Class Action Against GM Claims ’10-’15 Cadillac SRX Headlights are Defective [UPDATE]

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General Motors LLC is the defendant in a proposed class action lawsuit filed by three plaintiffs on behalf of owners or lessees of 2010-2015 Cadillac SRX vehicles (class vehicles). The 50-page complaint alleges the cars contain a defect that can cause their headlights to “abnormally and prematurely wear-out and fail.” The plaintiffs claim the seals used by GM on the class vehicles’ headlights’ exterior housing units can prematurely deteriorate, which can allow moisture to accumulate from air flowing through their vents. Moreover, the headlight housing units allegedly also compromise the flow and exchange of air as a result of being improperly sealed, the lawsuit says, which can result in corrosion of lamp assembly components or electrical shortages.   

The complaint claims the alleged defect creates a hazard for consumers because, as it progresses, the headlight problem can reportedly cause very dim light output from the bulbs or no light at all. 

GM’s response to the alleged defect has been inadequate, the lawsuit argues, claiming the company’s Customer Satisfaction Program and several technical service bulletins have not done enough to alert proposed class members of the headlight problems. Further still, GM allegedly refuses to extend warranty coverage to class vehicles, leading owners and lessees to incur out-of-pocket costs for repairs.

“Beginning as early as 2010, through consumer complaints and dealership repair orders, among other internal sources, [General Motors] knew or should have known of the headlight defect in the class vehicles that adversely affects the drivability of the class vehicles and causes safety hazards,” the case argues. “Nevertheless, [the defendant] has actively concealed and failed to disclose this defect to [the plaintiffs] and class members prior to the time of purchase or lease and thereafter.”