8.5
pretty badTypical Repair Cost:
$220.00
Average Mileage:
49,635 miles
Total Complaints:
4 complaints
Most common solutions:
- not sure (4 reports)
electrical problem
Helpful Websites About 2004 Dodge Durango remote keys stopped working
2005Feb 15
Durango SLT 3.7L V6
- Automatic transmission
- 23,541 miles
If you all are aware, these durangos only have one key hole and that's on the drivers side, so when the remote breaks you always have to go to the drivers side and unlock the doors, now try doing that in the rain with 2 young ones and at a grocery store! aint that a juggling act! plus now your soaked.
2009Jul 01
Durango 5.7L
- Automatic transmission
- 72,000 miles
My 3 young kids and I came out of the store, and the car started, then immediatly shut off. Tried it again...NOTHING! Had to call a tow truck, then a taxi because we couldn't all fit in the tow truck. Had it towed home because didn't know where to take it. Figured out that all my electrical worked, but the windows won't roll up and engine won't start. This sounds exactly like what happened with someone else when the car quit recognizing the key altogether! The dealer said that the car should still work, even if the key is internally broken, but it's not starting. So now I'm a mom with 3 young kids and a car that won't go. Had the car towed to a mechanic, and they can't find anything wrong. So upset! This is so inconvenient and frustrating! Email me if you have any info/advice about 2004 limited Durangos!
2009Jan 01
Durango SLT 5.7L V8
- Automatic transmission
- 58,000 miles
I took the remote to a dealer and was told that the remote would have to be replaced. Cost 160.00 dolllars each. Insane price.
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2007Sep 15
Durango SLT 4.7L V8
I bought the Durango new in 2004 and the keys worked well for a while and then started to fail intermittently. The local dealer told me to switch to the spare key which I did until it also started to fail. A friend who is a locksmith advised me to change the batteries which I did but I noticed that the internal battery clasps were loose and the key fob would not work. I saw a local firm that specializes in remote starters but they told me only Chrysler could handle the key problem since it is related to the other computer systems controlling engine systems. The Chrysler dealer wants $220 per key and when I told him I might continue to put up with the alarm sounding every time I opened the door, he told me that eventually the key would fail to start the vehicle and that I would eventually have to have new keys made. It seems there is now no escaping the grasp of the Chrysler dealer!
Norm.
mailhotnorm
Candiac, QC, Canada
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