Why did my truck randomly start?

Asked by Chester Apr 17, 2021 at 11:21 PM about the 2016 RAM 1500 Lone Star Crew Cab RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Why would my truck start for no reason?   One key
is hanging on the wall and the other is sitting on
the night stand.  No one around either of them

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If you have a remote start feature it could be a problem with one of the key fobs. Remove the battery from the fobs, for testing purposes, and see if the problem goes away. Another rare occurrence is if a neighbor has a similar truck as you your truck may be starting when they activate their remote start feature. This actually happened to my Sister a few years ago! Hope that helps! Jim

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