2012 Dodge Durango: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Jul 15, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · PA

I purchased my 2012 dodge durango, used, with approximately 75k miles. Since purchasing the vehicle, I've experienced numerous problems that began with the transmission. Additionally, the car goes into "low gear" even when you don't turn the knob. Over the past year, the car has been in the shop more times than I can count for the doors locking and unlocking on their own. I haven't been able to lock the doors when in public. My key fob hasn't worked even after replacing the battery inside. The car has set the alarm off even when unprompted. It will lock/unlock while driving.the car has stalled, while driving, at least 3 times since november 2019. For each occurrence, the vehicle was slowing/excelling with a traffic light or to turn into a parking lot. On one occasion, the car would not crank over and a red light was blinking on the dash. The lock issue began happening again and I could not get it started. It had been stationary. When I came back to the vehicle later, it worked fine with no red light. The mechanics noticed the temperamental problems but could not get the vehicle to consistently repeat the problem. I've also replaced the water pump and had issues with the air conditioning. At this moment, it doesn't want to work for the driver's spot only.

Filed Feb 25, 2019 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · MI

Engine stalls when started for no reason. Engine also cycles multiple times with out starting. Then will finally start. This happens with the key, or using he push button start. No warning lights come on and no codes to read at dealer. Head lights, interior lights flicker. Like no power getting to engine. This has been happening periodically for the past few months. We have monitored different events to try to narrow it down, however there is no common thread.

Filed Jun 20, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 49,500 miles · MI

Using the push button start system, with the engine off, the brake pedal not depressed, and the transmission gear selector set to p(ark). When the push button start is pressed twice, the vehicle attempted to start up, and started to move on it's own. There was nobody in the driver seat, the brake pedal was not depressed, the transmission was in park. Blue water chrysler dealership in fort gratiot, mi has verified this to be happening and reproducible.

Filed May 9, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 94,017 miles · TX

Our dodge durango stalled as I was turning left. When I went to push the trigger box, it did not work and will not come back on. I restarted the car and waited, but the trigger box no longer works. This is of course strange because once again, nothing can be recorded. The key fob battery is brand new and the push button was in use. I have a video for documentation. The mileage is 94,017. We have recorded via trigger box daily jerks with the durango and now the major issue we needed documentation of can't be captured because the device no longer operates.

Filed Mar 26, 2017 · Electrical · 90,776 miles · PA

The vehicle does not start when you press the keyless ignition switch. This happened last night in a parking lot, this morning in my garage, and twice today in parking lots. It also has happened intermittently over the past several months, but I didn't think anything about it until it happened four times in a row. I have had to press the switch several times to get the vehicle to start and remove the key fob from my purse. This was not the case previously. The battery in the fob is fine, as the remote start, remote lift gate and remote lock/unlock all work. Last night the vehicle did not want to unlock the door using the keyless method and I had to press the remote unlock button on the key fob. Also the easy exit seat does not move when you turn off the vehicle. This function has not been working for awhile, even though it is set to move. I feel that there is a problem within the keyless ignition module.

Filed Feb 2, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 37,000 miles · NC

My issues began last november with the lift gate. While driving through my neighborhood, the lift gate decided to open. Alarmed, I stopped quickly and closed the lift gate. After I arrived home it would not open again. This continued for a week. The latch, interior button, and key fob would not open it. I scheduled an appointment and it magically started working fine just 2 days prior to the appoinment. The second issue we experienced came shortly after. The car would shut down after using the remote start after a few seconds. I found that the engine light was illuminated and re-tightened the gas cap. The light did not shut off, so I decided to take it very easy and monitor the vehicle for the rest of the day. The light eventually turned off. A week later and it is back on again. Not sure what is going on as everything appears to be fine. My wife drove my son to basketball practice and said she witnessed the heater turn on all by itself (after having been shut completely off). She turned it off and didn't give it much thought until it did it again. It continued to do this the entire drive to practice. It seems like this vehicle is possesed and I think this is just the tip of the iceburg. Hopefully, something dangerous will not happen with some other system.

Filed Aug 31, 2015 · Electrical · 58,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 dodge durango. The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock the doors. After the driver side door was opened manually, the push to start failed to operate without warning. On another occasion, the alarm sounded independently without warning. When the vehicle was started, the check fuel cap and change engine oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 58,000.

Filed Sep 3, 2014 · Electrical · 10,000 miles · OH

2012 dodge durango, 5.7. Hemi, keyless start, auto transmission. Since vehicle was relatively new, would occasionally not start, starter would engage, but to ignition. Within the last 2 months has gotten worse, now approximately 70% of the time, vehicle will not start using the push to start. If lock the vehicle and use remote start from the key fob, will 95% of time start. Must then unlock the vehicle and press the push to start button. Sometimes the engine will at this point run rough and stall. Must then repeat the process. Rarely the key will not be detected while in the vehicle. Either key fob is the same and they have new cr2032 batteries in them. Tipm is at fault. Vehicle now has approximately 57,000 miles on it.

Filed Apr 3, 2013 · 21,800 miles · NC

On numerous occasions when I get in the vehicle to start it, via push button start, the vehicle will start an immediately shut down. Attempts to restart the vehicle result in a 15-30 second repetitive start loop without the vehicle starting, at which point a red light will begin blinking on the center console. Typically the vehicle has to rest for approximately two minutes before attempting a restart, some of which are successful and some are not. The vehicle is also taking up to 10 seconds to shut down once the push button is depressed to turn of the vehicle. This is beginning to become a real safety concern as in an emergency I cannot trust that I can shut down the engine.