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GM recalls 877,710 vehicles over L87 V8 engine defect

General Motors has recalled 877,710 SUVs and trucks equipped with its 6.2-liter L87 V8 engine after reports of bearing failures that can cause engine seizure or block damage. The recall spans several ...
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GM L87 Engine Gets Investigated by the NHTSA Due to Post-Recall Failures

Back in April 2025, the largest automaker of the Detroit Big Three issued recall 25V-274 for nearly 600,000 trucks and truck-based sport utility vehicles equipped with the L87 small-block V8. In the ...
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Common problems with GM's L87 V8 engine

Problems occurring with new cars and their powertrains are nothing new. Just a quick search on the internet for EcoBoost engine reliability problems, or Honda's 3.5-liter V6 crankshaft problem — which ...
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Why GM Truck Owners Are Demanding Thicker Oil In Future V8 Engines

GM's production line of Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks. - John Gress Media Inc/Shutterstock In 2025, Consumer Reports reported how General Motors (GM) issued a safety recall affecting nearly ...
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NHTSA Investigating Post-Recall GM 6.2L L87 Engine Failures

Federal safety regulators have escalated their scrutiny of General Motors’ beleaguered 6.2L V8 L87 engine, now targeting vehicles that allegedly failed after receiving the manufacturer’s prescribed ...
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NHTSA Opens Probe Into About 600,000 GM Vehicles Over Engine Failure Issue

Jan 19 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. National Highway ‌Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it opened ‍a recall query into about 597,571 ⁠vehicles from General Motors over engine failure. The recall ...
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GM’s Recalled 6.2-Liter V8 Now Gets Thicker Oil — Here’s Why

The GM L87 engine recall that has affected almost 600,000 full-size trucks and SUVs in the U.S. and has led to multiple lawsuits that recently merged into a class action suit has reached a new chapter ...
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Drivers Say GM Fixed Their V8s, But The Engines Still Died

GM’s engine problems continue to grow as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation is looking into dozens of reports about engine failures. These have ...
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GM 6.2L V8 L87 Recall: How’s Your Replacement Engine Doing So Far?

GM Authority has been at the forefront of coverage when it comes to the 6.2L V8 L87 engine recall, covering everything there’s to know, from the vehicles impacted, to the issue at the heart of the ...
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L87 Engine Failures Keep GM Under Regulatory and Cost Pressure

U.S. legacy automaker, General Motors GM, is facing growing engine trouble that has caught the attention of federal safety regulators and many vehicle owners. The company’s L87 6.2L V8 engine has ...