general problems of the 2008 Dodge Sprinter

Vehicle was parked in hospital parking lot for about 6 hours. Left hospital and while trying to start vehicle the dashboard information center indicated a no start condition. The engine would not attempt to crank. Thinking my key was faulty, I tried my wife's key. Same result. No crank. Dashboard displayed "start error". An attached device by garmin that reads the computer bus and communicates to the garmin gps had no illumination of it's communications established confidence light. . Since the vehicle was cold I activated the auxillary heater for warrnth. My wife and I sat there for 15 minutes making phone calls and trying to get help. The cabin had warmed up some and I tried to start the vehicle again. I was successful. In trying to research this problem on the Sprinter user forums, I found reference to a screem module having to do with vehicle security. Other users attributed this condition to a "cold solder joint" in the module. Replacing this module requires reprogamming the Smart keys. A substantial cost.

2010 fleetwood "icon" (2008 Sprinter chassis) 33,612 miles VIN wdxpf445389380901 the Dodge Sprinter RV I purchased (used, 16,500 miles) in February of this year (2013) from a private RV dealer in oregon has a serious (intermittent) electrical problem that Dodge/Chrysler has been unable to repair after 5 or 6 attempts in the past 3 months, both in oregon and California. I drove the RV to alaska starting in may of this year and when I was driving to valdez, ak the engine just cut out and I lost all electrical. I coasted to a stop and the vehicle immediately started, but I had a number of warning lights on my dash. From this point forward I developed issues with my glow-plug light not illuminating and being unable to start my motor. Driving through washington/oregon I continued to look for a dealership that could check my RV out, but all but one in beaverton, oregon couldn't accommodate the size of my RV. Meanwhile I experienced intermittent problems with starting/dying. The dealership in beaverton couldn't locate my problem, but gave me copies of the numerous and strange trouble codes my vehicle was posting when it died/or wouldn't start. The RV is still under warranty and has been in two different dealerships to resolve the issue of dying while driving (serious safety issue which the mechanic at crown Dodge duplicated). The other electrical problems are "no start" (intermittent) and no clearance lights (constant).