Mazda CX-5 tire blowout problems

Filed Jan 15, 2026 · Tires · 64,000 miles · MO

The contact owns a 2021 Mazda CX-5 equipped with Firestone Tires, Tire Line: Destination LE3, Tire Size: 225/55/R19, DOT Numbers: 17XEFLE320725 and 17XEFLE321524. While the vehicle was parked, the contact was informed by a co-worker that there was a bubble on the rear passenger's side tire. The contact inspected the tire and noticed that there was a bubble that was two inches deep and 3 inches long on the side wall of the tire with DOT Number: 17XEFLE321524. The vehicle was taken to Tire Plus, where the tire was replaced. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, there was an abnormal popping sound heard, and the TPMS warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact noticed that there was a 2-inch long crack in the tread of the rear driver's side tire, the tire with DOT Number: 17XEFLE320725. The tire was replaced with the spare tire. The vehicle was then taken to Tire Plus, where the contact was awaiting the tire replacement. The tires were replacement tires. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The tire failure mileage was approximately 15,000. The vehicle failure mileage was approximately 64,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Nov 13, 2025 · Tires · OH

We took our car to the Mazda dealership for routine maintenance. The technician found circumferential cracking along the sidewall/tread junction of all 4 tires. We were told that this suggests tread separation and that we should not continue to drive on the tires. We replaced all 4. I have pictures of all 4 tires.

Filed Apr 21, 2025 · Tires · MI

My daughter was driving on the freeway at 75-80mph on the morning of April 19th, 2025. The rear passenger tire blew out without any prior symptoms or warnings. Surrounding cars slowed down, or got out of the way because the other drivers saw her struggles to maintain her lane and direct the car to the shoulder of the freeway. AAA was called to change the tire to the safety spare. The tire remains with us, and the federal safety agency is the initial entity that I am filing a report to.

Filed Sep 21, 2023 · Wheels · 110,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2015 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated the tires deflating abnormally. The contact stated that the tires needed to be inflated on a weekly basis. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rims were improperly fitted to suit multiple tires, causing the tires to deflate. The vehicle had not been repaired. The tires had been replaced by several other brand tires however, the failure persisted. The dealer confirmed that the failure was not a tire failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Jun 4, 2022 · Tires · VA · crash

P225/55R19 99V: On November 2, 2021, I was slowing down at a stop light. I was about 5 minutes away when my tire separated. I heard my car make a big sound and drop to the ground on the front passenger side. I lost control and hit the side of the curb, but I was able to pull my car over to a side road safely. It took over 3 hours for the tow truck driver to come, but when he did, he said he hasn’t seen one like this in a while, but it is a defective tire. The middle of the tire was a clean separation from the sides. If it was a tire blow-out the sides of the tire would be uneven, but this was as if the glue that held it together was loose, and the middle just fell out. The tow person tried to take the spare tire and he found that it was incorrect. My car a had 25,000 miles and I bought it new from the dealership and they made the mistake of giving me the wrong tire. Mazda corporation later had to replace it. Mazda dealership told me to contact customer service to discuss the tire. I emailed customer service several times and it took nearly 2 months for them to answer. I called several times, and I would wait on hold and they would hang up. When I finally got someone on the phone, she told me that Mazda warranty does not cover the tires. That is completely in the hands of the tire manufacturer. I contacted Toyo Tires and waiting a month for a response, I was contacted by a customer service. He mentioned that photos and videos were not enough, but that I had to send the tire back. I mentioned that Mazda did not tell me to keep the tire and when they replaced it, they disposed of it. I received a letter stating that there is nothing they can do. My car is a 2019 CX-5 and in the same year the CX9 was recalled for tire separation issues from the same company. I am extremely frustrated how Mazda and Toyo has handled this entire issue.

