2006 Sprinter 3500 problems, complaints & recalls

2012-06-18 · Seat Belts · 150,505 mi · 🔥 fire

“while driving saw smoke from right side of roof and pillar, then saw flames, extinguished flames, repairer advised that short in fuse block started the fire, repairs were $13000+ and affected rear lights and seat belts. *tr…”

2010-03-09 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System · 25,341 mi

“we purchased a 2006 dodge sprinter 3500 as a 2006 winnebago view class c motorhome with 5010 miles on november 2006. we were traveling april 2007 while crossing the jacksonville bridge on a1a, fl.. the motorhome would not advanced. it lost the power. we made it to the top of the bridge at 20mph. we do not know how we made it. we had to inter…”

2009-10-12 · Power Train · 15,422 mi

“subject: turbo resonator failure i took delivery of a dodge sprinter model 3500 chassis when i purchased a winnebago view in march of 2007. current mileage: 15,422 i have maintained the vehicle in accordance with the owner's manual. on 8/17/09, i had the resonator, part number 14070001, and the associated air hose, part number 14089…”

2009-07-01 · Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System · 18,500 mi

“my 2006 sprinter motor home (cab by gulfstream) suffered a resonator failure on june 26th on interstate 81n near bristol tn. it has 18,500 miles on it. i was able to get to the right lane and, in "limp home" mode found a sprinter repair garage and a new resonator was installed. i intend to replace this plastic resonator with an aluminum part. tha…”

2008-11-13 · Fuel System, Diesel · 31,000 mi

“turbo resonator cracked and put sprinter into limp mode. 30 mph. i have read hundreds of cases on the internet with this item and i had purchased an aluminum alternative resonator in case it happened to me. when it did fail i was able to replace the resonator in 30 minutes. the limp mode is very scary on a freeway when it fails. you cannot accelera…”

2007-10-25 · Electrical System · 75 mi

“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…”

2007-10-15 · Vehicle Speed Control · 30,000 mi

“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 …”

2007-09-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel · 4,539 mi

“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 i…”

2007-06-22 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:diesel · 6,725 mi

“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.…”

2007-06-19 · Vehicle Speed Control · 87 mi · 💥 crash

“a 2006 jeep grand cherokee limited required repair the day after purchase. one dealership could not repair it after three attempts. the selling dealership worked on it for 2 weeks, attempted to release it, but could not due to engine light and shaking all over. two weeks later, released, seemingly okay. the following day crashed while employee …”