ok, so I've had two weird occurences that last two days. yesterday I came out of a realtors office I was visiting (I'd been in there about 15-20 min tops) only to find my D already running and ready to go.

at first I thought I had somehow just forgot to shut it off but locked the door. but no, it was in Remote Start sequence as verified by the dash readout.

and again, this morning I parked on the street for an early morning appointment and walking away from the D it gave the 'chirp'...'chirp' and I looked back to see it fire up. only to shut off again. but I was in the middle of hitting the remote start button twice again to turn it off. but I don't actually think I had pressed the button twice by the time it shut off.

and then today at the end of the day when I was loading groceries in the back of the D after having just engaged Remote Start, it shut off. but my 10 year old son was holding the keys, so I can't be 100% certain he hadn't been hitting buttons.

its certainly not the TIPM issue. and I've had the P54 recall done anyway.

and I replaced the fob battery about 3 months ago right after I bought the D used.

anyone ever experience this before? I'm still trying to nail down exactly what's going on.

 

Maximum Overdrive


It happening, we are doomed

 

If you have a second key fob you might try removing the battery from your current fob, then try using the second fob for a few days to see if you still have the issue. Maybe the tact switch in the fob is worn and intermittently making contact on its own.

-Rod

 

Yes, I have had this happen twice that I can think of. In both cases it was parked in my closed attached garage, but since it times out after 10 minutes it would not have gassed us out. I chalk it up to the fob in my pocket being activated as I move about the house. I frequently find the car locked but I never lock it when it is in the garage. I found the tailgate open once, which concerns me since sometimes that might hit the garage door, then could cause damage if my wife got home and opened the garage door. Also note that sometimes as I am pulling the door shut while I get in, it locks - also chalking that up to fob button being pushed as I get in.

I've been trying to think of a way to put something on the fob to prevent buttons from being pushed accidentally. Seems to me that some type of rubber collar could go over it and ridges on the edge and between the buttons would make button pressing an intentional event. Suppose I could 3D print one since some places now offer 3Drinting, though don't know if they can print rubber. A two piece plastic collar would work also. It would be thicker in the pocket.

 

I did a search on the popular auction website for the phrase, "2011 Dodge fob cover" and there are several options out there depending on what style of fob you have. For the intelligent access style, if you were careful with a hobby knife you could cut out the button covers as well to make the fob buttons recessed.

-Rod

 

I keep my 2nd fob with only house keys and use it on weekends when I don't need my office keys. no issues this weekend. no weird remote starts or unintended locks/unlocks.

and on weekends I'm usually wearing jeans with the fob in my left front pocket. weekdays I wear dress slacks with much looser pockets.

I'll watch it this week and see if it happens while I have my usual fob.

 

Just had a thought on how to fix this issue. I could pick up a junk fob, split it apart, cut the end off that you use to start in an emergency, then inside remove any extra webbing material preventing it from slipping over my fob. Essentially what I would have would be a double thick top shell which would recess the buttons about a quarter inch. I'd use rubber cement so I can remove it easily.

 

These fob cases were not designed to stack, therefore I doubt the curvature of the junk fob, even with webbing cut away, would nest nicely over the top. You're thinking outside the box, but I think you'll find that you spent some money and more time on a possible solution that doesn't work suit your needs.

That being said, someone also once said the light bulb was a bad idea....

-Rod

 

Yeah, thinking it would be quite thick. These FOBIK's are a clear case of not being adequately tested in real life. You would have thought they would have been modified after a year or two of the designers finding their own personal vehicles started, unlocked, trunks/tailgates/sliding doors opened, etc. Or maybe they don't buy what they design?

 

actually talking to a friend who works in the automotive industry (one of the big 3 i wont specifiy which), he says most of the people he works with are not into cars, and drive cheap econoboxes, nothing fun, nothing big and they dont do their own work or mod their cars at all. so it is very possible that the designers dont drive what they design.