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2005 Sprinter 3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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14Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2.5

2Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
7Power Train
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Air Bags
1Fuel System, Diesel
1
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 11 of 14 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

2005 DODGE SPRINTER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT- DEALER SAID FAULTY VALUE STEMS. DAMAGED REAR RIM AND HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES AND RIM. ALMOST SAME OCCURANCE HAPPEN TO TWO OTHER SPRINTERS IN OUR FLEET. ALSO, WE HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS ON THREE SPRINTERS DU…

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2005 DODGE SPRINTER REAR TIRE BLEW OUT AFTER FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT- DEALER SAID FAULTY VALUE STEMS. DAMAGED REAR RIM AND HAD TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES AND RIM. ALMOST SAME OCCURANCE HAPPEN TO TWO OTHER SPRINTERS IN OUR FLEET. ALSO, WE HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 12,000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS ON THREE SPRINTERS DUE TO ROTORS SEPERATED FROM HUB. ONE 04 SPRINTER LOSES POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASON, AFTER STOP AND RESTART, POWER RETURNS-- DEALER IS CLUELESS. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10144811

Mileage unknown · Aug 19, 2005
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed Control

DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AND IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES. BECA…

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DT: CONTACT OWNED A 2005 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, AND IT HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY EIGHT TIMES. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO REPAIR VEHICLE, BUT IT WAS FOR DIFFERENT ISSUES. BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT THEY THOUGHT THE AUTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT FIXED THE VEHICLE, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. CONTACT'S WAS CONCERNED THAT THIS VEHICLE TRANSPORTED HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN AND DID NOT WANT TO SEE IT STALL INTERMITTENTLY. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF LIGHTS ON THE DASH, ABS LIGHT AND THE TRACK LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON. CLOCKSPRING SENSOR AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE REPLACED. STALL OUTS CAUSED BY ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION LOCK VOLTAGE TOO HIGH. ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACED. *TT

NHTSA ODI #10130317

Official recalls

2

08V387000 · Equipment Adaptive/mobility

Aug 6, 2008

DAIMLER BUSES IS RECALLING 465 MY 2004-2008 SPRINTER 2500 AND 3500 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE LIFTS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 403, "PLATFORM LIFT SYSTEMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES." THE ANTI-STOW INTERLOCK MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER. THE PRESSURE SENSING SWITCH THAT DETECTS THE PRESENCE OF WEIGHT ON THE PLATFORM WAS NOT ADJUSTED TO THE NECESSARY SENSITIVITY LEVEL. THE LIFT COULD STOW EVEN THOUGH SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS STILL ON THE LIFT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A LIFT OCCUPANT CAN BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT BEGIN TO STOW UNINTENTIONALLY.

Remedy: DAIMLER BUSES IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS (PLEASE SEE 07E097). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-800-322-2884 OR DAIMLER BUSES AT 1-905-403-7807.

08V134000 · Equipment Adaptive/mobility

Mar 24, 2008

DAIMLER BUSES OF NORTH CAROLINA (DBNC) IS RECALLING 334 MY 2005-2006 SPRINTER 2500 AND MY 2003, 2005-2007 SPRINTER 3500 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH RICON PLATFORM STYLE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. THESE BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 404, "PLATFORM LIFT INSTALLATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES." THE THRESHOLD WARNING SYSTEM MAY NOT DETECT THE PRESENCE OF A WHEELCHAIR OR MOBILITY AID USER IN A CERTAIN SPOT WITHIN THE DEFINED THRESHOLD AREA.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THE USER OF THE LIFT COULD BE INJURED SHOULD THE LIFT MOVE UNINTENTIONALLY.

Remedy: DBNC IS WORKING WITH RICON TO CORRECT THE WHEELCHAIR LIFTS FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E095). OWNERS MAY CONTACT RICON AT 1-818-267-3000 OR DBNC AT 1-905-403-7807.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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