Tire pressure light came on I pulled over and valve stem blew a pin out. Road side assistance called to help me and verified it was a pressure valve stem fault. Seems to be a long reported issue with this make and year. Was informed to check all other tire stems for defects.
2009 Mazda MAZDA3 tires complaints
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Mazda has a major problem with the valve stems breaking even with the oem caps but they still insist operator error and or there where aftermarket ones on at the time of the breakage.
Driving on the highway at highway speed, there was a sudden loss of air pressure in the right rear tire. The TPMS warning came on. On inspection the tire valve was missing, it looked sheered off. Took the car into a tire repair/replacement center and had a new TPMS valve installed. I've since discovered that this is a very common failure in mazda 3's, and likely many mazda's. At the time, I contacted a mazda dealer who offered no explanation as to how a valve stem can sheer clean off while driving on a flat, clean highway. All they offered was a replacement part, not warranty, even though the car was under the basic warranty at the time. Since then we've had another tire air valve sheer off on a second mazda 3 (2009) we have. We bought 2 - 2009 mazda 3's at the same time. The second mazda 3 had low tire pressure. On inspection, the valve cap was removed and the valve broke off. It broke was the cap was being removed. This is a verydangerous condition as these things can sheer off any time while the car is in motion, and you have a sudden loss of tire pressure at highway speed, which is extremely dangerous. We've now experienced 2 failures on 2 cars, and one failure occurred at highway speed that resulted in a very scary experience for a younger lady of college age. This is dangerous. Mazda needs to properly address this problem and manufacture a proper valve that can be used in a very common use scenario, namely, driving during the winter months when salt is being used for safety reasons. That should not be used as an excuse as to why that part fails. Here are at least a couple of websites where you can see this problem is common. Http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2009/mazda/mazda3/tires/problem.aspx http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2009/mazda/mazda3/tire+pressure+monitoring+system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda 3. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed the pressure sensor light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technicians stated the valve stems on all four wheels had corroded and the front and rear driver and passenger side valve stems needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and stated because the corrosion was due to salt on the road the contact would be responsible for repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 36,110. Updated 08/31/11 *bf updated 09/07/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda 3. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the front passenger side tire blew. The contact inspected the failure and discovered that the front passenger valve stem casting was disintegrated. Also, the rear passenger side valve stem casting was cracked. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic where the front passenger side tire sensor and valve stem were removed. The mechanic replaced the valve stem with a standard valve stem yet the sensor was not replaced. The vehicle was later taken to a second independent mechanic to repair the cracked tire valve stem on the rear passenger side. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was concerned that the front and rear driver side valves would experience the same failure. The manufacturer stated that the repairs for those valves would not be covered under warranty because the valves had not failed. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. Updated 08/31/11
I have had my 2009 mazda 3 since oct. Of 2009 and have had several problems with the tire sensors. The tire sensors are made of aluminum and metal and they keep breaking. Everytime I turn around my tire sensors are falling apart or breaking off, leaving me with flat tires! When this occurs, the tire deflates at an accelerated rate. Refer to odi id # 10357809 for more information about this problem. For I have had the same experience several times in the last 2 yrs.
On or about october 2010 I was driving my 2009 mazda 3 when I had a sudden loss of tire pressure, when I looked at the tire I noticed the tire valve had sheared clean off the tire. Today (2/13/11) I filled my tires with air and a second tire valve sheared off in the process causing the tire to rapidly deflate. I've now had two tire stems on a 3 year old car snap off (once while in motion, once while filling it with air) in less then 6 months? I believe this to be a defect in material and not a rare occurrence! I have noticed many other mazda owners complaining of this issue online. I am very worried about what would happen at high speeds if this valve failure occurred. Please look into this safety issue!!!!
Stem value broke off when I put the air cap after the tire was refilled with air.
