Stock tire road hazard warranty?

[lennyslosers]

I bought my 5 brand new at the end of 2009. The car is less than a year old with only 13000 miles and I discovered a very large cut in the tire that goes to the cord. Does anybody know if there is a road hazard warranty on the new tires. Did not buy any extended warranties.

 

[Heat]

There is not. Or, there wasn't with my '09 Mazda5 that I bought in Feb '09. About 300 miles after I bought it, I rubbed a curb which cut the tire, ruined it, I checked into the road hazard warranty at the time but there wasn't one. Go ahead and call your dealership and confirm it with them, and also get a quote on a new tire.

In my case I ended up buying a new tire from Discount Tire having them price match the Mazda dealership's price, and I also bought road hazard warranty on all four tires at the time (about $25 per tire?) Total cost was a little under $300 but I now have free rotations and road hazard on all four tires. I used that warranty just a few weeks ago - I had a slow leak which I wouldn't have caught except for TPMS, took it in and it turned out to be a small nail. They plugged it and it hasn't leaked since. It was completely covered by the road hazard warranty.

 

[DKaz]

At 13,000 miles you were already 2/3rds through the life of the stock tires anyway. I would just find a used 205/50R17 to throw on until it's time to get new tires. Contrary to what you hear, it is not dangerous to run on different tires as long as their the same type (all seasons, summers, performance, winters, etc.)

 

[rodslinger]

As others have said the factory tire warranty only covers manuacturer defects such as cord separation, physical irregularities, force balance issues, etc... Damage from hitting something isn't covered any more than Mazda would warranty a bumper for backing into a mailbox.

You do however have the option of taking your new car to most national tire dealers and purchasing a road hazard warranty yourself. Might be worth it, might not. Depends on what they include and how much they charge. Like all warranties, they are a gamble and you usually lose.