Want Early Term on Stellantis Turd…

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Long story short, got a decent lease deal back in December 24 for wife’s 2025 Ram 1500 Laramie.

42 mo term and we are smack dab in the middle of that (21 payments). Truck has the dreaded Stellantis “parasitic drain” and keeps leaving us stranded with dead batteries. 4th time to the dealer in about a year and they just keep replacing the battery and can’t figure out the root cause.

Anyways - we want out, but of course since it’s a Stellantis vehicle and we did sign and drive $0 down, we are upside down about $15k from what most appraisals online have us at.

I know best option is to ride out term and dump it, but wife needs a reliable vehicle that she can drive the kids around in.

Second best option would be trying to bury the neg. equity in a new deal with a decent rebate, no?

Also considered using a credit card to 0 APR the15k+ neggy eggy on a new deal and just start fresh if possible. Idk.

Help or options are welcomed from y’all seasoned war vets. And yes I know, I won’t be leasing another Stellantis turd anytime soon… don’t have to roast me on that part please.

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Have you spoken with a lemon law attorney in your state, or asked Stellantis (Ram Cares) for a new vehicle or courtesy buyback?

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Negative. The sales rep, we did the least deal with at our local dealership, is super awesome and also suggested we raise hell with Stellantis and look into filing for lemon, but I assume that’s a very drawn out process that’s not guaranteed.

She also said from her experience with the old 4XE issues, she only saw a handful of customers get a few months of payments worth issued via credits from Stellantis, which is better than nothing at all, but I want away from this vehicle if it’s going to continue

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With all due respect, the dealer sales rep would not know much if anything about how Ram Cares would handle this in your situation.

I would speak to Ram Cares and a LL attorney ASAP. You will likely have far better options than you know.

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Just called Ram Cares and filed a buyback. Should get a call within 24 hours. I’ll look into LL attorney and filing if applicable. Thank you

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That is your only out at this point without writing a check. Consult a lemon lawyer, it doesn’t cost you anything even if you proceed.

Meanwhile I’d suggest a 12v battery maintainer and keep taking it back to the dealer.

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This is an easy lemon law case. I used lemonlaw.com attorneys twice with great results and no stress. Takes a few months but worth it.

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At 21 months into his lease, he’s likely past the lemon law timeframe (depending on which state the car was originally leased from). Ram Cares would likely be the best option.

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not sure of Arizona law but from what I found it’s 24 months/24k miles so possibly within the timeframe

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Keep complaining to Stellantis. I was able to get 25K from them to 'keep" the car but traded it in against BMW

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If you’re stuck with this thing, make sure you get a mopar warranty to cover you. The basic warranty is 3/36.

Has a STAR case been opened?

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PM me. I have an incredible Lemon Law attorney from Los Angeles, but I think he can do other states. He has gotten a FULL refund on a RAM with transmission issues that they couldn’t solve. He got me settlement of $18,000 on a Chevy Bolt lease that I had already returned when they had battery issues a few years back (I think after rebates and stuff, I made $12000 after all was said and done). He takes over the process, calls their lawyers and he gets paid by the auto manufacturer. I’ve never seen him lose a case in all my referrals.

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s’all good, man

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Just for OP

24/24000 is the lemon law period for AZ. Changed in April 2026.

I hope your car is still under that. You are at 22 months right? What about mileage