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So I had an issue the other day with my 5 month old eclipse cross. I went out to the car and it unlocked with the smart key but wouldn't start even with the fob right up against the start button. When I exited the car the fob no longer worked and the mirrors didn't fold in. Called roadside assistance who jumped it and fired right up. Took it next day to dealership who told me it had a P0014 exhaust vvt error as a stored code and that could keep it from starting but that the battery tested good. Where it went from typical to absurd was he commented that I had a lot of things plugged into the usb and aux port (I have an echo auto, and 2 usb c chargers plugged in there, only android auto plugged in when failure happened). He tells me he has seen times where someone had a lot of things plugged into their ports and that sometime interferes with the smart key. I mention that sounds completely insane and if such an issue happens like that with a brand new car they should recall it. Has anyone heard of this being an issue?