SPRINTER Complaints

AIR BOOST TURBO HOSE CRIMPED ON FACTORY CONNECTOR SPLIT THE HOSE ON MY TURBO CHARGED 6 CYLINDER 3 LITTER SPRINTER 3500 MODEL, BUILT EARLY 2007. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 20 MPH CLIMBING AN INCLINE ON A ONE LANE WAY HIGHWAY LANE. HOSE IS THE ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. *TR

ENGINE POWER GREATLY REDUCED, UNABLE TO ENTER ON-RAMP OF HIGHWAYS TO SAFELY MERGE. CAN NOT ACCELERATE. DERRICK DODGE IN EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE SPRINTER 3500 MODEL 3 LITER ENGINE. IT IS TURBO AIR BOOSTER HOSE CLAMP DEFECTIVELY CUT INTO THE HOSE CAUSING IT TO SPLIT. PART NUMBER FP 68047331-AA, HOSE DESCRIPTION 07-014-005. *TR

MITSUBISHI PICK-UP RAIDER (V6) TRANSMISSION DEFECTIVE. WHEN ATTENDING TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ON REVERSE GEAR ON A VERY INCLINED HILL, THE VEHICLE WILL STOP COMPLETELY. MITSUBISHI MOTOR TECHNICIAN FROM PUERTO RICO SAID THAT THERE IS NO RECALL OR POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 DODGE RAM 3500- VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALERSHIP 3+ TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSES POWER. DROPS TO LOWER GEAR AND CONTINUES TO LOSE SPEED. SOMETIMES AS LOW AS IDLE ONLY. ECM HAS BEEN REPLACED (2) TIMES AND ACCELERATOR MODULE (1) AND SHORT IN WIRING REPAIRED?- LAST REPAIR DONE ON 10/23/07 - DROVE 69 MILES AND SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. DEALER CLAIMS THEY CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAVE CONTACTED CHRYSLER CORP. AND STARTED LEMON REPLACEMENT PROCEEDINGS? THIS TRUCK WAS ALSO REPAIRED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING IT WITH ONLY 45 MILES ON SPEEDOMETER. CHRYSLER HAS ASK ME TO TAKE TRUCK BACK TO DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIR?? *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING IN THE LOW SPEED MODE. THEY WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN JUST STOP. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SPRINTER 2500. BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT AND THE DEALER KNEW OF AN EXISTING SAFETY RECALL (MANUFACTURER NOTIFICATION CODE G20). THE DEALER LED HER TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE PERFORMED BEFORE SHE RECEIVED THE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS SINCE LEARNED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NEVER MADE. SHE HAS BEEN CALLING THE DEALER SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DRIVES CHILDREN AROUND AND DOES NOT KNOW IF IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

MY DODGE DURANGO (2006) ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS HAS LUNGED FORWARD WITH THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 9/4/07 I WAS APPROACHING A FOUR LANE DIVIDED ROAD, WITH TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTION I STARTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE JUST HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN AND WOULDN'T STOP. *JB

2006 DODGE SPRINTER, 2500 SERIES PASSENGER VAN SHUTOFF ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WARNING. WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND STOP. MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 55 - 60 MILES PER HOUR IN THIS TRAFFIC FLOW. ODOMETER READING IS APPROX 2, 100 MILES. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STARTED BACK UP THEN DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE 2ND SHUT-OFF INCIDENT AND IT FIRST OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 ON THE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC. MY SPEED WAS 45 - 50 MILES PER HOUR IN THIS TRAFFIC FLOW. ODOMETER READING WAS 967 MILES. DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE DODGE THE DEALERSHIP RAN DIAGNOSTICS BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SHUT-OFF AND THEY TEST DROVE MY VAN 73 MILES. THIS IS A SERIOUS HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY VANPOOL PASSENGERS AND ALL OTHER VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE THAT ARE AROUND ME AT THE TIME WHEN THESE NO WARNING ENGINE SHUT-OFFS OCCUR. AS FOR THIS EVENING AT 5:56 P.M., MY VAN IS BACK IN THE SHOP AT THE DODGE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELFARE OF MY VANPOOL CUSTOMERS AND ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE AROUND ME ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THESE NO WARNING SHUT-OFFS OCCUR. PLEASE HELP. *JB

THIS COMPLAINT CONCERNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 5 CYL DIESEL ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE A 2007 WINNEBAGO VIEW RV ON A 2006 SPRINTER. ON AUG 29 2007 I WAS TRAVELING ON I90 IN WASHINGTON STATE JUST WEST OF THE SNOQUALMIE PASS SUMMIT WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME IT HAD 4539 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND OR STRANDED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE. THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE SUGGEST THAT ANY REPAIR MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A SPRINTER DEALERSHIP. THE NEAREST ON WAS OVER 100 MILE AWAY. THE PARTS THAT FAILED WERE THE 'TEMPERATURE SENSOR (PART # 486235AA TE 8037155 AND THE RESONATOR- TURBO PART # 513715AB) . THE SPRINTER SERVICE PERSONNEL IN AND OTHER SPRINTER OWNERS TELL ME THAT THE RESONATOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAILURE RATES ARE QUITE HIGH AND SUGGESTED THAT I PURCHASE A SENSOR REPLACEMENT TO CARRY WHEN TRAVELING. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS APPARENT DEFECT IN THE SPRINTER ENGINE. I SUGGEST A RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TURBO RESONATOR HAD BURST. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE BODY STYLE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,887 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,725.