Complaint 717567
2005 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL • incident Oct 6, 2006
- Complaint ID
- 717567
- Make
- DODGE
- Model
- SPRINTER 2500
- Model Year
- 2005
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- Incident Date
- Oct 6, 2006
- Date Received
- Apr 24, 2009
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Owner Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 DODGE SPRINTER 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE TURBO RESONATOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS WHICH AS A CONSEQUENCE INCREASED THE RISK OF A SERIOUS CRASH AND INJURY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TURBO RESONATOR FOUR TIMES. ALL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. A TECHNICIAN SPECULATED THT POOR QUALITY AND EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE CAUSED THE COMPONENT TO FAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,336 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.UPDATED 5/6/09 *CN UPDATED 05/08/09.*JB
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