2015 Mercedes benz SPRINTER 3500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2015 Mercedes benz SPRINTER 3500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1655318
 Internal NHTSA #11320295
 ManufacurerDaimler Vans USA, LLC
 BrandMERCEDES BENZ
 ModelSPRINTER 3500
 Model Year2015
 File date19/03/20
 ComponentVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemWhile driving our 2015 mercedes sprinter 3500 on i-5 south from oakland, ca to joshua tree national park on thursday, march 19 suddenly our speed control quit functioning and the abs, esp and traction control lights on our instrument panel lighted up. We immediately called a mercedes benz service department in bakersfield, ca and were told that as long as the van seemed to be driving , braking and handling normally we did not need to bring it in for service but could continue driving. The van did seem to be running normally so we drove on without speed control. About 400 miles later as we were driving into joshua tree national park the brakes started to make a loud clicking noise when the pedal was depressed completely and the transmission would no longer shift out of 2nd gear making it impossible to drive over 30 mph. We had to have the van towed 46 miles back to palm springs, ca and await the mercedes benz service department there opening on monday, march 23. At the service department they diagnosed the rear wheel speed sensors had failed with only 48,271 miles on the odometer. The following day they replaced the rear wheel speed sensors and the van was running normally again. I have researched the problem with the wheel speed sensors on mercedes benz sprinter vans. It seems to be a common problem at least from the year 2013-2016. It is unacceptable that a van that mercedes promotes for its utility has this kind of failure commonly. It is a significant safety issue. We were driving on dry pavement so noticed no problem with performance until the brakes began to malfunction and the van would not shift above 2nd gear. If we had been on wet or slick roads the lack of anti-lock brakes, traction control and electronic stability control would have made the van dangerous to drive. Mercedes benz needs to do something to remedy this common failure.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure48271
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateCLIVE, IA
VIN pattern WDAPF4CCXFPXXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?N
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
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Transmission type
 Vehicle speed65
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
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  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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