Our 2001 tribute like many others inside door latch is broken the door wont open frm inside as the part that breaks is made out of plastic and breaks with frequent use.
Mazda tribute door handle broken.
Due to frequent use they will eventually break down and could need repair.
At some point your door handle will break and you will have to replace it.
Sometimes the handle itself is fine but there is a problem with the door latch assembly that prevents the door from shutting and locking properly.
If you own one of these vehicles specifically the first generation from 2004 2010 or so depending on the model you will have to deal with this problem at one point or another.
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2001 tribute woes broken inside door handle airbag light and now r.
Mazda built the doors of all of these cars in a similar way.
One on the inside and another on the outside.
The red car with a key light was flashing and it would not start.
Its very annoying rolling.