Anyone have any luck thru Stellantis on successfully going thru a buyback or lemon law? I am in Florida, lawyer says I have definitely have a case, but lo and behold, manufacturers are not on the hook for legal fees in Florida. The fees are taken out of any settlement or refunds, and then I would still be on the hook for any remaining fees. I have the open battery recall (can’t even get an appointment) and the sand in the engine recall with no fix in sight. Thanks in advance!
Just contact them and open a Lemon case.
And Wow FL really does stick it to Leasers, first with an unreasonable doc fee and now no lemon lawyers allowed.
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As far as I am aware, FL does a simple arbitration hearing first, which can then be taken to court after. If it goes to court, lawyer fees get covered by the manufacturer if you win, like pretty much other state. The fees could be included in a settlement agreement coming out of the arbitration decision if one pushed for that.
I would suggest talking to a different attorney in this situation.
Also, has a final notice to repair been sent to the manufacturer? Are there actual multiple attempts to repair that have happened or are you pushing for a lemon buy back just because there are recalls?
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Hi there, correct there is arbitration first, but in some states, the manufacturer even pays attorney fees for this part, Florida not being one of them.
I am looking at the buyback/lemon law route because the battery/charging recall has a “fix”, but I can’t even get in for an appointment, and the other sand in the engine has no fix and can lead to catastrophic engine failure at any time.
I was going to try to go about this on my own after finding out it would cost between $1000-3000 out of my pocket after the attorney gets their fees from any amount awarded, with me making up the difference for their time $$ (at least for the arbitration phase)
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I think you’re going to be pushing a huge rock up a hill trying to get a lemon buyback if you haven’t had any issues other than trying to get an appointment to get a recall handled or a recall thats been unresolved for only a couple of months.
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Nothing like a $1200 dealer fee right?
Florida does allow lemon lawyers, just out of your own pocket from what 3 different attorneys told me, unless it goes to court and falls under The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act instead.
Thank you that was what I was afraid of and seeing if anyone here had any luck as there was a wrangler frenzy last summer.
Going to court doesn’t have to be under federal law, just if you push past the arbitration hearing. I wouldn’t expect an arbitration hearing to go well though as you haven’t met any of the FL requirements for a lemon buyback, which is probably why you are looking at lawyers suggesting an irregular cost structure.
Thank you for the reply. I spoke to 3 different attorneys who sent me the same sort of attorney jargon in their contracts as seen below.
Paragraph 1 or any other reference was just to the simple arbitration, not even going to court. Thank you for your help, I will just have to get all the documentation that there is no fix and the vehicle is deemed unsafe to drive and try to go at it my own. I was hoping someone here had an open and shut case with Stellantis for a buyback
FEE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT OBLIGATED UNDER FLORIDA LAW TO PAY YOUR ATTORNEY’S FEES. YOU ALONE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FEES FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK OUTLINED IN PARAGRAPH |
Side note to all of this, which is kind of funny to me; there is a calculation for how much one would get on a buyback per the attorney general in Florida. It involves how much you paid, miles driven, lease price etc. so because of the low lease payment I was able to get thru this website and everybody’s help, the buyback is very low, which also makes the out of pocket attorney fees high for me since that amount is low because of the low lease payment and only being 7 months into my lease. lol 
That’s fairly typical. Usually something like ((125000-mileage of first attempted repair)/125000)*total paid
It’s all that freedom down there. The manufacturers must have good lobbyi$t in Tallaha$$ee.
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Have you tried a different dealership, i live in South Florida and was able to get my 4xE in the first week the fix was out and my dealership was doing a few a day. Was real helpful and perform all 3 parts of the recall and provided me with the test results
I’m currently going through a lemon law claim with Stellantis, but my situation is a little different than yours. My Wagoneer has been in for the same issue four times in the past six months and it’s still not fixed. Altogether, it’s been at the dealership for about 45 days.
In NJ, you only need one of two things to qualify, either the repair has to be attempted at least three times for the same issue, or the vehicle has to be out of service for more than 30 days.
Here, manufacturer pays the attorney fees if the case is won, so lawyers tend to scrutinize cases before taking them. When I first reached out a few months ago, the attorney actually declined my case because they felt it was weak at the time. They told me to wait and see if the issue happened again before coming back. Since Jeep still hasn’t figured out how to fix it, it did happen again and now I am here
I’m guessing in Florida you still have to pay some sort of lawyer fees regardless of the outcome, so that might be why they’re encouraging you to proceed
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How many days has your Jeep been down for the same issue? How many repair attempts for the same issue?
You’ll need very crisp answers to those point to have much of a chance of success.
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I suspect the bigger difference is that your case clearly meets lemon law terms because of thresholds for trying to repair the same failure, etc.
That’s a different legal claim than trying to use lemon law protection due to an open recall where no repair attempt has been made.
Ugh sorry you are dealing with all of your wagoneer issues!
To add even more complexity to Florida, the 3 attorneys I spoke to told me that if arbitration isn’t awarded in my favor, or if it gets to court and the court doesn’t side with me, there are no fees. Lemon law/buyback claims are contingency based for the most part in Florida. I would not owe a penny to the attorneys that I spoke with unless they “won” my case, and all 3 of them were very happy to take on my case so I guess that must mean something.
I was told over and over again that “not having a fix” is not a fix, especially with a high safety risk such as catastrophic engine failure or fire. I finally was able to get an appointment at a different Jeep dealership for next week after calling around and was told “they can squeeze me in” so here’s hoping I can just get the car fixed.
Fellow south Floridian, I finally was able to get an appointment at Arrigo in West Palm. Was your car part of the sand in the engine recall? If so, how did they show they fixed that? I could see the battery/charging issue and the faulty tpms recalls being fixed, but how do you fix sand in the engine without an engine swap? Thanks!
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I literally just got off of the phone with the NHTSA.gov from filing a claim with them. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE anyone with the FIRE RECALL (no fix available) from early October 25 and the LOSS OF POWER (no fix available) recall from early November 2025 to contact them to file a SAFETY COMPLAINT. This is ridiculous…5 months now and its undriveable!
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I finally was able to get my car at a dealership and it has been there since Monday. I was told “there is no fix for the sand in the engine, and there is not an official do not drive order for that recall”. This is comical as the dealerships own loaner fleet of 4xe or plug in hybrids has been grounded for this exact reason! Supposedly they are going to fix the do not charge issue, which the service advisor says takes over 48 hours for diagnostics just to run. Either way I will definitely be filing a complaint with the NHTSA and seeking further attorney guidance once I have documentation from the dealer service department that they inspected the vehicle and “there is no fix”, which is NOT A FIX.
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