What breaks most · 2001 to 2013 model years
Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems by year
Owners have filed 131 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Sprinter 2500 across model years 2001 to 2013. Three years stand out: 2008 for air bags complaints, 2006 for engine and cooling complaints and 2007 for air bags complaints. The quietest years are 2001, 2003 and 2004.
- Years to check closely: 2008, 2006, 2007
- Fewest complaints: 2001, 2003, 2004
- Complaints on file
- 1312001 to 2013, all trims
- Worst year
- 200846 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 16 fires · 5 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 28kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 32Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 2 | Engine and cooling (1) | |
| 3 | 0 | 5 | Engine and cooling (1) | |
| 7 | 0 | 3 | Stability control (2) | |
| 15 | 0 | 3 | Engine and cooling (5) | |
| 31 | 1 | 5 | Engine and cooling (12) | |
| 23 | 0 | 5 | Air bags (7) | |
| 46 | 0 | 5 | Air bags (37) | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | Air bags (3) | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Air bags (2) |
What fails on the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 80% |
37 | 0 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 7% |
3 | 0 | Shop electrical system parts for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 |
| Engine and coolingRadiators, thermostats and cooling | 4% |
2 | 0 | Shop engine and cooling parts for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 2% |
1 | 0 | Shop body and structure parts for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 |
| SteeringPower steering pumps, racks and hoses | 2% |
1 | 0 | Shop steering parts for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 |
| Seats | 2% |
1 | 0 | — |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 2% |
1 | 0 | Shop fuel system parts for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 2500 |
| Fuel System, Diesel | 2% |
1 | 0 | — |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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My dodge sprinter, 2006, winnebago's turbo resonator has failed on me twice, 11-5-2007 and 5-28-2010. The failure is fast and the sprinter goes down to 10 to 40 mph which is very dangerous! Chrysler has replaced the resonator both times but obviously it will fail again!
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2007 dodge ram pick up truck long horn ,i was going to work on the highway and my back right door caught on fire, i pulled over and the truck was full of fire and smoke, i put it out with my shirt and poured water on it.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 30, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Dodge Sprinter 2500 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2008, 2006, 2007 carry the most filings on the Dodge Sprinter 2500. The 2008 alone has 46 complaints, led by air bags.
What is the most common Dodge Sprinter 2500 problem?
On the 2008 model year, the most-reported component is air bags with 37 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Dodge Sprinter 2500 complaints that include mileage is about 28,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.