Approximately three years after purchase, I got a flat tire driving on 1-290 in central massachusetts. When I looked at the issue, it was clear that the tire sensor valve had gone into the tire. I replaced said tire, and since then I have the issue three more times on all four tires total. The second and third time were two consecutive days april 2013 and the fourth one today 12/17/13. The sensors seemed to be rotting out and the stem ends up corroding. I have spent at least 1,000 in the last year and a half fixing this issue and it is very infuriating to say the least. It seems that looking online this is an issue which many have had, yet there has been no recall.
2008 Mazda MAZDA3 tires complaints
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I got a flat tire yesterday because my tire pressure sensor valve had fallen inside my tire. This is the second time that this has happened since I purchased the vehicle in 2008. Thankfully, I was stuck in rush hour traffic and only going 20 MPH. I realized my tire was flat when the senor light went off and my car veered to the left and fortunately it was the emergency lane or I would have hit a car. Took it to the service shop and the tps sensor now needs replaced because it had corroded and damaged the inside of my tire as well. When the mechanic looked at my other tires and tps sensor/stem valve was corroded. The third tire is fine for now but is showing signs of corroding as well. The 4th one was replaced a couple years ago and appears ok. Mazda needs to recall this problem asap and reimburse everyone that has had to fix this issue. I could have been in a serious accident if I was going any faster than 20mph. Its sad that someone has to get seriously hurt or die for a recall to happen. To replace both sensors and fix my tire I going to be paying over $300 for mazda's issue. I take great pride and care of my car, I bought it new; nothing on that care should be corroding when it is only 5 years old. This is ridiculous that so many people are having the same issue. Not our fault as consumers that this is happening, fix this now mazda!!
I cannot believe that mazda has not recalled the TPMS on the 2008 mazda 3's. All of the TPMS have had to be replaced on my vehicle. Currently, I will be getting the last two fixed/repaired coming this monday. All of them were either cracked or corroded. The first incident resulted in one of my tires being "shredded" on the inside. Part of the kit broke off and was inside the rim. I was accused by a dealership that I must have been driving on a flat tire. I can't believe how many times the TPMS warning light has come on. This is obviously a defective part. Mazda should be recalling this.
While driving on highway on july 29, 2013 I have experienced a serious safety issue with my 2008 mazda 3 hatchback. The issue resulted in significant pull to the left side and lost of air/flat tire on the front driver side wheel. The reason behind this fault was a defective valve stem. After inspecting all the other wheels, it turns out all the valve stems are cracked. Some initial research tells me its a common problem among those cars and mazda will not do anything to fix it. At this point I have called mazda dealership and mazda corporate office and none of them will do anything about this safety issue. Total cost of repair will be 4x $120 for all TPMS sensors with valve stems and 2x $115 for both front tires. Hopefully there is a recall coming soon...
While driving on highway on july 29, 2013 I have experienced a serious safety issue with my 2008 mazda 3 hatchback. The issue resulted in significant pull to the left side and lost of air/flat tire on the front driver side wheel. The reason behind this fault was a defective valve stem. After inspecting all the other wheels, it turns out all the valve stems are cracked. Some initial research tells me its a common problem among those cars and mazda will not do anything to fix it. At this point I have called mazda dealership and mazda corporate office and none of them will do anything about this safety issue. Total cost of repair will be 4x $120 for all TPMS sensors with valve stems and 2x $115 for both front tires. Hopefully there is a recall coming soon...
Tire valve stems fall out of the tires: my tires have been leaking air periodically for about a year. I noticed one of the tire valve stems was missing the outer nut cover. When I went to add air to the tire, air came out around the valve stem. I carefully drove to my garage and before I got there, the entire valve stem had blown out of the tire. The mechanic says the threads on the valve stem were all oxidized and the nut rotted off. After inspecting the other tires, we noticed another one was missing the outer nut also and heavily oxidized. I had the mechanic pull off all 4 tires and install new valve stems to all tires. I believe this to be a major issue with mazda and see people complaining all over the internet and a recall should be considered.
