2005 Keystone Sprinter Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Keystone Sprinter, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Tires & wheels440.0%
- Body & structure330.0%
- Other / unspecified220.0%
- Suspension110.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
SPARE TIRE ON OUR TRAVEL TRAILER HAS NEVER BEEN USED. MY HUSBAND WAS WORKING OUTSIDE AND HEARD A LARGE BOOM. THE SPARE TIRE ON THE SPARE TIRE HOLDER OF THE CAMPER HAD EXPLODED LEAVING A LARGE HOLE IN THE TIRE. WE ARE NOW VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRES ON THE TRAILER. IF THEY EXPLODE WHILE WE ARE IN ROUTE TO A CAMPGROUND IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO OUR TRAILER AND POSSIBLE CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. YOUR COMPLAINT INFORMATION SITE DOES NOT LIST THE TIRE ON OUR CAMPER. IT IS A MISSION TIRE ST 205 75 R 15 DOT 4YB3 TC108 MHO 402-07. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT INCLUDE THE BRACE PLATES THAT WERE NEEDED TO CONNECT TO THE CAPTURE PLATE OF THE SUPER GLIDER HITCH. AS A RESULT, THE TRAILER BECAME UNHITCHED WHILE IN MOTION AND CAUSED A CRASH. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE BOLTS THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR THE VEHICLE WERE NEVER PLACED ON THE TRAILER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE AUTOMATICALLY INSTALLED THIS KIT, BUT THEY DID NOT. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER RUBBED THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRAILER. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WHEEL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL WELL. THIS CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME DEFORMED. THE CONTACT SENT PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ADVISED HIM THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TRAILER BEING OVERLOADED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO BEND. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 2000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED, THE CONSUMER PROVIDED ALL INVOICES. UPDATE 4/27/07*TR
THERE ARE MANY FAILURES DUE TO BAD CHASSIS DESIGN, THE LIPPERT FRAMES ON FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS ARE CRACKING AND POSE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER COPPER CANYON RV AND DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT DOMETIC WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR ON THE REFRIGERATOR. *NJ AMMONIA HAD LEAKED FROM A CRACKED WELD. THE CONSUMERS REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS DENIED BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME FRAME AND THE WARRANTY HAD ALSO EXPIRED. *JB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG OR POP AND DISCOVERED THAT THE REFRIGERATOR RUPTURED. HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND AND NOTICED AMMONIA LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A MASSIVE RECALL, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO UNPLUG THE REFRIGERATOR AND SHUT OFF THE GAS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE 2005 KEYSTONE SPRINTER RUBBED THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRAILER. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WHEEL WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE WHEEL WELL. THIS CAUSED THE TIRES TO BECOME DEFORMED. THE CONTACT SENT PICTURES TO THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY ADVISED HIM THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE TRAILER BEING OVERLOADED, WHICH CAUSED THE SPRINGS TO BEND. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 2000 MILES. *AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE SPRINGS IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED, THE CONSUMER PROVIDED ALL INVOICES. UPDATE 4/27/07*TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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