RICK

Mine is always the rear door not closing 100% at the bottom of the drivers side. Might need to adjust the bottom catch. I like the honk as it assures me the van is locked. My sprinter flashes the lights when properly locked. Rick.

But the question still is why such a big swing between some getting great mileage and some terrible mileage? I'm using my sprinter more and more as the mileage is better than 2x the NV. Both city and highway and is carrying more weight. Rick.

Don't know why such a large spread between good mileage and terrible mileage. My fillup yesterday is right on par with my 16 months of ownership. 153.8 miles /23.56 gallons= 6.53 mpg. And that's without towing anything. The van has a total of 6974 miles. That equates to over 1000. Gallons of fuel. With fuel being $2.76 per gallon yesterday. Yes, I carry weight being a contractor, but others are getting double the mileage while towing an 8500# trailer. Nv 3500 5.6 v8 high top. Dealer claims there's nothing wrong. Rick.

The factory is all but useless. 400 watts when the van is not in motion and 150 while driving. Most cordless tool chargers draw more than 150 watts. I installed a 2000 watt invertor in my sprinter years ago and its been able to run tools. The sprinter also had the dual battery option. Charges the secondary battery with all the protection and isolation. Rick.

This is the second time it died. What did they discover the first time it died? That's what I would be looking at. Rick

Working on my taxes and now that I have all my gas receipts in order, I am about 7mpg. 1 time I actually broke 200 miles in a tank of gas and that was when it was empty. Now I tell people what the 5.7 engine actually stands for. It's 5.7 mpg. Fortunatly I only drive 6000 miles a year. Rick

100 watts max. when driving and 400 when parked. pretty weak system. i installed a true 2000 watt system in my sprinter which came factory with a second battery just for that purpose. Rick.

I have about 9 months ago. Rear door requires some weather stripping cutting. Side door nothing special. Installed pretty simple and fine tuned the alignment on the rear. Side was basic as it doesn't have a mating half. The lock spinners can be a little drag as dirt or moisture can make alignment with the keyway a little slow. Overall a real nice design without having to drill holes in the doors. Rick.

I was at a customers house the other day and the dog groomer had a 2500 high top with v8. she only works for the company, but she told me that she is always filling up and gets about 7-8 mpg. not sure how much water she carries, but we both work in the same part of town and drive in the same manner. How is it that some people get 3 to 4 times better mileage and others are in the 11 to 12 range while towing a 7-8000# trailer whiles some of us are getting creamed with the highest prices for fuel and the worst mileage in the nation. Believe me, i don't race around town. Rick.

Weight fees cost me about $350.00 a year, based on a 15000# gcvwr. Since I tow a trailer once a week, I had to bump it to 15000# as the ticket for under declaring your weight was $900.00 x 4 for the penalty plus court cost. Santa Monica loves to give these tickets, along with Beverly Hills and Culver City. They have a truck dedicated to commercial enforcement. Rick.

Not even 200 miles. Have never hit 200 miles on a 25 gallon plus fillup. The majority of my driving is city. With minimal highway. After rereading thIs 60 post thread over this last year, I'm unofficially the biggest looser. Others are happy while others are are not so happy getting 11 mpg. I'm in the 6-7 mpg range and the best the dealer has done was change the oil, wash the van and lower the air pressure in the front tires. A total waste of my time. They claim nothing is wrong when they hook it up to the computer. They drove it a couple hundred feet around the lot to the wash bay making them the experts. We pay the highest in the nation for fuel and I get the lowest on the forum for mpg. So I am the biggest looser. My 7 year old sprinter gets 2 to 3 times better mileage, carries more cargo and has a heavier payload. Other than being a big tax write off, this van has been a big dissapointment between the mileage, technology and cargo volume. Still under 1 year old and 5000 miles and its ready to be mothballed. Dealer and Nissan are both a waste of time. Rick.

Had this happening too. Turned out the locking actuator had too much strain against it and needed to be loosened up so as not to contact anything in the stroke cycle. Took me time to figure it out. Anything rubbing on the door panel when the door is closed? Rick.

Don't feel too bad, my 3500 is getting under 200 miles a tank, approx 6.7mpg. I too was told and shown 15 mpg by my salesman. Of course that was before I bought it. Rick.

My sprinter has a factory 220 amp alternator with the contractor package and second accessory/ inverter battery. Why a second alternator and not just a larger primary alternater? Unless you mess with the voltage regulator to up the voltage and elimate the trickle down charge. Rick.

On my 2014 I wrote up the same complaints about the nav tech features. Total waste of money as its pretty useless for my work. Yes the bluetooth sounds like a tin can and my customers complain we have a bad connection. There is a simple workaround with the map and phone being used at the same time. Turn your phone onto speakerphone, that will trick the nav and allow you to see the maps while on the phone. Or use google maps on your phone and you can navigate from the phone while on bluetooth with the van. Rick.