The first time this happened, I was driving on the highway at approximately 75 MPH in the center lane of an express road. While driving, the TPMS sensor warning light/sound came on and the tire went immediately flate - total catastrophic failure. I was able to pull off to the side of the road without further incident and when we looked at the tire, the TPMS sensor had fallen out causing the tire to go flat (it is attached to the valve stem) the treads were corroded and the nut cracked causing the sensor fall out and the tire to go flat. This one was replaced. 8 months later, the same thing happened but this time on the driver's side front tire. The nut cracked and the sensor fell out causing the tire to go flat. Thankfully this time it happened just after I had pulled off the highway for a bathroom break and was not driving at speed when the second incident occurred - although if it had happened a few minutes prior, I would have been driving at approximately 75 MPH in wet road conditions. Upon examination we found that the thread were again corroded, causing the nut to crack and the sensor to fall out. This is a very dangerous situation - catastrophic failure of a tire at highway speeds is a recipe for disaster. This situation should be taken very seriously by mazda.
The tire pressure monitoring system is unreliable. Specific incidents: 1. Warning light flashes or lights when the tire pressure is within the specification limits. This has been an intermittent problem for at least a year. 2. One tire pressure sensor fell apart on inspection, after warning of a leak. Dealer replaced it at no charge. 3. One of the tire valves (and hence pressure sensor) was leaking air when the valve cap was removed, replacing the valve cap held the air in the tire. Dealer adjusted the tire pressure sensor at no charge. 4. One of the tire pressure sensors failed. Dealer stated it was no longer under warranty and charged me for replacement. Car is not driven off road. Sensors seemed to be more irregular after driving on rough highway roads, where a layer of asphalt had been removed.
At approximately 55 miles an hour the in-tire pressure monitoring system's rim attaching nut corroded off of the valve stem on the tire. Tire pressure dropped immediately and had to stop and pull off the road. The valve stem fell into the tire once pulled over and inspected. All 4 tires all corroded evenly and need to have the stems and nuts replaced. I've opted for a rubber valve stem whilst submitting complaints. I still have not had the 3 other tires fixed. Replacement non-aluminum TPMS are 35-50 a piece + installation. 1. Cheap nuts that crack and fall off tire stems. 2. Aluminum stems that corrode completely removing the threads. 3. High speed crash hazard.
Large bubble formed on outside sidewall of two tires. Tires have approx. 20,000 miles on them.
I was driving down the interstate when all the sudden the pressure sensor light went off for no apparent reason at all. I had assumed that is was just some kind of electronic malfunction and continued to drive for a bit until I noticed the tell-tale signs of a flat tire. The was odd since I had recently purchased new tires with less than 1000 miles on then and the was no debris in the roadway that would account for the rapid deflation. When I pulled over the tire valve and was gone and there was a hole in the interior sidewall. When I brought the car into the tire place he pulled the tire off to try to find the sensor to no avail. He said in his 35 years of experience he had never seen anything like this. On closer inspection we noticed a crack in another one of the valve stems. The dealer claims this is due to environmental conditions and not due to component manufacturing, but it seems odd that it would happen to multiple valves likes that. As an addendum, the only other time I have to call road side assistance was when I random got a flat tire and when I tried to refill the tire the valve pushed in. I took it too the dealership where they promptly replaced the valve and sensor without charge. I am glad I had new tires with run flat technology. It this had happened with the old tires I can only imagine how much worse the situation could have been.
Tpms failure. The light constantly keeps going on and off. One of my tires was very low overnight. I went to a gas station to get air, and the valve was missing. Completely off. I have read other reports on the same problem with same make and year. 2008 mazda 3. This should be recalled.
Tire sensor came on during drive into work. Made to call dealership to have it checked out by lunch time the rear passenger side tire was completely flat and the stem of the tire pressure monitor had completely snapped off. When I got the car to a dealer they state 3 of the 4 monitors had corroded to the point they should be replaced. This added nearly $400 dollars to getting the tires on the car replaced. How is it a tire sensor can't last as long as the tires on a brand new car? If a tire sensor is added to a car to make it safer and more efficient maybe it should last more than 3 years and not cause the car to become unsafe.
Factory tires (goodyear rsa) wore out in <15k, excessive inside wear. Replaced with bridgestone potenza grid g019 205/50/r17. Started showing inside wear around 45k, and extremely loud road noise at 50k. All need to be replaced again. Tires have been rotated as per warranty requirements. Alignment is factory specifications. Car has never touched a track and is used as a commuter vehicle. Online reports have blamed the camber which is not adjustable on the mazda 3. So this issue will continue throughout the life of the vehicle. Serious defect and dangerous.
