During the first year of ownership, I had two tire failures. Both were sidewall separations, occcurring at low highway speed, with no visible cause on the road. These tires weren't warranted, and since the other two were almost new, to match them up, I had to buy 2 new ones from a firestone dealer. Since then I have had no more problems with the tires, but I felt that firestone should have warranted their tires against failure, and there was complete failure along the sidewalls.. I contacted the dealership, and they said there wasn't anything they could do.( dot number: tire size: p225/70r15 )
1998 Mazda B-Series Truck: tire blowout or tread separation
5 of the 67 complaints about the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 2 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Pe00020; while driving approximately 60 MPH rear passenger's side tiretread had separated. Firestone, wilderness ht tires, p225/70r15. Tire was purchased with vehicle. Vehicle is mazda truck, b2500 1998. Driver's side rear tire is also experiencing splitting. *ak the tire is defective. The tread separated and ripped. There is split on the left rear also.
These tires need to be included in the recall!! I had a blow out (left front) at 65mph at 24k miles. The other front tire was gouged and cracked. I replaced these tires with 2 more firestone p225/70r15s and 25k miles later both front tires were again gouges and cracked. I had those replaced 2 dadys prior to the other recall announcement. From the news reports I have seen and from comparing my tires to others, they look the same damage wise as the ones being recalled. There is no reason anyone should go through 2 sets of tires in 50k miles. Please continue to look further into this problem. It is not just isolated to the tires currently under investigation.( dot number: w2uuipo248 tire size: p225/70r15 )
A tire separation/blisting from inside of the sidewall on a 1998 mazda b-series truck, aftermarket equipment. Firestone notified. *ak the failed tire was firestone wilderness ht. The tire was slowly going flat and showed bubbles from inside wall when the customer pulled over and inspected the vehicle. The right side door step moulding cracked.
With the latest reports of the firestone tires the models listed with problems did not include the mazda trucks. I am on my second set of those tires and my vehicle has but 51k miles. The first set resulted in a blowout at 65mph at 29k miles and the new ones that replaced those have only 22k miles and are in the same shape as the first. No blow out this time just scooped and pitted/worn tires that vibrate. The mazda nad ford rangers are the same vehicle so please include the mazdas in your report. I'm mad as hell about this.*ak( dot number: )
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Questions about the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck?
5 of 67 owner complaints about the 1998 Mazda B-Series Truck (7%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
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There are 0 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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