08 Yukon Slipping

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yooks11

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Hoping to get some help here. My car is an 08 Yukon with Hankook Ventus ST RH06 285/45R22 tires. I have lost control of the car three times:

1. I applied the brakes approaching a stop sign at <10 mph. The car was skidding on normal road with minimal ice/wet conditions and felt like it was about to slip into the intersection.

2. During the snow storm in the Northeast the other day, my car was attempting to spin out of control until I caught it and was able to navigate properly. This occurred when making a left turn at low speed and the snow had just begun.

3. During the same snow storm, the car had trouble stopping as it was skidding at a stoplight.

Could it be due to my tires? I bought the wheels on here about 12000 miles ago. The previous owner only used them for less than 20k miles I believe. Does anyone think this could be attributed to anything else?

Hope for some help as I'm afraid to drive in less than normal conditions.

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High 30s/low 40s

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Take it down to like 34 35 tops see if it feels better.
 

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Tire rack says the tire is a street/sport truck summer tire. I would bet my money that this is your problem. They probably don't clean out very well, meaning they pack with snow pretty easy. In addition the rubber compound probably isn't very grippy in cold weather. These things combined would lead to the slipping and sliding your experiencing. Sounds like you got the wrong tire for your location/ current weather.
 

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