1997 Mazda B-Series Truck Tires & wheels Problems

RECEIVED BLOWN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING ON US 190. I HAD NO ADVANCE WARNING. THE TREAD IS ALMOST COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNFC1PR476 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

NHTSA ID

759282

Incident

Mar 6, 2002

REPLACED MY FOUR FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ALL TERRAIN TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE FAILING. THE TIRES BELTS WERE PEELING FROM THE TIRES. NOW MAZDA CORP. USA OPERATIONS WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPLACEMENT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME? THIS OCCURED AUG. 2000, I MAILED MAZDA ALL PAPERWORK. THEY SAID DENIED, WRONG PURCHASE DATE FOR BUYING TIRES. THE TIRES WERE IN LAYAWAY, SO PLEASE CONTACT MAZDA(USA). FIRESTONE WILDERNESS A/T P215/75R15

NHTSA ID

9004045

Incident

Aug 31, 2001

WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH IN RIGHT LANE ON RURAL HIGHWAY, I HEARD A THUD AND IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND WAS THROWN INTO THE LEFT LANE ALMOST OVER THE CENTER LINE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TREAD ON THE DRIVER BACK TIRE WAS COMPLETELY PEELED OFF, BUT THE TIRE HAD NOT DEFLATED. THE BACK TRUCK FENDER AND FENDER GUARD WAS COMPLETELY BENT UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. THE FENDER AND GUARD IN FRONT OF THE TIRE WAS BENT OUTWARD, WITH THE SUPPORT FRAME BROKEN AND THE FENDER GUEARD STICKING AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE OUT FROM THE TRUCK. WHEN I TOOK THE TIRE OFF THE TRUCK, THE ENTIRE TREAD WAS WRAPPED 3 TIMES AROUND THE AXLE. BOTH BACK TIRES AND THE SPARE ARE THE SAME FIRESTONES. ON INSPECTION OF THE OTHER BACK TIRE, WE HAVE FOUND CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALL BOTH NEAR THE CENTER, AS WELL AS CRACKS NEAR THE TREAD ALONG MOST OF THE TIRE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: HYFC80A239 TIRESIZE: P225/70R14)

NHTSA ID

750323

Incident

Aug 11, 2001

TREAD SEPARATION. FIRESTONE CUSTOMER SERVICE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE DUE TO TIRE SIZE.*AK (TIRESIZE: 265/75R15)

NHTSA ID

748496

Incident

Jul 13, 2001

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH COULD FEEL A VIBRATION FROM FRONT TIRES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND ALIGNMENT WAS DONE. THEN, FOUND OUT THAT FRONT TIRES HAD A BELT SEPARATION, THEN REPLACED. MAZDA, B4000 1992, 265/75R15 SL. *AK TIRES ARE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT. *SLC

NHTSA ID

890355

Incident

Sep 1, 1999

FIRESTONE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIM, THE OTHER TIRES ARE VIBRATING AND APPEAR TO BE STARTING TO EXPERIENCE TREAD SEPARATION ALSO, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REPLACEMENT TIRES. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557014

PE00 020; TOOK HIS VEHICLE INTO A GOODYEAR TIRE COMPANY, AND MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT TIRES SHOWED STRESS MARKS, AND A CRACKING LINE ALL AROUND ALL FOUR TIRE FIRESTONE ,#FR480, P22570R14. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID

873073

Incident

Oct 15, 2000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (OOT-005) AND WENT TO HAVE INSPECTION COMPLETED, DEALER NOTICED SIGNS OF CRACKING AND SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE NOT AVAILABLE, CONSUMER HAD TIRES REPLACED AT A GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AND WANTS FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

555846

Incident

Sep 19, 2000

THESE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS HAD A VIBRATION EVEN AFTER REPEATED BALANCING. THEY NEED TO BE REBALANCED AFTER EACH 3,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS MOST NOTICEABLE OVER 55 MPH AND ACTUALLY GETS WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE (ESPECIALLY NOTICABLE OVER 30 MILES). THE SELLING DEALER EVERETT MAZDA IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALER DOUGS MAZDA IN LYNNWOOD WA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BOTH FIRESTONE AND EVERETT MAZDA WHEN THEY WERE IN BUSINESS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P26570R15 )

NHTSA ID

732566

THIS SIZE TIRE IS NOT UNDER RECALL BUT SHOULD BE. THESE TIRES ARE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION NOW. FIRESTONE DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF MY TIRES BUT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT QUALIFY FOR REPLACEMENT.( DOT NUMBER: W29V1PK336 TIRE SIZE: P265/75R15 )

NHTSA ID

728892

Incident

Jan 8, 2000

MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD WHEN THE TIRES STARTED SHREDDING. WHEN I CONTACTED MAZDA AND FIRESTONE, I WAS TOLD I WAS AT FAULT FOR THE PROBLEM. I WAS AMAZED AT THIS ATTITUDE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OLD AND ONLY HAD A FEW HUNDRED MILES ON IT. AFTER MUCH "DEBATE" WITH BOTH COMPANIES, THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES. I AM REPORTING THIS OCCURENCE NOW, BECAUSE OF THE LATEST PRESS REGARDING THE FAULTY FIRESTONE TIRES. I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FROM THE FIRESTONE DEAL;ERSHIP, SHOWING THE NEW TIRES BEING INSTALLED, AND PLEASE NOTE, IT ALSO RELFECTS THE MILEAGE OF MY TRUCK AT THE TIME OF THIS SERVICE-474 MILES! (TIRE@P195170R14M+S)( DOT NUMBER: W2WRWINJ TIRE SIZE: P195170R14 )

NHTSA ID

728827

Incident

Nov 1, 1997

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2FCIPR326 TIRE SIZE: P225 70R14 )

NHTSA ID

727778

Incident

Aug 10, 2000

PE00020; WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TREAD ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED. FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES ON A MAZDA B4000 1997, TIRE SIZE P265/R7515 AND DOT #W29V1PK476. *AK THE TIRE SOUNDED FUNNY LIKE FLOOPPING OR HOLLOW SOUND AND THE TREAD WEAR IS ON THE INSIDE PART OF THE TIRE. *YH

NHTSA ID

867444