Will not start

2015 DODGE DURANGO

95,000 MILES • 3.6L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC

JALABAMADUDE

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My vehicle is telling me to push the clutch instead of the brake to start the engine. The Durango is an automatic never been a manual transmission. I am lost on this. It will not start even if I push the brake. But the car says push the clutch to start it, the car has never ever said to push the clutch to start it. It used to say push the brake pedal.

Mar 16, 2022 at 12:58 AM

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KASEKENNY

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There are a couple of things that can cause this as it is a pretty common issue with these types of vehicles.

First and foremost, we need to check for codes. If there are other codes, then that will take us to the correct issue.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

If you have low voltage codes, then the issue is the battery needs to be replaced so we need to test the battery using this guide.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-load-test

If you have communication codes, then the issue is most likely a wiring issue.

Lastly if there is a loss of data from the PCM or cannot communicate with the PCM then the PCM is likely the issue.

However, let's start with codes and then we can go from there.

Thanks

Apr 29, 2022 at 2:32 PM