Mazda B-Series Truck tire problems

TIRES

TIRES PURCHASED FROM SAM'S CLUB IN 12/09 HAVE CRACKS BETWEEN TREADS. I JUST NOTICED THIS AND WAS NEVER TOLD WHEN I HAD TIRE BALANCED AND ROTATED. ITS ON ALL FOUR TIRES AND READ IT MAY SEPARATE. I HAD THE ROAD HAZARD AND OF COURSE ITS AN ON GOING ISSUE THAT SAM'S PLAYED IT SMART AND ONLY WARRANT ROAD HAZARD FOR 4 YEARS AFTER I QUESTION THEM ABOUT CONCERN.I HAVE BF GOODRICH TIRES 225/70/14 ON A MAZDA B4000 LE . I HAVE GOODRICH TIRES ON TWO OTHER VEHICLES THAT I NEED TO INSPECT.

NHTSA complaint #10661302 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I HAVE FOUR GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR TIRES ON MY PICKUP TRUCK. ONE TIRE WENT FLAT DUE TO TEARS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. SO I THEN INSPECTED THE OTHER TIRES AND FOUND TEARS STARTING IN EACH OF THE OTHER TIRES AS WELL AS THE RUBBER IS PEELING OFF THE SIDEWALLS LIKE SNAKESKIN. THEN THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS MY STEERING WHEEL AS BEGUN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AT ANY SPEED OVER 40MPH. TWO OF THE TIRES ARE FALLING APART AND BEGINNING TO GET BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALLS. THESE TIRES ONLY HAVE 24,000 MILES ON THEM AND ARE ABOUT 2-3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE HEARD SIMILAR STORIES TO MINE ABOUT THESE TIRES AND ALL OF THEM OCCUR AROUND 25,000 MILES BUT GOODYEAR WARRANTY'S THESE TIRES FOR 50,000. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK WITH GOODYEAR WORKING WITH ME. PEOPLE COULD DIE FROM THESE TIRES EXPLODING AND ITS TIME FOR SOMETHING TO BE DONE AGAINST THIS COMPANY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NHTSA complaint #10474001 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

BF GOODRICH P225/70/R15 BLEW OUT ON THE SIDEWALL, TOTALLY SEPARATING FROM WHEEL. CONTACTED BFG ONLY TO BE TOLD TIRE IS ON BACKORDER, CALLED 3 MONTHS LATER WAS TOLD TIRE IS DISCONTINUED. I HAVE FULL WARRANTY ON TIRE BUT BFG REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR OBLIGATION.

NHTSA complaint #10407145 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A QUALITY ISSUES ABOUT GOODYEAR'S TRACKER 2 TIRES. IN EARLY SUMMER OF 2007, I HAD 4 TIRES OF THIS BRAND INSTALLED AT WAL-MART. THESE TIRES WERE SOLD AT WAL-MART WITH CLAIMS FOR 50,000 MILES WARRANTY. BY NOW, IT HAS BEEN NOT MORE THAN 3 YEARS AND GOT CLOSE TO 40,000 MILES. ON LAST SATURDAY MORNING WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON SOUTH BOUND I-77, ABOUT 1 MILE A WAY FROM EXIT 58 IN VIRGINIA, THE TIRE ON THE BEAR DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW UP. I HAD TO CALL POLICE FOR ROAD ASSISTANCE IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I JUST ROTATED THE TIRES ON FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE THIS TRIP. OTHERWISE, THIS TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN FRONT. WHEN I TOOK MY PICKUP TO WAL-MART TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED, THEY THEN FOUND SEVERE BUBBLES AND CRACKS ON OTHER 2 TIRES, RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR. ONLY THE TIRE ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STILL APPEARED TO BE LESS DEFECTIVE, AND BUBBLES WERE FOUND ALTHOUGH NOT AS APPARENT. WE USED TO HAVE TIRES THAT CAN RUN FOR 70,000 OR EVEN 80,000 WILES WITH A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. NOW, THE QUALITY ISSUES SEEM INVADE INTO EVERY CORNER OF OUR DAILY LIFE. WITH THE INCIDENT I JUST HAD, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT I LEARNED A LOT. I JUST HOPE THE GOVERNMENT TIGHTENS UP OUR RULES FOR THESE COMPANIES THAT PROFIT AT THE EXPENSE OF CUSTOMERS.

