Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Hatchbacks Mazda3 Mazda3 Maintenance & Repair
4532 messages, Last post on Nov 16, 2009 at 2:06 PM
You are in the Mazda3 Forum. Your Host is pf_flyer
Sorry, this might sound dumb but i wanted to know... Early this morning driving in a residential area (speed limit 35), a family member using my car, got a flat tire. The thing is that i know that they were not driving over speed limit (slow driver) so is it possible for the flat driving 35 mph to cause a split in a alloy wheel? Also, the side of my bumper "unhooked" from the body which of course caused the bottom of it to get scraped!  The thing i don't get is (on my old Protege) when a tire blew driving on the freeway, it did not cause damage like this; my wheel just had some minor scratches and nothing happened to the body of the car. Also, several months ago, my TPMS light went on & i had Mazda check it & all 4 tires were below pressure; is that weird a thing to have all 4? I hope i don't have bad tires.
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 24, 2008 10:23 am) All i can say is that this is a expensive flat tire!
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 am) The tire pressures were probably adjusted while the ambient air temperature was very warm. As the ambient temperature drops so does the tire pressure- which is what I suspect happened in your case.
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 24, 2008 3:36 pm) Are there any high curbs?
|
|
Has anyone out there done maintenace  the 48,000 mile mark. just curious what was done and the approx cost. I have a '06 Mazda 3 sedan 2.5l Grand touring. Also, need new tires soon, anu ideas? thanks. Joe
|
|
|
Replying to: roadburner (Feb 24, 2008 4:19 pm)
|
|
|
Replying to: roadburner (Feb 24, 2008 4:21 pm) |
|
|
Replying to: joeduppa (Feb 24, 2008 8:04 pm) What happens if your tire blows out, will it explode?  I was thinking of getting nitrogen put into my tires. *Thank you guys for the replies! (I guess i have a slight case of bad luck!)
|
|
|
Replying to: mazdrvr (Feb 25, 2008 9:45 am) Nitrogen: A Noble Gas?
|
|
You are here:
Forums
Hatchbacks Mazda3 Mazda3 Maintenance & Repair
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Mazda MAZDA3
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
