There are 4 stored owner reports matching the tires & wheels leading-label group for the 2003 Mazda Mazda6 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)TIRE TREAD SEPARATION OF COOPER CS4 TOURING 215/50R17 91V HIGH SPEED RADIAL. DOT 3D6A CLT 520/A/A. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH A SLAPPING SOUND DEVELOPED. SUBSEQUENT STOPS AND CHECKS REVEALED THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. LOOSE RUBBER KNOCKED HOLES IN THE OUTER EDGE OF THE INNER FENDER WELL. ALONG THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TIRE I WAS ABLE TO INSERT MY FINGER UP UNDER THE TREAD. THIS CONDITION HAD THE APPEARANCE OF THE TIRE BEING A RE-TREAD INSTEAD OF A NEW TIRE. *TR
REAR WHEEL STUDS. ONE OF MY REAR WHEEL LUG BOLTS IS CRACKED UP IN THE LUG NUT AND ANOTHER ONE BROKE OFF AND IS MISSING.THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I CAN'T EVEN GET MY CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE OUR LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE DOES NOT CARRY THIS ITEM. *TR
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE REAR INNER SIDE CAME OUT, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE ENDED ON THE SHOULDER OF HIGHWAY. MICHELIN RADIAL XSE, P205/60R16-914 , DOT# UNKNOWN. *AK
HEARD RUBBING NOISE FROM THE REAR END WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY 18" INCH RIMS RUBBING ON THE WHEELS. THIS COULD CAUSE THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT OR BLOW OUT, PER THE DEALERSHIP. THESE WERE AFTER MARKET RIMS BUT WERE ON THE VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. THE RIMS MODEL NAME WAS LE COLLECTION LM. *AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.