2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission inadvertently downshifted into third gear and the vehicle stalled with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear wheel speed sensors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, and the failure was remedied. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number 21V042000 (Electronic Stability Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. Vin tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was 52,000.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE THE REAR SPEED SENSORS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS FAIL AND I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS WELL AS I BELIEVE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EFFECTED BY MY FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURES. THE FIRST SENSOR FAILED 30 DAYS AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES. THE SECOND SENSOR FAILED ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER.

The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission inadvertently downshifted into third gear and the vehicle stalled with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear wheel speed sensors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, and the failure was remedied. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number 21V042000 (Electronic Stability Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. Vin tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was 52,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING ON FLAT, OPEN INTERSTATE ROADWAY IN RAINY WEATHER AT NIGHT WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED QUICKLY. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT DOWNSHIFTED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS ACCELERATING HARD. I LOOKED AT SPEEDOMETER AND SPEED HAD INCREASED BY MORE THAN 5 MPH OVER WHAT CRUISE WAS SET IN A MATTER OF 4 SECONDS OR SO. I THEN APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL AT WHICH POINT THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE BRAKE SYSTEM PULSED 4 TIMES, AND CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT APPEAR TO DISENGAGE. I THEN HIT BRAKES AGAIN, AND PUSHED THE CRUISE CONTROL LEVEL TOWARD DASH AND CRUISE DISENGAGED THIS TIME. DURING OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS EVENT, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN DASH FOR ABS, ESP, VISIT WORKSHOP, AND OTHER WARNING LIGHTS THAT SAFETY FEATURES WERE DISABLED SUCH AS FORWARD COLLISION, BLIND SPOT INDICATORS IN MIRROR, ETC. THESE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE OCCASIONALLY WENT OFF FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME, BUT HAVE REMAINED ON FOR MOST OF TIME. SOMETIMES THEY WILL BE OFF WHEN STARTED, BUT COME ON AFTER TOUCHING BRAKE PEDAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON PRIOR TO THIS EVENT.

I'M EXPERIENCING WHEEL SPEED SENSOR MALFUNCTION AND FAILURE AT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SPEED. IT'S HAPPENED APPROX 10 TIMES. ONCE WHEN ENCOUNTERING A DIP IN THE ROAD. ONCE IN HEAVY CROSS WINDS. AND LASTLY WHEN PASSING AN 18 WHEELER. UPON MALFUNCTION, MY CAMPER LOOSES POWER DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL DROPPING OUT. THIS PUT ME IN UNSAFE CONDITION PASSING 18 WHEELER. FIRST FAILURE WAS ON I-8 IN REMOTE COUNTRY. I MADE IT TO SAFE AREA BUT WAS VERY STRESSED. FAULT CLEARED AFTER RESTARTING MY ENGINE. NEXT EVENT WAS IN COLORADO IN AUGUST 2019. IN HEAVY CROSSWIND ON INTERSTATE SYSTEM CODED 'WHEEL SPIN, LOSS OF TRACTION.' MULTIPLE TIMES I STOPPED, KILLED ENGINE, BUT CODES DIDN'T CLEAR. UPON LEAVING CAMP IT CODED ADDITIONAL ABS FAILURE. THIS RESULTED IN BREAKDOWN. VEHICLE BECAME ERRATIC JERKING AND LURCHING. I CALLED MERCEDES AND WAS TOWED 250 MILES TO DEALER IN LITTLETON CO. RIGHT REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. LASTLY THIS HAPPEN AGAIN TWO DAYS AGO ON I-20 IN LOUISIANA. WHILE PASSING AN 18 WHEELER MY SPRINTER CODED 'WHEEL SPIN, VEHICLE SKID'.' IMMEDIATE LOSS OF CRUISE CONTROL CAUSED LOSS OF SPEED. THE LARGE TRUCK SPED BY ME IN THE INSIDE LANE BUFFETING ME BADLY! I MAINTAINED CONTROL BUT THIS WAS UNSAFE FOR MYSELF AND THE TRUCK DRIVER! UPON GETTING OFF INTERSTATE I GOT ABS CODE WITH VEHICLE STUCK IN LOW GEAR (COMPUTER GENERATED RESPONSE).MERCEDES HAS ONCE AGAIN TOWED MY SPRINTER TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. ALL SAID THESE SENSORS ARE NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. THEIR FAILURES AT HIGHWAY SPEED PUT OPERATORS AT RISK. THIS RUINS CONSUMERS PLANS.IT PUTS US UNSAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING ON TOW TRUCKS.

