2000 Mazda Protege: tire blowout or tread separation

5 of the 102 complaints about the 2000 Mazda Protege describe tire blowout or tread separation.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 5%
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

2003
3
2002
2
2001
1
2000
5
1999
11
1998
1
1997
1
1995
1

What owners say

Filed May 17, 2010 · Tires · 3,000 miles · FL

On may 12, 2010 my son called me at my phone to advised me that as he was driving his 2000 mazda protege and without any reason his front passenger side tire gave up all around the outside side center of the tire making a blowout noise and went flat. He went to a tire services center and there he was informed that there is nothing they can do to repair the tire and also they recommended him to change all the tires (kumho solus hp/4/plus-p195/55//15. I just bought two of them in december. I wrote to khomo tires web-site asking if there is any recall for the tires and what kind of guarantee is there. I never got a reply.

Filed Apr 27, 2004 · Tires · 17,958 miles · NJ

Driver's side tire developed a bubble on the sidewall.

Filed Apr 27, 2004 · Tires · 17,958 miles · NJ

Driver's side tire developed a bubble on the sidewall.

Filed Jul 13, 2001 · Tires · KS

Firestone, p185 65 r14, original equipment, 13,300 miles, mounted on a 2000 mazda protege. Whle consumer was driving at 70 MPH right rear tire had tread separation.*ak dot number h406jdn1200.

Filed Mar 23, 2001 · Tires · NC

While heading to work car began to shake and run rough with in .5 miles car felt like it had a flat car was kept under control pulled over noticed rh rear tire was flat. After veiwing tire made a determination that the tire had developed a bubble in the side wall at the seem this was the failure point examined the remaining tires noticed bubbles were forming along the seem confirming the failure point/ sidewall blowout.*ak (dot number: 56d2600 tiresize: p185/65r14)