I purchased a new 2009 mazda 3. On two separate occasions and on two different tires I have experienced a TPMS alarm followed by a rapid deflation of tire pressure due to the tire valve stem breaking off. Fortuitously, both times this occurred while I was driving in my neighborhood at a low rates of speed. I am concerned of the consequences if this occurred at highway speeds. Mazda claims this is due to corrosion induced by metal after-market valve stem caps, but the caps I have are factory original and appear to be made of plastic. I believe mazda has a design/materials of construction issue with these aluminum valves stems and that they should be redesigned and replaced. In both cases I had to take the vehicle to the dealer and have new stems installed but I now fear the remaining original stems will shear off or the problem will repeat itself with the new stems.
Had my mazda 3 oil changed today and found out that it needed new tires - at just under 15,600 miles. I had these tires rotated at just under 6,000 miles and just under 12,000 miles. The defect is due to the alignment set at the factory, that causes the rear tires to "tilt in at the top" to improve handling. I am having to pay for (4) new tires and paying an extra charge to get the alignment set correctly. I will never buy another mazda product. If this defect at not been found today, the way the rear tires looked, I possibly could have had a blowout over the next 3,000 to 5,000 miles.
I bought 2009 mazda 3 and has 18,700 miles on it as of today nov 2010. I noticed TPMS sign come on yesterday and goes off and comes back on without any beeping sounds. Tire air pressure is showing acceptable levels and at 18k miles I don't expect to change tires for sure. Not sure what's going on. Mazda must address this issue.
Tpms valve stems replace ordinary rubber valve stems for 2009 (possibly other years) mazda 3. They are made of aluminum and are prone to corrosion (see mazda tsb 02-004/06). Mazda has stated the cause of the corrosion to be "after market" valve stem caps, and dissimilar metals when in fact aluminum will corrode without a dissimilar metal being present. Corrosion on the valve stem will lead to a breakage during routine maintenance as pointed out in the tsb, but can also cause a valve stem to be weak enough that it breaks free during normal operation. This would cause a catastrophic failure of the tire due to rapid deflation, creating a very unsafe operating condition with no warning. The TPMS system is designed as a safety feature, but in this case is causing hazardous conditions with no notification to the operator. Further, these parts are not covered under manufacture warranty, and are quite costly to replace. Consumers may elect to replace the TPMS valve stems with more proven, standard valve stems which results in an inoperable TPMS system and constant illumination of dashboard indicator. The valve stem breakage specific to this case occurred while removing a standard air compressor from the tire. The valve stem was not contained in the air compressor hookup as the compressor was fully disengaged. Instead the broken part simply fell to the ground.
Goodyear tire eagle rs tire in light snow / wet weather conditions, new 2009 mazda 3 hatchback. Tires are totally inadequate in light snow conditions. I was unable to make a right turn while I attempted to slow down at 20mph. Car ABS was activated but I still skidded almost hitting another car as it was about to pull out in front of me. I am forced to have to replace these tires.
Same issue as other stated. These tires provide little to no traction on ice or snow. I have owned eight mazdas and never had on issue like this with any, I have had vehicles of various sizes. These tires are a safety issue. I nearly had an accident the first week of ownership with inability to slow and stop, and take off traction is no better.
The original equipment tires on my 2009 mazda3 5-door: goodyear eagle rs-a 205/50 r17 are showing premature wear at 12,000 miles. The owners manual states that goodyear warranties the tires. The goodyear pamphlet provided only warranties "workmanship" wear is not covered under "original equipment installations". This is the second set of goodyears that have come as original equipment and showed premature wear. I feel that goodyear does this intentionally to inflate their aftermarket sales. When I purchased the vehicle, I asked the dealership to swap tires with another vehicle. All vehicles on the lot had the same terrible goodyear eagle rs-a.
We purchased a 2009 mazda 3 and have found the car/tire combination to be unsafe for winter driving on show and ice. The car has goodyear eagle rs-a tires which are "all season" rated tires. There needs to be stricter requirements for cars sold in nothern states and for tires that use the "all season" designation. My daughter was driving the car and narrowly avoided a collision while drive at approximately 20 MPH because the cars in front of her were able to stop much more quickly. This car/tire combination provided extremely low traction on packed show and ice. The dealership and mazda have been unwilling to provide adequate tires so the car is no longer being driven when there is snow or ice on the roads.
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