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MjNelson · 07-28-2021, 11:55 AM

I just replied on a thread about blinds with both of you but thought it would make more sense here. Do you have any issues with power going up hills in your units? We just bought this a 2007 and it loses power any time we go up even the slightest incline. It is like it wont go above 3000 RPMs and then just slows down up the hills. On the flat, it will go 80 all day long and has tons of power. The sprinter dealer is telling us that is "just how they are and the engine is protecting itself from the weight of the rig" but we are finding that hard to believe. We are just looking for someones experience to tell us if their unit does this as well or if it is something we may be able to have repaired. We LOVE this floor plan and size so we would love to fix it if we can. My husband thinks it is stuck in some kind of high speed limp mode but the computer wont show it and the sprinter dealer there is no such thing and they have done all they can. We are thinking about taking it to a diesel engine place instead.
Thanks in advance for any feed back you can give!

07-28-2021, 11:55 AM	#3
MjNelson New Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Posts: 3	Power question for Mini vista owners I just replied on a thread about blinds with both of you but thought it would make more sense here. Do you have any issues with power going up hills in your units? We just bought this a 2007 and it loses power any time we go up even the slightest incline. It is like it wont go above 3000 RPMs and then just slows down up the hills. On the flat, it will go 80 all day long and has tons of power. The sprinter dealer is telling us that is "just how they are and the engine is protecting itself from the weight of the rig" but we are finding that hard to believe. We are just looking for someones experience to tell us if their unit does this as well or if it is something we may be able to have repaired. We LOVE this floor plan and size so we would love to fix it if we can. My husband thinks it is stuck in some kind of high speed limp mode but the computer wont show it and the sprinter dealer there is no such thing and they have done all they can. We are thinking about taking it to a diesel engine place instead. Thanks in advance for any feed back you can give!