from a redlight up a slight hill was doing 60km esp on and somehow it broke lose and just spun around on me and the lovely stock tires just slid off the road beside a bridge and down a 15 foot ditch into 1-2 ft of water whole passenger side the paint is all wrecked scratched to hell it might buff out but I doubt it I dont see how green plants did so much damage to my paint... pics to be uploaded later! no idea what im going to do

 

Wow...even with it wet outside, I can't do squat with ESP on...

 

Care to give a bit more details of how you were driving. From your post there is no way to determine if the "truck" was at fault. Things like road conditions, what you were doing at the time it broke loose. I had no problems getting through the winte with stock tires and esp on in snow, ice, rain.

 

i just hit 60 slowly barely any throttle the roads were wet it seems here roads wet are either really tacky or freaking ice and as soon as it start to slide it was ice it was gone there was no controlling it it was a slight corner too and winter I barely drove my truck was too risky i could barely make it up and inclines

 

It was raining here the other day and when I went to make a left at a light the back end got away from me and I wasn't going fast at all,it surpised me never had it do that before.

 

As long as the rear tires are spinning at the same speed the esp isn't going to kick in. I had it happen on glare ice on the highway once this winter.

 

Thanks for the update.

Ice is a problem. just goes to show technology isn't here yet to avoid loosing control on ice. Even in 4x4 mode, I drive very carefully when ice is involved. Just glad your ok. Trucks can be fixed.

 

Traction control can only work if there is traction to be had.....

 

yea tell me about it once it went around there was no stopping it felt like ice and just went the whole passenger side of my truck the paint is mangled tried to buff it out twice no luck (N)

 

Well this is the fun of driving a pick up truck, Come on why are you blaming the truck for your bad driving, everyone knows that trucks in 2wd are useless in the rain and snow without the right driving technique. I have had rangers, f-150s and rams and they all spin out in the rain and snow but I know it is going to happen before it happens.