Dodge: 33 published Texas lemon law decisions
Every published TxDMV decision naming Dodge, for case-years 2014-2026, with what each order did and a link to the order itself.
This is not a census of Texas lemon vehicles, and no number on this page is a defect rate. Confidential settlements, manufacturer buybacks agreed before a hearing, and complaints withdrawn along the way never enter this corpus at all and are structurally invisible to it. What is counted here is contested proceedings that reached a published decision, which is a small and non-random slice of everything that goes wrong with a vehicle in Texas.
A manufacturer with more decisions here is not "more of a lemon" than one with fewer. It may simply have sold far more units in Texas, or its owners may be likelier to push a dispute to a contested hearing rather than settle. There is no sales or registration denominator behind these counts, so the division that would turn them into a rate cannot be done, and this site does not publish one.
What these 33 orders did
Counts of published proceedings naming Dodge. These are not shares of anything: there is no figure here for how many vehicles Dodge sold in Texas, so no proportion computed from this table would mean what it appears to mean.
| What the order did | Decisions |
|---|---|
| Repurchase ordered | 6 |
| Repair ordered | 4 |
| Dismissed | 23 |
Which vehicles these decisions were about
Make and model exactly as the source documents print them, so a model that two orders name differently appears twice rather than being silently merged. A model appearing more often is not a defect rate.
| Vehicle | Decisions |
|---|---|
| Dodge Ram 3500 | 6 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 | 5 |
| Dodge Durango | 4 |
| Dodge Avenger | 2 |
| Dodge Dart | 2 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 | 2 |
| Dodge 3500 (diesel truck) | 1 |
| Dodge Caravan | 1 |
| Dodge Challenger | 1 |
| Dodge Challenger Hellcat | 1 |
| Dodge Charger | 1 |
| Dodge Journey | 1 |
| Dodge Journey Crossroad | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 1500 RT | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 3/4 ton pickup | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 2500 pickup | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 350 | 1 |
| Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie | 1 |
By vehicle model year
The model year of the vehicle at issue, not the year the decision issued.
| Model year | Decisions |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
Every Dodge decision
33 recordsNewest decision first. Every row links the source document it was read from.
Source PDF 2023 Dodge Durango
radio/infotainment screen and park assist malfunction Repair ordered
Source PDF 2023 Dodge Charger
loud popping noise from steering wheel when turning Dismissed
Source PDF 2022 Dodge Ram 2500
electrical system malfunction (battery drain, no-start) Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2020 Dodge Ram 3500
check engine light, loss of power, jerking while driving Dismissed
Source PDF 2009 Dodge Caravan
transmission and oil pan leaks (powertrain warranty) Repair ordered
Source PDF 2018 Dodge Durango
radio touchscreen power cycling and freezing Repair ordered
Source PDF 2016 Dodge Dart
check engine and air bag warning lights, battery discharge Dismissed
Source PDF 2018 Dodge Journey Crossroad
lack of power on inclines, cruise control speed loss, shaking Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2018 Dodge Ram 1500
paint color variation and rough paint texture Dismissed
Source PDF 2018 Dodge Ram 3500
roaring noise at highway speed; ABS and traction control warning lights Dismissed
Source PDF 2016 Dodge Journey
dashboard squeaking noise; radio/rear-view camera display malfunction Repair ordered
Source PDF 2015 Dodge Ram 1500
traction control warning light illuminates intermittently Dismissed
Source PDF 2016 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup
vibration at highway speeds (65-77 mph) Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat
recurring check engine light illumination Dismissed
Source PDF 2015 Dodge Durango
multiple issues: cold-start failure, stalling, hub bearing, lack of acceleration Dismissed
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Ram 1500
engine power loss and odometer malfunction Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Ram 3500 Laramie
intermittent vibration that increases with vehicle speed Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Ram 1500
battery gauge misreading; air conditioner and interior lights inoperative Dismissed
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Ram 350
pillar applique installation and wind noise, plus TPMS and windshield washer malfunctions Repurchase ordered
Source PDF 2013 Dodge 3500 (diesel truck)
engine fuel starvation / intermittent stalling Dismissed
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Ram 1500 RT
driver's side window popping noise when raised or lowered Dismissed
Source PDF 2014 Dodge Avenger
suspension popping/clunking noise, brake squeal, taillight condensation, highway-speed vibration Dismissed
Source PDF 2012 Dodge Ram 3500
steering drag link bolt / front-end component concern Dismissed
Source PDF 2012 Dodge Challenger
electrical issues alleged to create a safety hazard Dismissed
Source PDF 2013 Dodge Avenger
keyless entry, steering pull and transmission complaints Dismissed
The honest use of this page is to read the orders. Every row links the document it came from, and those documents say what happened in a specific dispute over a specific vehicle: what the defect was, how many repair attempts there were, and what the examiner ordered.
The dishonest use is to treat the number at the top as a quality score. It counts contested proceedings that reached a published decision, which is a function of how many vehicles a manufacturer sells in Texas, how its warranty department handles disputes before they get that far, and how likely its owners are to push a case to hearing rather than accept an offer. Those are three different things, and none of them is the reliability of the vehicle.