Just bought a 2004 Durango, only 46,000 original miles. Got 3 keys, but on of them, the remote buttons do not work, Yes, I tried replacing battery.
Too cheap to spend $150 at the stealer for a new key/fob.
Anyone know where to get aftermarket FOB cheap that will work. The Durango has aftermarket Viper remote start. The Viper FOB works for lock/unlock so I know there are some FOBs out there that will work. Like I said, too cheap to spend a lot of $$. I'd rather just put the key in the door if I have to.
I know, if I have 2 that work, what does it matter. Well, wife has one and daughter has the other.
Thanks

 

You might want to try re-soldering the metal clip that holds the battery in. On both my 04 Durango key fobs the clip had a bad connection and some solder fixed the problem.

 

btallon,
Thanks for that info. I looked at the questionable FOB and it does look like that solder is broke. Gonna try to add a small drop.

 

Added a drop of solder. No go.

 

Bummer, might be bad then I guess. I just had to resolder mine again a few weeks ago.
Someone else mentioned having a dealer test them in another thread.
Good Luck.