Sentury Touring (Discount Tire) 205/55/R16. Both front tires have inner wear to the point of shredding in the same location on *both* front tires. Both tires went out at the same time and could have caused a serious accident. Discount tire stated it was an alignment issue. The alignment shop (30 minutes after new tires were installed after dual blowout) stated that my alignment was perfectly within spec and also stated there was no indication of tire rub on any portion of the vehicle.
NHTSA complaint #11616499 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2010 Mazda Mazda5. The contact stated that while inflating the driver’s side rear tire, the valve stem fractured and detached. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to tire shop for assistance. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 165,000.
NHTSA complaint #11517836 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
We bought 4 of these tires 1/23/2018. The first failed within 3 months (passenger rear). The tire distributor no longer carried them, so we fit the next best ... a different Primewell. Now, the driver side front tire has developed a bulge where the tread and sidewall meet - similar to the first failure. We cannot drive it and - still - the distributor no longer carries THAT tire. We have - as of 9/1/2021 driven the car a TOTAL of less than 14,000 miles since the purchase. The 50K warranty was ignored in the first failure; and we have been told that it is irrelevant in this second one. The size is 205/50R17 for both - all four. Both tires were continuously losing air and had to start carrying a portable air pump. Just noticed this weekend that the driver side tire was ONCE AGAIN low on air. When I went to fill it, noticed the bulge. Do not know hoe long ot has been there ... just noticed it this weekend.
NHTSA complaint #11431413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
We bought 4 of these tires 1/23/2018. The first failed within 3 months (passenger rear). The tire distributor no longer carried them, so we fit the next best ... a different Primewell. Now, the driver side front tire has developed a bulge where the tread and sidewall meet - similar to the first failure. We cannot drive it and - still - the distributor no longer carries THAT tire. We have - as of 9/1/2021 driven the car a TOTAL of less than 14,000 miles since the purchase. The 50K warranty was ignored in the first failure; and we have been told that it is irrelevant in this second one. The size is 205/50R17 for both - all four. Both tires were continuously losing air and had to start carrying a portable air pump. Just noticed this weekend that the driver side tire was ONCE AGAIN low on air. When I went to fill it, noticed the bulge. Do not know hoe long ot has been there ... just noticed it this weekend.
NHTSA complaint #11431413 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The tire blow up and causing lost control and hit curbs and it’s causing accident and it’s damaged front and damaged engine, trans pan , transmission and steering gear and linkage
NHTSA complaint #11424198 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED FROM DAY ONE, THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE REAR TIRES FOR BRAKE ASSEMBLY. EACH TIME I'D VISIT THE SHOP I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I BELIEVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 12,000 MILES I NOTICED THE TIRES WERE GETTING BALD. THEY CHECK THE ALIGNMENTS SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LATER I HAD ANOTHER ALIGNMENT DONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SEEM TO PULL MORE TO THE LEFT. THEY SAID IT WAS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF ALIGNMENT BUT EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM ON THE TIRES WHICH BY THE WAY I HAD TO REPLACE ONE WHILE ON THE TRIP. THEIR REPLY WITH THE SAME THESE ARE CHEAP TIRES PUT ON BY THE MANUFACTURER AND SHOULD NOT LAST ANYMORE 12,000 MILES. AFTER GETTING NOWHERE I FINALLY WENT TO TIRE KINGDOM AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES AT MY COST. I FELT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND SEE IF THIS COULD'VE BEEN RESOLVED. NO LUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10711819 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
IN LESS THAN 12 MONTHS, WE HAVE HAD 2 "CONTINENTAL PURECONTACT WITH ECOPLUS TECHNOLOGY" TIRES FAIL IN SPECTACULAR FASHION. BOTH TIRES HAD NEARLY RIPPED IN HALF FROM SIDEWALL TO SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING. 1 OF THE TIRES DID SO AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, WHILE THE OTHER DID SO WHILE AT OVER 50 MPH AND NO VISIBLE DEBRIS/POTHOLES AROUND. TIRES WERE INFLATED TO AROUND 32 PSI, AND WERE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 YEARS OLD WITH 80% OF TREAD REMAINING.
NHTSA complaint #10690889 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE TIRE WAS FLAT. IT WAS NOT. I DROVE TO A FILLING STATION TO TOP OFF THE PRESSURE AND AS I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM THE AIR PUMP THE VALVE STEM TO THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BROKE AND THE TIRE DEFLATED INSTANTLY. THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED. APPARENTLY IT WAS INITIALLY CRACKED SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE TIRE TO FIRST LOSE AIR SLOWLY. THEN, UPON MANIPULATION FROM THE PUMP FITTING, THE STEM WAS FURTHER DAMAGED CAUSING THE STEM TO BREAK OFF. I DID HAVE THIS HAPPEN ONCE BEFORE. THE EXPLANATION FROM A SERVICE STATION WAS THE SAME. IN THIS MODEL THE VALVE STEM AND PRESSURE SENSOR IS A SINGLE ASSEMBLY SO WHEN THE TIRE IS CHANGED THE VALVE STEM IS NOT CHANGED EVEN IF IT IS OLD AND SHOWING SIGNS OF AGING. OTHERWISE THE COST OF REPLACING A TIRE WOULD BE NEARLY DOUBLED. THE SENSOR ITSELF WILL LAST MUCH LONGER THAN ITS VALVE STEM. CONSEQUENTLY, THE STEMS DO EVENTUALLY CORRODE AND BREAK OFF AT INCONVENIENT, POSSIBLY DANGEROUS, TIMES. THE SERVICE STATIONS SAY THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS VINTAGE OF MAZDA. THE SERVICE REP SAID MINE WAS THE SECOND THEY REPAIRED ON THE VERY SAME DAY! AS I SAID, THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHEN A STEM BROKE OFF AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY HOME PARKING SPOT. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE THE THIS REPORTED EVENT, I TOOK A LONG ROAD TRIP AND A SUDDEN DEFLATION LIKE THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC! I HAVE CHECKED ON-LINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. IF IT HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO NHTSA BEFORE NOW, I AM QUITE AMAZED.
NHTSA complaint #10671511 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST FLOW MAZDA OF FAYETTEVILLE NC BECAUSE OF THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER FAILING TO PROVIDE DEALER WARRANTY INFORMATION AND/OR TIRE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY INFORMATION AT TIME OF PURCHASE OF 3 TIRES ON 23 FEB 2013 1420 EST. AS A RESULT I JUST FOUND OUT YESTERDAY JULY 31, 2014 AFTER 0920 HRS. EST THAT DUE TO NOT FOLLOWING "OWNERS OBLIGATIONS" IT WAS MY FAULT FOR A REALLY VAGUE TERM - "LACK OF MAINTENANCE". I ALSO ATTEMPTED TO FILE AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH [XXX] OF FLOW MAZDA UNFORTUNATELY HE DID NOT WRITE ANYTHING DOWN AND HE TOLD ME IT WILL BE STORED IN HIS HEAD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10618071 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES: THE 2012 MAZDA 5 GT STANDARD TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED MAJOR SIDE WALL BUBBLE/BLISTERS ON THE TOYO PROXES A18 205/50/R17 ON TWO SEPARATE TIRES WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES. MAZDA AND TOYO REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AND DECLINED TO REPLACE THE SECOND ONE. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10575548 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES: THE 2012 MAZDA 5 GT STANDARD TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED MAJOR SIDE WALL BUBBLE/BLISTERS ON THE TOYO PROXES A18 205/50/R17 ON TWO SEPARATE TIRES WITH ONLY 12,000 MILES. MAZDA AND TOYO REPLACED THE FIRST ONE AND DECLINED TO REPLACE THE SECOND ONE. I REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD.
NHTSA complaint #10575546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2012 MAZDA5. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, TOLD THEM ABOUT THE VIBRATION AND THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES / TIRES. THEY SAID THE TIRES BALANCES FINE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, AT 70 MPH. HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD, HAD A TERRIBLE VIBRATION FROM THE HITTING THE BRAKES/TIRES. I HAD THE TIRES LOOK INTO AT 18,000 MILES, THEY SAID NO PROBLEM, THEN AT 22,000, CANT FIND ANY ISSUES, THEY SAID THAT THESE TIRES WEAR FAST AND THAT'S THE WAY THE LOW PROFILE TIRES ARE, NOW I WILL TAKE IT IN AT 25,000 MILES AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY,TREAD WEAR IS TERRIBLE, AT 18,000 MILES IT WAS DOWN TO 5/32 TREAD. I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF BELT SEPARATION IN THE TIRES, TRACTION IS ALSO TERRIBLE IN THE SNOW AND RAIN, TIRES ARE TOYO PROXES A18.
NHTSA complaint #10553787 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MAZDA, MAZDA5 WITH TOYO PROXES ST II TIRES, LINE SIZE P205/50R17. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NEW TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES AND VEHICLE WAS 22,400. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10526152 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NOTICED SIDEWALL CRACKS RANGING FROM ONE TO FIVE INCHES ON THREE OF FOUR TIRES (THE REMAINING ONE TIRE WAS A REPLACEMENT FOR A PREVIOUS TIRE WITH SIDEWALL FAILURE. ONE TIRE HAS CONSISTENTLY BEEN A PROBLEM WITH LOSING AIR. TIRE WAS RESET WITH BEAD SEAL PREVIOUSLY, STILL SEEMED TO BE LOSING AIR, AND THIS IS THE TIRE WITH THE LONGEST SIDEWALL CRACK.
