Check Engine Light

“Yeah, we’re going to Jackson, ain’t never coming back…”

As we pulled out of Lake D’Arbonne State Park in Louisiana the ‘check engine light’ came on and we started losing power to the RV.  Change in plans!  David did a search for the nearest Sprinter Service Center on our phone and it was in Jackson, Mississippi - about 150 miles away.  Having a ‘smart phone’ and the Internet sure makes problems on the road less worrisome.

We unhooked the Honda from the RV to give it a little more power and I drove the car and David drove the RV to Jackson.  Fortunately unhooking the car really helped with the power issue and David was able to drive the RV about 60 most of the way.

Mississippi River at Vicksburg

We crossed the Mississippi at Vicksburg and rolled on into Jackson with no problems.  It was late in the day so we found a commercial campground that night and took the RV into the shop the next morning.  The diagnosis was an engine/exhaust problem and the good news was that it was under warranty.  But the bad news was that it would take the day and part of the next to fix it.  Maya and I weren’t too upset that we would have to spend the night in a motel and do some sightseeing in Jackson. 

A girl needs a 'spa' day...

We’ve been traveling since last June and this is the first time we have had anything other than routine maintenance performed on the RV.  I have heard stories of some RVs having lots of mechanical problems so I guess we have done well.

We all enjoyed our time in a big motel room with all the amenities.  Also we had TV and were able to catch up on the sad news of the day about the bombing in Boston during the marathon.  The next day everything was fixed and we were back on the road...