The contact owns a 2001 Mazda Tribute. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 14V174000 (structure). The specifics regarding the nature of the failure were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 88,021.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

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.

- Gahanna, OH, USA

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.

- Macon, GA, USA

Driver side inside door handle has broken off. This makes it very difficult to exit the car in a hurry.

- Houston, TX, USA

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.

- Mesa, AZ, USA