2025 Wrangler with dead start button

[GeorgeYJ2JL]

Come back to 2025 Jeep JL Wrangler 2 Door after leaving it on battery tender for 3 days.
Disconnect tender, shut hood, try to start after depressing clutch and brake but does not start. Start button will not even go to ACC or RUN. Lights are not dim and no evidence of dead battery. Dash display has the "Depress Clutch to Start" message.

Disconnect battery to clear circuit but no luck. Go back to try to start but still a dead start button. I am able to make a distress call at which point the large 12.3 display turns on until the call is ended and then the main displays turns off. I'm still unable to get start button to go to ACC or Run.

I reattach the battery tender because the display still reads "depress clutch to start" and don't want battery to die. I come back next morning and the display is dark. I disconnect the battery tender and the car starts!

Has this happened to anyone else?

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[ZeoBandit]

Its under warranty. Take it to the dealer.

 

[ToolMan514]

It reads like the vehicle did not detect the key fob in range, so it did nothing. If it happens again, try to use the top of the key fob to push the start button. This is also the procedure for when the key fob battery is dead.

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