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This was seen recently in the Yahoo Sprinter Van group content:
-Jon
https://sprinter-source.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3830
This was seen recently in the Yahoo Sprinter Van group content:
Re: Can't turn ignition keys in 2008 Sprinter. Help!
I recently experienced the same problem; below is my e-mail to Doktor A
and his reply, as well as the final outcome....
==============================
Hi Wendy, It's appears to be some kind of failure of the lock tumbler in the
ignition. Towing without the driveshaft disconnected can only be done at low
speeds and short distances thus the tow driver must disconnect the driveshaft.
Let me (and group) know what happens. Regards, Andy
--- On Sat, 6/13/09, mikeydaldog <wendyatkinson@...> wrote:
> From: mikeydaldog <wendyatkinson@...>
> Subject: Sprinter emergency
> To: abittenbinder@...
> Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 2:35 AM
> Hi
> I'm a fan of yours from the SprinterVan forum and would
> appreciate any help you can give me before Monday. And
> I promise feedback.
>
> I have a 2008 Roadtrek RSA on a 2007 2500 Sprinter Chassis
> - after driving 7 hrs from Seattle to Redmond OR this Friday
> night (tonight), I pulled into a spot in front of the RV
> office to fill out the paperwork - when I returned to the
> RV, I inserted my key into the ignition, but was not able to
> turn it in the ignition. I cannot move the steering
> wheel more than 2-3" either direction. The radio
> works, the mileage indicators come on when the door is
> opened with the key in the ignition. I could not shift
> out of park.
> Unfortunately, the spare key is in Seattle.
> A tow truck driver tried the following -
> 1) insert key while trying to turn steering wheel, then try
> to turn ignition without succus
> 2) lock and unlock the doors with the remote, then try #1)
> again, without success
> Eventually he popped upon a small access hole to the
> "shifter" and was able to use a screw driver to get the
> shifter out of park and put it in neutral before lifting the
> front end and towing us into an RV parking spot about 100'
> away. For this, I paid $100.
> The plan is for him to return very early on Monday morning,
> lift the front end, "disconnect the drive", whatever that
> means, then tow (back end down) the RV to Gladstone (suburb
> of Portland) 3 hrs away as that is where Chrysler will pay
> him to take it (nearest Sprinter certified repair place from
> here).
> Any and all ideas would be greatly appreciated on what
> should be tried next. Also, is it safe to tow rear end
> down with the "drive-line disconnected". B/c the
> vehicle height is >9' with the roof AC, he says that he
> cannot put it on a flat bed.
>
> Wendy Atkinson
> wishing I were sleepless in Seattle instead of Redmond OR.
=======================
and the final outcome.
Sprinter was towed to local shop in Redmond so that they could grind off the two
of four bolt heads that had been stripped while attempting to remove the drive
shaft cover plate (don't know what the official name is) so that the drive line
could be then disconnected. Then towed to Ron Tonkin Dodge in Gladstone, OR
(suburb of Portland) where they diagnosed a steering column ignition module
failure.
The work sheet lists "08192701 Steering column control module" and the Mopar
replacement part number 68010437AA which on the mopar web site is "Steering
column - Steering wheel - Position
sensor Position sensor, sprinter van 2007 - 2008 and was priced by the dealer
for $262.99 parts with $65.84 labor (zero for me as it was all covered under the
warranty)
They replaced it, and voila, works perfectly fine now. Went down four
days later on Friday, and drove it back to Seattle without any issues.
Interestingly enough, there was another 2007 2500 Sprinter chassis in the shop
for the exact same thing. Wondering if this will become a recall issue in the
next few months.
Wendy Atkinson
happy to have my Sprinter home.
I recently experienced the same problem; below is my e-mail to Doktor A
and his reply, as well as the final outcome....
==============================
Hi Wendy, It's appears to be some kind of failure of the lock tumbler in the
ignition. Towing without the driveshaft disconnected can only be done at low
speeds and short distances thus the tow driver must disconnect the driveshaft.
Let me (and group) know what happens. Regards, Andy
--- On Sat, 6/13/09, mikeydaldog <wendyatkinson@...> wrote:
> From: mikeydaldog <wendyatkinson@...>
> Subject: Sprinter emergency
> To: abittenbinder@...
> Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009, 2:35 AM
> Hi
> I'm a fan of yours from the SprinterVan forum and would
> appreciate any help you can give me before Monday. And
> I promise feedback.
>
> I have a 2008 Roadtrek RSA on a 2007 2500 Sprinter Chassis
> - after driving 7 hrs from Seattle to Redmond OR this Friday
> night (tonight), I pulled into a spot in front of the RV
> office to fill out the paperwork - when I returned to the
> RV, I inserted my key into the ignition, but was not able to
> turn it in the ignition. I cannot move the steering
> wheel more than 2-3" either direction. The radio
> works, the mileage indicators come on when the door is
> opened with the key in the ignition. I could not shift
> out of park.
> Unfortunately, the spare key is in Seattle.
> A tow truck driver tried the following -
> 1) insert key while trying to turn steering wheel, then try
> to turn ignition without succus
> 2) lock and unlock the doors with the remote, then try #1)
> again, without success
> Eventually he popped upon a small access hole to the
> "shifter" and was able to use a screw driver to get the
> shifter out of park and put it in neutral before lifting the
> front end and towing us into an RV parking spot about 100'
> away. For this, I paid $100.
> The plan is for him to return very early on Monday morning,
> lift the front end, "disconnect the drive", whatever that
> means, then tow (back end down) the RV to Gladstone (suburb
> of Portland) 3 hrs away as that is where Chrysler will pay
> him to take it (nearest Sprinter certified repair place from
> here).
> Any and all ideas would be greatly appreciated on what
> should be tried next. Also, is it safe to tow rear end
> down with the "drive-line disconnected". B/c the
> vehicle height is >9' with the roof AC, he says that he
> cannot put it on a flat bed.
>
> Wendy Atkinson
> wishing I were sleepless in Seattle instead of Redmond OR.
=======================
and the final outcome.
Sprinter was towed to local shop in Redmond so that they could grind off the two
of four bolt heads that had been stripped while attempting to remove the drive
shaft cover plate (don't know what the official name is) so that the drive line
could be then disconnected. Then towed to Ron Tonkin Dodge in Gladstone, OR
(suburb of Portland) where they diagnosed a steering column ignition module
failure.
The work sheet lists "08192701 Steering column control module" and the Mopar
replacement part number 68010437AA which on the mopar web site is "Steering
column - Steering wheel - Position
sensor Position sensor, sprinter van 2007 - 2008 and was priced by the dealer
for $262.99 parts with $65.84 labor (zero for me as it was all covered under the
warranty)
They replaced it, and voila, works perfectly fine now. Went down four
days later on Friday, and drove it back to Seattle without any issues.
Interestingly enough, there was another 2007 2500 Sprinter chassis in the shop
for the exact same thing. Wondering if this will become a recall issue in the
next few months.
Wendy Atkinson
happy to have my Sprinter home.
-Jon