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2004 Sprinter 3500 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

2 owner complaints analyzed

1 distinct recall campaigns

175,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2004 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 2 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior150.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper
1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper1
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor1
Unknown Or Other1

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper: 1; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Rotor: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
1
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9990
50,000 to 74,9990
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above1

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1

150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2005
1
2020
1
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20051
20201

2005: 1; 2020: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10143857 · 2005-11-28 (November 28, 2005)

BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ROTOR DISK SPLIT FROM HUB REPLACE ROTOR DISK- WE OWN 5 SPRINTERS- THIS HAS HAPPEN ON 3 WITH LOW MILES - THE CALIPERS EXERT TOO MUCH FORCE ON THE VERY THIN ROTORS- THEY SPLIT FROM HUB WITHOUT ANY WARNING! *NM

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10143857 at NHTSA ↗