NHTSA Complaint #10232226 — 2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500

2006 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 TURBO RESONATOR FAILURES. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE ABOVE UNIT IN THE FORM OF A WINNEBAGO VIEW. ON OUR FIRST TRIP WE HAD TO CROSS A SMALL MOUNTAIN PASS IN THE SHENANDHOAS. A FEW MINUTES IN TO THE CLIMB, I NOTICED THE POWER DROPPING OFF. WE WERE ALREADY ALL THE WAY IN THE RIGHT LANE, HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE LOST SO MUCH POWER THE LARGE TRUCKS ALSO IN THE RIGHT LANE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD SUFFERED A FAILURE OF THE TURBO RESONATOR AND THAT IT WOULD BE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE INCIDENT WAS MOST UNFORTUNATE. WHILE THE FAMILY TRIP WAS PRETTY MUCH RUINED, WINNEBAGO DID EVENTUALLY HELP PAY FOR THE RENTAL VEHICLE COSTS THAT WE HAD TO ABSORB TO GET THE FAMILY AND CONTENTS OF THE RV HOME UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE SUFFERED AN IDENTICAL FAILURE. AFTER LOOKING IN TO THE PROBLEM ON-LINE, WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE IS A HUGE COMMUNITY OF SPRINT OWNERS THAT HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME FAILURE, MANY OF THEM WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH DODGE AND MERCEDES REFUSE TO RESOLVE. THE MANUFACTURERS NEED TO DESIGN A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR