTW, I drive a 2006 Hyundai Tucson, its front wheel drive 6 cylinder.
Lately (last month or so), Ive noticed that while driving expressway speeds when pavement is wet, my car seems to want to slide around, its gotten scary a couple times, but thankfully Ive been able to keep it under control so far. Happens at about 60mph and up. It feels like Im driving on ice really, (that feeling you get that the car wants to slide).
I tried an aggressive turn yesterday at low speed, just to see if the car would slide on wet pavement, but it held just fine, so it appears like this only happens at higher speed.
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More specifics on the tire would help. I had this problem on my Challenger, and it was due to the high-performance tires on it, meant for dry weather and rated to 180 mph. Changing them to All Season tires took care of the problem, and they were still rated faster than I would go at 118 mph. If this did not happen before, and just recently started, I would check the tire date codes. perhaps they were already a few years old when put on the car, and are now dried out enough to lose their traction.
If one day you are driving encounter a pool 1 inche deep that covers the entire surface - and you hit it at highway speed, it is more than likely you WILL lose all control.
OP, you are hydroplaning. Although they look like they still have a "lot" of life, your tires are done - at least as far as wet weather driving is concerned. Time to pony up for a new set.
If one day you are driving encounter a pool 1-2 inches deep that covers the entire surface - and you hit it at highway speed, it is more than likely you WILL lose all control.
OP, you are hydroplaning. Although they look like they still have a "lot" of life, your tires are done - at least as far as wet weather driving is concerned. Time to pony up for a new set.
Have your wheel telemetry checked, if the toe or camber is off the tire won't sit on the road evenly which means you don't have the full amount of tread on road which could lead to hydroplaning.
Check your specific tire at TireRack.com for ratings of the wet traction. A lot of tires fall off pretty quickly, and lesser tires can be dangerously worn at 15k miles. Since good tires are one of the most important safety components on any car, don't take chances for the sake of a relatively small dollar investment. Change them before something bad happens!
Ive had the same Firestone tires for about a year and a half, they are still in great shape, lots of tread left, the only problem is the rear driver side, which is wearing a bit faster on the outer edge, but nothing major.
BTW, I drive a 2006 Hyundai Tucson, its front wheel drive 6 cylinder.
Lately (last month or so), Ive noticed that while driving expressway speeds when pavement is wet, my car seems to want to slide around, its gotten scary a couple times, but thankfully Ive been able to keep it under control so far. Happens at about 60mph and up. It feels like Im driving on ice really, (that feeling you get that the car wants to slide).
I tried an aggressive turn yesterday at low speed, just to see if the car would slide on wet pavement, but it held just fine, so it appears like this only happens at higher speed.
Anyone ever have something like this happen?
Yes, it's called hydroplaning, as a couple of people have already pointed out.
Consider getting different tires, and for the love of all that is sane and reasonable, adjust your driving to the weather conditions at hand. Speed limits are just that: limits. Nothing says you can't drive more slowly if safety dictates it.
Tire pressures directly correlate to the speed a tire will hydroplane. I am guessing you have checked pressures?
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