| Issue ID | 1697372 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11364340 |
| Manufacurer | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| Brand | MERCEDES BENZ |
| Model | SPRINTER 3500 |
| Model Year | 2015 |
| File date | 03/10/20 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | In october of 2018 at 28,860 odometer miles, the passenger rear wheel speed sensor failed while driving from atlanta, ga to west palm beach, fl. Causing the eps, abs, anti_collision and cruise control system to stop functioning with warning messages displayed on the dash. I experienced erratic speeds while manually driving home. On october 3, 2020, at 39,214 odometer miles, the same issue happened again, only this time it was the front passenger wheel speed sensor that failed with all the same warning lights and disabled eps, abs, anti-collision and cruise control systems being shut down. In both cases the failed sensors were replaced under the mercedes-benz emission warranty. I am very concerned that these failures are common with this model vehicle and i will continue to experience failures of these sensors after the warranty expires. I have replaced two of them so far with less than 40,000 miles on the vehicle and there are still two more original sensors yet to fail. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 39000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BOYNTON BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | WD3PF4DC0FPXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 65 |
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