NHTSA Complaint #10565306 — 2010 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3 WHEELS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10565306
Vehicle	2010 MAZDA MAZDASPEED3
Component	WHEELS
Date of Incident	February 18, 2014
Date Filed	February 21, 2014
Mileage	84,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN JUST THE DATE LISTED HERE. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS (TPS) ON THIS AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE PRONE TO CORROSION AND FAILURE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR STEM IS ALUMINUM AND THE INTERIOR CORE IS ANOTHER METAL (NICKEL-PLATED, PERHAPS) AND THE ENTIRE SENSOR BODY IS ENERGIZED. WHEN THE TPS IS EXPOSED TO ROAD SALT AND SNOWMELT, THE ALUMINUM CORRODES AND CAN BREAK OFF, CAUSING AN UNCONTROLLED DEFLATION OF THE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND MY WIFE ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE CHANGING A TIRE AND I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER INSTANCES IN WHICH DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE TPS AND TIRE DEFLATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

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