Job case study · October 28, 2026 · Flat Rock
2012 Dodge Durango lockout in Flat Rock
2012 Dodge Durango — driver's door opened after the battery died
- Date
- October 28, 2026
- City
- Flat Rock, Michigan
- Vehicle or door
- 2012 Dodge Durango — driver's door opened after the battery died
- Locksmith
- Ryan Taylor, owner · City Locksmith Taylor LLC
- Problem
- A 2012 Dodge Durango in Flat Rock was locked. The battery was dead, so the fob was not opening it.
- Diagnosis
- The driver's door could be opened from the outside. This was a lockout, not a new key.
- Work
- Confirm it was their vehicle.
- Open the driver's door with an air wedge.
- Check the door once it was open.
- Result
- The driver's door was open in under 30 seconds on October 28, 2026.