Mercedes Benz Sprinter
Common Mercedes Benz Sprinter Faults: A common issue with many Mercedes Benz, particularly Sprinter vans is a clogged diesel particulate filter. Typically, this issue can be noticed with black smoke emitting from the tailpipe. The DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) filters exhaust particles to prevent the black smoke from exiting the tailpipe, if the DPF fails and the exhaust is not exiting the engine,…
Ford Transit
Common Ford Transit Faults: A common issue area within the Ford Transit vans lies within the engine. The engine is known to lose power, and stumble on acceleration. The engine losing power will be something obvious, as the engine will cease to work, and the RPMs will fall to 0. Ford often diagnoses this issue as a body throttle failure. In case this failure occurs, steer safely in neutral to a part…
Ram Promaster
Common Ram Promaster Faults: Common issues with Ram Promaster vans include an array of areas in the vehicle. For starters, a coolant leak is a frequent issue, transmission failure, headlight bulbs burning out quickly, TPMS sensor failure and the sliding door handle being faulty. Other common issues with the Promaster series can include squeaky brakes, leaky cowls, wheel bearing failures, and more. To…
Freightliner
Common Freightliner Faults: Many Freightliner Vans have a common issue with the torque converter causing rumbling sounds almost like that when you veer off a highway. The best way to diagnose an issue such as this is checking your fluids under the hood. If fluids are low, the transmission cannot drive the way it is intended. If all of the fluids look good, then there could be a bigger issue at hand. Other…
Box Truck
Common Box Truck Faults: Common box truck problems include brake balancing, oil leakage, and startup issues. These are all issues that need immediate attention, so if you experience one, make sure to give us a call. With brake balancing, a great way to diagnose this prior to coming in is noticing the truck pulling distinctly to the left or to the right. This could mean you have mismatched pad or shoe…
RV/Motor Homes
At Motion Fleet Services we use the same diagnostic tools that you find at the Dealerships, for a fraction of the price. We specialize in the Sprinter Chasis, but have alot of experience in the Transit and ProMaster line as well. We understand RV customers are usually passing through and need quick and efficient service. At Motion Fleet Service we usually have a diagnosis on your RV within 2 hours…