Tire valve split and entered tire well causing it to go flat while driving at 70mph on highway. Not only did I have to replace the tire valve 115.00 $ but I had to replace the tire since the little ways that I drove on it to pull over shredded the inside of the tire!!! This is now the second valve that has been replaced, luckily the first was discovered by the mechanic while replacing my tires. The other two seem to be on there way out as well.
2008 mazda 3 4-door - tire pressure monitor valve is corroded and split. A number of complaints on-line about this serious safety issue. Will check if warranty covers replacement tpm, but from reading other complaints, probably not! I am afraid to drive the car on the freeway now. The warning light goes on because it appears air is leaking from the valve stem. Mazda should recall all these poor quality tpm's.
Own a 2008 mazda 3. Purchased used, but was sold new and serviced locally to original owner. Tpms indicated low tire. When tried to put air in the tire, valve and sensor broke/corroded and all the air came out of tire. Flatbedded to dealership out of town where I was located.. New valve installed and tire fixed . Part was $120 for valve sensor piece. Called my local mazda place to see if this could possibly be right for such a small piece and to see if it should be under warranty. They confirmed no warranty and average price. Now a second tire indicated low, and tried to check pressure and as soon as the tire valve cap was turned and removed stem/sensor broke again in this different tire and now has lost air . Now needs replacing. Afraid this will be the same issue for the remaining 2 tires. Need to still get snows off, but don't want to pay for the stem/sensors at $120 a piece! Have read numerous complaints online of this issue!! A recall needs to be done ... This is unsafe if it happens when driving as many have mentioned!! Mazda dealers told me I must have hit a curb or from potholes in the winter. This is not the case... Not for all 4 to have this happen.
Tire valve stem corrosion on 2008 mazda 3. On 5/27/2011 TPMS indicator came on while driving on the highway. I pulled into a gas station and attempted to put air into the front driver side tire that was flat and the stem valve went into the tire. After seeing that, I checked the remaining valves and all are corroded. The front passenger tire valve is about to go into the tire and the back tires valves are cracked. I now have to have my car put on a flat bed because my half spare is on the front driver side and to avoid an accident and not having another spare tire, this car is now a death trap and is very unsafe. I also noticed that other owners have filed complaints online with www.aboutautomobile.com with the same problem with the same year and make. This needs to be investigated as my other tires could go flat at anytime now which makes it a hazard to myself and others.
On 4/19/2011 I was driving when my TPMS went off. I pulled into a gas station to put air in my tire. As I put the air pump to the valve, the valve simply disappeared and the tire went completely flat. I called aaa and took the car to a repair shop. They said the tire was perfectly fine and replaced it (without the TPMS). I eventually replaced the TPMS, which was not covered under warranty. On 4/25/2011, I was driving on the highway when the TPMS went off again. This time another tire had gone completely flat. When aaa arrived, the serviceman found the broken parts of the piece that holds the valve stem (and the TPMS) in the wheel. Without this piece, the valve was able to slip into the wheel (which is what had happened to me on 4/19). The pieces were completely corroded and had cracked in 3 places. The dealer replaced the TPMS (which was not, again, covered under warranty). Only after I insisted did they replace the remaining two valve stems which also had clear signs of cracking. This will most likely happen again in the future as the two metals of the valve stem and the piece holding it on begin to corrode. Updated ivoq 06/28/11
2008 mazda3 was traveling westbound on the ohio turnpike. Unit 1 had a tire blowout causing unit 1 to lose control and strike the media barrier. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0166-91)*jb updated 05/11/11* bf
On april 8th 2011, I was driving my 2008 mazda 3 when the TPMS light came on. I stopped at the first gas station to put air in the tire. As soon as the filling hose came in contact with the valve stem, the valve stem fell out into the tire, resulting in sudden loss of air pressure. After bringing the tire to get repaired, I was informed that the TPMS sensor was no good because the valve stem is corroded. It was also pointed out the 3 other wheels have corroded valve stems and the nuts that hold them in place are all cracked and that if these nuts crack off the valve stem can fall off resulting in sudden loss of air. It seems to be an issue with the aluminum cap corroding to the valve stem from road salt. The dealer said "it just happens" and that the parts are not covered under any warranty. The sensors are made by siemens vdo. I am just glad I wasn't on the highway when this happened because it could have been serious! Nissan had a similar problem that turned into a recall.
