Four problems related to tire have been reported for the 2008 Mazda MAZDA3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Mazda MAZDA3 based on all problems reported for the 2008 MAZDA3.
Premature tire wear of new tires on new vehicle.
The tires on my Mazda 3 5 door, were worn out by 17,000 miles. I belleve that to be excessive! if this kind of tire ware, was disclosed when I leased the car, I would not have!.
Original equipment eagle-rsa 205/50vr17 tires on my Mazda 3- 5door are showing exaggerated wear on all four tires. Even if I do the treadwear calculation, I should have reached 18,720 miles before needing replacement. At 17,miles, the tires are down to the wear indicators. Even before that, I have almost been in two accidents due to the extremely poor wet and snow traction of the "all season" tires. Unless it is dry and above 60 degrees, these tires have little to no traction. Attempting to pull out of my street on two rainy days has resulted in unnecessary wheelspin and near loss of control. This was before 10,000 miles on the tires. I have been driving for 18 years and have only experienced wheelspin in the rain with my 1970 Mercury with 300hp. At a minimum, goodyear should be hit with a false advertising suit for advertising the eagle-rsa as an "all season" tire. I agree with another complainant that goodyear might be intentionally not giving warranty's for the tires against wear because they know the product will not last that long. This is not the first set of goodyears that have not made it to their life expectancy. I had asked the dealer to switch tires with another vehicle, but all of the Mazda3- 5doors on the lot had the same awful tires. I will never buy another set of goodyears or a vehicle that has them as original equipment tires.
I own a Mazda 3, purchased 7/08, car has 20k miles, the goodyear tires rsa 205-50r-17 need to be replaced due to a defect in a part to correct a rear camber issue, the defect caused the tires to wear unevenly and have very low tread life. The dealership and zone office will replace the defective part but I am having difficultly having them pay for replacement tires. The tires have been effected by the defective part therefore the warranty should cover the full cost of replacement tires. I am waiting for the defective part to arrive at the dealer, the part is on back order. Please investigate the rear camber part issue since good tires leads to safety.