Dodge Charger Lemon Law

Yes. Persistent electrical faults — stalling, no-start, dead accessories, or a failing TIPM or PCM — can substantially impair the use, value, or safety of the car. If Dodge can't fix the problem after a reasonable number of attempts, or the Charger is out of service for too long, you may be owed a buyback, replacement, or cash settlement, with Dodge paying your attorney fees.

It can be. California's Lemon Law focuses on repeat, unfixed defects. Keep every repair order, note each date the car was in the shop, and get a free case review. A recurring stall, transmission fault, or electrical issue that survives multiple repair attempts is a classic lemon pattern.

Yes. The Daytona replaces the engine with a high-voltage battery and electric drive, so its failure points are charging sessions that will not initiate or drop out partway, real-world range short of the rating, 12-volt faults and no-start conditions, reduced-power warnings from high-voltage or drive-motor faults, and Uconnect infotainment that freezes or reboots.

It can be. A vehicle that cannot reliably recharge away from home has a defect going to the heart of what you paid for. The difficulty is proving it, because the fault often will not reproduce on the dealer's connection. Insist every visit is written on a repair order with the date, the mileage, and specifics — which station, which network, what error appeared, and whether the session ever initiated. Photos of the error screen at the charger are genuinely useful.

Often, yes — and this is where owners undercount their history most. If the manufacturer documents a software release as the remedy for a defect you reported, that is generally an attempted repair even though you never delivered the vehicle. Save the release notes and any message identifying an update as the fix for your issue.

Tighter than most owners assume, and several competing firms still publish the wrong figure. Dodge opted into California's AB 1755 procedures, so a claim generally must be filed within one year of your express warranty's expiration and no later than six years from the vehicle's original delivery date — materially shorter than the four-year rule applying to manufacturers who did not opt in. If your warranty has lapsed or is close to it, check the date first, not last.

Yes. California law does not require every complaint to be the same complaint. A collection of substantial defects that together impair the use, value, or safety of the vehicle can support a claim even where no single symptom recurred four separate times. Service advisors treat each as unrelated; the statute does not.

It can matter a great deal. The law counts days your vehicle is out of service regardless of the reason. Thirty or more cumulative days during the warranty period creates a presumption in your favor. The days need not be consecutive, and being given a loaner does not stop the clock. Keep a written log of every date the vehicle was unavailable.

Yes. Civil Code section 1795.4 gives a lessee the same rights and remedies as a buyer. Restitution on a lease covers your capitalized cost reduction and down payment, the payments you have made, and taxes and fees, and the manufacturer pays off the remaining lease obligation. There is no equity component, so the figure runs lower than a purchased vehicle at the same sticker — but the claim is just as real.

Potentially a buyback (a refund of what you've paid, minus a mileage offset), a replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement — plus your attorney fees paid by Dodge. There's no cost to you to pursue a claim.