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Chrysler Vehicles Pick your year and model to pull the federal safety recalls on record for that exact vehicle. Underneath, the systems Chrysler owners report to the federal government most often, taken straight from the public complaint file.
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A recall is a federal repair order that applies to a run of vehicles. It is not a finding about yours, and it is only one part of the picture. Plenty of warranty defects never become recalls.
Recall data comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and is fetched fresh each time you search.
Owners of Chrysler vehicles from 2015 onward have filed 12,935 complaints with NHTSA. Grouped by the federal government's own component categories, these six come up most, with Pacifica, 200 and Town & Country accounting for a large share of the file.
Covers wiring, the 12 volt battery and charging, ignition, the instrument cluster and the control modules. Most of the reports in this category name the Pacifica, 200 and Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid.
Covers the engine assembly and the parts inside it. Most of the reports in this category name the Pacifica, 200 and Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid.
NHTSA files the transmission, driveshaft, axles, clutch and four wheel drive hardware under this heading. Most of the reports in this category name the Pacifica, 200 and Town & Country.
Covers the steering column, the rack, the linkage and power steering assist. Most of the reports in this category name the Pacifica, 200 and Town & Country.
Covers frontal and side air bags, their sensors, the occupant classification system and the clockspring. Most of the reports in this category name the 200, Pacifica and 300.
Covers the accelerator pedal, throttle control and cruise control. Most of the reports in this category name the Pacifica, 200 and Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid.
Source: NHTSA complaint database, model years 2015 and newer, extracted 2026-08-24. Counts are owner reports filed with the federal government, not findings by anyone. A complaint on file does not decide whether any one vehicle is a lemon. What decides that is whether a covered defect kept coming back after the manufacturer had a fair chance to repair it.
Key Takeaways
A Chrysler qualifies as a lemon in California when a warranty defect keeps coming back after a reasonable number of repair attempts and the dealer still cannot fix it. If that describes your Pacifica, 300, Voyager, or any other Chrysler, you can demand a buyback, a replacement, or a cash settlement.
Hiring a Chrysler Lemon Law attorney changes what a defective vehicle claim actually costs you, which is usually nothing out of pocket, and what you can expect to walk away with. This page is about the representation side of a Chrysler case: what a lawyer does for you, how the legal process moves from first call to resolution, how attorney fees work under California law, and why owners who hire counsel tend to recover more than those who negotiate alone. If you want the rundown of which Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep models break down most and which defects qualify, our brand page covers that in detail.
The Lemon Pros handle California Lemon Law cases and nothing else. That focus means we have sat across from Chrysler and its parent company FCA many times, we know how their offers tend to start low, and we know what a fair buyback or replacement should look like. A free consultation costs you nothing and puts a lawyer between you and the manufacturer from day one.
owners and lessees of a Chrysler bought or leased in California that still has a warranty defect the dealer has failed to repair.
roughly four repair visits for the same problem, two attempts for a serious safety defect such as brakes or steering, or 30 cumulative days in the shop.
a full buyback of what you paid, a comparable replacement vehicle, or a cash-and-keep settlement, plus reimbursement for towing and rental costs.
nothing up front and no fee unless you win, because the Song-Beverly Act makes Chrysler pay your attorney fees on top of your award.
the Pacifica and Pacifica Hybrid draw repeat complaints over electrical faults and stalling, and if you bought your Chrysler used, the 2024 Rodriguez v. FCA decision changed which remedies apply, so it is worth a quick review of your claim.
A Lemon Law attorney is not just someone who files paperwork. The job starts with reading your repair orders the way Chrysler's lawyers will read them, spotting the visits that count, the gaps that hurt, and the safety defects that lower the repair threshold. From there your attorney builds the demand, handles every piece of correspondence with the manufacturer, and pushes back when the first offer comes in light, which it almost always does.
Having counsel also shifts the balance of the conversation. When you call Chrysler yourself, you are one owner asking for help. When a firm that tries these cases sends the demand, the manufacturer knows litigation is on the table and that California's fee-shifting rule means a drawn-out fight will cost it more than a fair settlement. That is the leverage you are hiring, and it is why represented owners rarely settle for the first number on the table.
