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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064411 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2006 |
Consumer's City: MANCHESTER | Consumer's State: MO |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Mazda Motor Corp. |
Model Name: TRIBUTE | Model Year: 2001 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 4F2YU07131K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: May, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2000 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The portion of the interior door handle with triggers the latch suddenly broke off, making it extremely difficult to exit the vehicle. this has occurred on both the driver and passenger front doors over the last few months. incident date recorded is the date of the second handle break. as a result of the failure, the vehicle is difficult to exit, requiring either a) rolling down the window and pulling on the exterior handle, or b) pushing extremely hard on one end of the lock, which will trigger the door to unlatch. while we have not experienced any negative consequences aside from inconvenience, in case of an emergency this could make the vehicle difficult to exit, especially if handle failure occurring suddenly to someone not expecting the non-functioning handle. the vehicle is currently under estimate for repairs. the old part remains on the vehicle and will be retained once repairs are completed. *jb |