2015 Mazda CX-5 Tires & Wheels Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Mazda CX-5. The contact stated the tires deflating abnormally. The contact stated that the tires needed to be inflated on a weekly basis. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rims were improperly fitted to suit multiple tires, causing the tires to deflate. The vehicle had not been repaired. The tires had been replaced by several other brand tires however, the failure persisted. The dealer confirmed that the failure was not a tire failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

MY CAR HAS HYDROPLANED TWICE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST TIME, I WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE IN LIGHT RAIN AND THE BACK TIRES SLIPPED. I FELT AS IF THEY COMPLETELY LOST TRACTION. I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT AND KEEP FROM CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I VISUALLY INSPECTED MY TIRES AND THEY STILL LOOKED BRAND NEW. THIS OCCURRED AT ABOUT 22,000 MILES. MY SPEED WAS ABOUT 15 MILES AN HOUR.I THEN HAD A SECOND INCIDENT AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED IN HEAVY RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR AGAIN LOST TRACTION AND WENT COMPLETELY INTO THE LANE NEXT TO ME. IT WAS AS IF IT LIFTED AND WENT LEFT, BOTH BACK AND FRONT TIRES. I AVOIDED COLLISION BECAUSE THERE WAS NO CAR NEXT TO ME. I HAVE HAD TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES AND ALL MAINTENANCE AS REQUIRED TO VEHICLE. WHEN TAKEN TO FLOW MAZDA I INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THERE WAS MORE WEAR ON FRONT THAN BACK TIRES WHICH MAKES NO SENSE DUE TO REQUIRED ROTATION BEING DONE. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL OR CONCERNED. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A CAR ISSUE OR TIRE ISSUE. I CANNOT DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT IS HYDROPLANING.

. THE TIRES THAT IT HAS ARE THE ONES THAT CAME ORIGINALLY WITH THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN MAY 2014. THE CAR HAS ONLY 12K MILES. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THIS LAST SUNDAY (1/10/16) AT AROUND 1:30PM. I WAS RETURNING WITH MY FAMILY FROM A SCHOOL SOCCER GAME. I WAS DRIVING ON THE I-95 AT AROUND 50MPH IN THE EXPRESS LANES. SUDDENLY WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE, WE WERE NOT SURE IF IT WAS COMING FROM THE CAR, THE RADIO, A NEARBY TRUCK OR EVEN AN APP FROM MY KIDS' TABLET. AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR STARTED LOSING TRACTION AND VIBRATES, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT AND DECELERATE CAREFULLY. I WAS ABLE TO STOP IN ONE THE SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY, AND THEN I EXITED THE CAR AND TOOK A LOOK OF WHAT HAPPENED. AND THEN IT WAS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE SCARY SITUATION. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE (YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G91) WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO THAT I SENT YOU. THAT HAPPENED WITHOUT CAUSE. THERE WAS NOT ANY DEBRIS OR ANYTHING IN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ROAD WAS CLEAR. THE WEATHER WAS NICE TOO, IT HAD BEEN RAINING A FEW MINUTES BEFORE, BUT IT WAS CLEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. AFTER I SAW THE TIRE, I REALIZED OF THE LUCKY THAT WE WERE

ON OCTOBER 6, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-70 IN SOUTHERN UTAH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS A YOKOHAMA GEOLANDER G91, DOT FDF5 PC50814, SIZE P225/65R17/60H. THIS TIRE WAS ON MY 2015 MAZDA CX5 WHEN I PURCHASED IT IN LATE AUGUST 2014. IT HAD 10559 MILES ON IT. ROAD CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT WERE EXCELLENT AND THE ROAD WAS VERY SMOOTH AS IT HAD BEEN RECENTLY PAVED. THE TIRE WAS IN 3 PIECES, THE TWO SIDE WALLS AND THE BOTTOM TREAD. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF PUNCTURE. THE GENTLEMAN WHO ASSISTED IN CHANGING THE TIRE SAID HE WAS FREQUENTLY CALLED TO THAT AREA FOR FLAT TIRE ASSISTANCE, BUT HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS SEPARATION OF THE SIDEWALLS FROM THE TREAD. IT SEEMS THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES FROM MY READING OF OTHER COMPLAINTS.

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G91A, P225 65/R17, D.O.T. FDF5-PC51414 OEM TIRE: ON JULY 6, 2015 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30PM EST, MY DAUGHTER WHILE DRIVING OUR 2015 MAZDA CX-5, EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE. THE MAZDA CX-5 IS EQUIPPED WITH OEM YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR G91A, P225 65/R17, D.O.T. FDF5-PC51414. SHE WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH) EASTBOUND ON ROUTE 66, NEAR EXIT 53, AND DESCRIBES HEARING THUMPING NOISES COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHILE SHE WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY EXIT FROM THE ROADWAY TO THE SHOULDER, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. STATE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND THEY SENT A COURTESY AAA PATROL TO ASSIST. THE MAZDA CX-5 IS EQUIPPED WITH A TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE TREAD OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR OEM TIRE COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS AND WAS LAYING ON THE ROADWAY. THERE IS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL WELL. I PURCHASED THE 2015 MAZDA CX-5 NEW IN JUNE OF 2014. THE CAR AND OEM TIRES HAD 8,000 MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.