“California’s Lemon Law gives consumers strong leverage against manufacturers, but proper documentation and legal guidance are crucial. Many Chrysler owners miss out on full compensation by not acting quickly or by underestimating the law’s requirements,” says Michael Saeedian, founding attorney at The Lemon Pros.
People picture a lemon claim as a courtroom showdown. In practice most Chrysler cases settle, and the work that gets you there happens in a handful of clear stages. Here is how representation actually unfolds once you bring us in.
You do not need to know Lemon Law to start a case. Your part is mostly handing over what you already have. Here is what each stage looks like from your seat once you decide to work with counsel.
The first thing we ask for is your repair file: the orders, invoices, and any texts or emails with the dealer. You do not have to organize it or interpret it. Sorting which visits matter and which defects rise to a lemon claim is our job, and we would rather see everything than have you filter it for us.
If you are missing documents, that is rarely fatal. Dealers are required to give you copies of past repair orders, and we can help you request them. The point of this step is simply to get the raw record in front of a lawyer who knows what to look for.
Once we confirm your claim, we draft and send the formal notice to Chrysler ourselves. It identifies the vehicle by VIN, lays out the defects and every repair attempt, and demands the remedy you are entitled to. AB 1755 requires the manufacturer to receive written notice at least 30 days before suit, and we make sure that clock starts cleanly so it cannot be used against you later.
Chrysler's first response is usually an offer that protects the manufacturer, not you. This is where having an attorney earns its keep. We counter, document the value of your claim, and refuse to let an undervalued buyback or a quick cash figure close the file before you have seen what the case is actually worth.
If the manufacturer will not settle fairly, we file. Filing is not a failure of the process; it is leverage, and many cases settle shortly after a complaint lands because Chrysler now faces real litigation costs. We carry the case through California's Lemon Law procedure so you are not navigating court deadlines on your own.
At resolution you receive your buyback, replacement, or settlement. Our fees come from Chrysler under the fee-shifting rule, billed separately from your recovery, so the money you are owed stays yours. We do not take a cut of your buyback to cover our time.
Plenty of owners try to handle a Chrysler claim themselves, and the manufacturer counts on it. Without a lawyer, you are negotiating against a company that settles these disputes for a living, and you have no easy way to know whether the offer in front of you is fair or a fraction of what your case is worth.
The biggest gap is valuation. A buyback is not a single number; it is your down payment, your monthly payments, the loan payoff, taxes, registration, and related charges, minus a mileage offset that should only cover the use you got before the first repair attempt. Manufacturers routinely propose offsets that are too high or leave costs out entirely. An attorney who knows the formula catches that, and the difference often runs into thousands of dollars.
There is also the question of penalties. When Chrysler ignores a valid claim in bad faith, California allows a civil penalty on top of your recovery, and that is not something owners typically know to demand. Counsel does. A lawyer also keeps your procedural footing clean, the 30-day notice, the filing window, the documentation, so a technical misstep does not hand the manufacturer a way out.
And because of fee-shifting, none of this comes out of your pocket. The owner who hires a lawyer and the owner who negotiates alone face the same manufacturer, but only one of them has someone whose job is to push the number up. You can see how California's underlying statute works on our California Lemon Law page.
Not every frustrating repair turns into a lemon claim, and a good attorney will tell you that honestly during the first call. The cases worth bringing share a pattern: a defect covered by the factory warranty that keeps coming back, a dealer that cannot make it stick, and a paper trail that shows it. If that describes your Chrysler, talking to counsel early usually pays off.
A few signals tend to mean it is time to call. You have taken the vehicle in roughly four times for the same problem, or twice for something that threatens your safety such as brakes or steering. The car has sat at the dealer for 30 cumulative days or more on warranty work. Or you have a serious recurring fault and a Chrysler rep who keeps telling you nothing is wrong. Any one of those is worth a free review.
Timing matters more than people expect. The earlier an attorney sees your file, the easier it is to steer repairs toward the dealer, keep the record clean, and avoid signing away rights in a hasty settlement. Waiting until you are deep in a dispute, or close to a deadline, narrows what we can do. A short consultation early is cheaper, in every sense, than a scramble later.
