2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500 Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 17%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 265,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 265,000 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The car was in slow driving condition in hot weather driving.. The heater fan motor and/or heater fan wiring at the motor overheated and burned all plastic surrounding the plastic connector and wiring near it. The fire then spread to surrounding plastic heater blower fan housing and extinguished when heater hose burned and burst/sprayed sending antifreeze to put out the fire. The fire source was easily identified as the fire was localized in the wiring connector to the fan motor connector area and no other part of the underhood fire. …”
NHTSA complaint #11350672, filed 2020-08, 265,000 milesElectrical system: other model years
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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