GM's current 6.2-liter V8 made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2025. Internally known as the L87, it's been slapped ...

The government is investigating dozens of new complaints about L87 V8s failing after a recall fix was supposed to resolve the ...

Using thicker engine oil may have only thickened the plot on this engine saga.

Federal safety regulators are once again taking a look at General Motors’ 6.2-liter V8 after receiving dozens of complaints ...

Federal safety regulators are once again scrutinizing General Motors after reports that a key engine recall fix did not ...

Engine failures in these vehicles can occur without warning. Prior NHTSA investigation documents noted owners reported "no detectability prior to the engine failure." Sudden loss of propulsion ...

Some owners claim that their engines failed even after a recall remedy was performed, NHTSA officials say.

NHTSA just reopened the GM 6.2L V8 headache. On January 19, 2026, the agency said it opened a new recall query into about 597 ...

NHTSA probes GM vehicles with L87 6.2L V8 engines, including Cadillac Escalade, Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra 1500.

More than 28,000 complaints. Three internal investigations. Twelve crashes. Twelve people injured. Forty-two fires. Thousands of cars bricked that left their owners stranded in the middle of nowhere.

Engines that had either been fixed or replaced by General Motors keep failing, which prompted the NHTSA to assess the ...

General Motors introduced the LC9, a 5.3L V8 Vortec engine, in the tenth-generation, four-wheel-drive GMT900-based Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon XL. The LC9 is a member of the Gen IV V8 GM small ...