A client came to us with a 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid that kept losing electrical power within its first year. The dealer had logged four repair attempts and still had not fixed it, and the owner was unsure the case was even worth pursuing. We read the file, confirmed the pattern qualified, and sent the demand. Chrysler agreed to a full buyback that included taxes and registration, and the fee-shifting rule meant our costs were paid by the manufacturer rather than out of the client's recovery. The takeaway is not the result alone; it is that a clean repair record plus counsel who knew how to present it turned a claim the owner almost walked away from into a full buyback.
Part of representation is knowing which outcome to chase and when to push for it. California gives a qualifying Chrysler owner a few paths, and the right one depends on your situation, not on whichever resolution the manufacturer finds cheapest. Here is what your attorney is working toward.
A buyback is the most complete recovery. Chrysler refunds what you put into the vehicle, your down payment, your payments, and the loan payoff, plus taxes, registration, and interest, with only a modest mileage offset for the use before your first repair attempt. We make sure that offset is calculated honestly, since this is the number manufacturers most often inflate. You can estimate a likely figure with our Lemon Law buyback calculator.
A replacement swaps your lemon for a comparable new Chrysler with your existing contract carried over, which suits owners who would rather stay on the road than unwind their financing. A cash-and-keep settlement lets you hold onto the vehicle for a negotiated payment, a fit when the defect is real but you still want the car. And where Chrysler acted in bad faith, we pursue a civil penalty on top. Choosing among these is a strategy call, and it is one your attorney makes with you rather than leaving to the manufacturer.
One wrinkle worth raising with your lawyer applies if you bought your Chrysler used. After the 2024 Rodriguez v. FCA decision, a used vehicle sold with the balance of a factory warranty generally no longer qualifies for a buyback or replacement, though a certified pre-owned Chrysler sold with its own new warranty may still qualify, and used-car owners can often still recover damages and attorney fees. Our Lemon Law lawyer for used cars page walks through which remedies may apply to you.
Getting the best result is less about a single demand letter and more about not flinching. We keep every communication in writing, refuse to let an early lowball anchor the negotiation, and only recommend a settlement once it reflects what your claim is actually worth. When the value is there, we are prepared to file rather than accept less, and that willingness is often what moves Chrysler to a fair number in the first place. Your job through all of it is simple: keep driving safely and let us carry the dispute.
The Lemon Pros take California Lemon Law cases and only those cases, which means a Chrysler claim lands with attorneys who have handled the same manufacturer, the same models, and the same negotiating tactics before. We have closed thousands of these claims, and we know what a fair buyback or replacement looks like before Chrysler ever names a figure.
A consultation is free and carries no obligation. Bring us your repair history and we will tell you honestly whether you have a claim and what it is likely worth. Because the manufacturer pays the fees on a successful case, there is no cost to you for finding out where you stand.
Not every defect rises to the level of a lemon, but a handful of Chrysler problem areas come up again and again once a vehicle starts cycling through the service bay. Knowing where your own trouble fits helps you read your repair orders with a sharper eye and recognize when a pattern is forming.
The transmission is the part owners worry about most. On Chrysler's automatics, the complaints tend to sound the same: a hard clunk between gears, a long pause before the car actually moves, slipping at highway speed, or the vehicle dropping into limp mode and refusing to shift past second. A dealer may reflash the transmission software, replace a valve body, or swap a sensor, yet the symptom returns a few weeks later. When the same shifting complaint reappears across several visits, that repeat history is exactly what a Song-Beverly claim is built on.
Electrical faults are the second big category, and they are frustrating precisely because they come and go. Drivers describe dead modules, a battery that drains overnight for no clear reason, flickering dash lights, and warning messages that the dealer cannot reproduce on the lift. The Uconnect infotainment head unit has its own reputation: frozen screens, random reboots, a backup camera that goes black, and Bluetooth or navigation that drops out mid-drive. Because a technician often cannot duplicate the glitch, these visits can stack up with vague "no problem found" notes, which is all the more reason to put your own description in writing every time.
