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

Filed Nov 6, 2023 · Electrical, Suspension · SC · crash

The electrical is so messed up the battery drains within hours, I have shorts in all aspects of this car(Bluetooth, navigation, clicking relays nonstop, heat goes out intermittently, power switches on doors. I saw my headlights surging in power in the middle of nowhere, they would get bright, then go dim, then a battery icon illuminated on my dashboard before my car downshifted so hard I almost lost control of the car. The dealer replaced my motor mounts and my alternator, after calling to say my battery is bad and then turned around and said it wasn’t. Not to mention my brakes locked up in a little rain and I couldn’t stop crashing through a wall. Replaced my rear light turning bulb and it exploded with fire when I went to change it. The suspension is horrible and I am pretty sure my cv axles are all broken. Everything keeps breaking. Lifter Taps intermittently, rough idling and hard shifting. Key fob doesn’t start car or is recognized with fresh batteries in it. When I jump start it sometimes the horn goes off for a minute. The reverse camera goes out for days and randomly comes on again. Under the hood feels so extremely hot and for some reason it doesn’t register as overheating. Even when I check fluids and for the coolant levels are low for some reason. There is an actuator That constantly is going off under the dash. Airbags didn’t deploy when i hit the wall at all. The limp mode has come on and gone off a few times. Only codes I have is for tps and an outdoor ambient temperature sensor that says it’s either negative 40 degrees or 122 degrees. Which won’t let me clear nor allow me to remote start. Warranty is gone and when you take the fuse box cover off under the hood(just the cover) it goes haywire shaking and lights all over the dash and I have to shut the car off. Yes somebody please inspect this vehicle. The absolute worst vehicle I owe 12k on and I can’t afford to fix all of this that’s shutting down at the same time

Filed Nov 14, 2019 · Electrical · 60,000 miles · MI

My dash message says key fob battery low. Sometimes it says key not detected and I can not start the car. At other times the fob won't unlock the car.I have changed key fob batteries and that does not solve the problem. This problem happens when I try to start the car after it has been parked and I return.

Filed Mar 29, 2019 · Electrical · 85,000 miles · NC

After the car has been sitting in my garage for the weekend it won't start. It says the key fob is not detected or it's so dead it won't show anything at all. I get it to start after getting jumped. It takes about 5 minutes of being hooked up before it's charged enough to start. Thought it was the battery but the battery is brand new. My mechanic has checked it multiple times but can't find any issues. This is extremely frustrating!!!!!! What the heck is going on with dodge journeys???? It has happened so many times know, it's just ridiculous!

Filed Jan 13, 2019 · Electrical · IN

I have changed my key fob 3 times and got a new battery and it still say key is not detected. I have to get a job every 3 months to get my car started.

Filed Jul 16, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 122,000 miles · AZ

Wow!!!!!!!!!! Is all I can say, I can't believe the amount of problems this car has. With that being said I'm hoping that since I financed this vehicle, that the finance company will help me because this dealership "clearly" sold me a lemon and I'm sure they know it is. Everything electrical in my 2012 journey started surging to the point where I thought it was going die on me while driving on a highway here on vancouver island b.c. Canada. I've had problems with the push button start ( sometimes 4 attempts to start it are needed ) . I really love the vehicle with the cost to repair modern days cars, I think I want to find a way to return it ( it's only been 5 months since I've had it ) . The dealership says it's probably the battery and offered to replace it so on the 27th of this month, I will take it to the dealers and try to return it all together. None of us should be having issues like this and I'm really disappointed with dodge and how they're "not" doing much to help anyone. Sadly these vehicles are "lemons" and should all be recalled and junked imo. Sorry to hear so many other's have problems too , just keep your roadside assist up to date lol cause I feel we're "all" going to need it eventually and who wants to be stuck in the middle of nowhere.

Filed Jun 5, 2013 · Engine, Fuel system · 3,000 miles · NY

My family was in the vehicle (my son was 4 weeks old at the time, my daughter 2) on the new york state thruway and the vehicle stalled out at 65 MPH. My husband was able to maneuver to the side of the road and restart the vehicle. About 15 miles later, it happened again. We exited the highway and the warning indicator light illuminated. Shortly after that, the low fuel light illuminated. It's happend two other times since that first incident. The dealership has told me that they can't recreate the incident and the codes aren't active so they can't verify the scenario. Chrysler has told me there is nothing they can do. The vehichle in unpredictable, unreliable and in my opinion, unsafe. I did a google search on the issue and found a forum indicating stalling issues with dodge journeys dating back to 2008. The responses from service professionals is astounding - everything from it being a result of the vehicle just being washed to key fob deprogramming.