# 2001 GMC JIMMY — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `540527` · 2005-07-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** JIMMY
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
DT:  2001 GMC JIMMY, FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING  CONSUMER'S VEHICLE  TO BE REAR END, LATER THE CONSUMER FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAD BEEN RECALLED.  MANUFACTURER  HAD NOT INFORMED THE CONSUMER.  THE CONSUMER WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER.  MANUFACTURER FIXED THE BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM, BUT  WOULD NOT REMEMBERISE THE CONSUMER FOR THE OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS.  *AK  *JB
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