Driver's side door handle broke off in my hand while trying to exit the vehicle. Had to roll down the window and open the door from the outside. Plastic door handles should not be used on any vehicle. This is a major safety issue and should have been on one of the many tribute recall lists! The dealership wanted to charge double to replace the door handle and I had it repaired at a nationally known car repair shop for less than half of the cost the dealership quoted.
2001 Mazda Tribute locks complaints
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I bought a mazda tribute new and it wasn't a year old when the inside drivers door latch broke. I have noticed many others have had the same problem. This is just the beginning of my problems.
The front driver's-side interior door handle broke off making it impossible to open the driver's door from inside. Fortunately, there was electrical power available and I was able to open the power window and use the outside handle to open the door. If I had been involved in an accident which cause a power failure, I would've been trapped inside the vehicle.
Driver's door latch has become inoperable preventing normal latch operation for exiting of vehicle for the driver.
Door handles both driver side and passenger side on my 2001mazda tribute are broken.this prevents me from entering my vehicle from the front of the vehicle.I replaced the inside handle but now the door latch assembly inside the door that opens the door from the outside is broken.this is not an isolated insident.theres a lot more mazda owners that have experienced this identical malfunction.there needs to be recall on this problem.in order for me to enter my vehicle I have to open the back door to open the front door from inside the vehicle.I guess some one has to be harmed because they could not get in their vehicle quick enough to escape harm.I guess recalls are only generated when there's bodily harm,then is to late.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the rear passenger, front passenger, and rear driver's side doors were defective. The doors could not be opened from within the passenger compartment. The front doors could not be opened from the outside. The contact took the vehicle to a mazda dealer and they stated that it would cost $400 to repair the rear doors and $500 for the front door. In addition, the rear driver's side door began sticking. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage was 80,000.
Both front door handles have broke and cannot get out of car unless someone lets you out or you roll down the window and let yourself out.
Door handles on all 4 doors have broken at different times, front and back passenger door handles have broken a second time. Dealer has replaced the first time, currently driving with broken doors and no way to get out unless someone opens the door from the outside.
Inside door handle on both doors has failed.
Inner driver side door handle broken. Door opens from the outside fine.
2001 mazda tribute inside drivers door handle broke. Can not exit vehicle without climbing to passenger side.
Driver's side door on 2001 mazda tribute suddenly won't open from inside the car. All door locks seem to engage and disengage correctly and car door opens easily from outside the vehicle. As a result, I cannot get out of the car without having someone outside open the car, or I roll down the window to reach the exterior handle, or I climb through the passenger side.
Inside drivers door handle quit working. Door has to be opened from the outside.
Driver side door won't open from inside.
I am an owner of a 2001 mazda tribute. Of all things to make plastic they made the inside door handle chrome plated plastic. This situation exist from 2001-2004. The part number is ec01-59-330p. On top of everything else the part cost nearly $100 for an injected molded piece of plastic that must really be worth less than a dollar. To top that, they want up to $200 labor to replace it. I believe this should be considered a safety issue and should be covered regardless of time or mileage.
Three of my exterior door handles are broken and do not work. The front driver interior door handle is also broken. Failure appears to be from poorly made door handles with sub standard materials. This is a high use item on the vehicle and is made from cheap, thin plastic. These parts are relatively expensive. I have never had issues like this with any other vehicle I have owned.
Drivers inside door handle will not open door. A critical part of the mechanism is cheap plastic. Mazda should recall this part because the problem has been reported by every tribute owner that I know and frequently appears in on-line complaint forums. I have been through two handles since owing the vehicle.
I had a broken driver's side inside door latch break. I was charge over $300 to fix it. Now, the same thing has happened to the front passenger side inside door handle. I've never had so many door problems with other vehicles.
Mazda tribute 2001 - model es v6 - fwd 1. The vehicle is 7 years old. The vehicle is extremely well taken care of. Mileage and gas fills, along with all maintenance records are meticulously kept. Dealer maintenance only. 2. Inside driver door handle is poorly crafted plastic coasted with silver overlay. Handle performs lock, release, and latch functions. The handle came completely apart under tension causing minor injury to wrist. Upon inspection of the handle, it appears to have cracked almost exactly upon a mold seem. This would indicate that the handle is not tested for strength to ensure compliance with proper exit entry of the vehicle. This potentially can result in problems extricating the vehicle in time of emergency. 3. Dealer maintenance is the only way to ensure proper installation and maintenance of the failed part. However, this is extremely cost prohibitive in most situations for a part of this quality to only be replaced with a part of the same quality. Plastic stamping inside the handle indicate 00 and 5.
The inside mechanism that opens the driver's side door broke. I opened the door from the outside, and when I tried to exit the vehicle, the door wouldn't open. I got home, and opened the door handle area and found a small plastic fragment that was broken. It is plastic, and snapped where the cable and this mechanism come together to open the door from the inside.
Went to open driver's side door and it would not. Broken driver's side door latch. Can't open door from inside. Must roll down window and utilize exterior handle to open door.
Driver side power door lock assembly broken and the door can no longer be opened from the inside. (with the ignition on, the window can be rolled down, and the driver can open the door using the outside door handle) this is an extreme safety hazard, as the driver cannot exit the car quickly in case of and emergency. This is the second time this has happened, and the complete power door lock assembly needed to be purchased to repair the problem. It is my understanding that this is a very common problem among mazda tribute owners.
2001 mazda tribute-pulled on the interior door hand to exit vehicle and it broke. Now we have to roll down the window and open the door from the outside, then roll the window back up. If we got into an accident I may not be able to exit the vehicle safely, huge hazard. Have not had it fixed, dealer wants over $300. Crazy.
There was a complete failure of both the mechanical and electrical door opening system on the driver's door of my 2001 mazda tribute making it impossible to exit the vehicle via the driver's door. Advised by local dealer that there had been so many calls that there was a national backorder on parts. Contacted manufacturer who advised no recall had been made for this safety issue.
Can not open driver's side door from the inside of the vehicle. Assembly inside door is broken. Took it to the dealer and they told be $290.00 to repair. They also took the broken assembly which left me without the defective part to compare to.
Driver side inside door handle broke, have to roll down window to open door. Look online it is a major problem with the tribute, I know 3 other people with this same car and all have had this happen, needs to be a recall on this problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the driver side door would not unlatch from inside the passenger compartment. The window was rolled down and she was able to open the door with the outside handle. The vehicle was not inspected by the dealer. The current and failure mileages were 72,000.
My wife and I both drive a 2001 tribute and are unable to open the door from the inside on the driver's side door. She has already logged a complaint under her VIN. This appears to be a common problem: http://www.mazdaforum.com/archive/threads/broken-door-handles--within-door-22516-1.html http://www.mazdaforum.com/archive/threads/mazda-tribute-door-handle-47953-1.html
2001 mazda tribute. Both my husband and I drive a 2001 mazda tribute lx. His driver's side door will not open from the inside. Now the same thing is happening with my car. We also have a friend that drives a ford escape (same car as tribute, not sure what year his is) that has the same problem. I am just wondering if there could be some issue with the mazda/ford handle/latch.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mazda tribute. The contact stated that the interior door latches failed, and passengers could only exit the vehicle by rolling down the window and opening the door from the outside latch. The contact stated that there was a safety recall on this feature, but it did not apply to this vehicle. The weather and speed were not factors. The failure mileage was 60,000.
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