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The Montana Lemon Law (Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533) requires manufacturers to repurchase or replace a new motor vehicle with a substantial defect after 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or a reasonable number of attempts) or 30 cumulative business days out of service. The Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails. Its only attorney-fee rule covers appeals: if a party appeals a state arbitration award without good cause, the court may award the other side costs and reasonable attorney fees. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover for you. Easy Lemon represents Montana drivers at every stage.

How your Montana claim gets built

Our lemon law work is directed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq., Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. A Montana claim gets built on two things: the Montana lemon law statute, and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which applies in all fifty states. Send the repair orders and the purchase or lease paperwork, and we can tell you which of the two fits your vehicle.

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Warning Signs

Is Your Car a Lemon?

Your car may be a lemon if it keeps going back to the dealer or the mechanic for the same problem. Under Montana law, the defect must make the car unsafe, unreliable or worth much less. The manufacturer or dealer must also have failed to fix it after several tries.

The same noise, shaking or warning light keeps coming back.

The dealer has worked on it multiple times and the problem is still there.

Your Rights

Understanding Montana's Lemon Law

Montana's Lemon Law is found at Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533 and sets the rules for defective new vehicles in the state.

Statute

Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533, Montana Lemon Law

Eligible Vehicles

New & leased vehicles within Montana's eligibility period

Repair Threshold

4 repair attempts OR 30+ days out of service

Remedies

Full refund, replacement, or cash settlement

Attorney Fees

No general attorney-fee award in the state lemon law

Arbitration

Varies by state, we review what applies to your case

Montana's lemon law sets no filing deadline of its own, but defects must be reported to the manufacturer in writing within 2 years or 18,000 miles from delivery, whichever is earlier. Montana law entitles you to a full refund, replacement vehicle, or cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you. The Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails. Its only attorney-fee rule covers appeals: if a party appeals a state arbitration award without good cause, the court may award the other side costs and reasonable attorney fees.

The Process

How Montana's Lemon Law Process Works

Document Your Repairs

Ask for a repair order every time you visit a Montana dealer, even if the technician finds nothing. Under Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533, these papers prove your repair attempts. Keep every receipt and work order.

Contact Easy Lemon

Send us your records. We check your repair history against Montana's statute and tell you if your car qualifies as a lemon. The consultation is free, with no obligation.

We File Your Claim

We prepare the claim and handle the paperwork. This includes any notice to the manufacturer that Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533 requires.

Manufacturer Response

If Montana law gives the manufacturer a final repair attempt, it gets one. If the defect remains, Montana law entitles you to relief. Most claims then move toward settlement.

Get Compensated

You receive a refund, a replacement vehicle or a cash settlement. No attorney fees unless we recover for you.

Our Edge

Why Choose Us for Lemon Law?

Past Results

We've recovered over $30 million for our clients by securing refunds, cash settlements, and replacements.

Client-Centered Approach

We receive positive feedback from clients we have represented.

Fee-Shift Representation

The Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails. Its only attorney-fee rule covers appeals: if a party appeals a state arbitration award without good cause, the court may award the other side costs and reasonable attorney fees. No fee unless we recover compensation.

Focused Results

We know the stress defective vehicles bring, so we simplify the process for you.

At Easy Lemon, your success is our mission. Let us simplify the process and get you the justice you deserve.

Actual Settlements

Montana Lemon Law Results

These are actual settlements obtained by the firm, shown because we do not yet have enough resolved matters in Montana to report state-level figures. Prior results do not guarantee or predict a similar outcome; every case is different. See our recent settlements page for more.

$140,242

2024 Audi Rs E Tron Gt

Florida

Buyback settlement

$120,514

2024 Bmw X6

Florida

Defect: a recurring defect

$119,218

2025 Bmw 750E

Florida

Defect: electrical/ technology

$111,200

2025 Bmw X5

Florida

Defect: brake/ steering/ suspension

$110,122

2023 Gmc Hummer Ev

Texas

Defect: electrical/ technology

$103,592

2024 Mercedes Benz Truck Glc300

Result

Defect: electrical/ technology

Results may vary. Prior outcomes do not guarantee a similar result. Each case is unique and depends on its specific facts and applicable law.

What You're Entitled To

What The Manufacturer May Owe You

Refund

You get your purchase price back, including taxes and fees, minus any use deduction Montana law allows.

Cash Settlement

You receive a payment for the unresolved defect and keep your car.

Vehicle Replacement

You get a comparable new vehicle in place of the defective one, at no extra cost.

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What Our Clients Say

About the Montana Lemon Law

Answers anchored to Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533, the statute that governs lemon law claims in Montana.

