2013 Dodge Journey: key fob or push-button start problems

Filed Mar 11, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · KY

many things had to be fixed like the camshift senor, tps, new battery after 2 months. the car will only crack and crack it will not fire. have took it everywhere and never get the answer as to what is wrong with it. the key fob will work hit and miss will show no key

Filed Feb 19, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · AK

Vehicle will not start. Took to dealership and they charged battery. After repairing some recommendations I got the car back and it wouldn’t start. Same issue as before, I took it back and they said it was dead battery. I paid for a new battery and drove it home. Next day it would not start. I’ve been reading some reader boards and I’m told it has to do with wiring to the transmission. It gets cold in Alaska and my daughter and granddaughter can’t be stranded in inclement weather. Tested the starter and the alternator and both are good. New battery and new key fob battery and still a no go. Dodge needs to figure this out, as their certified mechanics can’t seem to diagnose the issue.

Filed Nov 10, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 77,000 miles · OH

My 2013 dodge journey has a random no start. It will just click. The battery, alternator, and starter are all good. I usually have to jump it to get it to start. Sometimes that doesn't even work. It will make the lights start to go haywire. They will flicker or flash on and off. It will say no key detected when I'm literally sitting with my key fob in hand. It is a push button start. I have got the batteries replaced in the key fob as well. This will happen at random. It's happened in my driveway with a slight incline so we parked it on the curb where it was flat to see of maybe the incline of the driveway had anything to do with it, but it's done it on flat surfaces as well. I have tried to look up reasons why and have seen this as an issue with a lot of other journey owners. This started back in the spring and happens several times in a week then it will stop for almost a month and the cycle will start all over again.

Filed Mar 16, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · 99,000 miles · KY

We have owned our journey for three years. Starting last year we have had a significant electrical issue that no one can fix. In order to unlock our doors, one has to press unlock an upward of 5 times. This has become an everyday occurrence and poses a threat to safety if we ever get in an accident. During these events the vehicle is stationary. We have noticed that the clock in the journey will either gain time or loose it, without us even touching it over the course of a week or more at a time, we've given up on setting it at all. Again, the vehicle is stationary. One in every four times entering the journey, our main dome light (around the second row of seats) will be illuminated without any interaction from us and its normally on for hours at a time. Stationary in our driveway or in a parking lot. Finally, our rear windshield wiper seems to have a short or something wrong with it. Some days it works perfectly fine and other days we are unable to turn it on to use it. I often go out to the car and notice the wiper is half done wiping the window and stuck there. Recently if you hit a bump, the rear windshield wiper would go off and wipe the glass without our interaction. All of this happens while stationary or while driving. Also just recently its noticed by my wife that the journey sometimes locks if we shut the door while warming it up. She mentioned that sometimes when locking the car it would honk more than once or sometimes the key fob wasn't operational (leading to us opening up the key fob, making sure the battery was seated properly and closing it back up) this is while stationary. The date I have associated with this isn't the date of the occurrence because this has all taken place over the past year to a little longer than a year. We've taken it to more than one repair shop to no avail.

Filed Dec 21, 2015 · Body · 65,000 miles · AL

While under warranty the rear passenger automatic door lock stopped working and it was replaced. After the warranty expired the passenger automatic front door lock stopped working and I paid to have a new one installed. Now the drivers side rear automatic door lock has stopped working. When they stop working they will not lock or unlock using the key fob or the buttons inside the car. Each time this occurs the actuator has to be replaced. Since keeping the doors securely closed during a crash is a major safety issue this needs to be recalled.

Filed Sep 29, 2014 · Electrical · 39,301 miles · MI

Tl* the contact rented a 2013 dodge journey. The contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with a keyless push to start button feature. After the contact pressed the key fob to lock the doors, the vehicle failed to indicate that the engine was still running. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 39,301.