2006 Sprinter 3500 Engine cooling Problems

“My 2006 Sprinter motor home (cab by gulfstream) suffered a resonator failure on june 26th on interstate 81n near bristol tn. It has 18,500 miles on it. I was able to get to the right lane and, in limp home mode found a Sprinter repair garage and a new resonator was installed. I intend to replace this plastic resonator with an aluminum part. Thanks.”

“This complaint concerns a 2006 dodge Sprinter 5 cyl diesel engine failure. I have a 2007 winnebago view rv on a 2006 Sprinter. On aug 29 2007 I was traveling on i90 in washington state just west of the snoqualmie pass summit when the vehicle lost power. At that time it had 4539 mile on the odometer. We could have been hit from behind or stranded in the mountains as a result of the failure. The warranty on the vehicle suggest that any repair must be accomplished by a Sprinter dealership. The nearest on was over 100 mile away. …”

“We purchased a 2006 dodge Sprinter 3500 as a 2006 winnebago view class c motorhome with 5010 miles on november 2006. We were traveling april 2007 while crossing the jacksonville bridge on a1a, fl.. The motorhome would not advanced. It lost the power. We made it to the top of the bridge at 20mph. We do not know how we made it. We had to interrupt the trip and go to a dodge dealer and they found the resonator was the problem a few days ago jan. 2010 on the north georgia mountains scenic hwy 348, blairsville, ga; when we got to the highest peak the motorhome would not go at all. …”

“I purchased an itasca navion which is built on a 2006 dodge Sprinter 3500 chassis. The mercedes engine, I found out after ours failed, has a history of problems with the turbo resonator opening up, resulting in the engine going into a limp home mode where the vehicle operates at 200 RPM or less. I was traveling southboung on the 101 highway south of santa barbara which is a hilly 2 lane highway. Due to the RPM restriction on the engine, the vehicle would dramatically lose power and speed on the slightest incline. …”

“I purchased a 2006 dodge Sprinter motor home and with only 2,000 miles the engine lost power while traveling on the interstate. Luckily traffic was light and I was able to have enough power to get off at the closest exit and called the daimler/chrysler hotline obtained the name of the nearest repair dealer. I explained my situation to the repair shop and they new exactly what the problem was and had the part available. The problem was a cracked turbo resonator which is made out of plastic and replaced with a new updated version. …”