Tire sliding after hitting a curb in the snow

KAYLAK

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2001 CHEVROLET MALIBU
AUTOMATIC
190,000 MILES

I slid into a curb with my right back tire as I was driving to the store, I parked and went in, when I came back out about ten minutes later and turned my car on my ABS light came on after driving about fifty feet. Steering feels normal, but the tire I hit I think is sliding rather than rolling. I was only going ten to fifteen km/h.
I drove home and I had to drive up a slight hill, and it felt like my back tire was not rotating while driving up the hill. At the red light I stopped and punt my car into third gear and continued driving home and it felt fine, but I put it back into drive as I was pulling into my driveway and it felt like it was sliding in the snow on the ground that tire made sliding marks, while the other back tire made tread marks.
did I bend something? What could be the issue?

2 Replies

STEVE W.

MECHANIC
13,443 POSTS

Do not drive it until you get it repaired because it is very dangerous.

It sounds like you hit hard enough to damage the wheel and caused it to hit the brake caliper and lock up. That would cause the ABS light to come on because the tire is not turning. It also means you probably need a new rim, tire and possibly more parts depending on what else bent or was hit.
You could jack it up enough to get the tire off the ground and try to rotate it. If it does not move you could remove it and try installing the spare and see if it turns.