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Guys, noticed that a few times in the last 2 winters, and thought I'd finally ask, due to it happening again today due to freezing rain here in southern Canada.
So here goes.....
When I start the Jeep and put it in reverse on slippery surfaces, the darn thing pulls backward so much, that even if I apply the brakes hard, it stills pulls the Jeep backward, almost as if pressing the brakes locks the front wheels, but not the rear wheels.
Therefore, the rear wheels keep pulling the jeep rearward with the front brakes locked. So not only do I keep going, but since the front brakes are locked, the steering does not respond!!!! I eventually come to a stop, but emergency braking is out of the question. It might do it going forward, but I haven't tried it.
So before I hit a pedestrian at the end of my driveway (In the middle of winter, snowbanks are so high that you don't see pedestrians before you get to the street), I'd like to know if this has happened to anybody else ???
thanks.
So here goes.....
When I start the Jeep and put it in reverse on slippery surfaces, the darn thing pulls backward so much, that even if I apply the brakes hard, it stills pulls the Jeep backward, almost as if pressing the brakes locks the front wheels, but not the rear wheels.
Therefore, the rear wheels keep pulling the jeep rearward with the front brakes locked. So not only do I keep going, but since the front brakes are locked, the steering does not respond!!!! I eventually come to a stop, but emergency braking is out of the question. It might do it going forward, but I haven't tried it.
So before I hit a pedestrian at the end of my driveway (In the middle of winter, snowbanks are so high that you don't see pedestrians before you get to the street), I'd like to know if this has happened to anybody else ???
thanks.