lboettcher29

I will give the steering wheel thing a try. The dealer found no problems with the car.

Thanks for all of the suggestions. I have an appointment for Wednesday at the dealership. One of the key fobs has stopped working entirely, so maybe it was contributing to the situation. I am concerned, though, that if at least one fob is working, the dealership won't be able to troubleshoot the problem. If they can't find anything, I'll call roadside assistance and have it towed when it does this again. My keys are kept in a separate part of my purse from my phone so I don't think interference is the issue.

I have a 2013 Dodge Journey and I've now had the "key not detected" problem twice resulting in my having to leave the car at work and get a ride home. I now carry both key fobs in case one works, but last night neither did. The dealer wasn't helpful the first time and had no idea what could be wrong. The tech I spoke with said to tap the fob on a hard surface to get it to work. I've changed the battery in the main fob with no sucess. The strange thing is the fob worked the next morning both times. I'll call the local dealer again, but now that it's working I have a feeling they won't be able to do anything for me. This is ridiculous for a one year old vehicle.