Grand Wagoneer Lemon Law

The Grand Wagoneer is built around a wall of large digital displays — a driver cluster, central infotainment, and passenger screens — plus a camera-heavy driver-assist suite. That complexity is also its weak point: owners report the rearview camera image failing to appear, screens freezing or going black, and Uconnect glitches that force repeated software reflashes. On certain 2024 model-year vehicles, Chrysler issued a recall because incorrect rearview camera module software could keep the backup image from displaying, and a separate recall covered improperly installed door trim that could detach.

Beyond the screens, drivers describe a range of general problems: electrical gremlins and phantom warning lights, harsh or delayed shifts from the eight-speed automatic, stalling or no-start conditions, and premium-price fit-and-finish issues like rattles and detaching trim. Individually each may seem minor, but on a six-figure SUV they add up to a vehicle that spends too much time back at the dealer.

California's Lemon Law reaches well beyond any single recall. If a substantial defect — whether it's the camera and infotainment electronics, the transmission, an electrical fault, or a persistent no-start — keeps recurring after a reasonable number of repair attempts, or your Grand Wagoneer is out of service for an extended cumulative period, you may be entitled to a manufacturer buyback, a replacement, or a cash settlement, with the manufacturer paying your attorney fees. You do not need a recall on file to qualify.

A recall is not automatically a lemon — it's the manufacturer acknowledging a defect and offering a free repair. California's Lemon Law (the Song-Beverly Act) comes into play when a substantial defect can't be fixed after a reasonable number of attempts, or when your Grand Wagoneer has been out of service for 30 or more cumulative days.

If your Grand Wagoneer qualifies, you may be entitled to a buyback (a refund of what you've paid, minus a mileage offset), a replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement — and Wagoneer pays your attorney fees on a successful claim, so pursuing your case costs you nothing out of pocket.