2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500 Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 33%of 6 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 26,454miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 26,454 miles.
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.
“Our turbo resonator failed four times. Every time this happened we were driving on the highway at 60 MPH and then suddenly no power and our vehicle went into limp mode and our maximum speed was 30 to 35 MPH. Very, very dangerous situation. When this happened to us the 4th time I researched this on line and it looks like late 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 models are all equipped with the 2.7 liter 5 cylinder in line turbo diesel. …”
NHTSA complaint #10870006, filed 2016-05, 37,722 miles“June 14, 2009 NHTSA: for the 4th time our winnebago Dodge sprinter/rv has lost power due to parts failure [turbo resonators, sensors, and/or turbocharger]. Needless to say these failures took place while many miles from home and away from anyone who could help. When certain parts fail, the sprinter is designed to enter a limp home mode at a greatly reduced speed, thus endangering us as we were traveling on busy highways, fearful we would be rear ended by a truck or other heavy vehicles. …”
NHTSA complaint #10273733, filed 2009-06, 15,186 milesTransmission and drivetrain: other model years
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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