2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 Problems & Recalls
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The contact owns a 2006. Dodge Sprinter 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V833000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic), and Emissions Recall T21 Reprogram Engine Control Unit however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dea...
The contact owns a 2006. Dodge Sprinter 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V833000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic), and Emissions Recall T21 Reprogram Engine Control Unit however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dea...
2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO EGR VALVE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE.
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V833000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and for an unknown Manufacturer recall for the engine control unit failure however, the dealer informed the contact that the par...
The contact owns a 2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V833000 (Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and for an unknown Manufacturer recall for the engine control unit failure however, the dealer informed the contact that the par...
I HAVE TWO RECALLS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY A DODGE DEALER WHICH I TRIED TWO YEARS AGO WITH NO SUCCESS, THE FIRST ONE IS BRAKE LIGHT RECALL NONE OF THE DODGE DEALERS IN MY AREA UP TO 50 MILES RADIUS WERE ABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. NOW I AM TRYING TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE WITH DMV AND I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE...
Mileage: 300,000
I HAVE TWO RECALLS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY A DODGE DEALER WHICH I TRIED TWO YEARS AGO WITH NO SUCCESS, THE FIRST ONE IS BRAKE LIGHT RECALL NONE OF THE DODGE DEALERS IN MY AREA UP TO 50 MILES RADIUS WERE ABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. NOW I AM TRYING TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE WITH DMV AND I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE...
Mileage: 300,000
I HAVE TWO RECALLS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY A DODGE DEALER WHICH I TRIED TWO YEARS AGO WITH NO SUCCESS, THE FIRST ONE IS BRAKE LIGHT RECALL NONE OF THE DODGE DEALERS IN MY AREA UP TO 50 MILES RADIUS WERE ABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. NOW I AM TRYING TO REGISTER MY VEHICLE WITH DMV AND I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE...
Mileage: 300,000
CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAULTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON UPON STARTUP.
Mileage: 110,000
ENTIRE MERCEDES DIESEL SPRINTER ENGINE FAILED COMPLETELY AND WILL NEED A NEW ENGINE. POSSIBLE CAUSE IS CRACKED PISTON OR STUCK INJECTOR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING, SHORTLY AFTER SERPENTINE BELT AND TRANSMISSION LINE WERE REPLACED, VEHICLE WAS JUST SERVICED, INCLUDING NEW BRAKES, MUFFLER, INSPECTION...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A RANDOM FAILURE IN WHICH A LIMP MODE OCCURRED AND CAUSED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF PALM SPRINGS (4095 E PALM CANYON D...
SPRINTER IN LOOSING POWER WHEN ITS GOING TO EVEN LITTLE HILL,AFTER THAT WORKS FINE.CHK WITH SHOP TRANS OK. OTHER SITUATION IS AC VENTS GIVING ONLY COLD AIR FROM TOP VENTS AND SIDE VENTS GIVING FULL HEAT LIKE OVER HOT.
Mileage: 73,000
SPRINTER IN LOOSING POWER WHEN ITS GOING TO EVEN LITTLE HILL,AFTER THAT WORKS FINE.CHK WITH SHOP TRANS OK. OTHER SITUATION IS AC VENTS GIVING ONLY COLD AIR FROM TOP VENTS AND SIDE VENTS GIVING FULL HEAT LIKE OVER HOT.
Mileage: 73,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V833000 (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...
I'M REPLACING THE O2 SENSOR FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO THE RESONATOR. I AM SURPRISED DODGE OR MERCEDES DOES NOT WANT TO OFFER A SOLUTION ESPECIALLY SINCE THE ENGINE IS OTHERWISE RELIABLE. IT'S A CASE OF A CHEAP PART CAUSING A LOT O...
Mileage: 106,000
THE NEXT TIME OUR HEADLIGHTS FAILED WAS ABOUT 30,000 MILES LATER. THE BRIGHTS STILL WORKED AND ALSO THE RUNNING LIGHTS BUT THE REGULAR HL DID NOT. ON INTERSTATES THIS WAS NOT TOO MUCH TROUBLE BUT I'M SURE WE WERE AN AGGRAVATION TO A FEW DRIVERS COMING OUR WAY. WE WENT TO A DODGE DEALER (CAMPED IN HI...
Mileage: 51,000
ENGINE DIES DRIVING AT UNKNOWN TIMES (KEY TURN ON) FOUND TEST OF POWER WINDOWS AT SAME TIME STOP DUE TO NO POWER (12VOLTS) ENGINE CUT IN AND OUT BUT STOPS RUNNING. DEAL NEVER FOUND THE TROUBLE. 1 CLICK (RELAY) TURN KEY TO START (STARTER NEVER TURN) TRUCK MITE START 15 MIN OR NEXT DAY . FOUND BAD...
Mileage: 125,000
ENGINE DIES DRIVING AT UNKNOWN TIMES (KEY TURN ON) FOUND TEST OF POWER WINDOWS AT SAME TIME STOP DUE TO NO POWER (12VOLTS) ENGINE CUT IN AND OUT BUT STOPS RUNNING. DEAL NEVER FOUND THE TROUBLE. 1 CLICK (RELAY) TURN KEY TO START (STARTER NEVER TURN) TRUCK MITE START 15 MIN OR NEXT DAY . FOUND BAD...
