How to Return Your Dodge Lease

When it comes to the end of the lease on your Dodge vehicle, you probably are wondering what steps you should take next before your lease comes to maturity. Knowing and understanding what to do before you find yourself at the turn-in appointment will help make the entire process easier and more streamlined for everyone involved. Ultimately, it can and will help save you money in additional fees for excess wear, mileage, and use. Your goal leading into your turn-in appointment should be to know exactly what to expect from the whole process. That means knowing of any additional costs before they are brought up and understanding the overall condition of your vehicle.

Understanding The Timeline

Leasing a Dodge vehicle, and subsequently turning it in at lease-end is easy. That is because we have identified what steps need to be completed leading up to your end of lease turn-in. The first of these steps should occur at approximately 90 days prior and continue from then. That is because it's important to start thinking about what your plans at the end of the lease are in terms of your current and possible next vehicle. At around 60 days, you should be conducting a lease-end pre-inspection by contacting the Chrysler Capital Allegiance Team to identify any issues that need to be repaired or the presence of any excess wear or damage. At the 30 day mark, you should have a potential new vehicle picked out and the process started for your purchase or lease.

Preparing Your Vehicle For The Actual Turn In

When the time comes to prepare your vehicle for turn-in, knowing what is expected will help focus energy and effort to what is needed to be done. That means to ensure your vehicle is clean both inside and outside, any and all personal items are removed from the vehicle, any items that were present when the vehicle was delivered are present for turn-in (Things like keys, fobs, mats, headphones, etc…). Additionally, any excess wear or damage has been identified through the pre-inspection should be fixed accordingly. A few other things to consider is ensuring that automatic lease payments are stopped, you have a scheduled appointment to complete your turn-in prior to the lease ending, and you have the process started for your next vehicle.

Knowing Your Responsibilities

When it comes to your turn-in appointment, avoiding unnecessary surprises and costs are an important thing. Being proactive helps pay off big dividends to accomplish this end. That means taking advantage of our online tools, like our wear tool and the subsequent table, to help you know exactly where your vehicle sits in terms of condition and overall wear. You should also review your lease responsibilities to understand things like your mileage allowance so that you know whether or not you will be subject to additional charges for excess mileage Should you have any questions, all of your responsibilities will be contained within your lease agreement. If you are unclear on something or have additional questions, we would be happy to address any that you may have.

Making The Most Out of Your Turn In

At your vehicle turn-in, if you have followed the timeline that we offer, you should be set up for success. That is because at this point, the process is relatively simple and will take very little time to complete. At the turn-in, you will be required to fulfill any final financial commitments that you may have with your lease in terms of excess wear and mileage, fill out the necessary paperwork for vehicles turn in, the outright purchase, or complete the process for a new lease. It really is as simple as that to return your Dodge at the end of your current lease.