Powertrain and drivability issues round out the list. Stalling at a stop, a rough or surging idle, hesitation when you press the accelerator, and unexpected check-engine lights all point to engine or fuel-system trouble that may qualify if it persists. On the plug-in hybrid side of the lineup, owners add charging faults and high-voltage battery warnings to the mix. A safety-related defect, anything that could plausibly cause injury such as a sudden stall in traffic or a brake concern, is treated more strictly under California law and needs fewer repair attempts before it counts.
Most Chrysler vehicles leave the lot with a basic limited warranty of three years or 36,000 miles and a longer powertrain warranty of five years or 60,000 miles, whichever arrives first. Those numbers matter for one specific reason: California's Lemon Law protects you while a defect is covered by that factory warranty. The warranty is the doorway, and the Song-Beverly Act is what waits on the other side once the dealer has had a fair shot and failed.
This is the part owners most often get wrong. People assume that once the odometer rolls past 36,000 or the calendar passes three years, the door has closed. It has not, as long as you reported the defect while coverage was still active. If your transmission complaint first appeared at 20,000 miles and the dealer kept trying and failing to fix it, your right to a remedy follows that defect even after the warranty itself later expires. The trigger is when the problem was first documented, not when you finally decide to act on it.
That is why the paperwork carries so much weight in a Chrysler case. Every repair order is a dated record that ties a specific complaint back to a covered period. A pile of those orders showing the same unresolved fault is far more persuasive than your memory of how many times you brought the van in. California also layers timing rules on top of the warranty question, so the smart move is to keep the file complete and talk to a lawyer well before any deadline becomes a problem. You can read more about the underlying statute on our California Lemon Law page.
If you think your Chrysler is heading toward a claim, the single most useful habit is to treat every dealer visit as evidence. Take the car to an authorized Chrysler service center each time the problem shows up, even when it feels minor or seems to have cleared on its own. Ask for a written repair order on every visit, and make sure it spells out your complaint in your words, the diagnosis the technician reached, and the work performed. Keep all of them in one place, along with any emails or texts with the dealer and a few photos or short videos of the defect when it happens.
Two numbers are worth tracking yourself. First, how many times you have brought the car in for the same issue, since four attempts for a typical defect and two for a serious safety defect are the general guideposts under the Song-Beverly Act. Second, how many cumulative days the car has sat at the dealer for warranty work, because thirty or more days out of service can independently support a claim. Steer warranty repairs toward the dealer rather than an independent shop, so the record stays clean and clearly tied to Chrysler.
When the case is made, the recovery path runs in a few directions. A buyback refunds what you have put into the vehicle, your down payment, your monthly payments, and the remaining loan payoff, plus taxes, registration, and related charges, with only a modest mileage offset deducted for the use you got before the first repair attempt. A replacement swaps your lemon for a comparable new Chrysler with your existing contract carried over. Where it fits, a cash-and-keep settlement lets you hold onto the car in exchange for a negotiated payment. If the manufacturer is found to have ignored a valid claim in bad faith, a civil penalty can be added on top.
The cost question stops a lot of owners before they start, and it should not. California's Lemon Law shifts fees onto the manufacturer, so a losing or settling automaker pays your attorney fees and costs separately from your recovery. That is what lets firms like ours work on contingency with nothing out of your pocket up front. You can estimate a likely buyback figure with our Lemon Law buyback calculator, one change worth flagging applies if you bought your Chrysler used. After the 2024 Rodriguez v. FCA decision, a used vehicle sold with the balance of a factory warranty generally no longer qualifies for a buyback or replacement, though a certified pre-owned Chrysler sold with its own new warranty may still qualify, and used-car owners can often still recover damages and attorney fees. Our Lemon Law lawyer for used cars page walks through which remedies may apply to you.
A client came to us after buying a 2020 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid that kept losing electrical power over its first 12 months. The dealer logged four repair attempts and still could not fix it, so we filed a Lemon Law claim on his behalf. Chrysler agreed to a full buyback that covered taxes and registration, and because of the fee-shifting rule, our costs were paid by the manufacturer rather than out of his recovery. The case turned on one thing: a clean, well-documented repair record that made the pattern impossible to argue with.
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