GM defective paint class action overview:ย
- Who: Four owners of vehicles made by General Motors are suing the company.ย
- Why: The plaintiffs say General Motors used defective paint on its vehicles. It was prone to cracking, clouding and delaminating.ย
- Where: The GM defective paint class action lawsuit was filed in a California federal court.
This new class action alleges that General Motors sold cars coated with defective paint. That causes the vehiclesโ exteriors to peel, crack, become cloudy and delaminate.
Plaintiffs Bryon Lyman, Kelly McAteer, Jason Merkel and Mark Volk filed the class action lawsuit against General Motors LLC on July 9 in a California federal court. They allege violations of state and federal consumer laws.ย
The class action refers to paint on 2015-2020 Chevrolet Tahoes, 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburbans, 2015-2020 GMC Yukons, 2015-2020 GMC Yukon XLs, and 2015-2020 Cadillac Escalades.ย
โAlthough the defect manifested over time, [General Motors] knew or should have known of those issues prior to sale of the [vehicles]; yet GM continued to put the latently defective class vehicles on the market,โ the lawsuit alleges.
The Lawsuit alleges that the paint issue is an expensive fix
The class action contains many consumer stories about the issues with their vehiclesโ paint jobs.
Lyman says he bought a used 2017 Tahoe LT in California in 2019. He alleges that In early 2022, he began noticing issues with the vehicleโs paint. Despite his efforts to polish the car himself, the problem continued. A professional detailer later diagnosed it as a โclearcoat issueโ and buffed the car. Lyman says that only provided a โbandaidโ fix.ย
Lyman states that to repair and repaint the vehicle fully, he would have needed to spend over $10,000. This process would involve sanding the car down to bare metal. Lyman alleges that would significantly depreciate his carโs value.ย
GM likely knew about the defect, plaintiffs allege
The lawsuit alleges that the problem is not unique to Lymanโs Tahoe. Many other General Motors customers suffer from the same defect. Itโs allegedly repeatedly leading to peeling, cracking, cloudiness, flaking, bubbling, erosion, and microblistering of the clearcoat.
The plaintiffs say they expected their โluxuryโ vehicles to be of good quality and had no reason to anticipate the paint issues. Had they known, they would not have bought the vehicles or paid less for them. The lawsuit says General Motors knew or should have known about the defect due to the high number of customer complaints.
The plaintiffs seek to represent anyone in the United States who bought or leased a class vehicle in California. Theyโre suing for breach of warranty, unjust enrichment, fraud, and violations of state consumer laws. The plaintiffs are asking for class action certification, damages, fees, costs, and a jury trial.ย
Meanwhile, consumers recently filed class action lawsuits against General Motors (GM) over claims involving alleged vehicle defects, unlawful data collection and sharing and hackable key fobs. GM also expanded a recall last month over concerns certain GMC Sierra and Chevrolet Silverado vehicles contain tailgates that can inadvertently unlatch while the vehicle is parked.ย
Are you affected by this GM defective paint lawsuit? Let us know in the comments!ย
Steven W. Ritcheson, Taylor C. Bartlett, and Jeanie Sleadd of Heninger Garrison Davis LLC represent the plaintiffs.ย
The GM defective paint class action is Bryon Lyman et al v. General Motors LLC, Case No. 2:24-cv-05786ย in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.ย
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461 thoughts onGM class action claims Chevy Tahoe, Cadillac Escalade and other vehicles have defective paint
This issue with GM Paint issues goes way back to the early 90s
and I own proof . My 1996 GMC YUKON has the exact same issue that is described in your class action law suit. What are the chances you could add my vehicle into your class action against GM. I say that they should be held accountable for putting profits over quality for all the years that have been involved with the paint used through the years.
2015 2500hd Silverado has paint issues with it flaking off, the dealer had a GM executive from Michigan take a look at it and said it was a environmental problem thatโs BS
I have a 2019 Buick Regal TourX and my paint is coming off around my windshield
My 2003 chevy Tahoe have the same paint problem. Thereโs more years that have the issue
2016 Caddalic Escalade has the same issue!!! The hood and the roof look terrible!
I own a 2019 Chevy Tahoe LT with paint that is peeling on the bumper in multiple locations.
2016 cadillac escalade esv paint was peeling so bad I just got a wrap. Cost to much to paint the truck. Please contact me immediately I need to be part of this lawsuit.
I have 2015 silverado, same issues peeling flaking paint,white diamond tricot color,the dealership said if i paid labor theyโd supply paint services, what a joke,50k I spent on my new truck!
I have a 2015 chevy silverado ltz..and some areas of the paint started bubbling . flaking and eventually pealing about 2 years ago now with the pas of time it is only getting worse..I asked a bodyshop for an estimate wich it will be too expensive to get it fixed
I have a 2019 Cadillac Escalade having the same problem as everyone elseโs itโs been so hard to keep up and vey expensive how do I get a hold of the law firm handling this case