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Engine coolingPart report

2002 Freightliner Sprinter Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
25%of 8 total for the year
Median mileage
700miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2002 Freightliner Sprinter, 25% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 700 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.

“I have had four separate occasions when the EGR valve on my Sprinter has leaked oil all over the motor and had to be replaced. The cost for this repair is now over $500.00 each occurrence. The average mileage for this failure is 25,000 miles. Not right for a mercedes benz product that doesn't have this problem in europe.”

NHTSA complaint #10155708, filed 2006-04, 700 miles

“We purchased several 2002 Freightliner sprinters and have had many problems including 2 engine replacements. These vehicles are just out of the 6,00 mile warranty. The chrysler corp assisted on the repairs 2 however we now have a 3rd vehicle that has 71543 miles on it and the chrysler corp is refusing to offer any assistance in the repair. If this was only on 1 of them I would understand but this is a persistent problem. There were enough problems that american lafrance ambulance conversion stopped making them into ambulances due to the problems.”

NHTSA complaint #10178514, filed 2007-01

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2002225%

Other parts of the 2002 Freightliner Sprinter

Transmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 Freightliner Sprinter

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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