NHTSA Complaint #10262133 — 2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE

2002 MAZDA TRIBUTE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 DOOR LOCKS, AT MY EXPENSE. HAS HAPPENED AGAIN TO BOTH FRONT DOORS. MECHANIC SAID THAT MAZDA SKIMPED ON THE ROD MECHANISM AND INSTEAD OF INSTALLING TWO SEPARATE RODS, ONE FOR THE LOCKS AND ONE FOR THE HANDLES, THE ONE ROD CANNOT SUPPORT ALL THE DOORS. THESE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE RESULTING IN VERY EXPENSIVE LABOR COSTS TO REMOVE THE DOOR PANEL TO REPLACE A $3.00 PART. HERE'S WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT IS MAZDA GOING TO DO WHEN SOMEONE SUES THEM FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I CANNOT COMPREHEND WHY THIS IS NOT A RECALL. *TR