My car is sporting the allegedly updated Dunlop SP's
Although Dunlop Goodyear say that there has been no updates or changes to the make up of the tyres!!

 

Fascinating. So, how many miles have this set done so far, and how does that compare to sets 1 and 2?

My original front tyres, Dunlops obviously, were totally shot by 12,500, and were showing the symptoms at 9000-ish. The replacement Bridgestones go over 10,000 this week and look fine, yet no adjustments have been made to my car. I'm still bafffled.

My rear tyres are still the original Dunlops, they're showing the symptoms now, at 22,300 miles, but I reckon at this rate of wear I'm legal and hopefully safe for about another 3000 miles or so.

Dave.

 

I recieve the letter from Mazda a few weeks ago and this was my first indication of a problem. The letter asked that if the car had not been checked recently to bring it into a dealer to check for tyre wear. The implication of the letter was due to tyre pressure and it reminded that the tyre pressures should be checked regularly. It also said that ifunevenwear was found then Mazda would make a contribution to the replacements.

My car had only 25% wear on the rears but were down to the limit on the insides. The dealer agreed that they needed changing and claimed they knew nothing about the letter or contribution. A few days passed and the next time I went to the garage they had a multi page tech document which I was told covered the issue, described VIN ranges, tyre manufacturer ranges and revised geometry settings if the car fell into the VIN/tyre ranges.They also want to change all 4 tyres as they came from the same batch even though the fronts seem to have even wear. When I discussed the high cost of the replacement tyres with customer services, they were keen to make it clear this was not a recall and there was no safety problems !!

 

Hi i have just booked our maz 5 in and they are going to have to re-aline the wheels front and back , they have said this will take a day to do and will give some percentage towards the cost of the new set of tyres we have just had to have.
CharlottenEddiesdad
you managed to get a new set of tyres did they offer these to you or did you have to kick them hard to get them?? top site guys stu

 

Hi Minty,
our 5 is in this friday to be re-alined!!!?? do you have any problems with the rear seat belt attachment keep falling out? may i recomend that you get an Audi A4 i have one 4.5 years old from new 111,000 on the clock 50 average to the gallon and never a problem with it!! top car.
will let you know how our visite to maz goes on friday

 

Car gone in yesterday for tyre wear check, courtesy car given (mazda 6 which i had to insure for 32 quid for the day)

When i went to pick up my 5 they had a file in a clear a4 bag with a floppy disk in it, they told me it contained photos of the amount of wear that had taken place and will be sent to Mazda uk.

Wait and see now.

 

Update from me guys, and GREAT NEWS.
The heap of rubbish loosely termed a car that the Mazda5 is, is no more.
Traded in for a shocking £10k, a depreciation of nearly 50% in 18 months.
I can honestly say that this is the worst car I have ever owned (and bearing in mind I used to change my cars every 3 months, that is a lot).
I finally got sicking of lying customer services and uncaring incompetant dealers.
At the point of trade-in, and around 10 returns to the dealers the car still hasd the following problems:
screeching lock to lock
front tyre wear
noisy sliding doors
sticking reverse gear shift
steering vibration under breaking
pinking noise under acceleration
But none of these I need worry about anymore. Needless to say I will never buy a Mazda again, I will never go near a Mazda showroom again and I will tell everyone I come across to do the same.
Well done Mazda, you carry on spending your millions on advertising, but you need to start to understand that 1 dissatisfied customer is far has a far more damaging effect.
Anyway, onwards and upwards, at least the new Nissan Pathfinder doesn't have a great deal to beat, I just pity the next owner of my 5, especially when the warrant expires!
Good luck guys, it is a pity our collective didn't really achieve much. Keep up the fight!

 

Hello again all,

So I've come back to the site after a long gap because... yes! The front tyre wear is lethal, and yes it's a diesel sport.Can anyone tell me of a sympathetic dealer in Thames Valley to fix this?

Unfortunately someone (who will remain nameless) crunched one of the front wheels at around 6k miles and we paid our own way to fix both fronts. Now the new fronts (well, the old backs) are showing dangerous tyre wear at 12k miles. Costco are quoting £250 to swap both, which isn't bad - but I'd like Mazda to take some of the blame.

Incidently, when the car had it's first service, Basingstoke Mazda refused to acknowledge the reverse swing noise on the steering column [sm=chairshot.gif]

 

Hi, would I be right in assuming that the tyres that you moved to the front are Dunlops? My Dunlops werewrecked after 12K miles. However the replacement Bridgestones that have now done 10K are looking good, so I'm slowly beginning to believe the theory that the Dunlop tyres may have contributed to the wear problem.When the car went in forthe 4-wheel alignment checks, no adjustments were made, so the only thing that's changed in my case is the brand of tyre.

My Bridgestones were £127 each I think, so no cheaper than Costco's Michelins. With about 11,000 miles on the clock Mazda agreed to contribute 41% of the cost of my Bridgestones. I don't see any reason why they shouldn't contribute to yours too. However finding a good dealership is a struggle.

Regarding the steering screech, I think they have some device that switches the screech off when it is in the dealership. Mine will do it virtually every time in Sainsbury's carpark, but won't make a peep at the Mazda garage!

Let us know how you get on.

Dave.

 

I have to admit to not reading the entire thread/description of your problem, but... could it be tyre squeal on certain surfaces that you're hearing?
And, stay away from Dunlop tyres. They are a division of Goodyear Tire. After three cars, three sets, andnow my MIL's car w/Goodyear's too, I have sworn off GY productsfor life. They're nothing but overpriced, over-hypedjunk, imo.