roxhar Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Greetings, Just recieved a 2015 Journey from my hubby for christmas and birthday gift. Wondering if when the key leaves the car will the car continue to stay on or not run. Love the car and the features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lvcoyote Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Assuming you have push button start? Are you asking if the motor will stay running if you exit the car with the FOB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Yes. It will continue to run. The EVIC will chime that the fob has left the vehicle. Peace. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 It will continue to run until it runs out of gas. Welcome to the forum. Words of advise: Read your owners manual. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolly Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Welcome to the forum. Great gift!!!! Should keep him out of the dog house for a long time LOL! Edited February 23, 2015 by rolly dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 Welcome to the forum. It will keep running, but the little screen in the middle of the dash will read: Key Has Left Vehicle, or something like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will D Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 Welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OURSXT Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Just a FYI in case. Even without the key in the car with the warning. You can still drive the car as long as you like. As long as you dont shut it down it will continue to function as if a key is in the inginiton. Just a whole lot of beeping and warning that you dont have it in the vehical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woah322 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I understand it will continue to run/ idle without the key fob in the car but Im surprised if it was drivin without the key fob it wouldn't shut down after a certain distance like other push to start vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 I understand it will continue to run/ idle without the key fob in the car but Im surprised if it was drivin without the key fob it wouldn't shut down after a certain distance like other push to start vehicles. Safety feature... Be pretty dangerous if the car just stopped running while you were out on the road. What vehicles do this? Sounds like that would break some sort of safety regulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sareed45 Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Please permit a slight left turn...When I leave the vehicle it does not chime. This has resulted in the car running all night. Local dealer says they cannot do anything about it. Any ideas???? Please help. Thanks, Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 if the drivers door is shut with the key outside of the car it will chime on the inside of the car, if the drivers door is left ajar it will not chime,thus not pissing off my wife when i do that. happy wife happy life....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Please permit a slight left turn...When I leave the vehicle it does not chime. This has resulted in the car running all night. Local dealer says they cannot do anything about it. Any ideas???? Please help. Thanks, Scott always turn your car off. problem solved.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Please permit a slight left turn...When I leave the vehicle it does not chime. This has resulted in the car running all night. Local dealer says they cannot do anything about it. Any ideas???? Please help. Thanks, Scott As stated, make sure the vehicle is turned off. Otherwise it will stay running. It's not the cars fault you forget to turn it off. rolly, 2late4u, Lobitz68 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 if the drivers door is shut with the key outside of the car it will chime on the inside of the car, if the drivers door is left ajar it will not chime,thus not pissing off my wife when i do that. happy wife happy life....... Sometimes I do this just to irritate my wife... jkeaton and rolly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Official Dodge Support DodgeCares Posted August 13, 2015 Official Dodge Support Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Did you turn the vehicle off before exiting, Scott? If so, was the dealership able to duplicate what you experienced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ZINGA Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 The chime will sound regardless if the door is closed or open. If yours does not chime, the dealer needs to fix it. "We can't fix it" is not an acceptable answer. If they can't figure out, they need to contact Chrysler engineering services and have an engineer figure out the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 The chime will sound regardless if the door is closed or open. If yours does not chime, the dealer needs to fix it. "We can't fix it" is not an acceptable answer. If they can't figure out, they need to contact Chrysler engineering services and have an engineer figure out the problem. No, the vehicle doesn't check for the key until the door is closed again. If you step out without closing the door, it will not chime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Mine only starts to chime after I step out and close the door initially , then it chimes all the time opened or closed. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onecrazyfoo4u Posted August 17, 2015 Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Correct, it doesn't chime until you close the door after getting out. If you get out of the vehicle and leave the door cracked open, it will never chime. It waits to sense the door closed first. 2late4u, dhh3 and Woah322 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timon Posted August 29, 2015 Report Share Posted August 29, 2015 What I wish the Journey did when the key leaves the car with the engine running is to not allow the vehicle to be taken out of park. Sure someone can still use the manual override someone could also tow the vehicle away. When I'm out with one of my dogs and I need to go into a store where they are not allowed I always leave the engine running. I'd prefer to use the remote start but it has a 15 minute timeout. BTW, I'm also installing a remote alarm so I know if the inside temperature goes up as a backup incase the engine quits. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 @Timon, you can lock the doors when you leave the car even with then engine running. Lobitz68 and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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