2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems
NHTSA has received 26 complaints about the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500, and 38% of them involve engine. Next are electrical system (8%) and fuel system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 39% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 73,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Dodge Sprinter 2500 with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 dodge sprinter. The contact smelled an odor coming from the heating and cooling system. The dealer stated that they were unable to diagnose the failure. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed the injector washers were leaking exhaust gasses. The contact installed new washers. The contact stated the fumes in the vehicle caused the passengers in the vehicle to experience breathing problems, watering of the eyes and headaches.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge sprinter 2500. While the vehicle was parked, the contact noticed excessive smoke inside the cargo compartment. Upon further inspection, he noticed that the rear driver's side interior lighting was the source of the failure. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and is in the process of being inspected. It has not yet been determined if the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v299000 (interior lighting).
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 dodge sprinter. While driving approximately 61 MPH, the contact heard a loud rattling noise underneath the vehicle. Upon further inspection, he noticed that the crankshaft harmonic balanced bolt was fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that the warranty was expired; therefore, the contact would have to replace the bolt at his expense. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. He has pictures of the failed component. The VIN was unknown.
The turbo resonator came apart and completely shut down the turbo, resulting in complete loss of power on the freeway. Very unsafe and have found that this is a common problem, but dodge will not do anything about it. A google search online will atleast to this fact and it is very dangerous. I was on the freeway when this happened and when you loose all power at once it makes for a very unsafe situation for everyone around and behind you as there is no way to accelerate to get to the side of the road, only able to…