Started my vacation today. Heading to Washington state from So. Cal. in my '06 sprinter with 73k MILES. Climbing the hills prior to "the "Grapevine"(central valley). It's hot out and motor's running approx. 215 on the gauge. Working the car pretty hard but not that hard. Running great.Getting tired so I ask my wife to drive. Pull over. Switch drivers. She tries to accelerate back onto the freeway and car just isn't pulling hard. Car accelerates moderately, then poorly. . Inconsistent acceleration. Gear lever on its own changes from "D" to "4". I bump lever back to "D" and it again changes on its own back to "4". I move lever again to "D" and this time it stays. Go down the hill into Bakersfield and it runs great downhill and can go 55 on the flat (no real load on it). Give it some throttle and it won't accelerate well at all.
Car's 5 year engine-only warranty expires in 3 days. What to do? Is there an Orange County dealer that has qualified techs? I don't tend to trust dealerships. Bought van at a Dodge dealer in Garden Grove which went out of business a few months later. Do I take it to Mercedes Sprinter dealer? I assume it's still under warranty. I noticed somebody had their Sprinter fixed at San Bernardino Dodge. Are they decent? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Signed, "Stuck in bakersfield"
Car's 5 year engine-only warranty expires in 3 days. What to do? Is there an Orange County dealer that has qualified techs? I don't tend to trust dealerships. Bought van at a Dodge dealer in Garden Grove which went out of business a few months later. Do I take it to Mercedes Sprinter dealer? I assume it's still under warranty. I noticed somebody had their Sprinter fixed at San Bernardino Dodge. Are they decent? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Signed, "Stuck in bakersfield"