Tail Light Switch problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The rear tail light assembly is breaking out of these pickup trucks because of a weak design to secure the light assembly in place. The plastic clips on the side of the light assembly that attaches to the small metal clip and screw breaks off allowing the light assembly to fall out of the truck bed and hang by the rear light wiring harness. While driving the truck it strikes a pothole or rough place in the road the plastic clips break and the tail light assembly falls out of the truck. I have seen several trucks with the rear light assembly taped up to secure the lights. This is very expensive to replace this light assembly.

Rear tail light assembly fell out. After talking with gm and the local dealership they have said that they have vehicles on the lot that this incident is occurring to and several that have been purchased that they are replacing. They will not replace mine because of the mileage on my vehicle. The main concern is that if you are driving down the road and the assembly falls out and you use your turn signal, the person behind you wouldn't see it and could cause a crash possibly a fatal one. I have not heard of any at this time, but I do believe it is something that needs to be looked into by the safety commission. I would hate for gm to be sued for a fault in their product due to a fatal crash or one that involved a serious injury.