2000 Mazda MPV: tire blowout or tread separation

6 of the 149 complaints about the 2000 Mazda MPV describe tire blowout or tread separation.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Tire blowout or tread separation by model year

2004
3
2002
1
2001
1
2000
6
1999
1
1998
1
1997
1
1993
1
1992
2
1991
1

What owners say

Filed Jul 18, 2007 · Tires · 60,009 miles · CT

Cooper tire failure: tire exploded when tread and belts separated while traveling at 70 MPH on interstate highway in rhode island. Rubber fragments destroyed front bumper, front left fender,left headlamp/parking lamp, left rocker panel and entire electrical system. Vehicle declared as totaled by insurance company. Failed tire had been driven 43,200 miles, had comfortable 5,000-7,000 miles of tread life remaining, had been rotated at regular intervals, had psi checked monthly, had been rebalanced 10 weeks prior to failure. There was no indication of potential problem with failed tire. I am lucky to be alive.

Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Tires · 102,000 miles · KY

While driving at 70 MPH, the left front tire tread separated and the right front tire developed a knot in the sidewall. Both tires had over 50 % tread left at time of failure. The service dealership indicated that both failures were due to a manufacturing defect. *ak the vehicle experienced three tire failures. *jb

Filed Aug 22, 2003 · Tires · 30,000 miles · MA

While vehicle was parked and turned off front tire exploded. Cause of the failure was undetermined.

Filed Aug 19, 2002 · Tires · VA

Both front tires (inside edge) worn out around half the circumference of the tire. The front tires worn out prematurely with the treads showing separations about an inch long from edges where treads meet the sidewall. The steel belts could be seen from the one-inch separation. Car dealer service manager could not figure out what caused the premature wear.. The vehicle tires have been rotated and balanced according to maintenance schedule. Contacted tire manufacturer and referred to a local dunlop dealer. Tire dealer concluded that tires were not rotated. My brother- in- laws mpv 2000 with 25k miles experienced the same tire wear (the brand of tires he had was yokohama), but much more severe damage with longer tread separation causing the tires to lose most of the air. My comment is, could this be a car problem (suspension), and not the tire? I am thankful that these tires did not blow up at high speeds. Who knows how many more out there are not being reported. Thank you for taking the time to read about my problem and hope to hear from the federal safety agency soon.

Filed Jul 28, 2001 · Tires · NJ

Tread separation and excessive tread wear discovered on both front tires during routine tire rotation maintenance. The rubber had parted in a couple of places on both tires revealing the tires' steel belts underneath. Tires were immediately replaced - we are still in possession of the faulty tires.*ak (dot number: fd9lnhl289 tiresize: p205/65r15)

Filed Jan 31, 2001 · Suspension · MD

The camber bolt on the 2000 mazda mpv needs to be adjusted this has caused my driver side tire to wear down unevenly and become flat. This had not happened while driving , but if it we were driving this very well could have caused a blow out. Both mazda & yokohama would not take responsibility for the wear on the tire with only 14,777 miles.