airman_slacker
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- 00 Ford ZX2 S/R, 02 Toyota Sienna (formerly a 06 Mazda 5)
I'm sure most have noticed by now that our 5's seem to wear tires down very very fast (and some have luckily not had this problem). It's about time to do something about it. I know that a bunch of people posting about their problems with their 5 isn't going to do much, but we can at least toss around some ideas on how to get this problem solved for good as well as give good leverage to others when dealing with dealerships. Perhaps everyone can post the details of their problems with the tire wear and we can go from there.
My problem began around 16k miles when I noticed a rotational noise when driving. I was unfortunately unable to get my tires rotated from 6000 miles to 18k miles. While rotating at the 18k mile range, I noticed that my rear Toyo tires were severely worn on the inside. So the status turned into 2 bad front tires w/ 2 normal rear tires. I ordered new tires and had them installed a couple weeks later. So now I have 2 good rear Toyo tires, and 2 brand new fronts. I took my 5 to Mazda and asked them what they could find and they told me that they would charge me for an alignment and would not cover the price of the tires that I had to replace because I was past the 12k mile mark. So I pretty much decide that they are not going to help me and I leave, waiting to see what will happen.
Today I rotated my tires again at 28k miles (I know it's a little late), and I found that my 2 good rear tires are now worn practically to the point of the tires I had to replace, while my 2 newest on the front are perfectly fine. I now need to replace the last two Toyo's. I took my 5 to another tire shop and asked for an alignment. They put the car up and find the alignment is perfectly fine on the front, a little off on the left rear, and the right rear camber is waaay off. It has a very negative camber (over 2 degrees), and there is no kit available for adjustment so they cannot do anything about it. I think it is safe to say that the negative camber on the RR is so bad that it is affecting the wear of the other side to some extent.
This has to be resolved. I am not in the business of changing tires every time I fill up for gas. Mazda needs to know that it's consumers are not going to take this laying down (they're a smart bunch. I'm sure they know about it and that people won't like it). Let's pout our heads together and find out what we can do to get justice out of this mess.
My problem began around 16k miles when I noticed a rotational noise when driving. I was unfortunately unable to get my tires rotated from 6000 miles to 18k miles. While rotating at the 18k mile range, I noticed that my rear Toyo tires were severely worn on the inside. So the status turned into 2 bad front tires w/ 2 normal rear tires. I ordered new tires and had them installed a couple weeks later. So now I have 2 good rear Toyo tires, and 2 brand new fronts. I took my 5 to Mazda and asked them what they could find and they told me that they would charge me for an alignment and would not cover the price of the tires that I had to replace because I was past the 12k mile mark. So I pretty much decide that they are not going to help me and I leave, waiting to see what will happen.
Today I rotated my tires again at 28k miles (I know it's a little late), and I found that my 2 good rear tires are now worn practically to the point of the tires I had to replace, while my 2 newest on the front are perfectly fine. I now need to replace the last two Toyo's. I took my 5 to another tire shop and asked for an alignment. They put the car up and find the alignment is perfectly fine on the front, a little off on the left rear, and the right rear camber is waaay off. It has a very negative camber (over 2 degrees), and there is no kit available for adjustment so they cannot do anything about it. I think it is safe to say that the negative camber on the RR is so bad that it is affecting the wear of the other side to some extent.
This has to be resolved. I am not in the business of changing tires every time I fill up for gas. Mazda needs to know that it's consumers are not going to take this laying down (they're a smart bunch. I'm sure they know about it and that people won't like it). Let's pout our heads together and find out what we can do to get justice out of this mess.