CURRENT ISSUE AND PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM. ON MY 2015 WINNEBAGO ERA. IT CONTINUES TO VENT ENTIRE PROPANE TANK INSPIT OF THREE PRIOR ATTEMPTS BY WINNABAGO DEALERS EFFORTS TO FIX PROBLEM. *BF AFTER I FINALLY GOT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 18. I USED IT ON A FOUR DAY TRIP TO SEE THE ECLIPSE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR A RIDE TWICE A MONTH AND I RAN THE GENERATOR THREE TIMES, AS INSTRUCTIONS DICTATE. PROPANE TANK SHOWED NEARLY FULL THREE WEEKS AGO. LAST WEEK I SMELT PROPANE GAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVE WAY. AS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IGNITION AT THE SOURCE SO I CLEARED THE AREA. AFTER A FEW HOURS THERE IS NO MORE SIGN OR SMELL OF PROPANE, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM PANEL SHOWS THE PROPANE TANK IS EMPTY. EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM 1) RECALL, 2) THE LAST PROPANE SYSTEM BLOW OUT WHILE CAMPING, 10 WEEKS AGO AND 3) NOW. COLERAIN RV CINCINNATI 800332-4270 OR 513-923-3600 WAS IS THE RV DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON MY VEHICLE AND [XXX] IS THE SERVICE ADVISER, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, [email protected] | 800-537-1885 605 W CRYSTAL LAKE RD | FOREST CITY, IA 50436 THE RV DEAND SPEAK TO ADAM MY SERVICE ADVISER ON THE LAST GO AROUND ON MONDAY 27 NOV TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK IN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. MY LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THIS ISSUE AND VEHICLE IS VERY STRAINED AT THIS POINT. *TR

The contact owns a 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission inadvertently downshifted into third gear and the vehicle stalled with an unknown warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the rear wheel speed sensors were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, and the failure was remedied. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number 21V042000 (Electronic Stability Control) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. Vin tool confirms parts not available. The failure mileage was 52,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SEPARATE WHEEL SPED SENSOR FAILURES. WHEN EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS WILL NOT ALLOW FULL BRAKING PRESSURE WHILE UNDERWAY. YOU WILL HEAR THE ABS SOUND LIKE IT'S SLIDING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE IN ANY CONDITION. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND BRAKING PRESSURE IS GREATLY REDUCED, IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO QUICKLY SHOVE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYTHING AHEAD. WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR IT CAN BE AT ANY SPEED OR ON ANY SURFACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. OCCASIONALLY, PRIOR TO THE DASH LIGHTS INDICATING A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO CUT ALL POWER. THIS TYPICALLY HAS HAPPENED ON HARD ACCELERATION ONTO A HIGHWAY, BEING EQUALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS JUST GOING OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TRIED TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION WITH MERCEDES WHO HAVE NOW STATED I HAVE NO CLAIM. A FINAL FACTOR IS THAT AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE HAD A MASSIVE SHORT THAT LITERALLY MELTED THE BATTERY DOWN. I HAVE SUGGESTED TO MERCEDES THAT THAT INCIDENT, UNDER WARRANTY, MAY HAVE DONE SEROUS HARM TO THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/COMPUTERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V004000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH ORLANDO (1100 RINEHART RD, SANFORD, FL 32771) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF CONSUMER STATED AIR BAGS REPLACED NO LONGER SAGETY PROBLEM. *JB

TAKATA RECALL: MERCEDES ADVISED ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS FOR PASSENGER SIDE MAY NOT BE READY UNTIL 2020. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEREFORE THIS IS MY FORMAL COMPLAINT.

