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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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Someone was in this engine before it failed, possibly not long before. In fact, they may have been the cause of the destruction. We'll revisit this in a bit. For the second sign, look no further than ...

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.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation has begun looking into engine failures involving an estimated 877,710 vehicles from GM. The vehicles are full-sized ...

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