Brake Light problems of the 2003 Toyota Camry

I bought this 2003 Camry from Toyota sunnyale (898 w el camino real, sunnyvale, CA 94087) on 3/18. I negotiated the price based on their description of the vehicle on website before I went in. However, when I went in, I found out that the passenger side rear brake lamp case was broken. I indicated that water leak will cause issue. However, the dealer refused to fix it and told me there won't be such issue. I took my kid to driving test today (4/16) with this vehicle. Only then that I found out from the driving examiner that brake light is not working and he refused to let my kid proceed with her driving test citing safety issue. This is definitely very frustrating not to mention the few hours wasted in dmv. What happened was that there have been heavy rain on and off over the 2 weeks after I bought that car. The water did indeed go into the lamp case and cause the hot light bulb to burst. I brought the car to wheel works to fix this issue today and the mechanics confirmed the above explanation. I have been driving this car on freeway to work everyday with a broken brake light and without knowing that. I could have been issued a ticket, or someone could have run into me on freeway because of the failed brake light. After driving 20 years of Toyota vehicle, I am completely shocked that Toyota dealer cheated me on safety issue. Simply speaking, Toyota traded his best customers' life for few hundred dollars. The dealer though willing to pay for the bulb (which is a cheap $5) and waive the labor cost, simply refuse the responsibility of bearing the cost of the lamp case. This is unacceptable. It is hard to believe that Toyota does not see this as a safety issue and had this issue fixed to begin with before delivering the car to customer. I do ask that Toyota reimburse me the same full part and labor cost that they were to charge this repair to customers.

Rear brake lights of 2003 -2006 Camry's are inoperable on a more frequent basis than statistics would indicate. Please investigate what appears to be a manufacturer defect that affects the safety of the general driving public.