CURRENT ISSUE AND PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM. ON MY 2015 WINNEBAGO ERA. IT CONTINUES TO VENT ENTIRE PROPANE TANK INSPIT OF THREE PRIOR ATTEMPTS BY WINNABAGO DEALERS EFFORTS TO FIX PROBLEM. *BF AFTER I FINALLY GOT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 18. I USED IT ON A FOUR DAY TRIP TO SEE THE ECLIPSE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR A RIDE TWICE A MONTH AND I RAN THE GENERATOR THREE TIMES, AS INSTRUCTIONS DICTATE. PROPANE TANK SHOWED NEARLY FULL THREE WEEKS AGO. LAST WEEK I SMELT PROPANE GAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVE WAY. AS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IGNITION AT THE SOURCE SO I CLEARED THE AREA. AFTER A FEW HOURS THERE IS NO MORE SIGN OR SMELL OF PROPANE, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM PANEL SHOWS THE PROPANE TANK IS EMPTY. EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM 1) RECALL, 2) THE LAST PROPANE SYSTEM BLOW OUT WHILE CAMPING, 10 WEEKS AGO AND 3) NOW. COLERAIN RV CINCINNATI 800332-4270 OR 513-923-3600 WAS IS THE RV DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON MY VEHICLE AND [XXX] IS THE SERVICE ADVISER, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, [email protected] | 800-537-1885 605 W CRYSTAL LAKE RD | FOREST CITY, IA 50436 THE RV DEAND SPEAK TO ADAM MY SERVICE ADVISER ON THE LAST GO AROUND ON MONDAY 27 NOV TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK IN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. MY LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THIS ISSUE AND VEHICLE IS VERY STRAINED AT THIS POINT. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE WITH STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FOR RADIO VOLUME AND HANDLESS TELEPHONE ANSWERING AS I PREFER TO TO KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL WITH A LARGER, HEAVIER VEHICLE. RECALL REMOVED FUNCTION OF SAID CONTROL AND WAS TOLD IT WILL NOT BE FIXED. VERIFIED BY PHONE CALL TO WINNEBAGO. INQUIRED AT FACTORY AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SPEAK TO A TECHNICIAN, OR CALL. TO ANSWER THE PHONE, I NOW HAVE TO TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD, FIND THE SMALL SQUARE ON THE TOUCH SCREEN TO ANSWER AND DISCONNECT . I ALSO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY ADJUST THE VOLUME BECAUSE THE MUSIC ON MY I-POD HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND EACH SONG PLAYS AT A DIFFERENT VOLUME

UNABLE TO READ SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WHEN THE SUN IS SHINNING. BOTH HAVE BLACK BACKGROUND WITH VERY NARROW WHITE NEEDLES. THE DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT GET BRIGHT ENOUGH TO LIGHT UP THE AREA. I HAVE PURCHASED A BATTERY POWERED LIGHT TO LIGHT UP THE DASH WHEN SUN IS BRIGHT. IT THINK THIS IS A SAFTY HAZARD. DEALER SAYS IT IS NORMAL.

THE VEHICLE HAS AUTOMATIC TURN INDICATORS WHICH ARE ACTIVATED AFTER THE WHEEL IS TURNED APPROXIMATELY 60 DEGREES AT SPEEDS BELOW 10 MPH. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY SIGNALING INCORRECT INTENTIONS TO SURROUNDING VEHICLES AND PEDESTRIANS WHEN MANEUVERING AT LOW SPEEDS SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS, ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS, AND CURVED ROADWAYS APPROACHING TURNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 THOR SIESTA INSTALLED ON A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL GRATING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RECEIVER HITCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A BAR HAD FRACTURED FROM THE CHASSIS. THE TOW BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE RECEIVER HITCH HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE TOW BAR WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. THE SAFETY CABLE FROM THE TOW BAR WAS ALSO NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,842.

CURRENT ISSUE AND PAST PROBLEMS WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM. ON MY 2015 WINNEBAGO ERA. IT CONTINUES TO VENT ENTIRE PROPANE TANK INSPIT OF THREE PRIOR ATTEMPTS BY WINNABAGO DEALERS EFFORTS TO FIX PROBLEM. *BF AFTER I FINALLY GOT MY VEHICLE IN AUGUST 18. I USED IT ON A FOUR DAY TRIP TO SEE THE ECLIPSE. SINCE THEN I HAVE TAKEN IT FOR A RIDE TWICE A MONTH AND I RAN THE GENERATOR THREE TIMES, AS INSTRUCTIONS DICTATE. PROPANE TANK SHOWED NEARLY FULL THREE WEEKS AGO. LAST WEEK I SMELT PROPANE GAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVE WAY. AS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IGNITION AT THE SOURCE SO I CLEARED THE AREA. AFTER A FEW HOURS THERE IS NO MORE SIGN OR SMELL OF PROPANE, HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM PANEL SHOWS THE PROPANE TANK IS EMPTY. EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE SHUT-OFF VALVE WAS CLOSED. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE PROPANE SYSTEM 1) RECALL, 2) THE LAST PROPANE SYSTEM BLOW OUT WHILE CAMPING, 10 WEEKS AGO AND 3) NOW. COLERAIN RV CINCINNATI 800332-4270 OR 513-923-3600 WAS IS THE RV DEALERSHIP THAT WORKED ON MY VEHICLE AND [XXX] IS THE SERVICE ADVISER, WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES SERVICE ADMINISTRATION, [email protected] | 800-537-1885 605 W CRYSTAL LAKE RD | FOREST CITY, IA 50436 THE RV DEAND SPEAK TO ADAM MY SERVICE ADVISER ON THE LAST GO AROUND ON MONDAY 27 NOV TO TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK IN TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED. MY LEVEL OF CONCERN ABOUT THE OVERALL SAFETY OF THIS ISSUE AND VEHICLE IS VERY STRAINED AT THIS POINT. *TR

