Stock Tire problem deciphered

[altaski]

When I first bought a new CX7, it would jerk left and right on every little imperfection in the road. Not little jerks, but major one's requiring a good grip on steering wheel and quick, strong corrections or you could shoot off the road. The dealer re aligned the car but that did not fix it. Went back several times and was told All is OK witht he tires even though it had the same problem. As the tires wore and the miles accumulated, the jerkiness and pull lessened slightly. But nonetheless it was there until the end.

At 26,000 I got new Toyo S/T 255/55-18 tires. Closest to original by 7/10's of an inch. And wala! It drives great! No jerkiness at all.

Case proven: It was the tires after all.

Claim in to Mazda for compensation for 26,000 miles of tortuous, dangerous, unpleasant driving.

 

[CX-7owner]

(omg)

 

[altaski]

Tire problem

Mazda has decided to say "We can't help you since its been 20k+ miles since alignment was done to fix problem". The important thing here is that once a warranty concern is brought up, until it is resolved, there is no time limit for legal responsibility. Meaning, they are responsible legally until it is resolved since it was a documented warranty issue that has not been resolved.