The contact owns a 2004 Mazda 3 equipped with Hankook Tires, Tire Line: Ventus S1 Noble2, Tire Size: 205/50/R17, DOT Number: N/A. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, a loud explosion was heard. The contact's wife alerted him that the rear driver's side tire had blown out. The contact's vehicle was then rear-ended by another vehicle, causing his vehicle to turn 360 degrees. The air bags did not deploy. The contact was not injured, but his wife suffered from neck pain. Medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's workplace and was not deemed totaled by the insurance company. A body shop repaired the vehicle. The tire manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to send in the faulty tire. The tire failure mileage was unknown. The vehicle failure mileage was 150,000.

- Plano, TX, USA

Bought 4 new tires on 3/23/12. Three of these tires developed bubbles and had to be replaced.

- Coventry, RI, USA

2004 Mazda 3 was traveling on the highway when the right rear tire blew out then the driver spun out and struck the concrete barrier. (Ohio traffic crash report # 10-0278-89) letter updated 03/17/10 updated 04/13/10

- Toledo, OH, USA

Mazda 3sp P205/50 all season good year Eagle rsa tires very poor tire traction on wet & snow conditions tire treads seem to wear out quickly.

- Akron, OH, USA

I bought a new Mazda 2004 I sedan.the brakes make a rumbling noise at all times especially after it rains and when I back out of my driveway.when I brake the noise is worse. The dealer service center told me this is normal.after it rains as I wrote it is much worse.the machanic also told me the noise at times is the tires due to their size 16 inch.the car also when I brake at a stop goes right or left at times.the mechanic told me that if I go downhill left they will go left if I go downhill and right and brake in a right lane the tires will vear go right. I feel it is unsafe the car vearing left or right when I come to a stop.

- Berlin, NJ, USA

About one month after my purchase of my brand new Mazda3, I checked the tire pressures. All 4 tyres were 50 psi!! 18 psi more than the recommended tire pressure and 6 psi more than maximum allowable pressure. I could not believe that it might be possible, I made sure that the device was measuring accurately and also ask somebody else to check the tire pressure. Yes all four tires were 50 psi. I drove that vehicle for about 3000 miles mostly on highway with those over inflated tires!!! I am lucky to be alive. Either the dealer (cook Mazda in Michigan) or in some other Mazda facility, the tires were overinflated probably because of an uncalibrated tool. I believe my car is not the only Mazda car with overinflated tires in traffic.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA