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
I have a 2015 Tahoe, 2015 Escalade and a 2016 Denali, the paint is trash on the hood and roof on all three, oh yeah and the transmission went out just out of warranty on the escalade and had to pay 6k for it and the Denali transmission is bad just havenโt replaced it yet, SHAME ON YOU GM, from 50 year GM owner!
I have a 2019 Cadillac Escalade and the hood paint is peeling off to the under coat.
Because it is a 2019, dealership stated that they cannot do anything about it. I should also state, it has 53,000 miles on it.
I am furious! Expensive vehicle that is taken care of and also 4 th Escalade purchased from same dealership. I was told by service manager that โ GM is really cracking down on anything paint related on their vehicles โ
Ours has been In bad shape on the roof and also been rusting out since 2021 but no help from gm since it has over 120k on it.
I have a 2017 Chevy Tahoe white in color. The clear coat is flaking off around windshield and top of corner by roof. The paint is white so hard to tell but itโs going to get worse as time goes by. Took it to a body shop and it will cost way too much to even mess with it. Warranty wonโt cover it either.
Belinda Tate โฆAtlanta I purchase a 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV and the paint job is terrible. All the clearcoat is gone off the hood and the roof I want to be part of the Gen motors class action paint lawsuit. Iโve taken my vehicle to the Cadillac dealership. They said itโs the clearcoat that is peeling off gone I want, a new truck or new paint job which is Ridiculous high my email address is sugar.tate@yahoo.com
I have a 2015 Suburban. The roof right over driver (immediately behind windshield) is badly damaged & foggy looking)
Iโm in Florida and my 2018 Tahoeโs paint is in awful condition. Any suits here in Florida? Would love to join.
I have 16 Denali in VA and my hood. Is starting to fade!!
I purchased a 2015 Cadillac Escalade and the pain job is horrible that words can not explain! I took it in to see how much a paint job would be and the price is ricidious!
Iโm in Tennessee and my paint is terrible. Is this only for California vehicles?
I purchased a 2015 Cadillac Escalade ESV along with a paint protection warranty. THe paint on the hood, roof and the passenger side has faded and looks chalky. When I contacted the paint warranty company, I was told it they would not cover the defect becasue it was a manufactures issue. When I contacted Cadillac, I was also told they would not cover the issue.