Tpms valve stem broke while checking tire pressure.
Premature tire wear of new tires on new vehicle.
2008 mazda 3 5 door hatchback. I am the original owner, vehicle was purchased new from dealer. The nut that holds the valve stem to the tire became corroded and cracked and fell off. This resulted in a rapid deflation of the tire while traveling at highway speeds. After inspecting the other 3 tires, I noticed that 2 of the remaining 3 nuts were also severely corroded and cracked all the way through. This occurred after I have owned the vehicle for 20 months. When taken to the mazda dealer, they replaced the valve stem where the nut had fallen off, but not the other 2 stems that were corroded and cracked.
The tires on my mazda 3 5 door, were worn out by 17,000 miles. I belleve that to be excessive! If this kind of tire ware, was disclosed when I leased the car, I would not have!
In early august 2009 at approx. 21k miles when I performed my 7500 mile tire rotation I noticed that all the 4 oe good year rsa tires were very worn on the inside, not the thread area but the area where the sidewall starts. I had noticed this before but had not thought much of it as it wasn't too bad. I drove on a 500 mile trip shortly after this and became more concerned . I had the alignment checked at the destination and it was within mfg. Spec. The alignment people said the cause was probably due to the negative camber on the rear wheels which at -2.3 and -1.7 was probably the reason for the wear and that I should replace the tires. Mazda does not provide for adjusting the rear camber. Not having the resources at the time, thinking maybe it was a overzealous sales effort, and to me the tires still looked usable I didn't replace them. Now at 27k miles I have the resources to replace them and the area on the inside corner in much more worn. Mazda gives no explanation, one said should rotate @ 5k miles, another says they put crappy tires on the vehicle. On the internet, people who replace the tires say they continue to have the problem and that it is caused by the excessive negative camber that cannot be adjusted. This is a safety issue in that, with a sour economy many people may not be able to afford replacement tires, many people may not be able to or pay to rotate tires and many people may not check them at all. At the minimum mazda should provide for adjustment of the rear camber.
Original equipment eagle-rsa 205/50vr17 tires on my mazda 3- 5door are showing exaggerated wear on all four tires. Even if I do the treadwear calculation, I should have reached 18,720 miles before needing replacement. At 17,miles, the tires are down to the wear indicators. Even before that, I have almost been in two accidents due to the extremely poor wet and snow traction of the "all season" tires. Unless it is dry and above 60 degrees, these tires have little to no traction. Attempting to pull out of my street on two rainy days has resulted in unnecessary wheelspin and near loss of control. This was before 10,000 miles on the tires. I have been driving for 18 years and have only experienced wheelspin in the rain with my 1970 mercury with 300hp. At a minimum, goodyear should be hit with a false advertising suit for advertising the eagle-rsa as an "all season" tire. I agree with another complainant that goodyear might be intentionally not giving warranty's for the tires against wear because they know the product will not last that long. This is not the first set of goodyears that have not made it to their life expectancy. I had asked the dealer to switch tires with another vehicle, but all of the mazda3- 5doors on the lot had the same awful tires. I will never buy another set of goodyears or a vehicle that has them as original equipment tires.
I own a mazda 3, purchased 7/08, car has 20k miles, the goodyear tires rsa 205-50r-17 need to be replaced due to a defect in a part to correct a rear camber issue, the defect caused the tires to wear unevenly and have very low tread life. The dealership and zone office will replace the defective part but I am having difficultly having them pay for replacement tires. The tires have been effected by the defective part therefore the warranty should cover the full cost of replacement tires. I am waiting for the defective part to arrive at the dealer, the part is on back order. Please investigate the rear camber part issue since good tires leads to safety.
Tire was on rental car picked up from hertz at cincinnati airport. Noticed ride was rough and noisy. On arriving at destination (lexington, ky, about 70 miles by highway), examined tires. Saw bulge on sidewall on passenger-side front tire. Returned car to hertz at lexington bluegrass airport to be exchanged.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 mazda 3. The vehicle has goodyear all weather tires, size p205/15r17 (na). While driving 25 MPH, the front passenger side tire blew out. The dealer stated that they were not responsible for the tires and accused the contact of striking something with the vehicle. The dot number was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 3,526.
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