Sudden loss of power while driving 50-60 MPH. No acceleration despite depressing accelerator pedal to floor. Vehicle towed 15 miles to authorized dealer where turbo resonator was replaced.
2005 Sprinter 3500: sudden loss of power
5 of the 14 complaints about the 2005 Sprinter 3500 describe sudden loss of power.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 36%
- typical mileage
- 5,444
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Sudden loss of power by model year
- 20066
- 20055
What owners say
The truck lost power suddenly and the speed reduced from 62 to 35 totally out of my control. This occurred on i95 in northern virginia in heavy traffic. The problem was a failed turbo resonator.
"turbo resonator" failed at highway speed on a major interstate causing severe loss of power and near collision. *jb vehicle is winnebago vuw
Leaving the town of lakeside, or made left turn onto the 101 hwy with traffic not visible due to a curve both ways, accelerated to get up to freeway speed for safety. Found the vehicle would not shift out of third gear. Drove 4-5 miles before I could turn off the freeway. I parked headed downhill, turned off the engine and opened the hood. I then went into the store to use phone; had no luck finding service. I felt I might be able to go back to my destination in third gear so gave it a try. When I put the hood down the support was so weak it bent and I had to hammer it out of the way to close the hood. I found something might have reset itself as it shifted normally once I restarted the engine. This happened twice more in the year 2005. The fix each time was to turn off the engine and restart. No red light . June 23, 06 before I traveled out of state went to local dealership starting fiasco with three dealerships (supposedly authorized and certified to work on this vehicle) couldn't get it fixed until mercedes benz mechanic was brought in and it was done within the morning of that day. Transmission control module was replaced three times; the gear shift was replaced and the transmission was replaced unnecessarily at less than 8k miles . The repair done is unclear to me; but, supposedly the culprit is the resonator. It was remarked in email to [email protected] by chryslerdaimler rep, it was the fault of winnebago industries installation of a sirius radio on the production line; they are discussing this between them now. While the two are attempting to place blame anywhere else but on themselves, people are in jeopardy of their lives the longer this issue is put off. Please assign someone to check out the yahoo groups forum: view-navion and view-naviontech there are 25 incidences of limp home mode (losing power) in the database.
Vehicle suddenly lost power on freeway, creating a dangerous situation. Had to be towed to dealer. Dealer traced problem to turbo resonator failure, a well-known and documented problem with dodge sprinter vans.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Emissions Recall T21 Reprogram Engine Control Unit
- Check engine light on and fault codes P3005A9, P3005FF, P30074B in CDI Control Unit
- Noise on propeller shaft/rear axle from approx
- Engine running complaints
- Engine oil level above max, oil indicator light on
- OM651 Exhaust Bracket Cracking
- Valve Body
- NAG1 (5A580)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2005 Sprinter 3500 loss of power
Is sudden loss of power a common problem on the 2005 Sprinter 3500?
5 of 14 owner complaints about the 2005 Sprinter 3500 (36%) mention sudden loss of power. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2005 Sprinter 3500?
There are 0 recalls and 11 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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