2001 Mazda Tribute door lock problems

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

I CANNOT LOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10671207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1. NORMAL USE. 2. BROKEN DOOR HANDLES--WITHIN DOOR. FRONT PASSENGER CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. 3. I AM LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART.

NHTSA complaint #10402624 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE DOOR LATCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WON'T OPEN AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE. IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO GET OUT, I WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. A FRIEND RECENTLY TAUGHT ME HOW TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PUSHING THE LATCH BACKWARDS. IT HAS TO BE DONE BY REACHING ACROSS MY BODY WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND PUSHING THE LOCK BACKWARDS (EX: LIKE YOU'RE PINCHING SOMETHING). THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE CONCERNING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM??? THE ONLY BENEFIT FOR THIS IS IF SOMEONE STEALS MY VEHICLE AND CAN'T GET OUT, RESULTING IN BEING CAUGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10369788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE OF MY 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE COMPLETELY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS WAS SUDDEN, WITHOUT WARNING, AND PERMANENT. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR AT THIS POINT IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THUS, THE DRIVER IS ESSENTIALLY TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UNLESS THEY CAN ACCESS THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR OR EXIT USING ANOTHER DOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTES BASED ON A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH.

NHTSA complaint #10356273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT PUTTING THE WINDOW DOWN. VERY BAD SAFETY CONCERN IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10343926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WE OWN A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE ES V6 [XXX] . SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2001 THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INCIDENCES OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BECOMING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHERE THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE (SOMEONE MUST OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR YOU NEED TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND REACH OUT TO USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR). THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD THE CAR BE INVOLVED IN A FIRE OR ACCIDENT WHERE THE OCCUPANT MUST QUICKLY EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE PLACES A GREAT DEAL OF SHEAR FORCE ON A SMALL PLASTIC PIN THAT CONNECTS THE DOOR LEVER TO THE LATCH/LOCK/ACTUATOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE HANDLE HAS BROKEN TWICE SINCE 2001 AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE THIS WEEK. I LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE HANDLE IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FATIGUE (STRESS CRACKS) IN THE PLASTIC PIN, SO I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THAT BEFORE IT BREAKS DURING A POTENTIAL EMERGENCY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

NHTSA complaint #10332010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING, WINDOW NEEDS TO BE DOWN IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR. IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE DRIVER WILL NEED ASSISTANCE IN EXITING CAR. THIS IS PROVEN BY ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS TO BE COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS POTENTIALLY FATAL UNLESS GOVERNMENT STEPS IN AND DEMANDS RECALL. DEALER WANTS $300.00+ TO FIX, HAVE ALREADY SPENT $3000.00+ AT DEALER ON COMPUTER FAILURES AND LEFT SIDE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10330381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT PROPERLY OPENING WHEN THE HANDLE IS PULLED TO OPEN THE DOOR. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS HARD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED THE PROBLEM ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER 200.00 TO FIX, AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO ORDER THE PART.

NHTSA complaint #10297241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM RECALL # 04V605000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFT-GATE:LOCK); HOWEVER, THE LIFT-GATE ON THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000

NHTSA complaint #10286786 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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INOPERATIVE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON DRIVER'S DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO ROLL DOWN DRIVER'S WINDOW TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR.

NHTSA complaint #10286393 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10280811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10280654 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10279430 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH HAS BECOME INOPERABLE PREVENTING NORMAL LATCH OPERATION FOR EXITING OF VEHICLE FOR THE DRIVER.

NHTSA complaint #10277116 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10274603 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10274650 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10261892 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10261568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ON BOTH DOORS HAS FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #10252855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

INNER DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. DOOR OPENS FROM THE OUTSIDE FINE.

NHTSA complaint #10250040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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2001 MAZDA TRIBUTE INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE BROKE. CAN NOT EXIT VEHICLE WITHOUT CLIMBING TO PASSENGER SIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10249276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10247197 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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INSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE QUIT WORKING. DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10245383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DRIVER SIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE.

NHTSA complaint #10245203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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.

NHTSA complaint #10244431 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10243841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10242194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10242101 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

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.

NHTSA complaint #10227217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.