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Shulkster
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The goal of this thread is to give myself and future people a list of items that they can take to their dealership to pro-actively check prior to their warranty expiring. Ranking the importance of 1 very very common or very expensive issue and try to push the dealer to check and/or replace and 10 not as important or costly once you are out of warranty. In creating the list including the url to a prior discussion on the topic would also be helpful. This would give me great leverage when I see the dealer over the next 20 days. I will start the list off with a current post that gave me this idea not sure were on the list it belongs but tossing it up ?
1) Problem: Original battery dying or a charging problem = Solution: Check battery Cable
Discussion Thread: https://sprinter-source.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10155
From Josh 2/20/10: Recommendation Possible cause may be high resistance in the cable from the starter motor to the battery, caused by a loose crimp at the 300 Amp fusible link. Perform a voltage drop test over the cable from the starter to the battery while at the same time doing a â??wiggleâ?? test on the cable at the fusible link. If corrosion is present and/or the cable does not pass the voltage drop test, replace the cable.
So the above is a perfect example for me who just purchased this vehicle will have the ability to go to my dealer to have them check for. Thanks in advance for your help in creating the top ten list.
First Posting - My history on buying the Sprinter -
Was in a car accident by myself in the 2004 Sienna on 1/24/10 and the car was totaled, no one hurt, 23 year old kid crossed the double line you know the rest, he lied on the police report and blamed it on me bla..bla,,. Started researching and test driving the 2010 Sprinter Van. Decided on the 2010 Passenger 144" high top, was only able to find 2 in the USA for immediate delivery $52k . Decided to search for a used one and found (2) 2007 in New Hampshire at a Dealer who had purchased both from Enterprise Rental Car out of NYC. One had 7,500 miles and the other had 10,000 miles drove both and purchased the 10,000 mile one for $33k. Was not willing to buy the extended maintenance program through Chrysler. Got it home and started to have a diesel smell in the car, being under warranty took it to the dealer and one of the lines on the fuel rail was loose and the hose to the turbo was leaking that they replaced. Everything was covered under warranty which expires on 5/30/10. Have installed the new logo kit which I overpaid for and just had a trailer hitch added.
Currently have 13k miles and the wife loves it.
Happy Wife Happy Life
1) Problem: Original battery dying or a charging problem = Solution: Check battery Cable
Discussion Thread: https://sprinter-source.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10155
From Josh 2/20/10: Recommendation Possible cause may be high resistance in the cable from the starter motor to the battery, caused by a loose crimp at the 300 Amp fusible link. Perform a voltage drop test over the cable from the starter to the battery while at the same time doing a â??wiggleâ?? test on the cable at the fusible link. If corrosion is present and/or the cable does not pass the voltage drop test, replace the cable.
So the above is a perfect example for me who just purchased this vehicle will have the ability to go to my dealer to have them check for. Thanks in advance for your help in creating the top ten list.
First Posting - My history on buying the Sprinter -
Was in a car accident by myself in the 2004 Sienna on 1/24/10 and the car was totaled, no one hurt, 23 year old kid crossed the double line you know the rest, he lied on the police report and blamed it on me bla..bla,,. Started researching and test driving the 2010 Sprinter Van. Decided on the 2010 Passenger 144" high top, was only able to find 2 in the USA for immediate delivery $52k . Decided to search for a used one and found (2) 2007 in New Hampshire at a Dealer who had purchased both from Enterprise Rental Car out of NYC. One had 7,500 miles and the other had 10,000 miles drove both and purchased the 10,000 mile one for $33k. Was not willing to buy the extended maintenance program through Chrysler. Got it home and started to have a diesel smell in the car, being under warranty took it to the dealer and one of the lines on the fuel rail was loose and the hose to the turbo was leaking that they replaced. Everything was covered under warranty which expires on 5/30/10. Have installed the new logo kit which I overpaid for and just had a trailer hitch added.
Currently have 13k miles and the wife loves it.
Happy Wife Happy Life
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