2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500 engine problems
17 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500, which is 46% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 46% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 31,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 31,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Repeated failure of turbo resonator on dodge sprinter 3500 / winnabago view resulting in sudden loss of 90% of power. Part cracks open causing loss of turbo pressure. Engine sensor thinks turbo has failed shutting down engine into limp mode resulting in 90% loss of power. Same part has failed twice in 2,500 miles. Both times happened on the interstates highways in traffic and nearly resulted in an accident on I 75 south of atlanta last year and on I 20 west of atlanta last weekend.
Entire mercedes diesel sprinter engine failed completely and will need a new engine. Possible cause is cracked piston or stuck injector. This happened when driving, shortly after serpentine belt and transmission line were replaced, vehicle was just serviced, including new brakes, muffler, inspection, oil change. Only 82,000 miles! Cost will be over $11,000! This is a winnebago view and although it is now older (2007) it hasn't been driven that much each year.
Engine problems in other years
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