2009 Mazda MAZDA5 tires complaints

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Tires · 23,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 mazda mazda 5. While attempting to add air to the rear drivers side tire the aluminum valve stem end broke due to corrosion. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technicians replaced the valve stem. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000.

Filed Apr 24, 2011 · Tires · 37,000 miles · NE

Valve stem broke off while low filling tire with air. Each time the tire looked a little low and when air nozzle was used it broke off and flew forcefully and all the air came suddenly rushing out. The computer low tire light was on the first time this happened, that is why I checked the pressure. I had to call service both times and had them changed tire and replace valve stem with non-computerized kind. They did not find any reasons that the tires had gone low other than the valve stem may have been already leaking. I then went to dealer to get new parts, which were still under warranty, and they said it was from misuse and wouldn't do anything about it. They were very rude. Said it was from hitting curb. It was not. The valve stem is well protected inside the rim. This has happened twice within the last six months. Both failures were nearly identical. I did not report the first time, but after checking around I found out this has happened to others and tire repairmen said they have had to change out several. Had I not seen that the tire was a little low and checked it in my garage this could have been much more devastating. I'm almost afraid to drive in case one of these would break on the road and kill me. The failures happened in december 2010 and april 2011. The vehicle I'm driving is a 2009.

Filed Aug 18, 2010 · Tires · 30,000 miles · MD

At about 30,000 miles, I noticed considerable vibration and a thumping noise, particularly prominent in the right front quadrant. When the dealership checked the problem it was diagnosed as uneven tire wear on the front tires and I purchased two new tires and had an alignment performed. The problem recurred within 10,000 miles, after the next service. Once again the diagnosis was uneven tire wear, this time on the set of tires which had not been replaced. The dealer indicated that they needed to be replaced as they were a safety risk. Additionally the dealer indicated that the mazda 5 was hard on its rear tires (from which these had been rotated at the last service). A quick review of a variety of forums would indicate that this is a problem that others have experienced and that, in addition to the poor quality toyo tires which are original equipment, weak alloy wheels may also play a role.