THE 2015 SPRINTER VAN WAS CONVERTED TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) BY ERWIN-HYMER GROUP NA AKA ROADTREK WHICH I PURCHASED IN 2016. IT WAS SOLD AS SEATING FOR 4 (ORIGINAL SPRINTER VAN - DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND AN ADDED ROW/2 CAPTAIN CHAIRS BEHIND THAT) IN 2019 ERWIN-HYMER NA GROUP /ROADTREK FILED BANKRUPTCY TAKING AWAY 4 OF THE 6 YEARS WARRANTY I PURCHASED (VIOLATION OF MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT). I REACHED OUT TO THE COURT APPOINTED RECEIVER ALVAREZ&MARSAL CANADA WHO SAID THAT NO FUNDS WERE SET ASIDE FOR CONSUMERS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2019 I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE SECOND ROW/ 2 ADDED CAPTAIN SEATS/SEAT BELTS COULD FAIL IN A CRASH AND NOW MY VEHICLES SECOND ROW SHOULD NOT BE OCCUPIED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. (NOTIFIED IN JAN. 2020 NHTSA 19V450) YES THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION BUT ALSO A CONSUMER AND ROAD SAFETY ISSUE. THE RV INDUSTRY IS PUTTING LARGE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AND THEIR IS NOT ENOUGH REGULATION TO INSURE HIGHWAY SAFETY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500. WHILE ROTATING THE SEATS, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,657.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 THOR SIESTA INSTALLED ON A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING A STOP, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL GRATING NOISE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RECEIVER HITCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A BAR HAD FRACTURED FROM THE CHASSIS. THE TOW BAR WAS STILL ATTACHED TO THE RECEIVER HITCH HOWEVER, DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE TOW BAR WAS DRAGGING ON THE ROAD. THE SAFETY CABLE FROM THE TOW BAR WAS ALSO NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,842.

THIS IS A 2016 WINNEBAGO VIEW RV ON A 2015 MERCEDES BENZ 3500 CHASSIS. THE HANDLEING IS DANGEROUS. IT ROCK AND ROLLS UPON THE SLIGHTEST UNEVEN ROAD. ON SHALLOW CURVES IT FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO ROLL OVER. WINNEBAGO SAYS THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE MERCEDES BENZ WON'T LET THEM CHANGE ANYTHING ON THE CHASSIS. MERCEDES BENZ DOES SEEM TO CARE.I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS ROCK AND ROLL ACTION.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SEPARATE WHEEL SPED SENSOR FAILURES. WHEN EACH INCIDENT OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND AT THE SAME TIME THE ABS WILL NOT ALLOW FULL BRAKING PRESSURE WHILE UNDERWAY. YOU WILL HEAR THE ABS SOUND LIKE IT'S SLIDING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE IN ANY CONDITION. AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES AND BRAKING PRESSURE IS GREATLY REDUCED, IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO QUICKLY SHOVE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANYTHING AHEAD. WHEN THESE FAILURES OCCUR IT CAN BE AT ANY SPEED OR ON ANY SURFACE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES. OCCASIONALLY, PRIOR TO THE DASH LIGHTS INDICATING A WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO CUT ALL POWER. THIS TYPICALLY HAS HAPPENED ON HARD ACCELERATION ONTO A HIGHWAY, BEING EQUALLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE IS JUST GOING OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TRIED TO WORK OUT A SOLUTION WITH MERCEDES WHO HAVE NOW STATED I HAVE NO CLAIM. A FINAL FACTOR IS THAT AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES THIS VEHICLE HAD A MASSIVE SHORT THAT LITERALLY MELTED THE BATTERY DOWN. I HAVE SUGGESTED TO MERCEDES THAT THAT INCIDENT, UNDER WARRANTY, MAY HAVE DONE SEROUS HARM TO THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/COMPUTERS.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN 2016 IT IS A SPRINTER WITH A COACHMAN FOREST RIVER MOTORHOME/COACH ON THE CHASSIS I HAVE ALMOST NO VISIBILITY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LOOKING IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR. BECAUSE THEY INSTALLED AN AWNING AT THE FACTORY BEFORE THEY SOLD IT AS A NEW VEHICLE. I CONTACTED THE NTSB AND FILED A COMPLAINT IN JULY OF 2016(APPROXIMATELY) AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE LOOKED INTO. I NEVER HEARD BACK. I COMPLAINED TO MERCEDES AND THEY SAID THEY SELL THOUSANDS OF CHASSIS TO COACH MANUFACTURERS AND IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I CONTACTED COACHMAN AND FOREST RIVER AND GOT THE RUNAROUND. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESED. I AM SURE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.