Mileage: 125,000
WHILE DRIVING, ON HIGHWAY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF DASH, PULLED OVER, FLAMES OBSERVED, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE UNDER DASH. ENTIRE WIRING LOOM FOR DASH AND ENGINE WERE DESTROYED. $16000+ DAMAGE, MANUFACTURER TOOK 3+ MONTHS TO PROVIDE HARNESS. *TR
Mileage: 31,040
WHILE DRIVING, ON HIGHWAY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE OF DASH, PULLED OVER, FLAMES OBSERVED, USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FIRE UNDER DASH. ENTIRE WIRING LOOM FOR DASH AND ENGINE WERE DESTROYED. $16000+ DAMAGE, MANUFACTURER TOOK 3+ MONTHS TO PROVIDE HARNESS. *TR
Mileage: 31,040
THIS 2006 WINNEBAGO NAVION (ON A SPRINTER 3500 CHASSIS) HAS SUFFERED TWO FAILURES OF THE TURBOCHARGER RESONATOR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THERE IS AN IMMEDIATE AND ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND THE LOSS OF THE ABILITY TO CLIMB HILLS AS THE VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" WITH A TOP SPEED OF 35 M...
Mileage: 4,000
MY 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 HAS JUST BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE TURBO RESONATOR FAILURE THAT WAS EXPECTED. IT WAS EXPECTED BE BECAUSE IT HAS NOW HAPPENED TO ALL THE SPRINTERS I OWN. THE VEHICLE SUFFERS A DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER AND SPEED WITH NO WARNING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN THE VAN...
Mileage: 72,911
WE HAVE HAD THREE VACATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RUINED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TURBO RESONATOR IN OUR 2006 WINNEBEGO VIEW WITH A 2005 SPRINTER ENGINE. WE HAVE HAD FAILURE GOING OVER THE LOS ANGLES GRAPVINE GRADE, THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 101 CORRIDOR AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THE SIERRA MT. RANGE GOING ...
Mileage: 31,000
WE HAVE HAD THREE VACATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN RUINED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE TURBO RESONATOR IN OUR 2006 WINNEBEGO VIEW WITH A 2005 SPRINTER ENGINE. WE HAVE HAD FAILURE GOING OVER THE LOS ANGLES GRAPVINE GRADE, THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, 101 CORRIDOR AND JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THE SIERRA MT. RANGE GOING ...
Mileage: 31,000
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
2006 DODGE SPRINTER TRUCK. CONSUMER STATES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH VEHICLE LEADING TO BREAK DOWNS *TGW THE DEALER NOTED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ESPECIALLY LOOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING ON AN INCLINE. ONE YEAR LATER, THE RESONATOR WAS REPLACED. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 50,760
VEHICLE IS WINNEBAGO VIEW ON A DODGE SPRINTER 3500 CHASSIS. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES ACCELERATION. WILL NOT ENGAGE THE TURBO. WHEN CLIMBING A HILL IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20MPH. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME WITH ONLY 5,000 MILES AND IT HAPPENED THE SECOND AT 1...
Mileage: 11,500
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE CLIMBING HILL IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. COULD PROCEED AT ONLY 5 MPH TO GET OFF ROAD INTO SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. HAD TO BE TOWED TO A SAFE OVERNIGHT LOCATION. WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN IT HAPPENED. WE WERE VERY LUCKY NOT TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND. FAILED PART WAS A PL...
Mileage: 18,909
TURBO RESONATOR FAILURE. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND DODGE DEALER SAYS THIS IS ALL I CAN KEEP DOING. SPRINTER WINNEBAGO ONLY HAS 10,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 7,500
I PURCHASED A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 AS A 2007 WINNEBAGO VIEW CLASS C MOTORHOME. IN ABOUT JANUARY OF 2008 I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND THE PLASTIC TURBO RESONATOR WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. ON JUNE 6, 2008 ON TRIP FROM TULSA TO FRISCO, TX AGAIN EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER AND ANOTHER...
Mileage: 4,642
2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 TURBO RESONATOR FAILURES. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE ABOVE UNIT IN THE FORM OF A WINNEBAGO VIEW. ON OUR FIRST TRIP WE HAD TO CROSS A SMALL MOUNTAIN PASS IN THE SHENANDHOAS. A FEW MINUTES IN TO THE CLIMB, I NOTICED THE POWER DROPPING OFF. WE WERE ALREADY ALL THE WAY IN THE ...
Mileage: 19,425
REPEATED FAILURE OF TURBO RESONATOR ON DODGE SPRINTER 3500 / WINNABAGO VIEW RESULTING IN SUDDEN LOSS OF 90% OF POWER. PART CRACKS OPEN CAUSING LOSS OF TURBO PRESSURE. ENGINE SENSOR THINKS TURBO HAS FAILED SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE INTO LIMP MODE RESULTING IN 90% LOSS OF POWER. SAME PART HAS FAILED TWI...
Mileage: 2,500
MY 2006 SPRINTER DIESEL HAS HAD A RESONATOR FAILURE WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT THE WRONG TIME IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHIN A FEW THOUSAND MILES AND WAS REPAIRED BY THE MANUFACTURER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALL T...