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2005 Sprinter 2500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 6, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 13, 2005

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Sprinter 2500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SPRINTER 2500 EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE: LT225/75/R16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA ID
10788840
Incident
Nov 4, 2015
Mileage
106,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Dec 28, 2005

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SEMI TRUCKS DRIVE PAST VAN IT WIGGLES" BECAUSE OF THE FORCE OF THE AIR. THIS INTERFERES WITH THE HANDLING OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY ASKED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT HE DECLINED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10146272
Incident
Dec 27, 2005
Mileage
8,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Oct 13, 2005
Crash reported

MY VEHICLE (SPRINTER VAN) ROLLED AWAY - DOWN THE HILL, WHILE IN 'PARK' POSITION. *JB

NHTSA ID
10139640
Incident
Aug 3, 2005
Mileage
12,000 mi

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.

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