Does Montana have a lemon law? +

Yes, Montana has a lemon law, Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533. It reaches new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Montana for personal, family, or household purposes, the same in Billings as in Kalispell or Miles City. A used pickup off a lot in Butte is a separate question, answered below. When a defect covered by the warranty outlasts the repairs the law counts, the remedy is a replacement vehicle or a full refund, and a reasonable use offset comes off the refund.

How many repair attempts make a car a lemon in Montana? +

Montana requires 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or a reasonable number of attempts), or 30 cumulative business days out of service. The count isn't the only step. Written notification to the manufacturer is required before the presumption applies, and the manufacturer must be given an opportunity to cure.

Have you handled a lemon law case in Montana? +

Yes, we handled a 2023 Ram 2500 lemon law case in Montana. Our client bought it new on May 30, 2023 from J.C. Billion Incorporated, an authorized Ram dealership in Montana. It had 15 miles on it. By 22,954 miles the transmission was failing, and the dealership found burnt fluid with a large amount of metal debris in the pan and a stored code, DTC P1D90. The technicians replaced the complete automatic transmission, and the thermal bypass valve and the transmission cooler with it. They replaced the water pump, the thermostat and the housing. They also replaced the idler pulley, the tensioner pulley and the fan clutch on the viscous fan. The truck was off the road for 104 consecutive days while all of that got done. Easy Lemon got our client a $16,500 cash and keep settlement, meaning the truck stayed with them. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Does the Montana lemon law cover used cars? +

A used car usually falls outside the Montana lemon law, since the statute covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Montana for personal, family, or household purposes. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act follows the written warranty instead, so a used vehicle can still have a claim under it, or under another consumer statute, if the defect showed up while the manufacturer's warranty was active.

How long do I have to file a lemon law claim in Montana? +

The Montana lemon law sets no filing deadline, but the defect must be reported to the manufacturer in writing within 2 years or 18,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier, and the delivery date is printed on your purchase or lease contract. A pickup that passes 18,000 miles in its first year is out of the window right then, well before the two years are up. Waiting too long can cost you your rights.

How long does a lemon law case take in Montana? +

Some claims settle in a few weeks and others take months, especially when the manufacturer wants its own inspection of the vehicle. Most of the cases we handle settle at the written-demand stage, without a lawsuit. The repairs come before all of that and can run long on their own, like the 104 days our client's Ram spent at the dealership.

Will I have to go to court or arbitration in Montana? +

Court is unlikely, because most of the lemon law cases we handle settle with the manufacturer before anyone files suit. Arbitration works differently in Montana. If the manufacturer's arbitration program is state-certified, the consumer must use it, and we prepare that filing for you.

What can I get if my car is a lemon in Montana? +

You can ask for a replacement vehicle or a full refund, and the manufacturer takes a reasonable use offset off the refund. Our client with the Ram took a cash settlement instead and kept the truck.

Who pays the attorney's fees in a Montana lemon law case? +

The Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails; its only fee rule lets the court award costs and fees against a party who appeals a state arbitration award without good cause. And when a written warranty was breached, the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)) gives a way to shift fees. With us there is nothing to pay upfront and no attorney's fee unless we recover for you, and when a manufacturer settles or loses we ask it to pay our fees in addition to your recovery. What happens with case costs is written in the fee agreement, which is one page, and we go over it with you on the first call.

Do I need a Montana lemon law attorney? +

You can bring the claim yourself, but the manufacturer will have its own legal team. A lemon law attorney knows what Montana's law requires and how the negotiation and the litigation work. The Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails. Whether to hire one is your decision.

How experienced is Easy Lemon? +

Easy Lemon is a consumer brand of RockPoint Law P.C. and started in 2024, but the attorneys behind it have 25+ years of combined experience, and Ron Kaniuk, our Florida managing partner, has practiced law since 1997. The firm has represented 1,500+ clients in vehicle warranty disputes so far, and the Montana Ram 2500 settlement is one of the case studies published on easylemon.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I start a lemon law claim in Montana? +

It starts with a call to 855-435-3666 or the free case review form at easylemon.com, and once we hear what happened we ask for the repair orders. A Connecticut client sent us four of them for a 2025 Audi Q5. The dealer replaced the fuel filler cap, and it kept popping off. The dealer did the same Audi service action twice. After a remote software update the check engine light came back on, and later the car lost power and had to be towed in. With a Montana vehicle we hold orders like those up against the 4 attempts and the 30 cumulative business days out of service. Montana also requires written notification to the manufacturer. We write and send it ourselves and do the negotiating, mostly by phone and email.