NHTSA complaint #10514693 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TPMS / TIRE VALVE STEM LEAKED AIR FROM TIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TPMS OCCURRENCE WITHIN LAST 2 MONTHS (FROM 2 DIFFERENT SENSORS). SERVICE SHOP SAID THAT IT WAS CORRODED.
NHTSA complaint #10507351 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE CHECKING THE CUSTOMER'S TIRE PRESSURE AS PART OF AN OIL CHANGE SERVICE, THE VALVE STEM BROKE. THE VALVE STEM WAS PART OF THE TPMS SENSOR RESULTING IN THE TIRE GOING FLAT AND THE CAR TO BECOME INOPERABLE. A NEW TPMS SENSOR WAS PROCURED AND WE (THE SERVICE CENTER) HAD TO PAY THE $205.77 TO REPAIR THE FAULT.
NHTSA complaint #10483435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH ON US23 IN MICHIGAN, TPMS LOW PRESSURE TELLTALE ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 30 SECS, VEHICLE BEGAN TO PULL HARD TO THE LEFT. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THIS 4 LANE 70MPH HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN TO INVESTIGATE. LEFT FRONT TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT. NUT HOLDING THE TPMS SENSOR TO THE RIM WAS MISSING & HAD CORRODED, ALLOWING THE TPMS SENSOR TO FALL INSIDE TIRE CAVITY, RESULTING IN RAPID AIR LOSS. THREADS OF TPMS SENSOR EXHIBITED CORROSION. DROVE VEHICLE TO GMC DEALERSHIP IN MILAN MI WHICH CONFIRMED THE TPMS SENSOR NUT FAILURE DUE TO CORROSION. TIRE DESTROYED, RIM EDGE CHEWED UP. CONTACTED MAZDA USA AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY CONSIDERATION, STATING THAT THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 1 MONTH PRIOR, AND THAT CORROSION WAS NOT COVERED BEYOND 3 YEARS. I STATED THAT THIS ISN'T A COSMETIC RUST ISSUE, THAT THE CORROSION RESULTED IN A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, BUT MAZDA WOULD NOT OFFER ANY RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN DURING 3 MILD OHIO WINTERS; THERE IS NOT ANY SIGNS OF CORROSION ANYWHERE ELSE ON THE VEHICLE; I DRIVE THE CAR THRU AUTOMATIC CAR WASHES EVERY 3 WEEKS OR SO IN THE WINTER JUST TO WASH OFF ANY ROAD SALT. NO OTHER COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING CORROSION. HAD VEHICLE ON LIFT TO INSPECT THE UNDERBODY. IT DOES NOT SEEM TECHNICALLY SOUND THAT A VEHICLE COMPONENT SPECIFICALLY MANDATE BY NHTSA TO PREVENT TIRES FROM BEING RAN LOW IN INFLATION PRESSURE ON A VEHICLE SHOULD INSTEAD CAUSE MY TIRE TO RAPIDLY LOSE ALL AIR PRESSURE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND KNOW ITS SERVICE LIFE. THIS TPMS SENSOR WAS IN USE FOR ONLY 37 MONTHS. A 3 CENT NUT PUT MY FAMILY AT SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK.
NHTSA complaint #10478046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TPMS SENSOR-VALVE SLOW LEAK: FOUR NEW TIRES (PIRELLI P6 FOUR SEASONS) INSTALLED AT MAZDA DEALER ON JAN 2011. THE ORIGINAL TPMS SENSOR-VALVES WHERE USED ON THE NEW TIRES. AFTER THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT WOULD GO ON EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WOULD CHECK THE PRESSURE IN ALL THE TIRES USING A DIGITAL GAUGE WHICH SHOWED SLIGHTLY LOW PRESSURE (HIGH 20?S PSI) IN ONE TIRE, THE SAME TIRE EACH TIME. I WOULD INFLATE THE TIRE TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. ONE REASON I AM REPORTING THIS IS THAT THERE IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF TPMS SENSOR VALVES BREAKING EASILY WHEN PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE. THE MORE ONE HAS TO INFLATE THE TIRES THE MORE LIKELY THE TPMS SENSOR-VALUES WILL BREAK.
NHTSA complaint #10476761 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TPMS SENSOR-VALVE FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING TO WORK GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN TPMS LIGHT WENT ON. I COULD NOT PULL OFF IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE OF ROAD CONDITIONS. SHORTLY AFTER THAT I COULD HEAR THE SOUND OF A VERY FLAT TIRE. WHEN I MANAGED TO PULL OFF AND CHECK THE TIRES, ONE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. TIRE WAS TOO DAMAGED TO RE-INFLATE. THE RELATIVELY NEW TIRE AND THE TPMS SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #10476763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MAZDA MAZDA5 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, SIZE: P205-50-R17 GO19GRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE TIRES WERE BEING INSPECTED, BLISTERS WERE LOCATED ON THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
NHTSA complaint #10471156 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.