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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006075465 | Incident Date: Jul, 28 2006 |
| Consumer's City: ALTADENA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: 3500 | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:other fuel types:turbo/supercharger |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WDXPD944565 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 26 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. it was on one such incline that i found myself with a large 18 wheeler bearing down on me in the #2 lane. due to the small incline we had just encountered, my speed dropped to below 20 mph. there was heavy traffic in the #1 lane, so neither the 18 wheeler nor i could jump into the #1 lane to avoid an accident. rather than forcing the 18 wheeler to lock up to slow down, i dove into a very narrow shoulder with what appeared to be a steep dropoff. had the should not been wide enough, i do not believe that it was possible to avoid injury or death on this incident. greatly shaken, i was forced to take side streets all the way back to my home in altadena, ca. i had my vehicle taken to a dodge dealership for repair, where the mechanic knew exactly what the problem was without looking at it. the part was replaced with the same non-upgraded part. from the research i have done since this incident, i have found that this problem has been well known for several months, and i have heard of failures on the replacement units as well. |