Do days in the shop count as much as repair visits? +

They can, because 30 cumulative business days out of service is a route of its own under the Montana statute, apart from the 4 repair attempts. A 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron in Texas went in 3 times and was out of service 166 days. Its rear motor leaked coolant into the housing and the dealer put in a new motor. Then the cruise control, the turn signals and the rear light bar started failing. We count the days off the dealer's repair orders, which is one reason to ask for an order on every visit.

What if the dealer says it can't find the problem? +

Get the repair order anyway, since it records your complaint even when the technician finds nothing. A South Florida couple took their Kia Telluride back four times for a noise from the rear, and nobody found where it came from. By the time they called us it had been out of service more than 40 days, and Kia bought it back. An intermittent defect can still qualify in Montana if it substantially impairs the vehicle, but the dealer may never see it happen, so we prove it with the repair records, what you tell us and sometimes a technical expert.

Does a transmission failure count under the Montana lemon law? +

A transmission failure can count when it substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle and is still there after the repairs the law counts, and transmission shudder or failure is one of the defects Montana drivers bring us most. On our client's 2023 Ram 2500 the dealership also updated the TCM and ran a TCM Quicklearn procedure. At a follow-up visit a loose fused B+ starter nut had to be retorqued, and a recall was done to update the SCCM.

Are leased vehicles covered by the Montana lemon law? +

Yes, a new motor vehicle leased in Montana for personal, family, or household purposes is covered the same as one purchased there. A 2025 Toyota Tundra leased in North Dakota kept misfiring in cylinder 6, and Toyota recommended replacing the short block. The truck spent 135 days in the shop and then it was bought back for $53,364.14. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Can I get a full refund for my car in Montana? +

Close to a full refund, since a buyback gives you the purchase price back, plus certain fees, minus a reasonable use offset for the miles you drove. Each state counts those miles its own way. Manufacturers often work the offset out as your mileage divided by the car's useful life in miles, usually 100,000 to 120,000, and then times the purchase price. A smaller divisor means a bigger deduction, so we check the math before anything is signed. Registration, taxes and finance charges often go back to you in the refund, and so can towing or rental costs, while attorney fees are paid apart from the buyback.

What is a cash settlement, and do I have to give back my car? +

With a cash settlement you keep the car and the manufacturer pays you for the defect, the way our Montana client kept the Ram 2500. A buyback or a replacement is different, because the car goes back to the manufacturer. The Connecticut Audi Q5 was bought back for $43,451.81, and the firm-wide results higher on this page run from $103,592 to $140,242. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

What if my car doesn't meet the Montana repair count? +

Other laws may still reach the defect. Breach of warranty claims, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and Montana unfair trade practices and consumer protection statutes can each apply to a defect that falls short of 4 attempts or 30 days out of service, counted in business days. There are also the UCC implied warranties. Merchantability under UCC §2-314 applies to sales of goods by merchants, used vehicles included, and it's a lower bar than the lemon law's substantial impairment, while UCC §2-315 only comes in when the buyer relied on the seller's advice for a particular use, like towing.

What if my case is not successful? Are there hidden fees? +

If the case doesn't succeed, you owe us no attorney's fee. Case costs are a separate item, and your written fee agreement, which you see before you sign, sets out which costs, if any, you may be responsible for. When claims fail, it's usually because the defect was first reported after the Montana reporting period or because the repair orders never mention it.

Do you take cases against every manufacturer? +

We take cases against domestic and foreign brands, and our published results include Tesla, Audi, GMC, Chevrolet, Toyota, Kia, Ram and Jeep in several states, the 2023 GMC Hummer EV from Texas in the results above among them. A 2024 Tesla Cybertruck in New York had 15 miles on it at delivery and then started losing brake pressure, and Tesla tried to fix the brakes four times before it was bought back. When a manufacturer won't cooperate, our attorneys negotiate first and litigate when they have to.

Do I need to visit an office to hire a Montana lemon law lawyer? +

You don't have to come in. We handle Montana cases by phone, email and e-signature, and our offices are in Manhasset NY, Newark NJ, Miami FL and Dallas TX, so an owner in Great Falls or Helena sends us the repair orders, the contract and the warranty booklet by upload. Nothing in the Montana statute requires you to appear anywhere to open a claim. You get one assigned attorney with a direct line. A copy of every letter we send goes to you, and so does a note whenever the manufacturer responds.

Can I still bring a claim after my warranty expires? +

A defect reported while the warranty was active can still support a claim after the coverage ends. Montana's warranty period ends 2 years after delivery or at 18,000 miles, whichever comes first, so the first thing we look for is the oldest repair order that mentions the defect and the date and mileage on it.

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Arbitration Board

Montana Lemon Law Arbitration

Montana's arbitration rule turns on certification: if the manufacturer's arbitration program is state-certified, the consumer must use it. So on a Montana file we look up which program the manufacturer runs and whether the state has certified it. The general questions about these programs are answered in our lemon law FAQ.

