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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

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15,150 miles · Jun 18, 2008

Engine And Engine Cooling

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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. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10231441

17,000 miles · Apr 24, 2008

Engine And Engine Cooling

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ENGINE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY, WITH OR WITHOUT A/C. CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AFTER START UP AND AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES CAN HAPPEN AFTER VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP (EVEN SMALL ONES), DURING TURNS, MOVING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. DEALER DID INSTALL KIT TO PREVENT POTENTIAL STALLING DUE TO OPERATION OF HEAVY DUTY REAR A/C DURING TURNS (KNOWN PROBLEM) BUT NO EFFECT. ENGINE RESTARTS WITHOUT HESITATION AFTER IGNITION KEY IS SWITCHED OFF AND THEN TURNED ON. DEALER HAS CARRIED OUT AN EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL CHECK WITH NO RESULTS AND CANNOT DUPLICATE EVENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10225577

51,000 miles · Dec 27, 2007

Engine And Engine Cooling

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE SPRINTER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED DRAMATICALLY. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NINE OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE ERG VALVE, TURBO MANIFOLD, AND THE TURBO RESONATOR. THE CONTACT STATED …

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NHTSA ODI #10212917

52,769 miles · Jun 8, 2007

Engine And Engine Cooling

FAN PULLEY DISLODGES AND TEARS UP THE FRONT ACCESSORIES. DURING EXTENSIVE TRAVELS I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF SPRINTERS HAVING HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THE DESIGN OR MATERIALS THAT MAKE UP THE PULLEY ARE FLAWED AND YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE. I FURTHER BELIEVE THE DESCREPENCY BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH MECHANICS IS WELL KN…

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NHTSA ODI #10192761

72,000 miles · Apr 4, 2007

Engine And Engine Cooling

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 DODGE SPRINTER. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 72,000.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10187023

129,263 miles · Feb 2, 2007

Engine And Engine Cooling

THE CRANK SHAFT DAMPER PULLY & R & R TIMING CHAIN BROKE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10181447

38,700 miles · Sep 8, 2006

Engine And Engine Cooling

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A TAILPIPE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TO BECOME COVERED WITH DIESEL EXHAUST SOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LACK OF A TAILPIPE WAS THE STANDARD. THE…

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NHTSA ODI #10167674

147,000 miles · Mar 6, 2006

Engine And Engine Cooling

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER, EGR VALVE, FUSE BLOCK, AND FUEL RELAY SWITCH. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI #10151865

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NHTSA investigations

PE04066 · Tire Valve Failure

Opened Sep 21, 2004 · Closed Feb 2, 2005

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires; Tires:valve

ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MY 2002-05 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TR-600 TIRE VALVES PRODUCED BY ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRICK GMBH (RECALL 04V-600).THE NOTIFICATION IDENTIFIED THE CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS AND AN UNSTABLE SUPPLIER PRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE MIXING OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS, AS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DEFECT.AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP WITHIN THE RUBBER PART OR BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE RUBBER PARTS OF THE VALVE STEM, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND MAY POSE A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.ALTHOUGH THE TR-600 TIRE VALVE IS USED ONLY ON THE 2500 SERIES SUBJECT VEHICLES WITH 16 INCH TIRES, DCMI WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR ALL SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TIRE VALVES WITH A TR-600 VALVE, WHICH USES A SINGLE RUBBER COMPONENT FOR THE VALVES.ALL 24 COMPLAINTS AND ALL 43 WARRANTY CLAIMS IDENTIFIED IN THIS INVESTIGATION INVOLVED MY 2002-04 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES, WHICH COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 84 PERCENT OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.

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Tires

Tires:valve