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Complaint 590014

2006 SPRINTER 3500 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER • incident Jul 19, 2006

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
590014
Make
SPRINTER
Model
3500
Model Year
2006
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Incident Date
Jul 19, 2006
Date Received
Jul 26, 2006
Data As Of
Aug 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

Owner Narrative

PART FAILED CAUSING INABILITY TO OPERATE AT SAFE SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY. PART IS CALLED "TURBO RESONATOR" AND HAS A REPUTATION AS A WEAK PART. SEVERAL OWNERS OF SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE HAVE HAD FAILURE. I SAVED THE DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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