My son has a 2004 mazda tribute he was driving it the other day and the car quit on him.
Mazda tribute door handle broken.
It doesn t even engage the starter.
The car has at least two door handles per door.
2001 tribute woes broken inside door handle airbag light and now r.
Due to frequent use they will eventually break down and could need repair.
One on the inside and another on the outside.
Mazda built the doors of all of these cars in a similar way.
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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.
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.
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.