Engine Problems of Dodge Sprinter

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?.

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While driving on the freeway experienced a sudden loss of power which almost resulted in someone rear ending my vehicle. Proceeded to the nearest dealer who diagnosed a torn turbo-intercooler hose. Researching on the internet I discovered many complaints of the same issue. Evidently these hoses fail due to a poor design where the hose is attached to it's metal fitting. I phoned daimler-Chrysler USA and they said they would not do anything to remedy the situation. I believe a recall is in order before someone is injured or killed due to a hose failure.

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Turbo resonator chamber failure. Resulting in loss of boost and power.

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I was attempting to pass a big slow moving truck going uphill when my van suddenly lost power. Another 18 wheeled truck was behind me also trying to pass the same slow moving truck which was on the right lane. The truck behind me had to slam on his brakes to avoid rear-ending me. I had to wait until the truck which I was attempting to pass, passed me so I could go back to the right lane causing irate motorists behind me and causing a lot of safety concerns. It was extremely dangerous and I was traveling with wife and two kids.

I was attempting to pass a big slow moving truck going uphill when my van suddenly lost power. Another 18 wheeled truck was behind me also trying to pass the same slow moving truck which was on the right lane. The truck behind me had to slam on his brakes to avoid rear-ending me. I had to wait until the truck which I was attempting to pass, passed me so I could go back to the left lane causing irate motorists behind me and causing a lot of safety concerns. It was extremely dangerous and I was traveling with wife and two kids.

2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 hc passenger approx. 23k miles, 2 years old, under Chrysler full warranty 1. Vehicle stops running altogether while in drive, total engine cut-out, battery light comes on upon slowing at an intersection, turning a corner at slow rate of speed. You can put van in neutral and immediately re-start it and it runs fine. 2. This tends to happen only in hot weather, in the heat of the day with the rear a/c running full blast. This has been happening randomly for 10 months or more, but never in the winter when not running the a/c. There is no way to predict it. It happened four times this week, many times off and on before that. The van will tend to be "sluggish" sometimes in the same circumstances without dying. 3. We have been trying to correct this failure since this spring. . The dealers cannot fix because they can't "duplicate" the issue. Olathe Dodge in KS has looked at this several times, but the onboard computer does not register a fault, so they cannot identify problem. This issue is not resolved. It is a safety hazard to our family as this is a huge passenger vehicle that dies without notice.

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 right lane, however; the vehicle lost so much power the large trucks also in the right lane had to swerve to avoid hitting the vehicle. We had the vehicle towed to a dealer and they explained that the vehicle had suffered a failure of the turbo resonator and that it would be repaired under warranty. The incident was most unfortunate. While the family trip was pretty much ruined, winnebago did eventually help pay for the rental vehicle costs that we had to absorb to get the family and contents of the RV home until the vehicle was repaired. Unfortunately, we have suffered an identical failure. After looking in to the problem on-line, we discovered that there is a huge community of sprint owners that have suffered the same failure, many of them with multiple failures. This is a dangerous situation which Dodge and mercedes refuse to resolve. The manufacturers need to design a permanent fix for this problem and issue a recall before someone gets killed.

While traveling on I-70 from frederick to cumberland in 2004 Dodge Sprinter pleasure-way RV, noticed a revving in the engine. Going up first steep mountain, the engine dropped 10 mph from 65 to 55. Drove through hagerstown and got on I-68 to cumberland. Going up that mountain, the RV lost power in every gear and went into "limp home" mode. Pulled off the highway and called tow truck. Took to Sprinter repair shop who knew exactly what the problem was - turbo resonator. Took approximately . 7 of an hour to replace with a new part. This should be a recall. In researching the issue - this has happened to many people. It is not safe to be climbing mountains with tractor trailer and vehicle traffic and have this happen.

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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 plastic turbo resonator was placed on the vehicle at 4642 total miles. Having had two failures of this resonator within a year and under 5000 miles, I fill there is a serious defect in the original resonator and the improved one that also failed. The last failure occurred on a turnpike and my speeds ranged from 35 mph uphill to 55 mph downhill. A vehicle going that slow and being unable to accelerate to avoid problems is a definite hazard to us and other motorists. From what I hear from Dodge dealers no fix to the problem is anticipated. This is unacceptable!.

Vehicle lost power while climbing a hill on a 2 lane highway. Max vehicle speed dropped to 25mph on 55mph road - nearly rear-ended by vehicle behind. Had to drive over 150 miles home at slow speeds to get to dealership for repair. Dealership replaced turbo resonator.

The 2006 Sprinter van sold under the Dodge and freightliner brand (made by mercedes) has a serious defect that causes an immediate loss of power. This is caused by a failure of the "resonator", a plastic part that is part of the air intake for the turbo charger. The sole purpose of this part is to reduce the "whine" of the turbocharger. The part is molded plastic, and it fails between where the two parts are molded. When it fails, the engine computer thinks a catastrophic failure has occurred, and puts the engine in "limp home" mode, with an immediate loss of power. If passing, or going uphill, the car will behave as if the accelerator has been reduced to zero power resulting in a rapid deceleration. If passing, there is not sufficient power to complete the pass. Uphill maximum speed is about 20 to 35 mph, even with a full throttle. This defect affects all 2006 Sprinter vans with the 2. 7 litre engine. Many RV's are built on this platform, including roadtrek, pleasure way, leisure way, great western, and others. The vehicle is also use by many delivery services. This is serious defect that could result in death or injury and is not an isolated issue. Mine failed at 9800 miles. Reports of others failing within 2000 miles and repeated failures after replacement. Mine failed when going 65 on a straight and level road. Had it occurred when passing, I could have been easily killed. The failure occurred after I took the vehicle in and had the dealer check the resonator before a long trip. The failure occurred without any warning.