Tire: firehawk gt bl 205/50r16 87v 50k mile tire. Tread separation with only 13,582 miles on the tire. The vehicle was parked when the tire was observed to be flat. Attempts to inflate failed. Removed tire and noticed two places on the inward side where tread was separating - one spot was just over an inch and the other was just under an inch. Full set (4) originally purchased at firestone complete auto care store, which is where the failed tire was taken the following morning. Tire has since been discontinued and was replaced by a falken ziex 912 bl 205/50r16 87v 40k mile tire. Had other tires inspected for same issues the next day - service representative states the other three tires do not show any signs of the problem. Based on tread depth, warranty covered close to 90% of replacement tire. In the two weeks since, the replacement tire appears to be fine - no observable mis-match issues.
Mazda Protege tire blowout problems
25 of the 1,074 owner complaints about the Mazda Protege describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 47,290
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
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.
Faulty tire valves (dill acp 123 tr 418) on a 1999 mazda protege. *nj the consumer stated the tire deflated. The consumer stated he was never notified of a recall relating to the valve stems by dill-acp model tr-418. Recall# 08t0228000. *jb see also 10496085 *sy updated 06/23/10.*jb the consumer stated he has since experienced another tire failure, due to a defective tire valve stem. The consumer stated the valve stem was cracked and the rear tire was split. The consumer was informed that both tires needed to be replaced and the reason for the split was due to heat build-up, because he continued to drive on the tire, before he realized the tire had deflated. Updated 10/24/12 updated 02/07/13
Two general tires purchased at the same time .one tire blew out and when I when to have it repaired was told that both the valve stems in both these tires were rotten and the first one gave way causing a blow-out while driving .in checking the other tire the valve stem had to be replaced as well. Terrifying !!
Within 15 months and 5,000 miles of purchase, michelin pilot primacy 195/55r15 tire showed tread separation and required replacement. Michelin only offered to refund 25% of tire cost (and only for a new michelin tired).
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mazda protege 5. The vehicle has kumho (p195/55r15) tires. While at the dealer for regularly scheduled maintenance, the contact was informed that she needed a new tire. The dealer noticed a split and wear on the inside tread of the tire. She does not know if the other tires have the same failure as well. The purchase date was unknown. The tire failure mileage was 19,022. The vehicle current and failure mileages were 47,290.
The clutch had gone out. Then two of the tires had blown out. One tire had blown out from the inner wall and the other blow out was due to sidewall failure. *ak *sc
Tread separation problem involving kumho ecsta 711 tires.*mr the vehicle failed the virginia auto safty inspection due to a violation involving the two front kumho tires. The inspector explained that the tread was separating from the tire due to (his opinion) a shifting of the belts.
Driver's side tire developed a bubble on the sidewall.
Driver's side tire developed a bubble on the sidewall.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Mazda Protege tire blowout
Which Mazda Protege years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (11 complaints), 2000 (5 complaints) and 2003 (3 complaints).
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