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UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/12/2007 12:10:51 PM    Dads_Taxi   Posts: 146 Joined: 2/4/2007 From: Cheadle, Cheshire Status: offline Hi All. I have approached a colleague who works regularly on the BBC Watchdog TV programme, who has spoken to the programme Editor. The Editor's advice is that for a topic to be picked up by a researcher, enough complaints of a similar nature need to be received either by e-mail, phone or via the programme's website. I think if we can all contact them by some method, it is possible that we may get them to take up our cause. Having recently seen two Mazda 5 Sports in car-parks with front tyres which were, frankly, lethal, it is my opinion that as well as those of us who are aware of the problem and are fighting to get Mazda to take notice, there could be many more drivers blissfully unaware of the danger they are in or the points they are likely to get on their licence. If we can convince BBC Watchdog to promote this issue, it has to be to all our advantages. The on-line form to complete is here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/consumer/tv_and_radio/watchdog/contact_transport.shtml The phone number is: 020 8535 1000 (but as a BBC employee, in my experience that will be voice-mail!) And regular e-mail address is watchdog@bbc.co.uk. Let's all take 5 minutes to bombard them with complaints. Dave. _____________________________ Mazda 5 2.0D Sport-Nav 2006 Phantom Blue Post #: 1

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/12/2007 1:35:50 PM    davmal735   Posts: 41 Joined: 3/9/2007 Status: offline Done it. Dave (in reply to Dads_Taxi) Post #: 2

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/12/2007 6:10:00 PM    alpro6622   Posts: 16 Joined: 3/25/2007 Status: offline Just Done it I have also sent an e-mail previously to watchdog Stephen (in reply to davmal735) Post #: 3

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/12/2007 6:38:39 PM    GadgetVicar   Posts: 6 Joined: 4/9/2007 Status: offline I did it on Monday, as soon as I discovered the problem..........does anyone know how many 5 Sport models have been sold in the UK? Do we know it's a problem on every one? (in reply to alpro6622) Post #: 4

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/14/2007 8:08:31 AM    CharlottenEddiesdad Posts: 138 Joined: 8/23/2006 From: Aylesby UK Status: offline I too have sent off a form...... We will have to wait and see now....... _____________________________ So you think you can tell? (in reply to GadgetVicar) Post #: 5

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/14/2007 11:58:26 AM    s1eeper Posts: 16 Joined: 4/14/2007 Status: offline Is it a tire problem or an alignment problem?  Does anyone know?  I'm sure they tilted the Camber in a little to make the cars handle better but perhaps they went too far? (in reply to CharlottenEddiesdad) Post #: 6

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 4/14/2007 2:43:32 PM    CharlottenEddiesdad Posts: 138 Joined: 8/23/2006 From: Aylesby UK Status: offline Without a doubt the problem lies in the alignment.  I am no expert, but it appears obvious to me... Why don't Mazda see it??? _____________________________ So you think you can tell? (in reply to s1eeper) Post #: 7

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 5/9/2007 11:11:30 AM    Dads_Taxi   Posts: 146 Joined: 2/4/2007 From: Cheadle, Cheshire Status: offline I'm assuming that no-one has heard anything from Watchdog? I thought I'd add another post to this thread to get it back on Page 1 in order for new victims to see it. Dave _____________________________ Mazda 5 2.0D Sport-Nav 2006 Phantom Blue (in reply to Dads_Taxi) Post #: 8

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 5/9/2007 10:36:26 AM    sstlaure   Posts: 2341 Joined: 11/28/2005 Status: online It's interesting that this seems to be a UK only phenomenon....I know many people with Mazda5's here in the US with no issues at all. (in reply to Dads_Taxi) Post #: 9

RE: UK Tyre Wear - Get BBC Watchdog On The Case - 5/10/2007 1:34:34 AM    Maz05da   Posts: 28 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: offline just done it as mazda keep fobbing me off!!!!!  saying there is no problem with my model   mazda5 sport, and this will be my third set of tyres at under 16k (in reply to sstlaure) Post #: 10

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