Front passenger door handle won't open door from inside. Plastic hook inside handle assembly broke. Door can only be opened from the exterior.
2002 Mazda Tribute body complaints
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Drivers side door handle broke under normal use. Cannot open door from inside vehicle. An alarming safety problem. When I took the panel off I found a small piece of plastic had broken off from the assembly. The door handle is constructed from ridiculously cheap plastic. This also affected the alarm system working properly as it would engage while inside the vehicle and go off when exiting the vehicle.
Inner door handles broken from regular use. Driver side door handles actually broke in half. Passenger front door handle broke as well internally. Neither door handle opens from inside. As for driver side door handle I replaced it with back passenger door handle as I did not feel I should have to pay for a defect like this. Front passenger door handle remains to be fixed. We all need to call mazda and report this problem. This has been a huge problem with many of these vehicles. Mazda needs to know about it. 1800-222-5500.
Driver side door handle stopped operating. Drivers door will not open from inside....outside handle works ok. It stopped working without warning. I am not able to open this door unless I put the window down and operate the outside door handle. Nothing occurred other than normal daily use prior to breaking. Vehicle is driven only by adults.
Driver's door can no longer be opened from the inside. The interior handle no longer actuates the latch. One has to roll down the window and use the exterior handle. In the event of an emergency, this could be a safety issue - especially with electric windows. It is my understanding that this can only be fixed by replacing the interior handle unit where a plastic part has broken.
2002 mazda tribute driver's side door handle will not open from inside the vehicle when the car is unlocked and it doesn't matter if the key is in or out of the ignition locking the driver inside the vehicle.
Interior door handle on driver's side is broken. Have had to open the window to get out of the car, (open by exterior handle). Repair costs over $150.00 due to manual labor involved. Also, steering became very noisy with screeching on turning at slow speeds. The outer tie, tye (spelling?) rods had to be replaced because the one's on there could not be re-greased. Cost: $210.00.
2002 mazda tribute inner door handle broke. Very poor plastic design and from reading the internet a very common problem with these vehicles. Dealer wants over $100.00 for the cheap plastic replacement. Also had plastic radio knob crack dealers wants almost $20 for spare part.
Interior door handle broke which opening the door from the inside.
Both the inside handles of my 2002 mazda tribute have malfunctioned causing extreme difficult in getting out of the vehicle. This could result in a very dangerous situation in the case of an accident or fire along with various other incidents. It is my understanding from internet searching that this is a common problem, however, I have never heard of other vehicles having this problem.
Interior door handle failure.
Drivers side door handle broke, will not open from the inside. This is the second time this has happened.
Driver side interior door handle on 2002 mazda tribute is inoperable. Failed after vehicle was parked and driver was attempting to open door. Is a safety hazard if quick egress is required. Currently searching on-line to find replacement part.
Rear bumper bracket broke through the bumper on minor impact less than 3 MPH. I have seen many other mazda tributes with the same exact problem in the rear bumper. * cb
Consumer states that the clock radio will not come on until car has been running for about 20 minutes. System found losing power at audio unit connector yellow with white tracer wire. Dealer replaced bad connection at fuse panel assembly.
Day before incident an oil change was done. The following day it rained and water entered the front passenger side of the vehicle. Nlm
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