Tire Sidewall Problems of Mazda Tribute

Mazda 2006 Tribute awd 4 cylinder with 20,000. At 17,000 miles on it noticed all four tires showing sidewall wear and feathering on tread. Had car aligned by dealer, told car alignment was out by 0. 25 degrees. At 20,000 miles noticing cupping on all four tires. Driving 85% highway no off road activity. Noticing alignment was out after 3500 miles. Average yearly driving miles 20,000. Beginning to fell that there is a problem in front end geometry.

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The left rear tire on my 2002 Mazda Tribute came apart while was driving. The tire was a continental contitrac 235r70 16.

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While traveling on a clean, smooth highway at about 60 mph with one driver and unloaded, rear passenger side tire experienced blow out in middle of sidewall. The tire was shown to a local dealer for warranty replacement. The dealer initially refused to replace the tire, claimed that the problem was caused by a road hazard, that tires don't just explode. The dealer ultimately replaced the tire but did not admit to any tire defect. (dot number: w208 awm tiresize: p235/70r16).

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On October 12, 2001, I was traveling north on interstate 95 through north carolina in my mazada Tribute 2001. This was a sunny day so the road was dry and I was traveling 70 mph with cruise control. I was approaching the exits for the rocky mount area when my entire car started shaking furiously. Then the whole left side of my car seemed to suddenly drop. I immeadiately pulled over. When I got out of the car to take a look, I noticed that it was not just a flat, but that the entire tread had seperated from the sidewalls. I took the tire into a firestone dealer where they proceeded to tell me that tires always respond this way when they go flat and charged me for a new tire. They did not seem concerned at all. After they had finished replacing the tire, I asked for the original tire which they told me was already destroyed and that I could not have it back. This was a wilderness ht p235/70r16 but when firestone replaced it they used a wilderness ht ii. (tiresize: p235/70r16).

There were 2 separate tire defects that after goin from 1 Mazda dealer to 1 firestone dealer back to a second Mazda dealer then finally had the problem tire replaced fee of charge by a second firestone dealer. The defective tire first dropped a 2inch by 2inch section of tread right off of the tire. It was located on the inside tread section and only in one spot. While I waited for the replacement tire to be ordered and received and guaranteed by the firestone dealer(2210 w ridge rd rochester NY 14626)that the tire was safe to drive on and no other problems should arise the tire began to rip along a seam on the sidewall directly opposite from the missing section of tread. This obviously could of lead to a tire failure or worse. The dealer appologized and quickly replaced the tire with a similiar tire except the new one has white outlined letters as per firestone dealer originals don't and they are only avalable from the Mazda/Ford factory???? (dot number: 0211224 tiresize: p235/70r16).