GM class action claims windshield wipers fail in Yukon, Tahoe, other vehicles

GM windshield class action overview:

• Who: A GM vehicle owner filed a class action lawsuit against General Motors LLC.
• Why: The plaintiff claims certain GM vehicles suffer from a defect that causes the defective windshield wiper to fail.
• Where: The GM class action was filed in New Jersey Superior Court.

A new class action lawsuit filed against General Motors LLC alleges certain GM vehicles suffer from a defect that causes the windshield wipers to fail.

Plaintiff Kevin McKee claims GM sold and distributed defective vehicles that suffer from a latent, recurring, and dangerous electrical defect that causes the defective windshield wiper to intermittently and unpredictably fail in all operational modes.

The defect, which allegedly renders the vehicles unsafe in routine rain or snow conditions, affects 2023 and 2024 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, Cadillac Escalade, and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles, McKee alleges.

The GM class action claims the defect causes the wipers to stop functioning suddenly and without warning, disabling visibility for the driver and creating an unreasonable safety risk.

Class action: GM failed to offer fix for windshield wiper defect

The GM class action alleges the defect has no clear diagnostic code, has proven resistant to repair, and continues to affect vehicles that remain in active use.

McKee claims GM has failed to recall the vehicles or offer an effective repair, despite receiving numerous consumer complaints and warranty repair requests and issuing a technical service bulletin acknowledging the issue across multiple model lines.

The automaker instead instructed dealers to observe and report the defect to GM’s engineering team — effectively treating McKee and other class members as test subjects — leaving them without a safe, functional vehicle, the GM class action claims.

“GM’s failure to remedy this defect is particularly alarming because GM has previously issued a recall for closely related windshield wiper failures,” McKee says.

McKee claims GM is guilty of violating the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and state consumer protection statutes and of breaching express or implied warranties. He demands a jury trial and requests declaratory and injunctive relief and an award of compensatory and consequential damages for himself and all class members.

In other GM class actions this year, plaintiffs claim the auto company refused to provide an adequate or lasting remedy for an alleged engine defect in nearly 600,00 vehicles including Yukon, Tahoe, Escalade and other models. 

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The plaintiff is represented by Philip J. Furia of Furia Law LLC.The GM class action lawsuit is McKee, et al. v. General Motors LLC, Case No. UNN-L-002808-25, in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Union County.

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