NHTSA complaint #10312623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES. 1. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON DASH REPEATEDLY COMES ON AS WELL AS INSIDE LIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW AND NEVER REPAIRED CORRECTLY BY MAZDA FACILITY. 2. TRUCK HAS ORIGINAL WILDERNESS HT TIRES FROM FIRESTONE, WITH 22,000 MILES ON THEM, AND JUST HAD VIBRATION AND VEERING TO RIGHT. FOUND BALL ON TREAD OF DRIVERS SIDE STEER TIRE, WHERE APPARENTLY THE TREAD IS SEPARATING FROM THE TIRE. THE DOT CODE ON THESE TIRES IS W2UU IPO479, P225/70R15 100S. THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 2000 RECALL, ALTHOUGH I RECENTLY LEARNED THE HIGHWAY SAFETY BOARD FOUND THESE TIRES TO HAVE MORE COMPLAINTS THEN THE AT AND ATX THAT WERE RECALLED. 3. I TOO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PRESSURE NOT REGISTERING UNTIL THE VEHICLES WAS WARMED UP AFTER TRAVELING A COUPLE MILES. DEALER SAID I HAD TO REPLACE SENDING UNIT WHICH THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN STOCK. I REMOVED OLD SENDING UNIT AND TURNED OVER ENGINE UNTIL IT BLEW OIL OUT THE POST THE SENDING UNIT GOES IN, AND ITS BEEN WORKING FINE EVERY SINCE USING THE SAME OLD SENDING UNIT. 4. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON TOP OF CAB, STARTED LEAKING WATER INTO CAB AROUND THE GASKET, SO I HAD TO SILICONE AROUND GASKET TO STOP LEAK. 5. HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING AND WOULD GO INTO NEUTRAL. THIS HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE DOING 70 MPH. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER AND AFTER TRIAL AND ERROR, FOUND THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE WOULD MOVE WAS TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE 1. DEALER SAID SENSOR WAS BAD IN TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED, AND NO PROBLEMS SINCE. 6. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY WHEN TRAVELING UP A HILL, ESPECIALLY IF PULLING A TRAILER, EVEN WHEN TRAILER IS EMPTY AND THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE RPM GAUGE SHOWS THE ENGINE RUNNING AT 5000 RPM AND TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT UNTIL YOU GET TO TOP OF HILL AND START DOWN OTHER SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10229387 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MAZDA B2300. THE VEHICLE HAS MAXXIS TIRES, SIZE T145/80D16 (NA). THE CONTACT NOTICED CRACKS ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE SPARE TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE SPARE TIRE AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE TIRE TO TWO DIFFERENT TIRE DEALERS AND ONE STATED THE TIRE WAS OLD AND THE OTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE CASING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE, HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A REPLACEMENT TIRE. AS OF AUGUST 14, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPLACED THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DEFECT AND ALSO A REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 09/07/07

NHTSA complaint #10199537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

I HAVE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR TIRES ON MY TRUCK WHICH ARE HAVING BULGES ON THE SIDES OF TWO OF THE TIRES. I HAVE GONE TO TWO DEALERS-THE FIRST SAID THAT THEY WERE SAFE AND WON'T REPLACE THEM FOR MY SAFETY;THE SECOND DEALER SAID THEY HAD NO WARRANTY ON THAT PARTICULAR MODEL EVEN THOUGH THEY OFFERED SIMILAR TIRES HAVING WARRANTIES TO 60,000 MILES. MY CONCERN IS FOR FIRST THE SAFETY OTHER FELLOW DRIVERS WHO MAY NOT NOTICE THIS DEFECT. SECOND, THE COMPANIES INABILITY TO REPORT AND REPLACE MY TIRES,OR REPORT THIS TO CORPORATE. I WILL WATCH THIS DEFECT ON MY TRUCK, BUT MY CONCERN IS FOR THOSE ON LONG AND FAST TRIPS. I REMEMBER THE OTHER DEFECTS ON TIRES AND THOSE POOR PEOPLES PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10160449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

TYPE OF CAR: 2000 MAZDA B4000 TRUCK . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 30MPH, MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. MOMENTS LATER I NOTICED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR A TIRE LYING IN THE ROAD. TURNS OUT MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY TRUCK. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE HAD SNAPPED ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. IT'S A VERY GOOD THING THIS TIRE DIDN'T COME OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE NIGHT BEFORE. IT'S ALARMING TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED 12 HRS BEFORE WHILE TRAVELLING AT 65 MPH.*AK THE TIRE CARRIER MANUFACTURER IS DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (WWW.DURAAUTO.COM). I'VE CONTACTED DURA VIA EMAIL LETTING THEM KNOW OF THE FAILURE AND THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO MY ATTEMPTS. AS OF NOW THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #10081180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE LACKED ACCELERATION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINS THE VEHICLE SLIDES. *TC

NHTSA complaint #10079765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A BLOWOUT. TIRE SIZE WAS 225/70R15. *AK THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE TIRE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A NON FIRESTONE TIRE.

NHTSA complaint #10076002 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES --VIBATION , CUPING , ALSO PROBLEMS WITH OIL GAUGES --DONT WORK UNTILL TRUCK WARMS UP.

NHTSA complaint #10043791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

AT 70 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE TREAD. SIZE 22570R15, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC

NHTSA complaint #8011226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES

RECEIVED BLOWN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON US 190. I HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING. THE TREAD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNFC1PR476 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

NHTSA complaint #759282 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

TIRES:SIDEWALL

FIRESTONE, WILDERNESS HT ORIGINAL TIRES P22570R15 OT8XUU1PO3501. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45MPH, TRUCK SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT, FORCING CONSUMER OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PASSENGER'S RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD BLOWN. DRIVER NOTICED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL JUST ABOVE THE BEAD OF THE RIM THAT RUPTURED. *AK CONSUMER IS ASKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE TIRES.

NHTSA complaint #8004817 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.