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GM is making an extremely tiny (but important) change to its L87 engine fix after the feds launched an investigation into its recall
For the past year or so, General Motors’ line of full-size SUVs and 1/4-ton pickup trucks equipped with the brand’s optional ...
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GM under federal probe after recall 'fix' fails on 600,000 engines
Federal safety regulators are scrutinizing General Motors again after reports that a previous recall repair did not stop ...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating reports of defects with GM's 6.2-liter L87 V8 engine, while dealerships and independent repair shops struggle to source ...
Someone was in this engine before it failed, possibly not long before. In fact, they may have been the cause of the ...
Update, 2:45pm: This post has been updated to clarify the relationship between this latest investigation and GM's earlier recall of the L87 engine. Hysterical fears that V-8 engines would be wiped ...
11 lawsuits over GM’s 6.2L L87 V8 have been consolidated into a single class action, centered on engine failures tied to crankshaft and connecting-rod defects. More than 700,000 GM trucks and SUVs ...
The largest automaker of the Detroit Big Three has acted on the January 2025 preliminary evaluation into failing L87 small-block V8 engines. Back then, the Office of Defects Investigation was aware of ...
General Motors is now the subject of an NHTSA investigation after more than a thousand complaints were logged over sudden and catastrophic failure of some of its “L87” 6.2-liter V8s—a core power plant ...
Craig has worked in automotive media for nearly 20 years, producing content for publications ranging from Autoline and AutoGuide to Roadshow by CNET and EV Pulse. Aside from writing, he’s also ...
Actively reporting, writing, and editing on automotive news and since 2021, Dave has brought his acerbic wit and love of European car culture to brands such as HotCars, CarBuzz,and TopSpeed.
What's the biggest difference between General Motors' 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter V8s? 0.9 liters. Goodnight! Alright, 5.3s and 6.2s contrast more than that, and quite a bit, too. There's plenty to ...
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