2025 Polestar 3 Lemon Law Buyback in Colorado
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Our client leased a new 2025 Polestar 3 in Colorado that stopped charging on AC power. A charging-related module (GHCA) was replaced twice and the fault came back. The case was settled through a manufacturer buyback worth a total of $69,174.
The vehicle and its defects
Our client leased this 2025 Polestar 3 new in December 2024. It had 25 miles on the odometer at delivery and now shows 7,670.
The main defect was electrical. The SUV would charge on DC fast chargers but not on AC, and a charging fault message kept coming back. The file also lists HVAC and body/trim issues, and the visits add an airbag warning light, a driver window that would not close all the way and a rearview camera that showed no image.
| Vehicle | 2025 Polestar 3 |
|---|---|
| State | Colorado |
| Purchase | Leased new, December 2024 |
| Repair visits | 3 |
| Mileage at first repair | 2,265 |
| Days out of service | 60 |
| Resolution | Buyback, settled July 2026 |
| Total | $69,174 |
The repair record
The record shows 3 repair visits and 60 days out of service. The first visit came at 2,265 miles.
- June 11-July 10, 2025
The owner reported an airbag light, a charging fault message, a driver window that would not close and a blank rearview camera. The technician could not duplicate the airbag light. The SUV charged on DC but not AC, a software update did not fix it, and the technician found a charging-related control module (GHCA) internally faulty and replaced it. A new window motor did not solve the window problem, so the driver door module was replaced after a voltage drop was found, and the camera received a software update.
- October 6-31, 2025
AC charging failed again. The technician confirmed it, found a lost-communication fault with the battery charger control module and saw that the GHCA was not responding. The GHCA was replaced a second time and the software was updated.
- December 26, 2025–Present
The owner came back because the SUV still would not charge on AC chargers. No repairs are documented for this visit.
Colorado Automotive Industry Consumer Protection Act (Lemon Law) and federal warranty law
Colorado's lemon law is the Automotive Industry Consumer Protection Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. §42-10-101 to §42-10-107. It reaches new vehicles bought or leased in Colorado for personal, family or household use. For a vehicle leased on or after August 7, 2024, as this one was, coverage lasts 2 years or 24,000 miles from delivery, and the statute looks for three repair attempts on one defect (two if the defect is a safety issue) or 24 business days out of service. The AC charging complaint shows up on all three visits, each within a year of delivery, and the SUV has 7,670 miles. Its 60 days out of service is the kind of record the 24-business-day test measures. A qualifying owner can either get a replacement or receive a refund after deducting a reasonable offset for use. Colorado also sends owners to the manufacturer's dispute program first when it follows FTC rules, requires certified-mail notice to the manufacturer before the presumption applies, and lets a court award fees to whichever side prevails.
Colorado owners can also lean on Magnuson-Moss, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq., the federal companion warranty claim. It covers broken written and implied warranties, and it may allow a consumer who prevails to recover attorney fees. An owner from Colorado can bring that along with their state claim.
- Statute
- Colorado Automotive Industry Consumer Protection Act (Lemon Law), Colo. Rev. Stat. §42-10-101 to §42-10-107
- Repair test
- 3 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for a safety-based defect; 4 attempts for vehicles bought or leased before Aug 7, 2024), or 24 cumulative business days (30 for vehicles bought or leased before Aug 7, 2024) out of service
- Time limit
- Within 30 months from the date of original delivery (for vehicles bought or leased before Aug 7, 2024: within 6 months after the warranty term expires or 1 year from delivery, whichever is earlier)
- Federal law
- Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2301 et seq.
More on Colorado: Colorado lemon law attorney page and how to file a lemon law claim in Colorado.
How RockPoint built the claim
The claim rested on the charging failure. The same control module was replaced on the first visit and again on the second, and the SUV still would not charge on AC when it went back a third time. Sixty days in the shop on a vehicle with 7,670 miles added to that record.
The other complaints filled in the picture. A window that needed a motor and a door module, an airbag light and a camera fault showed electrical trouble beyond the charger.
The outcome
The case settled in July 2026 as a buyback, with Polestar repurchasing the SUV. The total value of the resolution was $69,174 ($69,174.23 exactly). Out of that total came the lease payoff, our client's payment and attorney fees.
Questions about this case
For vehicles bought or leased on or after August 7, 2024, Colorado looks for three attempts to fix the same defect, or two for a safety defect. Older vehicles fall under a four-attempt test. A vehicle can also qualify after 24 cumulative business days out of service (30 for the older group).
Yes. The statute covers new vehicles leased in Colorado as well as those bought there, as long as they are used mainly for personal, family or household purposes. This Polestar 3 was a lease.
For vehicles bought or leased on or after August 7, 2024, the deadline is 30 months from original delivery. Earlier vehicles have a shorter window, ending 6 months after the warranty expires or 1 year from delivery, whichever comes first.
If the manufacturer runs a dispute program that follows federal FTC rules, the owner has to use it first. Colorado also requires written notice to the manufacturer by certified mail before the law's presumption applies.
The case resulted in a buyback with a total value of $69,174. That total covered the lease payoff, the payment to the owner and attorney fees.
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