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Tires · 33,000 miles · DE

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 mazda cx5 grand touring. The vehicle has toyo a23 tire size 225 55r 19. The contact stated that while washing the vehicle, she had noticed several cracks in the thread on the sidewall of each tire. She also stated that the problem was more severe on both front driver and rear passenger tires. She had initially taken the vehicle to hertrich's capitol mazda(1127 s dupont hwy, dover, de 19901) where they referred her to the toya tire manufacturer for assistance. The contact called the manufacturer and they informed her that there were no recalls on the tires. The contact had yet to experience a failure with the tires. The tire failure mileage mileage was approximately 33,000.

Filed Jul 24, 2018 · Wheels · 41,000 miles · DE

Driving on rte 95 s in pa. When the right rear yokohama geolandar g91a tire blew out without warning. The entire center tread separated from the sidewall and took off down the highway. The TPMS did not alert me and only the sidewalls are left. Mazda and yokohama couldn't care less when I contacted them.

Filed Dec 9, 2015 · Brakes, Visibility · 30,000 miles · PA

2 issues so far with this car: 1st - rear brakes seized up after 30k causing a trail of smoke to follow my car while on the highway, followed by an emergency stop on the side of the road. The hub, rotor, brake caliper, and tires became so hot that the tire pressure sensor went off and upon inspection, the tire pressure had increased from 35psi to over 50psi (tire pressure gauge did not go higher then 50) due to heat. Was told that due to salt and sand (live in cold climate) corrosion caused the issue. Rear brakes and rotors replaced @ $208.95. Currently fighting mazda for a refund as this is clearly covered under the 3 year 36k mile warranty per tsb: 04005/15 - see warranty section on 3rd and 4th page. I had family in the car when this happened and am worried about the long term safety of this car and it's braking systems. A rear tire blow out caused by this issue could have caused a fatal crash at highway speeds. 2nd - I have replaced the windshield on this car 5 times now in under 30k miles. I have been told repeatedly that this is due to rock chips, but twice the crack appeared out of no where while the car was parked in a temp controlled garage overnight. I have never had this issue with any other car I have ever owned. The windshields are always on a month long back order and driving with a cracked windshield is against the law, so every time this happens I am out of a car for a month and have to fork over money for a loaner so I may get to work. (mazda and insurance company refuse to offer or pay for my loader car, or I am told there is not one currently available and I am sol)

Filed Nov 17, 2015 · Tires · 10,559 miles · MN

On october 6, 2015, I was traveling on I-70 in southern utah when the rear driver side tire blew out. The tire was a yokohama geolander g91, dot fdf5 pc50814, size p225/65r17/60h. This tire was on my 2015 mazda cx5 when I purchased it in late august 2014. It had 10559 miles on it. Road conditions at the time of the blow out were excellent and the road was very smooth as it had been recently paved. The tire was in 3 pieces, the two side walls and the bottom tread. There was no evidence of puncture. The gentleman who assisted in changing the tire said he was frequently called to that area for flat tire assistance, but he had never seen anything quite like this separation of the sidewalls from the tread. It seems this is a fairly common problem with yokohama tires from my reading of other complaints.

Filed Jul 7, 2015 · Tires · 8,000 miles · VA

Catastrophic failure of yokohama geolandar g91a, p225 65/r17, d.o.t. Fdf5-pc51414 oem tire: on july 6, 2015 at approximately 12:30pm est, my daughter while driving our 2015 mazda cx-5, experienced a catastrophic tire failure. The mazda cx-5 is equipped with oem yokohama geolandar g91a, p225 65/r17, d.o.t. Fdf5-pc51414. She was driving at normal highway speed (55 MPH) eastbound on route 66, near exit 53, and describes hearing thumping noises coming from the rear of the car. The car began to shake and while she was making an emergency exit from the roadway to the shoulder, she heard a loud bang. State police were notified and they sent a courtesy aaa patrol to assist. The mazda cx-5 is equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system and there was no indication of a problem prior to the incident. The tread of the rear passenger side yokohama geolandar oem tire completely separated from the sidewalls and was laying on the roadway. There is minor damage to the rear passenger wheel well. I purchased the 2015 mazda cx-5 new in june of 2014. The car and oem tires had 8,000 miles when the incident occurred.