State-certified program

Do I have to use the manufacturer's arbitration program?

You have to use it if the state has certified it, but federal law requires arbitration before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules. A program won't hear the case until the repair history gets to 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or a reasonable number, or 30 cumulative business days out of service, and until any written notice the statute makes a prerequisite has gone out. After that the program sets its own timing, and we file with it and send in the repair orders.

After the decision

What happens after an arbitration decision on a warranty claim?

Often the decision is binding on the manufacturer. The consumer generally keeps the right to go to civil court under the Montana statute, and appeal deadlines vary, which is why we want a copy of the decision the day it arrives. If arbitration doesn't settle things, either side can file a civil suit, and the courts are in the Statute-Cited Answers below.

State vs Federal

Montana Lemon Law vs Federal Magnuson-Moss

Most Montana cases benefit from invoking both statutes, and we check every Montana file under the state lemon law and the federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (15 U.S.C. §2301) and then use the stronger one. The Montana law has the repair presumption and the buyback remedy. What Magnuson-Moss brings is a federal fee provision, and it can also reach defects outside the Montana lemon law period. Montana requires 4 repair attempts for the same defect, or a reasonable number, or 30 cumulative business days out of service. But the federal act just asks for a "reasonable number" of repair attempts, and what counts as reasonable depends on the facts. Montana's window is 2 years or 18,000 miles from original delivery, whichever is earlier, while the federal time limit goes by how long the express warranty lasts. Our client's Ram 2500 had 22,954 miles on it when the powertrain failed, which is past the 18,000-mile mark, and the owner still had a remedy under express warranty law. The state law is only for new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Montana for personal, family, or household purposes. Magnuson-Moss applies to products sold with a written warranty, and that is why used cars often qualify. A state-certified arbitration program may have to come first in Montana, but federal law requires arbitration before a lawsuit only if the written warranty makes you use a program that meets FTC rules, and a case can go to state or federal court.

Fees under the federal act follow 15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(2), while the Montana lemon law has no general fee award for a consumer who prevails; its only fee rule lets the court award costs and fees against a party who appeals a state arbitration award without good cause.

Practitioner Answers

Montana Lemon Law: Statute-Cited Answers

The answers below come from Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533 and, for the courts, from the Montana Judicial Branch court locator.

What does the statute count as a reasonable number of repair attempts in Montana?

The count is 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or a reasonable number of attempts), or 30 cumulative business days out of service. We count each attempt from a dealer repair order, so it helps to ask for one every time, even when the technician finds nothing. Montana adds a step before the presumption applies, because written notification to the manufacturer is required, and the manufacturer must be given an opportunity to cure.

It helps to have the repair orders, the purchase or lease contract with its delivery date, the warranty booklet, the emails, texts and letters with the dealer or manufacturer, and receipts for towing, rentals and lodging, since those costs are often recoverable. You can also look up your VIN for recall notices at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Which Montana court hears the case if your lemon law attorney has to sue?

A Montana lemon law suit usually goes to the state's court of general jurisdiction in the county where you live or where the vehicle was sold. Bozeman is in Gallatin County, and Gallatin County's general civil trial court is the Gallatin County District Court, part of the 18th Judicial District. A Magnuson-Moss claim can also go to Federal District Court (15 U.S.C. §2310(d)(1)) if damages exceed $50,000 or party diversity permits it. Which court hears a particular case still depends on its facts, the warranty issues involved and the law it is brought under.

A 2022 Jeep Wrangler we handled in South Carolina started pulling right and vibrating at 186 miles, and later it got the "death wobble". In Montana a defect counts when it substantially impairs the use, market value or safety of the vehicle, which is what the statute calls a nonconformity, and scratches or small paint flaws usually don't. The ones Montana drivers bring us most are engine stalling and misfires, transmission shudder or failure, electrical faults that leave warning lights on, brake and steering problems, and driver-assistance (ADAS) systems that brake or drift on their own.

Statewide Coverage

Serving Drivers Across All of Montana

Easy Lemon represents Montana consumers from Billings to Glacier National Park. We handle Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533 cases remotely, regardless of city or county.

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Reviewed by Steven P. Nassi, Esq. · Managing Partner, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C. · Last updated August 6, 2026 Sources: Montana Statutes, Mont. Code §61-4-501 to §61-4-533, Montana Attorney General, FTC Magnuson-Moss, NHTSA Recall Lookup, FTC Lemon Law Guide, Cornell Law, 15 USC Ch. 50, State Attorneys General (USA.gov). ATTORNEY ADVERTISING under Montana professional rules. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

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