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Originally Posted by Wonderdog
Toad - 2004 CR-V
Tow Bar - Roadmaster Falcon II
Tires - Uniroyal - less than 5000 miles - 3000 towing - 1000 driving
Situation - Both front tires look to be shredded on the outside third of both treads - left front and right front. Tire store asked about towing. Yes, we do. It looks as if ignition was locked. I agree except we use a check list and after all is done and we pull away, lovely wife observes the toad out the rv back window to check steering and front end of toad as we leave our location. It has always been ok. Tire store checked alignment - dead on. Is there anything that could cause this besides locked steering wheel? The tow bar is about 6 years old and never a problem. Driving the car home from CW after dropping rv nothing seemed amiss. I then drove from home to a bike trail and back home - probably 50 miles round trip and the first time I noticed it pulling to the left. When we dropped the rv at CW my wife drove it there and I drove back. Nothing seemed amiss to either of us. Two tires will be replaced regardless. Just wish it had happened on the old ones. Anyone have any ideas on what could cause this? Is it possible for the ignition to lock after towing begins? I'm stumped! Any ideas?
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I can only answer your last question as our CR-V is a 2015 and non-flat towable. Your steering wheel is locked when a pawl is inserted into a locking groove. It is possible to turn your key to a position that would lock the steering wheel, but the pawl and groove are not lined up, so you can move the steering wheel and it won't feel locked until it moves far enough for the pawl to drop into the groove.
Only you can say if you think this may be a possibility in your case.
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