Comments on: Are Dodge Durango Remotes Junk?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:28:18 +0000

I brought an 08 durango home for a day or two to test. One of the fob’s does not lock or unlock the vehicle. The other one does “sometimes”. I ended up unlocking the door with the key and the panic alarm went off. I kept pressing the unlock button and nothing. Ended up starting the vehicle and letting it shut itself down. This is my first Dodge and I was not prepared to have everyone on my block staring at me like I was an idiot! Will have my husband read the advice above when he gets home to see if he can make this thing right or ask the dealer to fix this problem! This never happened with my chevy suv’s.

By: Shawn

Shawn — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:12:20 +0000

I replaced two of my keys through the dealer – a few months later I had 4 keys that didn’t work. I found a service that was able to fix the keys. Now they all work. There is also a workaround on the site so you do not set the alarm off everytime.

http://www.keylessentryrepair.com/

By: Catherine Lawrence

Catherine Lawrence — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:28:45 +0000

Dennis…you cracked me up with the “personal best” comment. Indicating of course that there are other “bests” out there. Very funny. I’ve been doing the race to the ignition myself for a few days. But three years? You must be one happy man! I just bought a used Dodge Durango (2007) and the dealer did not have a fob but is getting one for me and will not be charging me for it or the programming. My question is this; Should I go ahead and buy another one from the dealer? It seems that if they break so easily there is no reason to spend the extra $$$’s, but can I program the second one or will I need the dealership to do that? Thanks in advance.

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:41:37 +0000

My key/fob will unlock the doors and start the vehicle but then it shuts down the other key/fob works ok though?

By: Name

Name — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:25:34 +0000

How does one reprogram a key? If the remote does work, but it doesn’t make the door open, how does the dealer do it?

By: Dennis

Dennis — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:39:24 +0000

WOW!!!!! My keyless entry has been broken for 3 years. I am so sick of opening the door and sticking the key in the ignition as fast as I can to turn the alarm off all while being stared at by everyone within a 25 mile radius! This fix worked and has changed my life forever. Just for the record, my personal best was 1 and a half honks before turning the key in the ignition.

THANKS!!!!!!!!!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:00:23 +0000

I have had FOUR factory keys break on me. I was able to solder and get one of them working. I had very little experience with this so it was not easy for me. I refuse to buy another one of these keys. $600 worth of keys breaking is rediculous.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:15:58 +0000

hey so i have a dodge durango with both problems one key has the termial clip that got like bent out of place or soldering came un done.. but my biggest concern is the fact that the other key i like de program it or something because i was messing around with it hitting the unlock and lock and maybe the pantic button and the next time i went to go use it. it didnt work.. have u ever heard of something like this happening and is there a way to re program it myself and if not how much is the dealships asking? thanks for the time

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:50:20 +0000

Dave,

Glad to hear it.

By: dave

dave — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:07:56 +0000

i was able to fix my daughters remote. the terminal clips where loose. I went to my local Radio Shack and bought a $7.99 soldering kit and a battery total of $13.00 dollars spent and two minutes to solder the terminals. I was lucky I did not have to reprogram the remote.