2006 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 Complaints

COMPLAINT FOR A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER DIESEL (MERCEDES BUILT) ENGINE TURBO RESONATOR. THIS PART HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES SINCE 2006. IT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN A SHARP AND UNSAFE DROP IN UPHILL SPEED, PARTICULARLY IN INTERSTATE AND MOUNTAINOUS TRAVEL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RELATIVELY FLAT ROAD AND HEARD A POP NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND THE VEHICLE LOST APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 60% ENGINE POWER, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY HOME LESS THAN 5 MILES DISTANCE, I GOT IT INTO A SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND THEY WERE NOT AN AUTHORIZED WARRANTY REPAIR SHOP, WHICH COST ME $404. I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITY APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AWAY.

2006 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 DIESEL. PASSENGER VEHICLE. PURCHASED BRAND-NEW IN 2007. APPROXIMATELY 34,000 MILES. VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE 2 TIMES. WOULD NOT GO OUT OF SECOND GEAR. AFTER SHUT DOWN AND RESTART VEHICLE RAN NORMAL. ON NUMEROUS OTHER OCCASIONS RPMS WOULD RISE BUT VEHICLE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE MOVING ENOUGH TO WARRANT ALL THAT REV. AS IF TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SILENT ARMOR TIRES, LINE SIZE LT225/75/R16, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND THEY WOULD BLOW UP INTO A BALL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A TIRE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO DEFECTS WITH THE BRAND OR LINE OF TIRES. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED AS THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS THE SECOND REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE FROM ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURBO RESONATOR YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE AIR FILTER TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER ABNORMALLY BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

RESONATOR FAILURE ON A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER (WINNEBAGO VIEW). WHEN THE RESONATOR BREAKS, IT POSES A SIGNIFICANT DANGER OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING DUE TO THE SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THIS SUDDEN RAPID DECELERATION WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OF ANY KIND CAUSES A SERIOUS AND UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY TO US BUT ALSO TO ANY OTHER PERSON ON THE ROAD. IT HAS BROKEN DOWN ON MAY 17, 2007, MAY 27, 2009 AND AUGUST 17, 2010. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING THE RESONATOR. *TR

AUGUST 22, 2010, I WAS ON I 25 IN MY WINNEBAGO ITASCA NAVION TRAVELING AT 60 TO 70 MPH AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I STOPPED, GOT MORE DIESEL AND STARTED DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS BY STILL LOST POWER AND COULD BARELY CLIMB HILLS. I WAS JUST LIMPING ALONG WITH MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON HOPING I WOULDN'T BE REARENDED. THE MODEL IS 2006 WITH A MERCEDES/BENZ 5 CYLINDER TURBO ENGINE WITH 19,500 MILES ON IT. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE? *TR

RESONATOR FAILED AT 15,200 MILES CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY SPRINTER WAS PURCHASED FROM MAXWELL DODGE IN AUSTIN TX ON MY BEHALF BY SPORTSMOBILE IN AUSTIN WHO DID AN RV CONVERSION ON IT. THE NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER FROM MY HOME IS MOSS BROTHERS DODGE IN SAN BERNARDINO CA THEY REPLACED THE RESONATOR ON 9/18/09 WITH MILEAGE AT L5,308. WITH REPORTS OF MULTIPLE FAILURES, INCLUDING FAILURES OF A NEWER REVISION, I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND OTHERS. MY VAN IS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CAMPING, USUALLY IN REMOTE MOUNTAIN AREAS WITH NARROW STEEP ROADS, OFTEN WITHOUT GUARD RAILS WHICH DO NOT HAVE AREAS TO PULL OVER OR PASS. THIS WOULD ENDANGER LIVES IN THE EVENT OF A RESONATOR FAILURE WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF MOVING ON AN INCLINE AS WELL AS DANGEROUS ON A FREEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. IN MY RESEARCH I FOUND AN ALUMINUM RESONATOR WHICH ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM. MOSS BROTHERS DODGE TOLD ME THEY HAVE INSTALLED THIS RESONATOR, HOWEVER THE CUSTOMER HAS TO PROVIDE IT AND SIGN A WAIVER BECAUSE IT DOES NOT HAVE A FILTER. IF A PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE TURBO WHICH IS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY PARTICLES THAT GOT THROUGH THE SYSTEM, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO HANDLE THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10 *TR

SUDDEN SLOW DOWN DUE TO LOST OF POWER ON WINNEBAGE VIEW/DODGE SPRINTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES RESULTING IN HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS FROM SUDDEN REDUCTION IN SPEED WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS. THREE REPAIRS MADE BY DEALERS FOR SAME PROBLEM (TURBIN RESONATOR) IN 24,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN BUT BARELY. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS AT 7,000 MILES. THE LAST AT 24,000 MILES. *TR

MY DODGE SPRINTER, 2006, WINNEBAGO'S TURBO RESONATOR HAS FAILED ON ME TWICE, 11-5-2007 AND 5-28-2010. THE FAILURE IS FAST AND THE SPRINTER GOES DOWN TO 10 TO 40 MPH WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS! CHRYSLER HAS REPLACED THE RESONATOR BOTH TIMES BUT OBVIOUSLY IT WILL FAIL AGAIN! *TR